Schizophrenia often involves an altered sense of embodiment, an experience In describe here. My experience with altered embodiment in Schizophrenia has been heavily focused on the brain and skull, which led me to think about how this might affe

Maturing Through Psychotherpy: A Cross-Diagnostic Look

Aug 17th, 2022 9m 16s

I've always been interested in the ways different diagnoses relate, and was fasdcinated at how similar the description of developmental remediation was in a book I have been reading for Borderline patients as it was in my experience for DID & S

Self-Alienation, Trauma, & Psychosis

May 24th, 2022 11m 51s

We've talked about social alienation & Social Defeat, but what does that do to your relationship to yourself in the context of a Psychotic condition? Feeling alienated from yourself & others is normal for Traumatized people, but how does this m

Living With Psychogenic Polydipsia

Mar 28th, 2022 8m 56s

Polydispia is a rarely-discussed symptom of Schizophrenia, but it is incredibly intrsuive to live with. Polydipsia is the experience of excessive thirst and craving for water, even to the point of physical injury. I have experienced Polydipsia

Pets & Schizophrenia

Mar 12th, 2022 10m 57s

I used to not be an animal person, but since I got my Parakeets (Budgies, Birdies) last Fall I've found myself falling in love with these little happy fluffballs. My Budgies came to me sick and underdeveloped, and out time together has been a j

My Early Schizotypy; How Parents Went Wrong (& Right!)

Feb 14th, 2022 14m 5s

I thought it might be useful for me to talk about some of my early childhood experiences. Early onset Schizophrenia/Schizotypy is considered rare, but in my experience working with the Psychosis Community I believe it is actually wildly underdi

Functional Neurological Disorder: A First-Person Look

Jan 2nd, 2022 14m 22s

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), formerly Conversion Disorder, is a Somatic Symptom Disorder that causes psychogenic symptoms that would typically be caused by conditions labeled Neurological. I struggled with FND for about a year and a

Infertility & Antipsychotic Medication

Dec 14th, 2021 13m 45s

Antipsychotic medications are known to cause infertility in a subset of patients, especially patients assigned female. What is it like to be one of these patients? How do you find out about this side effect, and what is it actually like to thro

Trauma, Sense of Self, & Schizophrenia

Dec 4th, 2021 9m 25s

We all know that trauma can be a cause of Psychosis, but what does chronci/developmental trauma do to someone with Schizophrenia in a practical sense? What is it actually like to live with? How can it be approached by clinicians? In this episod

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Reflections 3 Years Later

Nov 12th, 2021 10m 36s

I recovered from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) over three years ago now--what are my thoughts? How has it affected me? What emotions does the the story bring up? How did this diagnosis relate to my Schizophrenia stabilization? While it w

Delusions As Events: Defining The Undefinable

Oct 31st, 2021 9m 32s

Delusions are amophorus in character, difficult to pin down and elusive. I've spent much of my career talking about them, but I feel I have not made enough that defines/explains them for those who have not experienced them first hand. I believe

How I Lost The Ability To Read And Got It Back

Aug 19th, 2021 12m 20s

Do you like to read? I certainly did, until the ability slowly began slipping away from me. I lost the ability to read over a number of years, but regained it relatively quickly. The cognitive symptoms of Schizophrenia are no joke, but receive

Bullying And The Development Of Schizophrenia

Aug 9th, 2021 11m 32s

The podcast is back from break for my move!We all know that bullying can leave a mark on the psyche, but what happens when a child with Schizotypy gets bullied? Well, I believe that the severe bullying I faced in grade school and part of high s

Accpeting My Schizophrenic Body

Jul 23rd, 2021 8m 9s

Schizophrenia is a whole brain condition and also affects the neuroendocrine system, and this is not even to mention the far-reaching effects of psychotropic mendication. It is hard to makle peace with your body when it is so stigmatized and se

An Interview With Cecilia McGough

Jul 19th, 2021 27m 48s

Meet Cecilia McGough, founder of the non-profit Students With Psychosis. Cecilia has gone on a harrowing journey, from navigating first Psychotic symptoms in childhood to leaving her Astronomy major in university to make it on her own in NYC. S

Time-Space Delusions And Illusions

Jul 15th, 2021 12m 35s

Can you remember who the President is? For me it might take a few tries, just like this espisode did! Sense of time and space can easily be distorted in Schizophrenia, either directly by delusion or by other aspects of the neurodivergence. This

Boundary Experiences & Psychosis

Jul 8th, 2021 9m 46s

What is a Boundary Experience, and how do they relate to Schiszophrenia? I explain that here, describing the variety of ways Schizophrenia can create what are called Boundary Experiences. These experiences put you on the edge of life, and I hyp

"Schizophrenia, Princeton, & Park Ave": An Interview With Author Michael O'Grady

Jul 3rd, 2021 42m 54s

This is a first for PsychosisPsositivity as we welcome our first podcast guest! Michael O'Grady developed Schizophrenia at 15 but managed to graduated from Princeton and earn an MBA, have a distinguished career in mental health and business, an

A Look Into Cotard's Syndrome

Jun 28th, 2021 10m 43s

Cotard's Syndrome is defined as "any one of a series of delusions that range from a belief that one has lost organs, blood, or body parts to insisting that one has lost one’s soul or is dead" (Ruminjo & Mekinulov, 2008). I experienced Cotard's

Schizophrenia And The Idea Of Recovery

Jun 22nd, 2021 10m 28s

This one gets personal as I discuss my feelings towards the concepts of recovery from Schizophrenia. I personally do not see my journey as being on a path to "recovery", but rather as a long adaptation to an unusual life that I see as a gift. I

Color Blob And Light Hallucinations

Jun 7th, 2021 10m 32s

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 s

Psychosis Oppression and White Privilege: Reflections

Apr 20th, 2021 11m 33s

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

Productivity, Impostor Syndrome, And Psychosis

Mar 31st, 2021 11m 16s

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.

Stereotype Threat And Psychosis

Mar 19th, 2021 9m 9s

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, an

Impact Of Technology On Psychosis

Mar 14th, 2021 8m 7s

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.