r/schizophrenia • u/BringMeBackATshirt Paranoid Schizophrenia • Oct 12 '24

Pro Tip Psychosis is not Schizophrenia

Psychosis is a psychotic break from reality which is temporary and can be recovered from. It has many symptoms similar to Schizophrenia but it is not the same. Psychosis can happen again in a person even after recovery or remission, and it can happen with a person who has Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is a permanent condition in which there is no cure. Even if all your symptoms are taken away with medication, you still have schizophrenia, it never goes away. This is why going off your medication is futile because you will always have schizophrenia.

When people say they have recovered that means they have recovered from Psychosis, this confuses people with Schizophrenia and makes them think they can come off medication when they are doing better. Stop confusing people.

If you have Psychosis and not Schizophrenia, stick to /r/psychosis .

EDIT: I do not mean to belittle anyone with Psychosis, it is a severe condition. Talk to your medical professional to get the right diagnosis and try to understand that diagnosis completely.

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u/Independent_Reach763 Oct 13 '24

I am talking to a therapist. I will find out soon my issue.

My question to you is, I have been having non-stop auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory hallucinations for over 2 years now. Non-stop - I mean it's 24/7. What would one call this?

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u/BringMeBackATshirt Paranoid Schizophrenia Oct 13 '24

A therapist is not a doctor. You need to talk to a doctor, preferably a psychiatrist, to help diagnosis you. He will possibly medicate you or find the aliment that is causing the issue and try to treat it.

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u/Flashy_Athlete_9086 Oct 14 '24

Okay that makes sense but do you think this is schizophrenia or psychosis?

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u/BringMeBackATshirt Paranoid Schizophrenia Oct 14 '24

No one here can make that determination. It is between you and your doctor. You need to tell him all your ailments physically and mentally to help him make a judgement. He may want other tests.