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Psychosis: Dreaming with my eyes open
Danei Edelen Guest columnist
As my eyes quickly scanned the message, words jumped off the screen: “I came across your personal story concerning psychotic breakdown and your journey in recovery. I’m 65 years old and feel helpless.”
As Bill recounted the events in his son’s life recently, my stomach convulsed. For an instant, I felt helpless, but then I reminded myself I wasn’t. “I have vital information I learned only through experience that Bill needs to understand,” I thought.
My mental illness journey began when I went five nights without sleep. I walked by my bathroom sink and smelled lavender. My walk-in closet felt as cold as a butcher’s freezer. I began hearing and seeing demons. That weekend, my parents came down. Immediately, my mother knew something wasn’t right. That night I confessed to her, “I can’t tell what’s real and what’s not.” ....

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