[Jim62]

Hi Everyone,

It has been an anxiety filled day.

I am bi-polar 1 with psychosis. I take an anti-psychotic and it helps but does not totally eliminate the psychotics breaks, I can have them intermittently through out the day. The breaks last from minutes to hours. The best way to describe it is that I have verbal arguments with imaginary people. I don't know where I am and the only thing that exists is the argument in my head. I am oblivious to my surroundings.

I read that this is serious but I do not feel it is. To me it is just me being me in the privacy of my home (I tend to be a hermit). Who cares what I am doing; I am not hurting anyone.

I don't understand the concern. What am I missing?

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Could it be that the anxiety that you're experiencing is what makes it serious? Symptoms like that are a slippery slope, one day it can be minor and the next thing you know it's out of control. Do you have a therapist to talk to?

[Skeezyks]

Hello Jim62: Of course if you're just in your own home & you're okay with how things are going with you, then there's no problem. (I also tend to be mostly a hermit.) As jupiter3 commented, I think the only concern would be if your psychotic episodes become more involved & cause you to leave your home & endanger yourself or others. My best wishes to you...