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How to Live Without Fear After a First Psychotic Episode

I had a psychotic episode three months ago and now I'm terrified of my own mind and check constantly for signs that it's happening again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Post-psychotic hypervigilance toward one's own mental state creates a prison of self-monitoring that prevents natural psychological recovery.

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