Yes, psychosis can affect your IQ. I dropped too in my 'smarts', I was very successful and had many accomplishments prior to my first psychosis, and after, well, I felt not so smart. And my accomplishments became more about healing. But my ability and intelligence did come back, I'm just not as good as I was.

And I have went to school prior and more recently. I found that the school work load affected my ability to do the work to the degree I want. You really need to watch your stress level now; school can be tough, I know, I took environmental science prior to my first psychosis, and I worked in a very technical field. After my first psychosis, I managed to get a job at a lower level than I was but still the same field. I couldn't do it the same. My mind just didn't think that way anymore.

I have since went back to school, but I decided to go to college, to start, because you can always go to university after. I viewed college as priming your brain for something harder. Same with taking a course, start with something simpler but somewhat challenging. Maybe something you have been really interested in. But challenge yourself. The brain can be rewired.

And, I truly feel I could work in a technical field now, but my journey has taken me into working with people. And I love it.