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Lessor Episodes Get Dismissed by Patients - ArmandCNP - 11-17-2025
This is a common issue as it relates to communicating to both doctors and family care givers. A patient will have a past experience(s) in which they presented with every schizophrenic symptom to a severe degree. The patient rightfully rates this a 10 on the "psychotic scale" if you will. The problem arises when the patient understandably compares their moderate episodes to the level 10 episodes.
This is a common issue as it relates to communicating to both doctors and family care givers. A patient will have a past experience(s) in which they presented with every schizophrenic symptom to a severe degree. The patient rightfully rates this a 10 on the "psychotic scale" if you will. The problem arises when the patient understandably compares their moderate episodes to the level 10 episodes.
Consider that the patient heard demonic voices through air vents for a number of hours which caused them to have to turn off their central air. There are those that might rate that a 10 on the psychotic scale. However, it was no comparison to the severe presentations that were rated a 10. This inevitably results in the patient rating the air vent demons a 3 or a 4. It wouldn't be surprising if the psychotic patient didn't think it was an event worth mentioning. It gets graded on a curve.
This creates a problem. Professionals and loved ones may, perhaps understandably, think that the patient's health is improving or was never bad to begin with. In reality, the perpetually suffering patient is simply grateful that they aren't presenting with level 10 episodes. There is but one solution.
We as psychotic people need to verbalize our very torturous symptoms even though we were happy to not have a month long episode. Every crazy symptom counts. It needs to be known to all those who effect our lives. Particularly to those who provide much needed assistance to our disabled existence.
This creates a problem. Professionals and loved ones may, perhaps understandably, think that the patient's health is improving or was never bad to begin with. In reality, the perpetually suffering patient is simply grateful that they aren't presenting with level 10 episodes. There is but one solution.
We as psychotic people need to verbalize our very torturous symptoms even though we were happy to not have a month-long episode. Every crazy symptom counts. It needs to be known to all those who effect our lives. Particularly to those who provide much needed assistance to our disabled existence.This is a common issue as it relates to communicating to both doctors and family care givers. A patient will have a past experience(s) in which they presented with every schizophrenic symptom to a severe degree. The patient rightfully rates this a 10 on the "psychotic scale" if you will. The problem arises when the patient understandably compares their moderate episodes to the level 10 episodes.
Consider that the patient heard demonic voices through air vents for a number of hours which caused them to have to turn off their central air. There are those that might rate that a 10 on the psychotic scale. However, it was no comparison to the severe presentations that were rated a 10. This inevitably results in the patient rating the air vent demons a 3 or a 4. It wouldn't be surprising if the psychotic patient didn't think it was an event worth mentioning. It gets graded on a curve.
This creates a problem. Professionals and loved ones may, perhaps understandably, think that the patient's health is improving or was never bad to begin with. In reality, the perpetually suffering patient is simply grateful that they aren't presenting with level 10 episodes. There is but one solution.
We as psychotic people need to verbalize our very torturous symptoms even though we were happy to not have a month-long episode. Every crazy symptom counts. It needs to be known to all those who effect our lives. Particularly to those who provide much needed assistance to our disabled existen