Psychosis: How to Help | Mental Health First Aid 

I am watching this because one of my friends has Psychosis. Today they had an episode in class. The teacher was very rude about it and wouldn't let them leave after kicking me out. Not to mention the guys who made it even worst laughed at them. I really had no idea what to do and i thought they where having a panic attack. Later they told me they had an episode so now I'm here researching because i really care about them, I should of done this way sooner. Please, if you care about them, research on what to do and the symptoms.

Reading all the comments.. My partner has just been diagnosed with psychosis. And it explains a lot of his behaviour. I don’t think I can mentally cope though, all of his delusions are against me. And I’m struggling with my mental health a lot right now too. But I’ve never loved like this, and I don’t think I ever will again. I’m really hurting. I don’t want to leave him. This video has helped a lot, hopefully now I can help him better.

My wife goes threw episodes. It's very difficult to get use too. My wife is the strongest person I've ever met.

my friend had an episode when i was with her quite recently and i had no idea what to do so i was scared and frightened but she ended up being ok and after this video i know how to help with a situation like that in the future.

My brothers recently suffering with what appears to be schizophrenia... It's not so much hallucinations he has but more just voices in his head. They are literally driving him insane as they are loud and just non stop. It's a living living nightmare for him and the people he's living with right now. He has a heart condition so it's taking so long to get anti psychotic medication for him as they have to be extra careful. We are considering going private to speed things up as it's getting impossible to go through anymore days of watching him in so much pain from these voices. He's on promethazine at the moment which is not really doing much. However thank you for these tips.

I never had a schizophrenic episode in my life until some guy bought me a drink and hours later I started seeing things and could not sleep, I would see scary looking things in walls like demons and in people.. when I would scratch my arm the feeling would be delayed and wouldn't show up until seconds later and when people would talk the words would be delayed with their mouths. The tv would also talk to me and this was literally after I had a drink from some stranger. ( first time it wasn’t even alcohol it was a regular drink ) This “episode“happened for months until my parents realized they couldn’t do anything. I called the police the same night and they tested my blood for drugs and said nothing was found in my system, I was just paranoid. Then, eventually I had to go to the mental hospital because I couldn't sleep for months even when I tried to. This happened in 2018, no schizophrenics in my family or nothing. Now in 2020 back in June the same thing happened some guy bought me a drink , my friend drank out of it as well and nothing happened to her ( I swear I had felt a pill ) and I had another episode and had to go to the mental institution because I wasn't in my right mind, seeing and hearing things. They said I had psychosis and schizophrenia, is it my mind playing tricks on me making me think they did something to my drink or am I actually schizophrenic because I never experienced this ever, the first time it happened I was 19. Now I am 22.

Thank you for this video. My friend suffers with Psychosis as well being very suicidal, I'm quite scared after having to pull her to the ground because the voices were telling her she could fly, telling her to go to the bridge over the A127. She's a lot bigger than me and it took all my weight to get her to the ground and keep her down all while on the phone to the police... I'm not sure what I can do anymore, it's taken a heavy toll on my own mental health but she doesn't have many people to be there for her...

Thank you for this.

In a case where a psychotic patient refuses to eat food for days how do we solve that

Many thanks for posting. What if somebody strongly resists the idea of emergency help (if they are really not at all convinced they need it and trying to persuade them only makes the situation worse if you're supporting them (as best as you can) as a long distance friend without being able to get to them in person easily and do not have their address?

It might be noticed for the first time while they are 'totally lost' and in a dangerous situation for themselves. And later blame the family forever for not helping but 'locking them up'. Can someone relate to this?

Hi, I wanted to ask something. I believe I've had some form of psychosis for the past 10 years (I'm 21) but I've only have one psychotic episode serious enough to be put with a crisis team and they still sent me out despite being mid-paychosis because they just deemed it as "stress". I don't tend to act on impulse and instead halfway through them I feel scared and just hide as much as I can in that scenario, which people just mistake as "me having a panic attack and acting unreasonable because of it". I'm already on waiting list for ADHD services I had to fight as an adult for a few years because my family doesn't believe I'm mentally ill and I don't even know how to get started with help for this, because NHS doctors downplay my psychosis as "stress" and try to prescribe me antidepressants, which have never worked in the past and made my psychosis worse It's getting hard to manage and I don't know what to do. I'm sorry to burden you with this but is there something I can do to get help more easily? I already have to go private for ADHD and another personal issue that I have

There is not enough support or medical support with mental health and paronia as my partner is going through it and I'm struggling myself as here in UK they don't care at all as my partner hears voices and think her phone is tapped and camera is watching us I've been with my lady for over 16 years and it's upsetting to see when she was fine last year we need more support 💯💯💯🙏

When I’m having an episode of psychosis I am not dangerous.

Can you be more specific? Like if they said a person is lying beside them, what should i say/do?

I think I’m a trigger for him he gets angry very angry when he is stressed

They absolutely can be aggressive and violent

Do not call the police unless they're THE last resort, unless they have a crisis team.

What about those who don't have just episodes? They live in constant psychosis, is that considered schizophrenia? Awkward behavior, disorganized thinking and delusions, etc, and are craving drugs and alcohol

I cant find any therapist that understand me and my episodes and when im being attacked by witch demon clown Police are the worst to deal with ... I recently ran into a human demon who worked as cashier and gotta court case i gott too much going on and cant seem to get any good therapist who actually understand or could give me pointers im having anxiety every second of my life and cant stand it ... They dont take me seriously and its not funny at all one goid thing is i know for a fact Heaven is Real and driving on the highway the other day Angel's appeared in the sky witch is good but im tired of having these back flash of all these bad things and not knowing whats next seen and heard too much N life and i know 4 fact all of this is Real .... Tired of not having people on a support side not understanding

People who are having episodes need help, please call an ambulance. I carry a card in my wallet with my health condition and insurance information.

Great info! but... what about when its too late for all that? I have a friend that locked himself in the home (in complete darkness, has blocked all windows) and won't allow anyone in because they are either a clone, a demon or a witch. no agency (including pd) is willing to help at the moment because he has guns in the house n has threaten to use them. this has been going on for 30+ days now. he has no one but me and I'm a cloned demon witch according to him. I don't know what else to do or who to contact.

What is a psychotic episode??

Sadly

Not helpful. Please discuss the most important thing...how to convince them to get help!