Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families - Stijn Vanheule, PhD

"Its a way of thinking" is what I always had thought too. It isn't an absence of "sense" or reason, but a certain type of reasoning being applied to daily life. But when there are two or even more conflicting ways of thinking being applied to reality, this creates doubt and stress to wonder- Which is the correct reasoning to apply to the situation?

My adult son does not want to see anyone let alone a therapist. We are unable to have a conversation with him other than simple questions that only require a yes or no answer. He isolates in his room most of the day. He has days where he struggles with the voices and other days that are quiet. We just give him space and care but we don’t know what else to do for him. He’s been with us 3 years now after many years of homelessness. I see small amounts of improvement but I wish we could get some kind of peer support for him.

Thank you for this amazing program. I am 61, and it's been 6 months since my first, and hopefully only psychosis. It was truly hell on earth! I must say that all your observations are very accurate in my opinion. There is a transformative opportunity buried in psychosis. It seems now that it was necessary and only option available to the psyche. As it brought me close to the death's door, it also saved my life and gave it a new purpose.