What's a Psychotic Breakdown?
A Psychotic Breakdown Is Any Nervous Breakdown That Triggers Symptoms of Psychosis, Which Refers to Losing Touch with Reality. Psychosis Is More Often...
A psychotic breakdown is any nervous breakdown that triggers symptoms of psychosis, which refers to losing touch with reality. Psychosis is more often associated with very serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, but anyone can experience these symptoms if stress becomes overwhelming, triggering a breakdown.
What happens during a psychotic break?
In turn, their speech and behavior no longer make sense to them. This is a psychotic break — when someone loses touch with reality, experiencing delusions (false beliefs) or hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there) and what's called “disorganized” speech.What are the signs and symptoms of psychotic disorder?
Symptoms
- Disorganized or incoherent speech.
- Confused thinking.
- Strange, possibly dangerous behavior.
- Slowed or unusual movements.
- Loss of interest in personal hygiene.
- Loss of interest in activities.
- Problems at school or work and with relationships.
- Cold, detached manner with the inability to express emotion.
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