February 20, 2021
When people talk about finding something of value in “mad” or “psychotic” or “extreme” experiences, they are usually accused by those in mainstream psychiatry of “romanticizing […]
January 24, 2021
What are the relationships between the experiences caused by psychedelic drugs, and those we call “psychosis?” And what are the relationships between both those types of […]
September 7, 2020
Voice hearer Dmitriy Gutkovich defines “a positive voice ecosystem” as a state of mind where voice-hearers talk to friendly voices, on enjoyable topics, and only when […]
April 18, 2020
While the experience of psychosis can be highly distressing, many who recover report that the treatment was often worse than the psychosis itself. What is it […]
February 27, 2020
When people are told they have “psychosis,” it’s usually because they are experiencing one or both of the following: “hallucinations,” defined as sensations that don’t seem […]
January 31, 2020
According to fact sheets published by the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) psychosis is caused either by a “mental illness” or by the current […]
January 20, 2020
Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have reported having experiences in their minds (not tied to sensory perception of what others see as physical reality) […]
October 15, 2019
When a young person or the family of a young person just diagnosed with psychosis is considering whether or not to try antipsychotic drugs, it makes […]
September 15, 2019
When we relate with each other, a key thing we long for is to have the other see meaning in our experience, while we notice and […]