[Victoria'smom]

Cross post:

I'm trying to put my 2014 together so it wont happen again. So this last yr. I've been in and out of "psychosis" From Being able to turn things evil, me being my husband hallucination, him plotting to kill me, then plotting to divorce me. Finally I got stable-ish. Through out my head ****ed-uped-ness We were getting Prepared to move. There were points of clarity, I think. I was attached to reality kinda, enough to know something was wrong. If I drop my anti psychotic down I find that I'm paranoid. I'm told I have attachment issues. Is stress related psychosis always Borderline? Does it sound like transient psychotic or psychosis? or something else?

[Crazy Hitch]

Hi Miguel

((((Hugs))))

I'm not entirely sure.

I hope someone in the know can pop in and shed some light.

Take care of yourself.

[The_little_didgee]

Psychosis is usually caused by some kind of stress in vulnerable individuals. In BPD it is always due to interpersonal stress particularly abandonment which is overwhelming, since it is their biggest fear. Their identity is tied to the other (abandoning) person which adds to the stress. The symptoms recede after the abandonment has been resolved. If the psychotic symptoms occur for other reasons and are spontaneous, then they are probably due to another illness.

[Victoria'smom]

So stressed induced psychosis can happen in a lot of dx. not just bpd.

[The_little_didgee]

Originally Posted by Miguel'smom

So stressed induced psychosis can happen in a lot of dx. not just bpd.

My psychiatrist told me psychosis is caused by stress even in people who don't have BPD. A BPD psychosis is very different from schizophrenia, psychotic depression and bipolar disorder. The symptoms are not as severe and usually lack organization (delusions). They tend to be non-specific or vague, such as seeing objects from the corner of one's eye or hearing indistinct voices. Usually they get paranoid and experience dissociation. They don't generally have other symptoms associated with psychotic disorders such as thought disorder. Their issues are temporary and reactive, and always related to interpersonal conflict.