Can you have a psychotic episode without having schizophrenia?!


Question: Can you have a psychotic episode without having schizophrenia.?
for half my summer these are the things that happened to me that i wrote down in a notebook..

part of room moves like ripples of water
(happened 2-3 times, has stopped)

shaddows following and staring at me
(happened 3-6 times.. saw and felt the shaddows, sometimes feel like they are still there)

everyones watching
(on and off, hardly feel anymore)

for 3 days could control my focusing in my vision feild, at points couldnt and vision focused on certain things by itself
(cant anymore)

if look at things correctly an organic friend appears in sight, is see through, and looks like a squigly uneven line made up of cells that moves
(all the time)

when at my best friends grave those grave flags turned into this little girl running towards me screaming but no sound comming out with grey skin, disloagged jaw, black eyes, cuts and scars all over her face, arms, and legs, never came close and kept on vanishing and repeating at other spots/graves
(only once)

zone in and out from little to long times and think of complex conspiracies with ethier whos in the room, listening to, watching, or people i just know
(on and off, still sometimes)

ating habit changed, hardly hungry anymore even if i had hardly anything to eat in 2 days
(was down to 120 but even since i started feeling normal im back up to eating regular and am 128)

sometimes get extremly mad for no reason
(has stopped since i got back to normal)

depressed for 2nd half of summer
(has stopped, but sometimes the same feeling returns for very very small amount of time.. talking like 2 hours)

usually hold conversations or attempt to hold conversations with new people if im drinking
(now i can mostly no problem)

feel alone and that no one cares
(has stopped)

i feel like i live in a house full of strangers that ive never talked to and that dont want me here
(has stopped)

i feel like my mom is secretly trying to kill me
(has stopped)

INFO:
no family history of mental illness
am 18
smoke weed everyday, one bowlused to smoke sometimes up to 3-9 bowls everyday during the summer.. read that smoking pot can help develope schizophrenia.. please dont judge me im just a person.. i feel as if i need to to get through the day, like a medication from a doctor

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Answers:
To answer your question yes you can have psychosis without being schizophrenic. If major depression is left untreated for a long period of time you can develop psychotic depression (which is depression with episodes of psychosis) also bipolar can sometimes have psychotic features.

Its possible you are self medicating your depression with drug use...which obviously is having a negative effect on your hold on reality. Despite what a lot of pro weed fans say smoking dope can trigger schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

I have been diagnosed with depression with psychotic features and I did a similar thing medicating it with alcohol. In my case I didn't get help until I was taken to a psych ward which I have had to defer uni just to recover from the experience (i was there for a couple of months to see where I was developing schizophrenia which thankfully im not). Honestly see someone before it gets to that stage, it already sounds like you want help and your still young so you really should focus on treating your depression.

I hope this helps :-)Health Question & Answer

It's the weed.Schizophrenia is just one of a list of mental illnesses you are likely to develop.You need to seek the help of a psychiatrist.It seems like you are already spiralling downhill.Health Question & Answer

Yes, you can have a psychotic episode without being sz...also, sz is a psychosis.Health Question & Answer

It's probably an affect of your marijuana use.Health Question & Answer

Is it possible that the weed you've been smoking is laced with some other drug.? Health Question & Answer

Dude...please go see a mental health professions!!! And smoking weed is bad!Health Question & Answer

It's because of the weedHealth Question & Answer

Smoking weed does not cause Psychotic episodes.
You are obviously having symptoms that suggest some kind of mental illness. You need to see a Doctor, who may be able to diagnose, more accurately, what is going on with you.It could be that you have some kind of chemical imbalance, that is easily treatable. It may be something more serious. Lay off the Weed for a bit, and see if there is any improvement. Don't isolate yourself from people around you. The chances are, your Mum isn't trying to kill you, and you should listen to the advice those around you give.
Good luck, whatever you decide to do. Health Question & Answer



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