A Compilation of Works Concerning Psychosis by Twilit Heiress

by Rosalie Mayfield

Overview

This is a compilation of posts from my blog: effortlesslyunbroken.com. Deep talks of psychology, mental illness, psychosis and the inner workings of the mind. This is my effort to humanize the mentally ill and destigmatize mental illness and to make the conversation about mental illness an open and honest one. I myself suffer from severe mental illness and psychosis and I want to pave the way for people like me to be treated with respect, dignity and kindness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160978109
Publisher:	Rosalie Mayfield
Publication date:	04/05/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	336 KB

About the Author

Hi! I'm 28 years old and as a child I always thought I had to be perfect. I knew what I wanted to do with my life by the time I was a 7th grader and I did everything in my power to become a professional trumpet player. But when I turned 15, things started going south for me and things started getting weird. I was seeing giant spiders and a giant skull reflected in the mirror, and all kinds of other things. It was like having a nightmare, but I was awake and I knew I was awake. I had no idea what was going on. I had no idea what psychosis was, or even what mental illness was. I'd been having psychosis but I didn't know what it was and it just got worse. Since none of the adults or authority figures in my life had any clue what was going on either, when I started having manic episodes I suffered humiliation, rejection and isolation. Because people didn't understand me, and how could they because I didn't even understand myself. But then when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and severe psychosis, and later schizophrenia and people did know what was going on with me, even less people wanted to be friends or even acknowledge my existence. My goal with writing is to show the world that mentally ill people are human, deserving of respect, dignity and kindness.