JustGotOut Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I wouldn't say I have any symptoms currently which has been this way for over a year. However recently I have noticed some changes in my sleep quality which has caused me to sort of be a little more aware maybe even you could call it paranoid. Like if I'm in the kitchen and someone is in my view I get paranoid they are staring at me, although this person does have a history of staring at me to annoy me. And also if I see floaters in the corner of my eye I sort of like get caught off guard by them and think its a fly or something. So I'm not sure if these are signs of oncoming psychosis, or I just need to sleep better. I'm not exactly sure why my sleep has been fairly poor lately. I have been able to sleep for 8 hours minimum whenever I was able to. I could even take naps. Before when my symptoms were ongoing I could never take naps. I'm concerned I may be starting to trend downwards although I don't have any issue other than waking up earlier than usual. I am getting around 5 hours tops of sleep and this has been going on for over 2 weeks. Before that I was sleeping at will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifluous Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 for me it's both. when i have gotten less sleep, i'm more symptomatic and prone to breakthrough symptoms. if i go long enough with troubled sleep, i can have a full on episode. also, however, when i'm having a break, i will absolutely stop sleeping as much...sometimes staying up multiple nights in a row to do various things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintalto Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I agree with mellifluous. Bad sleep for me can make psychosis symptoms worse, but psychosis can also cause a bad sleep. Psychosis can persist regardless of how I sleep though, good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGotOut Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Well took a couple benadryl in addition to my usual cocktail slept well throughout the night, best sleep i've had in a long time. And all that extra paranoia is gone. Feel great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightjacket Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) A good sleep routine helps me, the less sleep I get the more psychotic and obsessive I become. I have been know to stay awake 3 days obsessively googling stuff I've become fixated on. Sometimes I have to force myself to go to bed. Edited September 19, 2017 by straightjacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I would say both potentially cause you to sleep poorly/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coraline Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm not sure how sleep plays a role in my days on symptomatic behavior if you want to call it that..I hate the labels but in times they do apply.. I nap a lot when I'm symptomatic..I try to hide.. But there can also be the reverse of that to where I sleep very little but this current cocktail has me pretty knocked out at night.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderful.Cheese Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 For me it's both too. Although like coraline, my meds knock me out at night most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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