August 17th, 2009 
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Psychosis: My imaginary friends
Psychosis is a common symptom of bipolar I disorder, but it is often misunderstood by those who have not experienced it firsthand.
I have bipolar I disorder with psychotic features. Over the past few years I have experienced psychosis a number of times and each time it seems to be different. I believe this is why it is often misunderstood. Even though the basic idea of psychosis is the same, it can vary in severity and in its very nature.
My first bout of psychosis began with seeing shadows which eventually began to look like seeing a person’s shadow out of the corner of my eye. It evoked paranoia and fear. As the episode progressed, I began to hear voices but they were more of a mumble and I could not understand what they were saying. If I had sought treatment at that time, I sincerely believe that this psychotic episode would not have reached the severity that it did.
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