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Posted by DramaGirl on April 19, 2004, at 12:08:41
Hello all,
I am a drama student and am writing a play about a person suffering from hallucinatory problems (he sees a man) but I didn't study psychology so have little information about any particular psychosis that could cause this problem. I do not want to write this piece if I can't script it in a way that pays proper respect to anyone who might have experienced this affliction.
If anyone has any information that you think might be relevant I would be greatly appreciative if you could let me know.
Thankyou!
Posted by spoc on April 19, 2004, at 20:12:27
In reply to Help with psychosis questions, posted by DramaGirl on April 19, 2004, at 12:08:41
Hi,
You know what would be very useful here, would be to scroll down and search this site using the Google-powered option, and the advanced search options so you can add the best keywords. I am sure you will find a wealth in the archives, more so than in (or only in) current board topics or responses....
Posted by deirdrehbrt on April 21, 2004, at 22:29:26
In reply to Help with psychosis questions, posted by DramaGirl on April 19, 2004, at 12:08:41
Drama Girl,
I think that one of the best resources for that project might be to watch "A beautiful Mind". It is about John Nash, a Nobel Prize winning mathematician. He was a schizophrenic, and a briliant man.
If your character just has occasional hallucinations, I might help a bit. I have ocassional psychotic symptoms, and they are in the form of hallucinations. I have visual, auditory and olfactory hallucinations. Right now, I don't drive because what I see isn't always really there. I once hit a car that I didn't see.
If you want to understand what it's like, look in front of you, and imagine that one of the objects that you see isn't there. Imagine walking down a street, and thinking you just stepped on something, and when you go back to look, you find it wasn't there. As time goes on, you find that when you see something that you don't expect, you have to look again. You find that you can't completely trust your senses. Everything has to be checked again. You become pleased when you experience something and find it to be real.
Good luck on your play. It's quite a task, but I am sure that you are up to it. You are obviously doing some good research. I hope you get to see it performed someday.
Dee.
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