Psychosis
Schizoaffective Disorder
Psychotic symptoms happening alongside significant mood episodes, where both are present and prominent over time.
What it can feel like
- Hallucinations or fixed unusual beliefs
- Depressive or manic episodes
- Periods of psychosis without mood symptoms
- Disrupted sleep and daily routine
- Difficulty with work, study or relationships
Not everyone has every symptom, and you do not need a label to deserve support.
Things that help
Track mood and psychosis separately
Two charts, one for mood, one for unusual experiences. It helps treatment target the right thing at the right time.
Prioritise sleep stability
Sleep disruption is a common trigger for both mood and psychotic symptoms.
Keep a crisis plan written down
Who to call, what helps, what does not. Decisions are much harder to make mid-episode.
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Add to my practicesWhen to reach for more support
Specialist psychiatric care is needed, usually long term. Seek urgent help if symptoms escalate sharply.
Often looked at together
Delusional Disorder
One or more persistent false beliefs held with conviction, without the other features of schizophrenia, and often not obviously unusual from the outside.
Schizophrenia
A condition involving episodes of psychosis, where thoughts and perceptions become disconnected from shared reality, often alongside withdrawal and reduced motivation.