https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/ Mon, 04 May 2026 08:56:43 +0000 MyBB https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-36.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:01:19 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-36.html
I've had dcs for as long as I can remember, and although a lot of the companions from it are bad I'd love to hear about more positive companions that bring joy to their beholders instead of being distressing.. I personally enjoy the company of my companions Otis and Riley even if I sometimes upset them (or vice versa) and I think the joyful moments of dcs can really outweigh the negative objects one might come across.]]>
I've had dcs for as long as I can remember, and although a lot of the companions from it are bad I'd love to hear about more positive companions that bring joy to their beholders instead of being distressing.. I personally enjoy the company of my companions Otis and Riley even if I sometimes upset them (or vice versa) and I think the joyful moments of dcs can really outweigh the negative objects one might come across.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-35.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:17:18 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-35.html In fact, they often do not. Sadly, all too many friends and family members see this as their one and only solution when an episode presents itself. The end result being the patient trapped within a psych ward for upwards of a week or even more despite having fully recovered within the first day of being sent. This could be avoided with a better understanding of how people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia operate.

Psychotic people become familiar with their condition over time. They recognize what "the psychotic feeling" entails. While this doesn't mean that they can just shrug their symptoms off as if they were dust on their shoulders, it does mean that they can work through them with time. A far shorter amount of time than a psych ward would put them through.

Sadly, too many psychotic patients have families who do nothing apart from rush to call 911 the moment bizarre behavior is observed. This course of action will often be detrimental rather than helpful to the patient as well as worsen the relationship they have with their support system. A relationship that is a large part of the patient's wellness.

If the patient isn't harming themselves. If the patient isn't harming others.  Give the patient the time that they need to mellow out. That is usually all that they require]]> In fact, they often do not. Sadly, all too many friends and family members see this as their one and only solution when an episode presents itself. The end result being the patient trapped within a psych ward for upwards of a week or even more despite having fully recovered within the first day of being sent. This could be avoided with a better understanding of how people with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia operate.

Psychotic people become familiar with their condition over time. They recognize what "the psychotic feeling" entails. While this doesn't mean that they can just shrug their symptoms off as if they were dust on their shoulders, it does mean that they can work through them with time. A far shorter amount of time than a psych ward would put them through.

Sadly, too many psychotic patients have families who do nothing apart from rush to call 911 the moment bizarre behavior is observed. This course of action will often be detrimental rather than helpful to the patient as well as worsen the relationship they have with their support system. A relationship that is a large part of the patient's wellness.

If the patient isn't harming themselves. If the patient isn't harming others.  Give the patient the time that they need to mellow out. That is usually all that they require]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-34.html Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:24:37 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-34.html
Rest assured, there is a plan in action and I have no doubt that we can see it through.April is just around the corner. When it arrives, the psych ward world will never be the same!]]>
Rest assured, there is a plan in action and I have no doubt that we can see it through.April is just around the corner. When it arrives, the psych ward world will never be the same!]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-33.html Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:37:30 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-33.html
It's a catch 22. The very thing psychotic people need support for is the very thing that can run supportive people away. It often happens as a direct result of persecutory delusions. The people in the support system may end up getting accused of mistreating the psychotic person so frequently that they simply can't withstand the endless false accusations.

The sad and unfortunate truth that psychotic individuals have to accept is that they can't fault their supportive friends from either wanting space or having the desire to cut ties permanently. Regardless of whether or not the psychotic person is at fault, they have to accept that they weren't being very friendly toward their personal support system.

The only option psychotic people have is to give people their desired space and hope for the best.]]>
It's a catch 22. The very thing psychotic people need support for is the very thing that can run supportive people away. It often happens as a direct result of persecutory delusions. The people in the support system may end up getting accused of mistreating the psychotic person so frequently that they simply can't withstand the endless false accusations.

The sad and unfortunate truth that psychotic individuals have to accept is that they can't fault their supportive friends from either wanting space or having the desire to cut ties permanently. Regardless of whether or not the psychotic person is at fault, they have to accept that they weren't being very friendly toward their personal support system.

The only option psychotic people have is to give people their desired space and hope for the best.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-32.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:37:17 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-32.html I feel like there should be a lot more work done with how psychosis is presented in the mental health field. I think many professionals and those who are studying mental health (whether to be a therapist, psychiatrist, or some other similar profession) simply don't know how to deal with psychotic patients, because what they're shown of it in their years of studying often just isn't realistic to many actual psychotic people and/or isn't enough to encompass the diverse amount of psychosis they might see in psychotic patients. Becoming a mental health professional can take years of studying, so many days of training, and countless hoops to jump through to be considered "ready"; and yet, even with all of this, many are still completely unprepared to deal with a psychotic patient who doesn't fit a very specific, very predictable narrative.
I think it would be a lot more beneficial to the field as a whole if professionals had to take more time to study the specifics of psychosis and how to handle a variety of different psychotic scenarios or patients, as psychosis is a fairly common experience in a wide range of disorders (and even present in otherwise perfectly healthy people) and yet it seems to be very overlooked and ignored.]]> I feel like there should be a lot more work done with how psychosis is presented in the mental health field. I think many professionals and those who are studying mental health (whether to be a therapist, psychiatrist, or some other similar profession) simply don't know how to deal with psychotic patients, because what they're shown of it in their years of studying often just isn't realistic to many actual psychotic people and/or isn't enough to encompass the diverse amount of psychosis they might see in psychotic patients. Becoming a mental health professional can take years of studying, so many days of training, and countless hoops to jump through to be considered "ready"; and yet, even with all of this, many are still completely unprepared to deal with a psychotic patient who doesn't fit a very specific, very predictable narrative.
I think it would be a lot more beneficial to the field as a whole if professionals had to take more time to study the specifics of psychosis and how to handle a variety of different psychotic scenarios or patients, as psychosis is a fairly common experience in a wide range of disorders (and even present in otherwise perfectly healthy people) and yet it seems to be very overlooked and ignored.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-31.html Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:03:26 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-31.html Does anyone else feel like psychosis completely warps their perception of time? Whenever medicated I feel like time moves normally, but when not medicated I feel like hours can go by in what feels like seconds one day and a few hours can feel like weeks the next day.]]> Does anyone else feel like psychosis completely warps their perception of time? Whenever medicated I feel like time moves normally, but when not medicated I feel like hours can go by in what feels like seconds one day and a few hours can feel like weeks the next day.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-30.html Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:10:25 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-30.html  It seems pretty standard to talk about psychosis related to external people or things, but I almost never see much talk about delusions or psychosis which affects the perception of oneself. I'm sure it must be more common than it is talked about, especially in the case of (fairly common) grandiose delusions. I wonder why it isn't as talked about, though, even in the psychosis community itself; I wonder if it's because delusions related to other people often seem more 'harmful' or externally destructive, because it could damage relationships with others or cause conflict, while identity delusions are only really harmful or conflicting for oneself.]]>  It seems pretty standard to talk about psychosis related to external people or things, but I almost never see much talk about delusions or psychosis which affects the perception of oneself. I'm sure it must be more common than it is talked about, especially in the case of (fairly common) grandiose delusions. I wonder why it isn't as talked about, though, even in the psychosis community itself; I wonder if it's because delusions related to other people often seem more 'harmful' or externally destructive, because it could damage relationships with others or cause conflict, while identity delusions are only really harmful or conflicting for oneself.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-29.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:26:34 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-29.html Does anyone else with a physical disability ever have doctors blame their physical illness symptoms on their psychosis? I feel like doctors sometimes don't even look for any physical issues if you have a psychosis diagnosis, they just assume your physical issues must be a psychological problem instead. I'd frequently complain about unusual intestinal symptoms and pain issues and have it blamed on 'hallucinations', without the doctors even looking into any potential physical conditions/issues that could be causing it instead (I don't even have medically recognized hallucinations). I've also heard of this happening to others, but I wonder how common it is to be medically gaslit when having a psychotic disorder diagnosis.]]> Does anyone else with a physical disability ever have doctors blame their physical illness symptoms on their psychosis? I feel like doctors sometimes don't even look for any physical issues if you have a psychosis diagnosis, they just assume your physical issues must be a psychological problem instead. I'd frequently complain about unusual intestinal symptoms and pain issues and have it blamed on 'hallucinations', without the doctors even looking into any potential physical conditions/issues that could be causing it instead (I don't even have medically recognized hallucinations). I've also heard of this happening to others, but I wonder how common it is to be medically gaslit when having a psychotic disorder diagnosis.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-28.html Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:09:10 +0000 Eridan]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-28.html Does anyone else ever feel like most mental health professionals simply don't know how to handle delusions at all when actually presented with them? I feel in my experience, most of them just don't know how to actually handle a patient actively having delusions outside of medication, even if on paper they'd know how to do this in their training.
They often seem to particularly struggle with staying neutral on the subject, frequently I've dealt with professionals that either challenge your delusions or validate them in ways that just worsens the psychosis. I've often been told my religious delusions are actually real either partially or fully, or had professionals act like my persecutory delusions are so outlandish and unrealistic that there's no way I could actually believe that.]]> Does anyone else ever feel like most mental health professionals simply don't know how to handle delusions at all when actually presented with them? I feel in my experience, most of them just don't know how to actually handle a patient actively having delusions outside of medication, even if on paper they'd know how to do this in their training.
They often seem to particularly struggle with staying neutral on the subject, frequently I've dealt with professionals that either challenge your delusions or validate them in ways that just worsens the psychosis. I've often been told my religious delusions are actually real either partially or fully, or had professionals act like my persecutory delusions are so outlandish and unrealistic that there's no way I could actually believe that.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-27.html Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:52:57 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-27.html
Patients can have a delusional narrative in their heads that cause them to hold back the truth from their doctor. Maybe, for example, the entities that stalk the patient have threatened to kill them should they reveal the truth of what is going on in their life. What's worse is if the entities require the patient to lie about their symptoms entirely.

The doctor has no way of knowing the difference. As far as they are concerned, they are treating the patient for the symptoms conveyed during their session. Yet they were all lies. Lies the patient was required to tell.

If "the lying delusion" is persistent and powerful enough, the patient can go years being improperly treated by their doctors. Indeed, the very sickness the patient is being treated for is the very obstacle that prevents the treatment from treating. Leaving both the doctor and the patient oblivious all the while.

It's both scary and sad to consider. Yet it is frighteningly common.]]>
Patients can have a delusional narrative in their heads that cause them to hold back the truth from their doctor. Maybe, for example, the entities that stalk the patient have threatened to kill them should they reveal the truth of what is going on in their life. What's worse is if the entities require the patient to lie about their symptoms entirely.

The doctor has no way of knowing the difference. As far as they are concerned, they are treating the patient for the symptoms conveyed during their session. Yet they were all lies. Lies the patient was required to tell.

If "the lying delusion" is persistent and powerful enough, the patient can go years being improperly treated by their doctors. Indeed, the very sickness the patient is being treated for is the very obstacle that prevents the treatment from treating. Leaving both the doctor and the patient oblivious all the while.

It's both scary and sad to consider. Yet it is frighteningly common.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-26.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:29:20 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-26.html
Maybe you were running up and down the street chasing your escaped dog that had not escaped. Perhaps you attempted to enter your neighbors' property because you saw them inviting you inside. It can get as weird as thinking your neighbors invited you to sample their herb garden.

Those sorts of behaviors can not simply be swept under the rug. You must swallow your dignity and roll out that red carpet. It helps to have someone with you. Some one to vouch for the fact that you're almost always sane.

Be warned, it doesn't always go over smoothly. I've known walks of shame involving people suggesting that the schizo shouldn't be allowed to live outside of the hospital. That's an extreme example, though. Either way...

Th schizo red carpet of shame sucks. There is no other way of getting around it.]]>
Maybe you were running up and down the street chasing your escaped dog that had not escaped. Perhaps you attempted to enter your neighbors' property because you saw them inviting you inside. It can get as weird as thinking your neighbors invited you to sample their herb garden.

Those sorts of behaviors can not simply be swept under the rug. You must swallow your dignity and roll out that red carpet. It helps to have someone with you. Some one to vouch for the fact that you're almost always sane.

Be warned, it doesn't always go over smoothly. I've known walks of shame involving people suggesting that the schizo shouldn't be allowed to live outside of the hospital. That's an extreme example, though. Either way...

Th schizo red carpet of shame sucks. There is no other way of getting around it.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-25.html Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:47:50 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-25.html
The people in your life won't know what to do with you. They no longer recognize you. You frighten them in all likelihood. The only person more frightened than your loved ones is yourself. In breaks of this level, you're awake in a living nightmare.

It's not forever, fortunately. Not the episode, anyway. What does stick with you is the damage done. You'll never be the same again. You'll feel as though you're brain damaged. You'll lose skills you once were adept at. You'll feel a thick fog surrounding your head that slows you down at all you endeavor.

With enough determination you can regain 99% of who you were before. Others in your life may tell you that you've made a full recovery. You won't believe it. You know better. That psychotic break did a number on you. One from which you won't bounce back.]]>
The people in your life won't know what to do with you. They no longer recognize you. You frighten them in all likelihood. The only person more frightened than your loved ones is yourself. In breaks of this level, you're awake in a living nightmare.

It's not forever, fortunately. Not the episode, anyway. What does stick with you is the damage done. You'll never be the same again. You'll feel as though you're brain damaged. You'll lose skills you once were adept at. You'll feel a thick fog surrounding your head that slows you down at all you endeavor.

With enough determination you can regain 99% of who you were before. Others in your life may tell you that you've made a full recovery. You won't believe it. You know better. That psychotic break did a number on you. One from which you won't bounce back.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-24.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:28:31 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-24.html
To use a gross oversimplification, they just don't feel like it. This is not to say they are being lazy. It is to say that they have been bombarded with so much, often bothersome, stimuli that they simply choose not to acknowledge shared reality any longer.

Is food ready? Bathroom time? Is potential danger approaching them? One could fill a page with reasons why a catatonic patient really should move. It doesn't matter. Reality has done a number on them the likes of which a normal person couldn't fathom. They are not acknowledging an existence outside of their mind. Taken to an extreme, a catatonic patient will mess themselves rather than acknowledge the shared reality that is the restroom.

It's not paralysis. It's not laziness. It's the decision to not acknowledge a reality that does nothing but dish out torment whenever outward interaction is attempted. It's understandable in a sense. If every attempt to engage in shared reality resulted in torment, you'd stop attempting as well.]]>
To use a gross oversimplification, they just don't feel like it. This is not to say they are being lazy. It is to say that they have been bombarded with so much, often bothersome, stimuli that they simply choose not to acknowledge shared reality any longer.

Is food ready? Bathroom time? Is potential danger approaching them? One could fill a page with reasons why a catatonic patient really should move. It doesn't matter. Reality has done a number on them the likes of which a normal person couldn't fathom. They are not acknowledging an existence outside of their mind. Taken to an extreme, a catatonic patient will mess themselves rather than acknowledge the shared reality that is the restroom.

It's not paralysis. It's not laziness. It's the decision to not acknowledge a reality that does nothing but dish out torment whenever outward interaction is attempted. It's understandable in a sense. If every attempt to engage in shared reality resulted in torment, you'd stop attempting as well.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-23.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:41:21 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-23.html
There is nothing about your newly formed delusion that erases a lifetime of knowing how stupid your belief sounds when spoken allowed. You will probably chuckle the first time you verbalize hearing voices for the same reasons. Prior to this moment, hearing voices was something out of psych thrillers. They aren't part of who you are. Not in this stage of your life. You've had no time to grow accustomed. It can take a good portion of a decade for your otherwise stable self to rattle off psychobabble as though it were small talk.

It's a form of double bookkeeping. You know it sounds funny and yet you know you believe every bit of it. All schizos have gone through the process of gradually being able to verbalize psychosis with a straight face. The process can be beyond frustrating. Confusing at best. You could guess the reason for why this is.

You can feel that your family or perhaps even a poorly trained professional will suspect malingering. Truly sad. Beyond sad. Disbelieved due to not having the proper poker face.

What's more sad? You learn your poker face as your condition worsens due to being under treated. This is the true prodromal phase.]]>
There is nothing about your newly formed delusion that erases a lifetime of knowing how stupid your belief sounds when spoken allowed. You will probably chuckle the first time you verbalize hearing voices for the same reasons. Prior to this moment, hearing voices was something out of psych thrillers. They aren't part of who you are. Not in this stage of your life. You've had no time to grow accustomed. It can take a good portion of a decade for your otherwise stable self to rattle off psychobabble as though it were small talk.

It's a form of double bookkeeping. You know it sounds funny and yet you know you believe every bit of it. All schizos have gone through the process of gradually being able to verbalize psychosis with a straight face. The process can be beyond frustrating. Confusing at best. You could guess the reason for why this is.

You can feel that your family or perhaps even a poorly trained professional will suspect malingering. Truly sad. Beyond sad. Disbelieved due to not having the proper poker face.

What's more sad? You learn your poker face as your condition worsens due to being under treated. This is the true prodromal phase.]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-22.html Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:35:15 +0000 ArmandCNP]]> https://forums.crazynicepeople.org/thread-22.html 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]]> 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]]>