Hi everyone, this is my first post on MN but I have been lurking for a while. I wondered if anyone has any experience of psychosis?
About 18 months ago my 25 year old son had a severe psychotic episode. It's a long story but he was living alone a long way from home, in a new job, away from his girlfriend and I think the pressure got too much for him. He was extremely ill, paranoid, hearing voices, talking about suicide etc. we brought him home and he made a really good and quick recovery. The care he received from the mental health team was excellent. I know that isn't the case for everyone but we were really impressed with his treatment.
Anyway, he seems well. He has a new job, a new flat (locally, so his dad and I see him frequently) and is still with his girlfriend. But I cannot shake the feeling that it is going to happen again. I worry about him constantly. I thought that psychosis was normally a symptom of other mental illness? Can it really be the case that this happened to him and that he is now completely "cured"?
Does anyone have any experience of a "one-off" psychotic episode like this?
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Psychosis as a one off event
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StocktonGalaDays · 19/07/2015 12:16
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