Deb BushongFounder, Owner, & Therapist, Conversations Therapy · Clinical Expertise Meets Lived Experience in Psychosis Care

Oh no, I have Psychosis!!??

11 Dec 2024 · 2 min

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In this segment, the speaker addresses the profound emotional toll that a psychotic disorder can take on young, vibrant individuals, highlighting feelings of grief, isolation, and the heightened risk of suicide as they watch peers move forward. The discussion then shifts to the shock and disappointment experienced by parents, whose expectations for their child’s future—such as athletic or academic success—are abruptly altered. Emphasis is placed on the importance of early psychosis programs and therapeutic support, portraying these resources as essential for helping the individual understand their diagnosis, manage the temporary setback, and work toward regaining momentum in life.

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So how do you deal with it? How do I deal with my own mental health? And during those times, that is a crushing blow to somebody who is young and vivacious and looking forward to life and sees his peers, his or her peers, like continuing to move forward. And feeling left behind. So there's a very high suicide rate. And that's when they come to something like an early psychosis program, or that's when they look for a therapist who can help them work through finding out that they have a psychotic disorder. So, you know, it is taxing. It is hard, it is heartbreaking. And especially even the parents, they're like, "What has happened? This is never what I planned for my child. These are not the dreams I had for my child. This is not what my child has always been like. My child was a star athlete. My child was a star student." And, you know, having to explain that like, This is a temporary setback. You know, you're going to have to accept this for what it is right now until we can get, you know, so him or her on back on track with the resources that we have at hand.