It's quite hard to find content featuring black women who have been through this specific mental health challenge. Thankful to Debrae and the host for this episode. Recovering from a psychotic break myself, really needed this
This is really inspiring talking about cultural context and experience of psychosis. It’s a really difficult word to come to terms with and it’s helpful to hear a frank and open discussion such as this. Thank you both from another Christian person struggling with mental health 😊
My sister is going through pychosis right now and watching this video gives me so much hope, I'm gonna be devoting everything I have in me to support and love her when she returns home.
Your support will be significantly helpful. I recently went through psychosis but I dont feel my family truly understands the seriousness of the condition. They lack the ability to properly support me. Of course, it was more difficult for me due to the legal troubles I was facing during recovery. I lost all my belongings, including myself. In my bouts with Psychosis the artists rihanna was talking to me. I also seemed to go through a possession like experience. I was speaking tongues and ended up being sedated and hospitalized for a month.
This made me cry 😭, thank you for sharing your story. I have been through something similar and my mom was supportive but from another continent, it’s difficult when you don’t have a huge support system. ❤
She lives in Africa whilst I live in Europe, I left home more than 5 years ago. Well when I had my break down after I had gotten help and came to, she would just stay on the phone with me and It really helped that she opened her mind and disregarded the stigma of mental health that is present in the part of Africa I come from. She would always ask questions that seem mundane but helped a lot in my daily life adjusting back into a life that looked and felt different from what I had before. Question like : what are you thinking about now, have you taken a shower today, have you gotten anything to eat, would you like to take a walk. Obviously it would have been much more helpful if she was there with me but it helped me so much in the few weeks after my discharge from psych because I wouldn’t talk to anyone else because it just didn’t feel safe. She would also reinforce that what happened would not and didn’t have to define me as a person, how I’d look back in the future and be grai made it through… things like that😊
I was diagnosed with schizzoaffective disorder back in 2016 psychosis is a sicko im glad that now more than ever the stigma surrounding mental illnesses is slowly changing for the better, people are becoming more educated on it and more and more people are feeling safe and comfortable to speak up about their own struggles humanity still has a long way to go but I have noticed a big shift in this area when it comes to the stigma alot of it is thanks to social media and that fact that it is easier for people to connect to eachother and spread knowledge with the power of technology
@324A21T well my first episode was the bipolar type and I had grandiosity complex going on and my second episode was the depressive type which had me believing I was anything and everything bad like I was literally a demon and hurting anybody in my presence lol
Thank you Sharna, oh wow that really must have been scary especially when you were already going through uncertainty with the state of the world. We share this kind of content in the hope that it helps others like you know that you are not alone. We hope you are keeping well and wish you the very best xx
Having such an experience can be difficult and we hope you are okay, if you need any advice on where to get help feel free to drop us an email and someone in our team will direct you to support lines ❤️
It's quite hard to find content featuring black women who have been through this specific mental health challenge. Thankful to Debrae and the host for this episode. Recovering from a psychotic break myself, really needed this
This is really inspiring talking about cultural context and experience of psychosis. It’s a really difficult word to come to terms with and it’s helpful to hear a frank and open discussion such as this. Thank you both from another Christian person struggling with mental health 😊
My sister is going through pychosis right now and watching this video gives me so much hope, I'm gonna be devoting everything I have in me to support and love her when she returns home.
What did it look like?
Your support will be significantly helpful. I recently went through psychosis but I dont feel my family truly understands the seriousness of the condition. They lack the ability to properly support me. Of course, it was more difficult for me due to the legal troubles I was facing during recovery. I lost all my belongings, including myself.
In my bouts with Psychosis the artists rihanna was talking to me. I also seemed to go through a possession like experience. I was speaking tongues and ended up being sedated and hospitalized for a month.
I had psychosis after mum died in 2020-2022 recovering strong now ❤
So sorry for your loss and experience. God loves you ❤
Are you still medicated? How are you doing now? Thanks for any feedback. I'm trying to assist a family member.
I am so proud of my Sister!!!! Love you baby girl!!! The Lord is using you do great things in our generation!🙏🏼
We are so proud of her too
I'm recovering from psychosis
Hi Anna, wishing you a thorough and complete recovery x
Well even with psychotic challenges she is still beautiful
Psychosis : human response to extreme distress. See Dialogue Cures for Psychotic Problems with Jaakko Seikkula.
This made me cry 😭, thank you for sharing your story. I have been through something similar and my mom was supportive but from another continent, it’s difficult when you don’t have a huge support system. ❤
Could you please say more on how your mom was supportive from another continent, what did she do to make you feel supported?
She lives in Africa whilst I live in Europe, I left home more than 5 years ago. Well when I had my break down after I had gotten help and came to, she would just stay on the phone with me and It really helped that she opened her mind and disregarded the stigma of mental health that is present in the part of Africa I come from. She would always ask questions that seem mundane but helped a lot in my daily life adjusting back into a life that looked and felt different from what I had before. Question like : what are you thinking about now, have you taken a shower today, have you gotten anything to eat, would you like to take a walk. Obviously it would have been much more helpful if she was there with me but it helped me so much in the few weeks after my discharge from psych because I wouldn’t talk to anyone else because it just didn’t feel safe. She would also reinforce that what happened would not and didn’t have to define me as a person, how I’d look back in the future and be grai made it through… things like that😊
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I was diagnosed with schizzoaffective disorder back in 2016 psychosis is a sicko im glad that now more than ever the stigma surrounding mental illnesses is slowly changing for the better, people are becoming more educated on it and more and more people are feeling safe and comfortable to speak up about their own struggles humanity still has a long way to go but I have noticed a big shift in this area when it comes to the stigma alot of it is thanks to social media and that fact that it is easier for people to connect to eachother and spread knowledge with the power of technology
Hi! Can you tell about the perception about yourself in an episode of psychosis that happens in schizoaffective disorder? Thank you very much
@324A21T well my first episode was the bipolar type and I had grandiosity complex going on and my second episode was the depressive type which had me believing I was anything and everything bad like I was literally a demon and hurting anybody in my presence lol
This is a brave conversation, I’m proud of anyone who has the courage to talk about their struggles. ❤
She literally explained almost to a T what I went through only a lil more extreme in a less period of time.
Wow what a story , its amazing what this life can throw at people ! Thank you for bringing this to us shilla 🙏
It really is amazing to hear other peoples experiences in life and how they get through and overcome, thank you for watching 🙏
Great interview, I had First Episode Psychosis in 2020 during the peak of the pandemic. It was a scary time. Nice to hear other experiences.
Thank you Sharna, oh wow that really must have been scary especially when you were already going through uncertainty with the state of the world. We share this kind of content in the hope that it helps others like you know that you are not alone. We hope you are keeping well and wish you the very best xx
Well done Debrae for telling you story and being so transparent ❤️
Dabrae is truly an amazing women 🙌
Well done Debrae for sharing your story! 👍🏽
Dabrae is truly an amazing women and we are humbled for her have opened up to us and the world about her experience 🙌
Shilz This is soo inspirational!
Glad I did meet you.
But I should be the next guest anytime soon.
You are so strong! Thank you for speaking up! 😢
It’s not everyday that people open up and speak about their experiences.
Thank you for watching and for your comment 🙏
Thanks for sharing I have experienced some similar things
Having such an experience can be difficult and we hope you are okay, if you need any advice on where to get help feel free to drop us an email and someone in our team will direct you to support lines ❤️
@@coffeemorninglaughter4627 please how can I get in touch with Debrae and can I please know her blog name
@@violanjeshu7162 hi, Debra is on instagram check @debraonline
thank you so much for sharing your story and bringing light to this ❤❤
Great interview.Please how can i get in touch with Debrae?
Ty for sharing
Thank you for sharing
Well done 👏🏾
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Really wanted to watch this but the music was just too distracting...couldn't sit through it.