Psychotic Depression (it's NOT Schizophrenia)

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When I was a teenager. I had an abortion. I had severe depression after it. I went bat shot crazy with depression. And I grew seriously psychotically jealous of my ex-boyfriend's ability to move on. I had a serious psychoactive break. It took years to overcome.

I was diagnosed with derealization-depersonalisation disorder with psychotic features. I really toe the line with reality sometimes. It feels very, very unsafe. Thank God for schema therapy, where I have learned to build up the mature adult part of my personality. I've lived most of my life in my child parts, which are highly reactive. Thanks to a now stronger mature adult part, it's become easier to keep the psychotic aspect from spiraling.

School's needs to teach a class on mental disorders

Thank you for making this video. After much turmoil I was diagnosed with psychotic depression, and I never even knew it existed. If videos like this can make people see warning signs so they don't have to suffer then the world would be a better place.

Early Warning Signs of Psychosis: Worrisome drop in grades or job performance. New trouble thinking clearly or concentrating. Suspiciousness, paranoid ideas or uneasiness with others. Withdrawing socially, spending a lot more time alone than usual.

This actually reminds me of when I lost my sight to an armed robbery attack last three years. I was shot in the face, became blind, was depressed and suicidal but I overcame everything, I choose happiness and focus on gratitude, now I am inspiring people with my story and also a mental health counselor and mindset coach. On my YouTube channel I am on a journey of reigniting hope and Inspiration in the world. Thank you so much for all your videos. It have been helpful

Thanks for bringing awareness to this. It's really a shame how medical professionals can give diagnoses without getting to know the patient. I've seen this happen to people I know.

I am so glad Dr. Judy addressed anhedonia, an important aspect of depression that most lay people don’t understand or acknowledge as a feature of depression.

I feel like this could be me. I grew up in an abusive home having to keep everything inside out of fear of humiliation and physical pain. Sometimes when depression gets real bad I will ruminate about situations which I am alone and everyone around me is gossiping about me and despise me.

This was awesome. How dr Judy explains this very complicated issue so straightforward was easier to understand.

Psychedelics helped me deal with my addiction. Having suffered anxiety and depression as well. I must say taking them turned my life around. I started micro dosing and just in a couple days I noticed major changes in my stress levels, depression, and everything else. It’s been really great. After battling with these for years little did I know that shrooms will save me.

I was diagnosed with this after i lost my husband. Unforunately no family was available to help me. I am okay now after therapy counseling and medicine but it was of several years duration.

So helpful cannot say thank you enough. Watching my son suffer since 16 to now 19 yrs old is excruciating. So from my heart, thank you

My daughter got diagnosed with ADHD/BPD traits and PTSD. When I rushed her once to the ER to get her stitched after cutting they straight away asked me “oh has she got schizophrenia”… I live in a part of the world where mental health has got second place and therefore the facilities for treatment are either in dire need or non existent. She couldn’t handle it anymore and took her life two years and a week ago. I still keep on counting the weeks and many times when Thursday evening comes I recall the last moments. I’ve watched countless videos on the topic but this one just spoke to the point on how she became. Ps she was on antidepressants and antipsychotics.

Thank you for this. I was studying in the mental health field when I had my first break in 2007. I had NO IDEA what was happening to me. I ended up in the hospital and was given antipsychotic medication, and eventually diagnosed with MDD with psychotic features. It was awful. I’m relieved that there are discussions about this now. Again, thank you for this video.

My loved one was diagnosed with this …they went through hell and many psych ward trips and ECT …turns out it was early stage dementia. Brain scans should be required when this happens to a middle aged person with no history of mental illness….dementia isn’t just a bad memory. If this has happened to someone you know and it’s out of the blue demand a PET scan.

This is great. Both questions and Dr. judy explanations are clear, inclusive and easy to understand.

I experienced this last year. I (ego I) was gone for six months. First time the depression had gone so far and I NEVER want to experience it again. I knew I was off but could do nothing to rebalance. I'm still recovering.