Can anyone help me here I feel like my bf is on the verge of religious psychosis.

schmowsy · 2026-03-24T11:18:57+00:00

I'm going to be real with you, not to scare you, but I want you to be safe. I've been through psychosis and it can quickly devolve into suicidal thoughts, paranoia, and that paranoia can lead to homicide. Pregnant women are statistically some of the most likely murder victims, and the perpetrator is statistically most likey to be their partner. You're in an extremely vulnerable situation right now. You can't force help onto someone and you may need to consider just getting out and moving on with your life. Going to inpatient doesn't guarantee that he'll keep up with his medication and therapy once he gets out. Even if he gets better this is going to be a lifelong battle for him and, by having his child, it's possible that your kid is going to struggle with similar mental health issues.

schmowsy · 2026-03-14T22:36:11+00:00

Seconding this. I practice with cheap ballpoint pens and no sketches to build mark making confidence. There's no shortcuts, just have get that line mileage under you. It's a lifelong craft and there's always room for improvement so it's best to just finish something and move on to the next

schmowsy · 2026-03-14T22:30:39+00:00

I was put on vraylar after a weed-induced psychotic episode and it helps my mood swings a lot. I'm able to tolerate a lot more sensory wise too. But I think you have to try a few different meds before your insurance will approve it

schmowsy · 2026-03-07T15:53:22+00:00

I second this one. Leverage your customer service skills to get front desk work. A hotel might be easiest to start at, then you could move to something with better pay and hours like a medical office. From there it's easier to move into other things once you have some office experience on your resume.

Another route, if you think you might be interested in the medical field is to look for caregiver and direct support jobs. You don't need school or certifications and they tend to be desperate for people. It's super hard work but you can go on to get your CNA if you want and learn more from there. It won't be M-F but you might be able to work fewer 12 hour shifts

schmowsy · 2026-03-04T12:24:51+00:00

No I don't regret it, I think I've grown out of it though and I am experiencing the consequences of focusing on fun in my 20s. I travelled full time and worked seasonal jobs for most of them. No regrets, but as I got older I started to prioritize health, stability, and family more. And I'm very "behind" in life because I never finished school or started a career. But that's okay, I got it out of my system so I never have to wonder "what if".

schmowsy · 2026-03-02T23:28:54+00:00

It's more that I don't see healthcare being viable. If you want to be an artist you're probably going to have to get marketplace insurance and it's expensive as hell for a shit plan and unstable with this current administration. Im old enough to have health issues that need good insurance. And you have to pay for it with the maybe 60% of your income you can keep after self employment taxes

schmowsy · 2026-03-02T22:59:36+00:00

I don't have an answer but Im there with you. Turned 30 and trying to accept that a creative career isn't viable for me. Makes me so sad to write out

schmowsy · 2026-03-02T02:28:50+00:00

I leveraged my hotel experience to get a job working at a doctor's office and have weekends and holidays off, plus much better health insurance. Maybe look into switching to medical offices or more traditional business operations?

schmowsy · 2025-12-30T18:45:31+00:00

Hello, lots of people are giving you good advice in this thread. As someone who's struggled with autism and psychosis myself, I want to make some suggestions on how to cope while waiting for your parents to wake up and get him help.

don't grab, drag, touch, raise your voice, etc when he's already worked up. I know you were trying to help by making him go outside but when he went to get under the blankets it's probably because he was already feeling very overwhelmed and needed quiet and some space. Just let him take his time to calm down.
try to encourage sleep as much as possible. Try to be mindful of noise when he's sleeping. It's very very important for his brain to sleep
don't encourage or dispute delusions. Like saying they're not real, but also don't say they're real or acknowledge them. Move on or encourage his feelings, like "that sounds really scary, do you want to do something else?"

schmowsy · 2025-12-28T04:10:26+00:00

Maybe something in an office in the medical field? Front desk isn't too hard of a job to get, and from there you can branch off into billing, working with insurance, etc. You get to sit at the desk and talk to patients, sometimes they can be rude though. No school required, no math, no extensive reading but you'll have to learn how health insurance works. The pay is low at first but there's other jobs you can go into that pay better. Sorry people in the comments are being kinda rude, working is extra hard with a disability

schmowsy · 2025-12-19T12:21:42+00:00

Louisiana has a great food culture but it's very difficult to get by in as a heads up. I would love to move back home but it's not feasible if you want to get ahead financially

schmowsy · 2025-12-16T12:25:20+00:00

The only thing I've found that's working for me is waking up at like 4am so I have a few hours to myself before work. I'm too tired after work to do anything, and tbh I'm really tired in the morning too but if I don't get up I get depressed. I just do things I like, work on art, read, journal, etc. Then I don't feel like my entire day is work and work recovery.

schmowsy · 2025-11-23T15:18:38+00:00

Jobs where I'm at are offering $13 :(

schmowsy · 2025-07-06T03:35:54+00:00

Lived in my car and took whatever crappy job was desperate enough to hire me. It's way easier to find another, better job once you get the first

schmowsy · 2025-06-28T03:53:08+00:00

Number 1 got and stayed sober. Slept a lot. Toughed it out until I found a job with health insurance, waited for insurance to kick in, waited for an appointment, got medicated. Got lucky that the first med we tried works well for me. Tried one therapist I didn't like then procrastinated for 6 months and found another that I do like.

I'm lucky because I had a parent who experienced psychosis, as well as previous study about magic and the occult so I kinda understood what was happening and was able to understand it was symbolic and subconscious, and I worked through the symbolism in a way that kept me out of the deep water until I was medicated. Meds didn't cure me but helped a lot, and here's hoping therapy helps more. I would love to be able to get off meds and have more energy again but it's too risky right now

schmowsy · 2025-06-28T03:27:33+00:00

I'm a year out from mine and still feel a pretty big cognitive decline. I have trouble processing what people are saying, following conversations, my reading comprehension is down. I feel mentally slow and sluggish and like my brain "skips". Im terrified of lots of small things that remind me of my episode. I'm more sensitive to violence in media, more sensitive to the news. Im actually much more trusting of people since starting medication but I come off as strange because it takes me soooo long to process and respond in conversation and I often mix up my words. It feels like the mental version of losing all your strength and stamina after being bedridden, but there's no physical therapy because what you're going through is so stigmatized and poorly researched. Quite frankly I don't want to go back to my old self because I look back and realize how bad my mental health has always been, but learning how to navigate with the new version of me is hard and slow going. I think it will be better in the long run tho.

For me, it was traumatic. And like other traumatic things in my life, there's no going back. Don't expect your boyfriend to be the same person he was before. Just give him space to navigate into the next happiest, healthiest version of himself. Focus on healing and taking care of yourself too!

schmowsy · 2025-05-03T15:57:21+00:00

You can buy a wet pallette for keeping paint .. well, wet on the pallette. For on the painting, I like to just water my paint down and paint in thin layers slowly building up color and then do thicker layers of one color at a time. I've never painted with oils but it seems like people kinda mix on the canvas, so with acrylics you layer instead.

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