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Having had two psychotic breaks, I do not recommend the experience. The last one caused something like hardware-level damage that took years for my brain to rec

Having had two psychotic breaks, I do not recommend the experience. The last one caused something like hardware-level damage that took years for my brain to recover from.

detourdog 4y ago
No doubt they are serious. After I made my comment I thought about editing it provide nuance. My problem is more about language and giving names to things and society adherence to the mean. As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. It could be that as we mature the frequency is reduced but that doesn't mean the episodes are inherently bad. They could be a normal part of a consciousness's maturation.
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- kayodelycaon 4y ago
  > As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. Neat, I didn’t know this. Where could I read about it? :) Most of the google results I’m getting talk about childhood schizophrenia. (Which is a thing and quite serious.)
  - detourdog 4y ago
    Sorry I'm winging it based on experience:) That just happens to be my observation and why I spoke up.
    - arbitrage 4y ago
      so what you mean to say is that you're just making things up as you go? neat.
      - detourdog 4y ago
        True, but I don't see that as distinguishing me from anyone else.
        mahathu 4y ago
        Experiencing psychotic breaks in your childhood distinguishes you from other people though. It is not a common experience.
        detourdog 4y ago
        These may be original thoughts conceived by an individual. If one needs third party verification for ideas read no further. I see great similarity in childhood tantrums and psychotic breaks. I believe a more warn/mature consciousness may have a negative reaction to large shifts changes in its perceptual comprehension. There can be a number of causes for that change which may affect duration. As for childhood psychotic breaks. I believe they are common. The undeveloped consciousness is so malleable that it is just part of perceiving and comprehending the world. As we mature we experience fewer upheavals but we also gather neuroses. I'm surprised to have my credentials questioned on an anonymous Internet forum.
        kayodelycaon 4y ago
        Either we have different definitions of psychotic break or you're a pretty high outlier. I don't know anyone from my bipolar support group who had a psychotic break before puberty. Most of them haven't had one. I had bipolar symptoms at age 5 and severe depression at 9, but didn't have a break until I was 26.
        detourdog 4y ago
        I grew up in a dynamic environment with plenty therapy and hospitalizations. There is definitely something on my mother's side. Suffice to say that I have a lifetime of experience. I think about the human side and the philosophical side. I'm only speaking from life experience and an effort to frame and understand the issues.

Having had two psychotic breaks, I do not recommend the experience. The last one caused something like hardware-level damage that took years for my brain to recover from.

detourdog 4y ago

No doubt they are serious. After I made my comment I thought about editing it provide nuance. My problem is more about language and giving names to things and society adherence to the mean. As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. It could be that as we mature the frequency is reduced but that doesn't mean the episodes are inherently bad. They could be a normal part of a consciousness's maturation.

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kayodelycaon 4y ago
> As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. Neat, I didn’t know this. Where could I read about it? :) Most of the google results I’m getting talk about childhood schizophrenia. (Which is a thing and quite serious.)
- detourdog 4y ago
  Sorry I'm winging it based on experience:) That just happens to be my observation and why I spoke up.
  - arbitrage 4y ago
    so what you mean to say is that you're just making things up as you go? neat.
    - detourdog 4y ago
      True, but I don't see that as distinguishing me from anyone else.
      - mahathu 4y ago
        Experiencing psychotic breaks in your childhood distinguishes you from other people though. It is not a common experience.
        detourdog 4y ago
        These may be original thoughts conceived by an individual. If one needs third party verification for ideas read no further. I see great similarity in childhood tantrums and psychotic breaks. I believe a more warn/mature consciousness may have a negative reaction to large shifts changes in its perceptual comprehension. There can be a number of causes for that change which may affect duration. As for childhood psychotic breaks. I believe they are common. The undeveloped consciousness is so malleable that it is just part of perceiving and comprehending the world. As we mature we experience fewer upheavals but we also gather neuroses. I'm surprised to have my credentials questioned on an anonymous Internet forum.
      - kayodelycaon 4y ago
        Either we have different definitions of psychotic break or you're a pretty high outlier. I don't know anyone from my bipolar support group who had a psychotic break before puberty. Most of them haven't had one. I had bipolar symptoms at age 5 and severe depression at 9, but didn't have a break until I was 26.
        detourdog 4y ago
        I grew up in a dynamic environment with plenty therapy and hospitalizations. There is definitely something on my mother's side. Suffice to say that I have a lifetime of experience. I think about the human side and the philosophical side. I'm only speaking from life experience and an effort to frame and understand the issues.