[ChrisUk87]

Can someone have psychosis without actually hearing voices, having hallucinations or deusions??

For example if someone has severe anxiety,disorganised thinking and cognitive dis-function??

[justmeandmyhead]

I think for it to be classed as psychosis you have to have either delusions or hallucinations

[ChrisUk87]

Thanks.

Just because i read somewhere about psychosis from stress/drugs causes severe anxiety, confusion etc.

I read on article where a guy had music looping in his head n severe anxiety which got classed as psychosis, which resulted from drug withdrawal.Would tht come under an hallucination then??

[ZehR]

I repeat words and sentences in my mind and out loud when I have disorganized thinking and cognitive dysfunction in relation to OCD/Schizotypal which I would consider to be extreme stress that eventually leads to hallucinations and delusions If I don't take an antipsychotic long term. If I take something sedating such as a benzodiazepine, I'm calm but still hear voices which is a weird feeling I guess.

Schizotypal symptom: "Occasional transient quasi-psychotic episodes with intense illusions, auditory or other hallucinations and delusion-like ideas, usually occurring without external provocation". So even for me, most of the times it's not even considered as actual psychosis until I'm on the news or something..