[nycgal448]

I have Bi polar and Bpd, i am just curious, What
does psychotic episodes mean? Examples? I am
on a level of Serequil 500 mg, and just curious.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by nycgal448

I have Bi polar and Bpd, i am just curious, What
does psychotic episodes mean? Examples? I am
on a level of Serequil 500 mg, and just curious.

in general it means you have hallucinations, delusional thoughts or other lapses in reality.....

examples....

hallucinations....

seeing things that are not real, can not possibly be real like when I thought one of my dead relatives was standing before me and other times with in my head talking to me because of a new medication I was on.

Hearing things that are not real can not possibly be real like hearing someone walk around my home when Im the only one at home. hearing the phone ring when it did not (if it had the caller ID would have registered a phone call) hearing people talking about me when in reality they are not......

smelling baked apples or other odors when there is no real base for it.

the taste of onion but yet not real because I am not eating anything containing onion at that moment...

delusions.....(delusional thoughts, beliefs...)

holding the belief that all men are bad just because a few harmed me.
thinking others are out to get me when not on medication for my bipolar
thinking people can read my mind when not on medications for my bipolar and because of certain types of meds /herbals and vitamin supplements.
Losing time when its part of my bipolar or PTSD or sleep issues rather then my dissociative issues..

mind you these are just examples that sometimes happens to me... because people react differently and each location, culture, religion, treatment providers,......all have different ways of understanding and defining mental health terms this may or may not be what your own treatment providers go by and may or may not be what your own body and mind goes through when you are psychotic (lose touch with reality.)

[The_little_didgee]

I am trying to figure out my own psychotic symptoms. I started a thread to determine if they are related to BPD or not.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by The_little_didgee

I am trying to figure out my own psychotic symptoms. I started a thread to determine if they are related to BPD or not.

Im sorry but you will probably have to contact a treatment provider in Ontario (where your profile says you are located) or other local location...other locations/countries may have a different definition of what they consider psychotic symptoms...

please be careful in self diagnosing.. I know someone who self diagnosed with mental health symptoms and it turned out they had a medical problem...

let me give you an example....anemia everyone goes through this on and off in their life. its basically when your iron level drops then you get all kinds of symptoms including psychotic ones. what causes it is simple things like for some its a skipped meal or not eating correctly that day.

another very common thing that can cause psychotic symptoms is not getting enough sleep, or going out the night before drinking too much or drugs or prescription meds.........

the list is endless..

theres no possible way to know for sure whether you are having psychotic symptoms due to normal activities, or a health issue or a mental issue because its one of those things where just about anything can cause a person to go through psychotic symptoms.

by self diagnosing psychosis (psychotic symptoms) you may end up harming yourself. my suggestion contact an offline/in person treatment provider. they can help you find out if you are normal, having psychotic problems due to what ever and if so get you treated for it.