[Goals2017]

What's the best psychosis story you've ever been through or seen from someone else!

I have some that are funny to me sometimes but the idea of it all is not funny to be now. Being in psychosis is not funny at the time although the things I do and say are often objectively funny.

[Goals2017]

Originally Posted by ElsaMars

I have some that are funny to me sometimes but the idea of it all is not funny to be now. Being in psychosis is not funny at the time although the things I do and say are often objectively funny.

Yeah I know what you mean I have stories that crack my family up. But all I can do is laugh about them now. If you can't laugh at the pain it will only consume you

[raspberrytorte]

I've had some pretty dark psychosis, but also some positive psychosis. I always get the two at once, like the dark and bright parts of my brain separate and come out. Nothing I've experienced has ever been funny though, not even in reflection.

For ten months I rode the high of mania and the delusion I was a master adventurer. While I didn't quite think I was world class level I did think I was far more an adventurer than I actually was. I did a lot of amazing things but was in a far less class of the level of expert that I considered myself. Consequently I repeatedly put myself in situations of great risk and danger. It is amazing I am here to write about it.

[bioChE]

Originally Posted by justafriend306

For ten months I rode the high of mania and the delusion I was a master adventurer. While I didn't quite think I was world class level I did think I was far more an adventurer than I actually was. I did a lot of amazing things but was in a far less class of the level of expert that I considered myself. Consequently I repeatedly put myself in situations of great risk and danger. It is amazing I am here to write about it.

That's mania, not psychosis.

Psychosis is a dark thing, and not at all funny or conducive to "good stories."

[Goals2017]

I've only had psychosis once and mines wasn't "dark" I asked this just to hear people's stories it doesn't have to be "funny" everyone experiences things differently but for those who have had only dark bad experiences I sympathize and sorry if this offends you in any way.

[leejosepho]

I sit on the edge of having an "impaired relationship with reality" (psychosis) much of the time, and I often later look back and wonder how in the world I ever could have believed one thing or another. Overall, I have learned to not act on every thought without first checking it against a proven standard of one kind or another, but I once long ago had myself locked up to be certain I could not possibly do what had been growing in my mind.

[bioChE]

Originally Posted by Goals2017

I've only had psychosis once and mines wasn't "dark" I asked this just to hear people's stories it doesn't have to be "funny" everyone experiences things differently but for those who have had only dark bad experiences I sympathize and sorry if this offends you in any way.

No worries. It's not an offense, just airing my thoughts.

By definition psychosis is losing touch with reality, and I just can't see how this could be fodder for a good story. If you think you've got a great story, then by all means go ahead and share it with us. I'd be interested to know what you consider entertaining.

[Guiness187055]

My psychosis manifests its self into paranoia.

Originally Posted by bioChE

That's mania, not psychosis....

Oh my apologies if I was incorrect. I looked up a few definitions. I most definitely was delusional during that time and very much in my own reality. No I don't think the delusion is required to be dark to reach a level of psychosis. But of course that is only my opinion

.psy·cho·sis "sīˈkōsəs" (noun) -a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

psychotic mania - has poor judgment with impaired thought processes

[Trippin2.0]

Does believing you're Odin's daughter count?

I thought I was trapped in this realm and had different "spells" to either protect me or hopefully take me back to Valhalla.

On a different occasion it was more vague, I just believed I was Fey, this time I was convinced I could create orbs.



Lucky I crashed fast and it didn't get too out of hand. Was just a weird whimsical experience or two.

I don't find it funny tho, coz atm I feel anything but special, I could use a little whimsy.

[Goals2017]

Yeah my story consisted of a few different things all in succession after the other.. first thought I was the last prophet sent to save the lost, thank God I learnt from the last time and didn't believe I was Jesus. But surprisingly I convinced a few "normal" people that I really was a prophet. I often think back on how the hell I did that. Anyways I later believed I was telepathically linked to a bunch of girls who where commanding me do and steal things. And let's just say that landed me in a world of chaos jail, hospital etc. I guess the humor behind it all is when I tell people what happened they always laughed. I sometimes laugh about it too but overall it wasn't really funny going through it all. But I said tell your best story not funniest just putting that out there. Thanks for all the responses anyways just going hell and trying to distract myself with posts...

[Trippin2.0]

You're right, and in that case, being a magical / mythical creature definitely was my best story.

[Ripose]

I was using the computer one night just reading the news, slowly a strange feeling crept up on me and I felt as if I was in a different world. Then demons started crawling out of monitor growing larger as they got through. They were very unpleasant and definitely coming to destroy me.
I have no idea how long this went on as I blacked out or something similar, after some period of time I blinked and everything was back to normal.
Nothing like this has happened before or since.

[Trippin2.0]

Woahhh.

Trippin2.0 = Mind.... Blown!

[Goals2017]

Originally Posted by Ripose

I was using the computer one night just reading the news, slowly a strange feeling crept up on me and I felt as if I was in a different world. Then demons started crawling out of monitor growing larger as they got through. They were very unpleasant and definitely coming to destroy me.
I have no idea how long this went on as I blacked out or something similar, after some period of time I blinked and everything was back to normal.
Nothing like this has happened before or since.

That sounds scary as hell.. do you believe in a "hell" after having that experience?

[Ripose]

No I don't believe in hell but I do believe in alternate realities.