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PsychosisPsositivity
by Rose Parker
A podcast about the experience of living with psychosis, specifically schizophrenia. I’ve had schizophrenia for as long as I can remember and it’s been quite a journey, I think we’ll find plenty to talk about! Check out my Instagram @PsychosisPsositivity for daily updates!
Episodes
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Experience Of Embodiment & Thought Insertion
Schizophrenia often involves an altered sense of embodiment, an experience In describe here. My experience with altered embodiment in Schizophrenia has been heavily focused on the brain and skull, which led me to think about how this might affect other Symptoms, particularly Thought Insertion and...
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Maturing Through Psychotherpy: A Cross-Diagnostic Look
I've always been interested in the ways different diagnoses relate, and was fasdcinated at how similar the description of developmental remediation was in a book I have been reading for Borderline patients as it was in my experience for DID & Schizophrenia. Personality Disorders & Schizophrenia...
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Self-Alienation, Trauma, & Psychosis
We've talked about social alienation & Social Defeat, but what does that do to your relationship to yourself in the context of a Psychotic condition? Feeling alienated from yourself & others is normal for Traumatized people, but how does this manifest in someone with Schizophrenia (and DID, as my...
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Living With Psychogenic Polydipsia
Polydispia is a rarely-discussed symptom of Schizophrenia, but it is incredibly intrsuive to live with. Polydipsia is the experience of excessive thirst and craving for water, even to the point of physical injury. I have experienced Polydipsia from a young age and it has been a struggle for me....
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Pets & Schizophrenia
I used to not be an animal person, but since I got my Parakeets (Budgies, Birdies) last Fall I've found myself falling in love with these little happy fluffballs. My Budgies came to me sick and underdeveloped, and out time together has been a journey of mutual healing and trust-building. While…
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My Early Schizotypy; How Parents Went Wrong (& Right!)
I thought it might be useful for me to talk about some of my early childhood experiences. Early onset Schizophrenia/Schizotypy is considered rare, but in my experience working with the Psychosis Community I believe it is actually wildly underdiagnosed. This podcast episode is purely…
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Functional Neurological Disorder: A First-Person Look
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), formerly Conversion Disorder, is a Somatic Symptom Disorder that causes psychogenic symptoms that would typically be caused by conditions labeled Neurological. I struggled with FND for about a year and a half, from early 2017 to late 2018, and the…
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Infertility & Antipsychotic Medication
Antipsychotic medications are known to cause infertility in a subset of patients, especially patients assigned female. What is it like to be one of these patients? How do you find out about this side effect, and what is it actually like to through. In this podcast, I discuss my experience with...
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Trauma, Sense of Self, & Schizophrenia
We all know that trauma can be a cause of Psychosis, but what does chronci/developmental trauma do to someone with Schizophrenia in a practical sense? What is it actually like to live with? How can it be approached by clinicians? In this episode, I share my experience with chronic trauma/PTSD and...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder: Reflections 3 Years Later
I recovered from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) over three years ago now--what are my thoughts? How has it affected me? What emotions does the the story bring up? How did this diagnosis relate to my Schizophrenia stabilization? While it was a harrowing journey at times, I am overall…
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Delusions As Events: Defining The Undefinable
Delusions are amophorus in character, difficult to pin down and elusive. I've spent much of my career talking about them, but I feel I have not made enough that defines/explains them for those who have not experienced them first hand. I believe there is a need for this, because I continue to come...
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How I Lost The Ability To Read And Got It Back
Do you like to read? I certainly did, until the ability slowly began slipping away from me. I lost the ability to read over a number of years, but regained it relatively quickly. The cognitive symptoms of Schizophrenia are no joke, but receive relatively little awareness. Here, I explain. my...
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Bullying And The Development Of Schizophrenia
The podcast is back from break for my move! We all know that bullying can leave a mark on the psyche, but what happens when a child with Schizotypy gets bullied? Well, I believe that the severe bullying I faced in grade school and part of high school was a factor in the development of my chronic...
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Accpeting My Schizophrenic Body
Schizophrenia is a whole brain condition and also affects the neuroendocrine system, and this is not even to mention the far-reaching effects of psychotropic mendication. It is hard to makle peace with your body when it is so stigmatized and seems to be determined to do whart you don't want it to...
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Time-Space Delusions And Illusions
Can you remember who the President is? For me it might take a few tries, just like this espisode did! Sense of time and space can easily be distorted in Schizophrenia, either directly by delusion or by other aspects of the neurodivergence. This is not a subject I have seen much content on, but it...
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Boundary Experiences & Psychosis
What is a Boundary Experience, and how do they relate to Schiszophrenia? I explain that here, describing the variety of ways Schizophrenia can create what are called Boundary Experiences. These experiences put you on the edge of life, and I hypothesize might play a role in the mechanism for...
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"Schizophrenia, Princeton, & Park Ave": An Interview With Author Michael O'Grady
This is a first for PsychosisPsositivity as we welcome our first podcast guest! Michael O'Grady developed Schizophrenia at 15 but managed to graduated from Princeton and earn an MBA, have a distinguished career in mental health and business, and raise a family. His story shows that a person can...
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A Look Into Cotard's Syndrome
Cotard's Syndrome is defined as "any one of a series of delusions that range from a belief that one has lost organs, blood, or body parts to insisting that one has lost one’s soul or is dead" (Ruminjo & Mekinulov, 2008). I experienced Cotard's symptoms fof various kinds for about a decade, and I...
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Schizophrenia And The Idea Of Recovery
This one gets personal as I discuss my feelings towards the concepts of recovery from Schizophrenia. I personally do not see my journey as being on a path to "recovery", but rather as a long adaptation to an unusual life that I see as a gift. I found treatment most helpful when it worked with my...
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Color Blob And Light Hallucinations
I've talked about my color and light hallucinations on my pages before, but I thought it was about time I go really in depth as to what the experience is like. The colors and light are such a major part of my everyday experience, but they are so far from the ordinary I found it difficult to put...
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Psychosis Oppression and White Privilege: Reflections
Navigating the world with Psychosis is incredibly difficult, and we are the subject of a huge about of sitgma and bigotry. Because of this, it is easy to take on a view of yourself as purely oppressed. This can blind us to the real dynamics of society and how we actually have the ability to harm...
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Productivity, Impostor Syndrome, And Psychosis
Prodcutivity and Imposter Syndrome are popular topics on the Web these days, especially in mental health circles. But how do they effect you when you have a Psychotic disorder? I explore this topic in this episode.
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Stereotype Threat And Psychosis
What is Stereotype Threat, and how does it apply to Psychotic people? Here I disucss this concept from Social Psychology and how it applies to the lives and well being of people with Psychosis. Having Psychosis can be incdredbily alienating, and we need allies to help us. You can ease the...
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Impact Of Technology On Psychosis
With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all been using the computer more, but how does this affect you when you have Psychosis? Here, I discuss what the increased tech use has done to my symptom expression and ways I have found to cope.
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Applying To Graduate School With Psychosis
I thought I would share my experience successfully navigating the graduate school admissions process with Schizophrenia. There are many hurdles that must be overcome to successfully gain admitance to grad school, and these hurdles can be much more severe with a Psychotic disorder. Here, I explain...
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Body And Tactile Hallucinations (TW: Eating Disorders)
Psychosis can create a very strange reality, and I am no stranger to that. In this episode I discuss the many bizarre body hallucinations I have experienced, especially those tied to my many years of disordered eating. The mind is a wonderful thing, but it can make one's life very complicated.
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Religious Experiences And Schizophrenia
Psychotic people having religious beliefs and experiences is stigmatized, so what do you do when you are deeply spiritual? Here I discuss stigma surrounding Psychotic people and spirituality, as well as my own relationship with Psychosis and religion.
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Hearing Voices: A Lifelong Adventure
Voices are the oldest hallucination that I remember having, and they have shaped much of my life. Hearing voices built my resilience, affected my personality, and even changed the structure of my thoughts. It was difficult and painful going through years of hearing voices with no help, but it’s...
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Art Therapy With Schizophrenia And Dissociative Identity Disorder
Art therapy seemed strange at first, but it changed my life for the better. In this episode I explore how art therapy worked to improve my Schizophrenia symptoms and better my insight, as well as lead me to recovery from Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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Online Mental Health Stigma
Mental health stigma is pervasive across our society, and the internet is not different. Stigma can be on the individual level, such as tone and language policing or the promotion of harmful stereotypes. It can also be systemic, such as the current hashtag suppression being done by Instagram. I...
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Schizophrenia and the Social World: a Complex Interaction
Growing up with undiagnosed Schizophrenia makes many things very hard, but social development was a prominent area of difficulty for me. Figuring out how to relate and empathize with other people was confusing, as I had to figure out how to connect with people who seemed to be living in another...
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Insight and Psychosis
Psychotic people don’t all lack insight. Experiencing hallucinations and delusions doesn’t mean you’ll believe them. And let me make clear, Psychotic people who do lack insight and need inpatient treatment deserve respect and decency and to have their rights respected. But please don’t treat all…
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My Delusions
I’ve been a corpse, a simulation, and a princess. Delusions are irrational beliefs held even when presented with evidence to the contrary, and I’ve had many over the years. There are good ways and bad ways to react to someone who is experiencing delusions, and unfortunately people in my life...
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Finding Purpose In My Schizophrenia
I’ve made peace with my illness, but it hasn’t always been this way. Finding the meaning for my Schizophrenia has been a long journey, but I have finally found myself able to feel grateful for the life I’d once have done anything to leave.
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My Severe Antipsychotic Side Effects
I’ve had some pretty wild experiences with antipsychotic side effects. Between losing my fertility and having my entire face become paralyzed and more, my body’s taken a hit. I recount my experiences with my worst side effects here. Remember that having side effects is not a reflection on you as…
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Psychotic Fatigue
I wanted to go into my thoughts and experiences with psychotic fatigue in greater depth. Here I explain what psychotic fatigue has felt like to me and ways I have thought to cope. Sorry for the static by the way, I didn’t realize there was background noise.
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Medical Neglect And Psychosis
I wanted to collect the various stories I’ve told of doctors and nurses grievously mishandling serious medical conditions. So here’s the anthology of medical neglect and psychosis. We need change in how medical professionals are educated about psychiatric conditions, because this kind of behavior...
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Police Brutality, Mental Illness, and Race
Why should police respond to what is at its core a medical emergency? Is there a link between the disproportionate number of mentally ill Black people brutalized by police and the over diagnosis of Schizophrenia in the African-American population? I’m very curious, and don’t have all the answers....
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A Look Into Paranoia
Paranoia is a chilling and confusing experience. Life can go from sensible to turbulent very quickly without anything actually having changed. I’ve had chronic paranoia for years, and describe my experiences with the condition. As confusing as this condition might be, we are still people.
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Family Relationships And Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia stresses many aspects of ones life, and family is no different. My disorder has strained many of my family relationships and contributed to my estrangement from many of my relatives. It has also lead me to develop many new relationships outside of my family, for which I am grateful.
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Person-First Versus Identity-First Language
Schizophrenic or Person with Schizophrenia, which to use? Personally I use both but prefer Schizophrenic. I respect psychotic people’s choice in the matter, and don’t judge people no matter what type of language they choose to identify with. Here, I discuss my reasoning behind my preferences.
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Psychosis And Friendship
What does growing up with Schizophrenia do to your perception of yourself socially? For me, it made it much more difficult for me to function in the adult social social world, but I’ve been working to overcome the challenges set by my early life. Thanks to my wonderful friends and mentors at...
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My Involuntary Psychiatric Hold
Abusive Staff. Involuntary Medication. Lying Doctor. It was a terrible encounter but experiences like this are part of what has given me the drive to do what I do now. I hope this podcast can shed a light on what can happen behind the closed doors of a mental hospital, and keep in mind what...
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Recovering From Psychotic Voices
How I learned to deal with hearing voices, from my first attempts in adolescence to what I learned in therapy. Also, I misspoke, the music hallucinations were in 10/2018, not 2019. *This is not medical advice, consult your psychiatrist or licensed therapist before trying any mental health advice*
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Religious Psychosis
What are religious delusions like? What does hearing blasphemous voices do to a person? Well, I’ll explain. I had religious psychosis for many years and it wasn’t pleasant, as I I describe in this podcast.
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Manic Psychosis
I suffered from mania for many years, primarily from my teens to the beginning of my twenties. My manic psychosis has ranged from fantastic and almost fun to nearly deadly. Here I discuss some of my experiences and express my desire for greater support for the Bipolar populations.
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Eating Disorders And Psychosis
Throughout my adolescence I suffered from all of the Big Three: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. My psychosis interacted with my eating disorders in interesting ways, primarily through paranoia and somatic hallucinations. I hope this podcast can shine a light on a little looked at...
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Dissociation and DID and Psychosis
Here I recall my experiences with extreme dissociation and dissociative identity disorder with regards to my psychosis. I suffered from extreme dissociation in the past, ranging from derealization and depersonalization to full-on DID, from which I am now recovered. All of these illnesses…
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Dealing With Psychosis And Self Esteem Issues
In this episode I discuss how to deal with self esteem issues stemming from a psychotic disorder, both from psychotic symptoms and disability caused by psychosis. I talk about my own experience and what methods worked for me to improve my self esteem surrounding my psychotic disorder.
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Coping With Psychotic Anxiety And Paranoia
In this episode I talk about how I deal with panic attacks, PTSD symptoms, and paranoia within the context of a psychotic disorder.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about the experience of living with psychosis, specifically schizophrenia. I’ve had schizophrenia for as long as I can remember and it’s been quite a journey, I think we’ll find plenty to talk about! Check out my Instagram @PsychosisPsositivity for daily updates!
HOSTED BY
Rose Parker
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A podcast about the experience of living with psychosis, specifically schizophrenia. I’ve had schizophrenia for as long as I can remember and it’s been quite a journey, I think we’ll find plenty to talk about! Check out my Instagram @PsychosisPsositivity for daily updates!
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