#schizosphere

[holyholyholey]

Please celebrate awareness day with me this year!  We could all use the positivity.

ID:  The psychosis awareness day graphic for 2020.  It is a purple gradient background with light gray text. It reads:

PSYCHOSIS AWARENESS DAY

MAY 24TH

WEAR PURPLE AND SILVER!

ON THIS DAY WE CELEBRATE THOSE LIVING WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM DISORDERS.

DISMANTLE MYTHS ABOUT THE DISORDERS AND TEACH TRUTHS ABOUT LIVING WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA

REACH OUT TO YOUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE A PSYCHOTIC DISORDER AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR THEM.  END TEXT

THERE IS ALSO A PSYCHOSIS SYMBOL AND WATERMARK FOR @schizomnom AT THE BOTTOM AND SIDE.  END ID.

[schizosupport]

Shout-out to all the psychosis spec people who don’t hear voices. 

I know it gets tiresome to explain that no, hearing voices is not the only symptom, or even a necessary symptom, of psychosis. 

I know it’s awkward when people assume you hear voices, and you have to either correct them and see their disbelief, or lie by omission. 

I know you might feel like your diagnosis is invalid, because the media focuses so much on this one aspect of psychosis.

So here’s a reminder to everyone that not all psychotic people hear voices!!

[holyholyholey]

Psyspec/Schizospec gays?  Amazing

Psyspec/Schizospec lesbians?  Amazing

Psyspec/Schizospec Aces?  Amazing

Psyspec/Schizospec Bi peeps? Amazing

Psyspec/Schizospec Trans friends?  Take my breath away

Psyspec/Schizospec NB pals? Take my breath away

Psyspec/Schizospec POC?  Stunning

Psyspec/Schizospec otherwise disabled pals?  I’m so proud of you

You all deserve the world.  Love to all my Psyspec/Schizospec friends today, but especially the ones who live with other intersectional bigotry

[holyholyholey]

Hey hey my psychotic friends. Heres some positivity.

Psychotics who cant dress in anything besides PJs because your brains too busy? Absolutely stunning, love you all.

Psychotics who dress "normally" and get told they're not sick? Radiant. You're brave. I love you all.

Psychotics who dress very boldly? Wow, I am so impressed and I love you.

Psychotics are amazing and you deserve all the support in the world.

[schizosupport]

I talked to one of my partners, S, about my schizophrenia diagnosis and how fake it feels to me. They started to point out longheld "delusions" of mine, and it was weird, bc on the one hand that doesn't help bc I don't think those are delusions, but fact. On the other hand I recognize that if this wasn't fact, it would indeed be delusional.

So this leads me to the concept of consensual reality. And sometimes we have to accept that things that are true to us, may not make sense in consensual reality.

And this fact may be an indicator that, seen from the perspective of consensual reality, we have a illness.

Even if the things feel completely real to us.