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 them into words. I hope that my explanation is interesting/useful, thanks for joining me again!

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 others, including other Psychotic people. This podcast is my call to white Psychotic people to learn more and take a stand for Psychotic People of Color and acknowledge the complicated dynamics that can come from being white and Psychotic.

✨Please note I recorded this before I knew about the Chauvin verdict and my reference to the George Floyd case is referring to the events of last summer. I was having some speech issues when I recorded this and it’s not entirely clear✨

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.

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 stereotype burden on Psychotic people by taking simple steps to educate yourself and those around you.
Study Citation:
van Zelst C, van Nierop M, Oorschot M, Myin-Germeys I, van Os J, et al. (2014) Stereotype Awareness, Self-Esteem and Psychopathology in People with Psychosis. PLoS ONE 9(2): e88586. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088586

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.

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 why this is.

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.

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.

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 helped to make me who I am. Like many things involving Psychosis, it is a complicated experience.

Also, Psychosispsositivity was recently awarded a spot in Feedspot.com’s list of top Schizophrenia podcasts! You can read the article here: https://blog.feedspot.com/schizophrenia_podcasts/

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.