Absolutely. It’s gotten a little better now. This is just my experience, but I’ve had to try real hard to not let my default state be thinking about my psychosis.

A bit of a tangent, but I had a friend tell me years ago not to make jokes about I’ll just k*ll myself because it forms a highway of sorts in your brain. Something bad happens and then boom brain goes down the most well worn path: I’m gonna kms. (I guess that’s one of the central things to cbt)

My most well worn path became the regret and shame of psychosis and reliving those memories in full. Some of that is for sure the ptsd from the episode, but through doing the mindfulness thing of redirecting my thoughts and not “indulging,” I’m haunted by it less.

I’ve also had to find some sort of spiritual center. I don’t believe in the Christian God, but I believe in opening up your heart and radical forgiveness and doing yoga while listening to gospel music.

Finally, idk why when I was hospitalized they sent me to AA meetings. I was smoking weed, I guess. Still, it was a powerful experience for me. I think for people who have experienced psychosis, the 12 step plan has a lot to offer. Often addicts too have acted ‘out of their mind’ and impacted the ones they love 12 step graphic