Psychosis is a “biological defect of one’s brain that usually lasts a lifetime”. It is a mental disorder where thoughts and emotions are terribly impaired that often, an individual has lost their sense of reality. Those gripped by psychosis usually have been hurt early in life, often by people that they are dependent on. For those of you who are dealing with mental illness or who have a family member who is, this article will be enlightening.
What has changed madness is our treatment of it. Our powerful drugs change brains in ways that make them profoundly drug-dependent. Coming off these drugs is a very tricky business. You can quickly become crazier and/or more anxious and/or more depressed than you ever were before starting the meds…
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https://aeon.co/essays/treating-acute-psychosis-with-drugs-can-prolong-the-anguish