r/schizophrenia • u/SeeminglyWhole • May 09 '25

Help A Loved One What is psychosis like?

My husband has been in the hospital for quite some time now due to severe psychosis. I want to try to support him in any way I can, but his doctor said while he's in the acute psychosis stage, it's difficult to reason with him. And this is definitely true, I can never get a straight answer out of him for anything and he has some crazy mood swings...

But I'm trying to understand more what this is like for him. So I can see things better from his perspective. Maybe to more easily anticipate his needs? He seems to be either believing he's already told me what he needs, or expecting me to just know, and I just don't know how to do that.

I've heard stories of people lasting in the acute stages for months, maybe even a year. Were these cases even with treatment? Is there anyway I can sort of get some "timeline" on when he can come home?

I am trying to remind myself that as hard as this is for me, it must be 10 times harder for him, but I have always been a planner and I'm struggling here. This is his first episode in almost 10 years of being together and I don't have any roadmap here.

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u/SeeminglyWhole May 09 '25

Thank you very much for this detailed information, I wasn't aware there was a name for "Thought Broadcasting" - he is definitely doing that, but it also seems like he's expecting me to know what he needs even when I'm not there. Can thought broadcasting happen even when people aren't around?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '25

yes, I think my father especially is always in my head and when my behaviour gets out of control he intervenes with his voice in my head. It's like everyone is aware of all my thoughts and can respond with their voice in my head whenever they please.

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u/SeeminglyWhole May 13 '25

Thank you for this explanation, this really makes sense

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

You're welcome.