[WaifLikeLilly]

Hi,
I recently told my form Tutor/ Drama Teacher about my Psychosis, as I have seen something before in his class and have been uncomfortably paranoid, so I felt like he should know in case it happened again. When I told him he said that I should try to think of something I could do (A subtle signal I guess) If it happened, so that he would know and could excuse me to leave for a moment or something, without the whole class knowing what's happening.
I was just wondering if anybody has had to do something like that, if it's a good idea, and what the 'signal' should be?

[LiteraryLark]

Think of Alice in Wonderland.

You can ask him, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" and he will know that you are feeling like the "Mad Hatter" in your psychosis and can excuse you from class.

[WaifLikeLilly]

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Think of Alice in Wonderland.

You can ask him, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" and he will know that you are feeling like the "Mad Hatter" in your psychosis and can excuse you from class.

Haha, that's great! Thanks

[avlady]

could you excuse yourself by saying you have to use the facilities?

[TheDeepGreenSea]

That alice in wonderland thing might make everyone even more curious.

I'd go with something simple, like get the teacher's attention and hold up your phone and point to it and then motion like you're leaving. People will just think you're a caretaker or have a job that contacts you in emergency situations or something.

[pegasus]

Your teacher needs to know that if you are in the middle of psychosis, you will not be able to signal to him about it. Psychosis can feel very real and is a loss of complete reality, so you wouldn't be able to be in reality to tell him. Does that make sense? I would give him some literature on psychosis so that he can judge for himself how well you are.