Posted by jay2112 on November 15, 2020, at 14:45:55
In reply to Re: 'Stable Self' an illussion., posted by undopaminergic on November 11, 2020, at 12:47:42
> On that topic, my psychosis in the end of 2009 was the starting point of radical changes in terms of personality. In my mind, these were positive and welcome changes, but I'm not sure others would agree.
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> For example, I was pretty much a materialist computer and neuroscience geek, and now I'm spiritual and into Freudian psychology. I've not totally given up on medications to treat my conditions, but I now believe psychodynamic interventions really *can* make a difference, and should be the main approach.
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> By the way, I use the term psychodynamic not as a synonym of "psychoanalytic", but as a counterpart to "pharmacodynamic".
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> -undopaminergic
>Well, I think there is goodness to be had from all versions of talk-therapy (Well, except the "quacky" ones..like some of the offshoot's of Primal Scream). But, just getting someone to open up to, and someone to acknowledge your pain, can be very helpful. This has actually been proven, especially if you train someone in basic listening skills.
I never realized I had problems with psychosis until the breaking point came 20 years into my mental health treatment, with the distress from losing a couple of deeply important people in my life being too much to handle. I also think that you have to weigh in the whole med treatment vs non-treatment thing, especially with psychosis, and what your symptoms are like. I think my power consumption of antidepressants is what built my 'perfect storm' setting for my psychosis.
Jay
I was brought up to believe..
Belief that's failed me now
As Life goes from bad to worse
No philosophy consoles me
In a clockwork universe..........
~Neil Peart (1952-2020)
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