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I've been experiencing hypnopompic hallucinations every single time I wake up. Every morning, I'll see terrifying shadow figures, hundreds of tiny black spots all over my wall, or full blown colorful and lively hallucinations in front of me. I know they're not real, but I'm still horrified!

Could this be a side effect of drugs and alcohol? I do abuse those regularly, but even when I quit cold turkey, I still see ...

Hello!
I'm new here :)
I had a psychotic episode two years ago and still do not know my diagnosis.
I was put on an antipsychotic for less than a year for my auditory hallucinations and paranoia (maybe marijuana causes that).
When I asked my psychiatrist in the beginning of this year what I had, she said she wasn't sure but possibly marijuana induced psychosis.
In April ...

I don't mind if my mother monitors my medication administering; but my dad really bothers me whenever it's him doing the monitoring. And I don't know why.

-- Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:34 pm --

Right now I feel like my dad is doing a stupid little laugh to himself, saying, "Hem! I knew he needs medication." My response is: I only need medication as long as I am ...

Do people who hear voices automatically have schizophrenia? I have befriended this guy who hears voices and suffered a psychosis in the past but he says he doesn't have the diagnosis and that the docs only told him he a sensitivity towards perhaps developing schizophrenia. I don't know what to think, to me he seems perfectly lucid, coherent and "normal" although he is very withdrawn and suffers from anxiety.

Hello, everyone. My name is Georgann and I'm new to this website, so forgive me if I'm a little slow to everything.

I am 19-years-old and was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia by my nurse practitioner and to be honest, I did have to take some time to let it all set in. I feel like I needed to grieve over the loss of my future, since I know that it will be a little harder ...

Hi guys, I have Bipolar disorder with ADHD/Anxiety disorder symptoms, I have experienced one psychotic episode in my lifetime, and whilst I don't loose complete contact with reality every day, I get mild delusions / unusual suspicions/beliefs / misread situations which in the end always feels like I'm tip toeing between the lines of reality and what isn't real life. I've smoked Cannabis for 6 years and before anybody jumps in and says there's your ...

Hello. Lately I have been having psychotic feelings. As if people can see me watching them through the screen when I watch a video of theirs.
I pick up on the most minuscule details and attribute many of the things they are saying to myself - always in a negative fashion.
I want to know whether it’s possible for some people to see me through the screen when I am watching a video or looking ...

let's make a poll.
●internal or external?
●how many voices?
●familiar or unfamiliar voices?
●do meds decrease them?
●do you have a relationship of love/hate with them? do you miss them?
●when do they usually happen?
●how long do they last?
●how do you distract yourself?
●do you find it tempting to obey their commands?

-- Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:25 pm --

internal. 3 so far. unfamiliar. meds ...

Well, I had a voice, Annette, who was sometimes mean and others lovely.
But with my new meds she disappeared.
Today Isidore & Louisa introduced themselves to me. They insult me, talk about me, discuss with me.
All my voices are internal. I hear them very well & clearly. Each has different voice & vocal tone & I recognise them immediately.
Anyone else with internal voices? how do they sound? how many voices do you ...

i have delusions (reference, grandeur, paranoid, control etc.) & hallucinations (auditory, olfactory, somatic, kinesthetic) (and bipolar disorder: schizoaffective)
it's the most common subtype with mainly positive symptoms & some negative ones. they are more functioning than other types.
anyone else?