Psychosis Therapy & Counselling in Toronto
Psychosis is defined as a serious mental health issue where your thoughts and feelings become so impaired that you can no longer tell what is real and what isn’t.
Symptoms of Psychosis
- Delusions (beliefs that are not grounded in reality)
- Hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that are not there)
- Speech may be incoherent
- Depression, anxiety, sleep problems, social withdrawal, lack of motivation, and overall difficulty functioning.
There are different types of psychosis, including substance-induced psychosis, brief psychotic disorder, and psychosis related to conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Identifying the type of psychosis can help guide the most effective treatment approach.
A sudden onset of psychotic break symptoms, such as severe paranoia, confusion, or extreme behavioral changes, may indicate the need for immediate intervention.
Recognizing these early signs of psychosis can help individuals seek treatment sooner and reduce the impact of future episodes. Psychosis can be triggered by various factors, including underlying mental health conditions, trauma, sleep deprivation, or substance use.
When you are in recovery after a psychotic episode, you may feel like you don’t need your medicine anymore. It’s important to keep taking any doctor prescribed medications; anti-psychotic medications work to prevent another psychotic episode from occurring, not just to stop one that is happening.
How to Cope with Psychosis
The first time someone has a psychotic episode, they will almost certainly need professional psychosis help. Psychosis can be treated with specific medications that help the brain do a better job of telling reality from distorted experiences. This is crucial to maintaining health and preventing further psychotic episodes. Coping with psychosis involves a combination of medical treatment, therapy, and lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of future episodes.
The first time someone has a psychotic episode, they will almost certainly need professional psychosis help. For those experiencing substance-induced psychosis, treatment often includes being prescribed specific medications that help the brain.
At home, you can reduce the risk of psychosis and psychotic episodes by minimizing stressful events, avoiding street drugs and alcohol, and getting support from people who understand that even if the feelings and thoughts you’re experiencing aren’t objectively real, they feel real to you and can be very distressing.
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When You Might Need Psychosis Help
The first time someone experiences a psychotic episode, it’s very important that they receive mental health treatment. They will need help determining what has been happening with their brain and they will need help getting on the right medications to control their conditions.
After a psychotic episode is stabilized, you can benefit from psychosis therapy and counselling with a trained mental health professional familiar with your condition. This can help you identify the sorts of stressful events that may make relapse more likely, and help you understand what could make it more likely for you to experience psychotic episodes than other people. Pairing talk therapy with medical treatment can give you the best chance of maintaining your recovery.
