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Re: MentalHealthError: an exception occurred
#2A well written and brutally honest article - the author should be commended as this kind of honesty is what's needed in beginning to address mental health issues. I did feel the last throwaway point "don't date the crazy chick" let it down slightly - by his own hypothesis she too was suffering (bad) mental health issues and blithely shifting blame to her seems a little off.
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#3Could this have been prevented? Is there a reliable way to check on your mental health status?
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#4Could this have been prevented? Is there a reliable way to check on your mental health status?
Talk to friends about your feelings. Sometimes it can be hard to see how deep you've gone when it's just yourself.
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#5This guy had a similar episode and wrote a book about it:
http://www.amazon.com/And-Then-Thought-Was-Fish-ebook/dp/B00...
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#6Could this have been prevented? Is there a reliable way to check on your mental health status?
Psychosis is pretty hard to hide I think. Basically any doctor should find out that "there's something going on" simply by having a conversation with you. The same is probably true with family (they may notice you're "acting weird/different" or something like that). If your friends are very spiritual they might think this is normal of course, so maybe stick with professionals/family.
I'm not sure about bipolar disorder and similar diseases, but I suspect they're much more difficult to diagnose (but also a lot less scary than psychosis).
Re: MentalHealthError: an exception occurred
#7A well written and brutally honest article - the author should be commended as this kind of honesty is what's needed in beginning to address mental health issues. I did feel the last throwaway point "don't date the crazy chick" let it down slightly - by his own hypothesis she too was suffering (bad) mental health issues and blithely shifting blame to her seems a little off.
I'm curious what kind of drugs were involved. Crazy chick, traveling the world, doing shamanistic rituals (which often use drugs), sleep depriving oneself until hallucinating, etc.
He doesn't say it outright but had he not taken part in these damaging things, he may not have had the psychotic episode and wouldn't know he was bipolar.
http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/advice/a14193/ayah...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2521132/DMT-spirit-m...
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#8Wait, I've never heard of hallucinations from bipolar disorder and these sounded super heavy duty? Was this something more?
But I am really glad they got help, even responsible enough to get help.
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#9Wait, I've never heard of hallucinations from bipolar disorder and these sounded super heavy duty? Was this something more? But I am really glad they got help, even responsible enough to get help.
Well he also said he basically didn't sleep for 10 days. I think that would contribute a lot.
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#10I recommend getting a sauna, definitely helps if used before bed-time. I love sleep.
I was serious. Not getting enough sleep is a precursor for many ills. A sauna will definitely help.