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

Oh no, I have Psychosis!!??

26 Dec 2024 · 2 min

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In this monologue, the speaker discusses the profound challenges faced by young individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis. They describe how the sudden onset can feel like a crushing blow, leaving the person feeling left behind as peers move forward, and highlight the alarmingly high suicide risk associated with this period. The speaker emphasizes the importance of early psychosis programs and therapy as critical avenues for help, noting that timely intervention can provide essential support and resources. Additionally, the emotional toll on parents is explored, portraying their shock, grief, and the need to reframe expectations for a child who was once a star athlete or student. The overall tone conveys empathy and urgency, urging acceptance of the temporary setback while working toward recovery with available resources.

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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 it 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.