Psychosis vulnerability
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Black Swan – Darren Aronofsky
Nina is overwhelmed by a feeling of pressure when she finds herself competing for the role, causing her to lose her tenuous grip on reality. Read more -
The recovery story of Chris Zuidenberg – Conclusions after his first psychosis
Chris (pseudonym) is an experience expert. He has a history of several psychotic episodes and several lesser ones, coupled with depression. Read more -
Surviving Schizophrenia – Louise Gillett
I am a married mother of four children, a housewife. What some people don't know is that I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Read more -
The Kundalini Experience – Lee Sannella
Psychiatrist Lee Sanneli, cofounder of the Kundalini Clinic in San Francisco, differentiates this from a psychotic episode. Read more -
The Collected Schizophrenias – Esme Weijun Wang
An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness. Read more -
Crazywise – A documentary by Phil Borges
"Psychotic" symptoms as an indicator of shamanic potential. Phil Borges is intrigued by how differently psychosis is in the West. Read more -
Down Below – Leonora Carrington
In 1940, the invading German army arrested Ernst and sent him to a concentration camp. Carrington suffered a psychotic break. Read more -
Hidden Valley Road – Robert Kolker
By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. An amazing story by Robert Kolker. Read more -
May-May Meijer and Jim Van Os in conversation about what is real – a slippery slope
May-May: "Reality checks are a good way of starting a conversation through Socratic questioning, about the human concerns and emotions". Read more -
Anti-Oedipus Capitalism and Schizophrenia – Deleuze and Guattari
Those who suffer from mental disorders may not be insane, but could be individuals in the purest sense. Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Read more