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The Psychosis Checklist

What is psychosis? Are you experiencing it? Psychosis can manifest in different ways, and this checklist can help you figure out if what you’re experiencing is indeed psychosis. One may use it to self-diagnose or as a worksheet to present to a doctor or therapist  or other medical professional and better communicate symptoms they are experiencing. All information is taken from the DSM-5.

In order to for your experience to be considered psychosis, you must experience ONE or more of the following:

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorganized Thinking

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Delusions Must check ONE or more of the following:

I experienced fixed beliefs which won’t change even when I am faced with contradicting evidence.

I am convinced an individual or group is going to harm me, even though I have no evidence they want to do so, and no reason to believe they do. (Exception: Many people who feel someone intends to harm them do have reason for doing so, but are gaslighted into believing they are instead delusional.)

I will believe certain gestures, comments, or environmental cues are directed at me, even once it’s proven to me they are not.

I believe I have exceptional abilities, wealth, or fame.

I believe someone is in love with me, even when they have told me they are not.

I believe a major catastrophe is going to occur, despite having no evidence or being presented with evidence disproving my belief.

I am preoccupied with the thought something is wrong with my body or organs, despite having no symptoms or having proof nothing is wrong with me.

I feel as if my thoughts are not my own, or that I am being controlled.

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Symptoms MUST cause distress in social, occupational, or interpersonal functioning.

Hallucinations Must check ONE or more of the following:

I experience incredibly vivid experiences without an external stimulus.

I hear voices, whether familiar or unfamiliar, which are separate from my own thoughts.

I see things which are not really there, very clearly as if they are physically there.

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Symptoms MUST only be present while the person is fully awake, and not right before going to bed or when just waking up. Hallucinating before and after sleep is quite normal.

Disorganized Thinking Must check ONE or more of the following:

I switch from one topic to another very quickly, and the topics are not related to each other at all.

My answers to questions are hardly related to the questions asked, or not related at all.

My speech is disorganized and it’s hard to understand me. (must be severe enough to impair communication, as disorganized speech is common in non-psychotic disorders)

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i swear it makes (some) sense in context: voyager edition

what i want when i look up depression: those jokey posts that are actually a thinly veiled cry for help that are highkey relatable and an easy way for me to show im currently upset without being too obvious/worrying

what i get: black and white movie gifs with quotes taken way out of context and people making depression seem like some beautiful profound thing like nah fam i haven’t showered in 4 days and i want to die

This is my home. Smdh.

Watch: President Obama is officially out of f*cks to give

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I can’t wait to see the season finale of America tomorrow

@yellowtreeelectricityfeminist replied to your post “Why are you celebrating woman scientists? How is that not…”

well i mean, non-able-bodied men are still men and still seen as capable of being scientists. and able-bodied men can still have been bullied or picked on or gone to the hospital as much as those who arent able-bodied.. i find sexism and ableism to be very very different issues and shouldnt have to be mentioned in the same post like this. not to mention that racism and sexism are different too since black men can still be sexist even if they face racism every day

Yes, that is true.  But we’re not playing Oppression Olympics here.  “Different” doesn’t mean “worse” or “less bad.”  I didn’t want to oversimplify by saying “all men” (I know I’m sorry lol), because intersectional feminism is so very important now.  But yes, intersectional bigotry is also a thing: brown men can be sexist and homophobic, gay men can be racist and misogynistic, and white women can be EXTREMELY RACIST.  (I’m not yelling at you personally, I’m yelling at my fellow white women who didn’t disavow a very bigoted presidential candidate.)  That is something that now, more than ever, I never want this blog to lose sight of.

when you’re watching a movie and u recognize one of the actors in it from somewhere but u haven’t watched any of the movies or shows listed on their imdb

We’re taught to be aware of external danger before the situation arises like a fire in a building, but no one teaches us how to be aware of internal/mental signs of danger like suicide or depression. Coping mechanisms should be taught before the mental danger, not after depression hits.

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