10 Mania Symptoms
10. Psychosis
Psychosis can occur in patients with bipolar disorder in both the depressive or manic state. It can be defined as a break from reality and generally requires hospital admission and medical treatment. Those with psychosis may experience hallucinations where they feel, smell, see, touch, or hear things that are not real.
Examples include hearing voices, seeing those who have died, and more. There can also be delusions where the patient firmly believes in a false belief even when it can be logically explained to be false. Some also have extreme paranoia. This can be dangerous to both the patient and those around them. An example would be believing that the government is tracking them through devices implanted in their body. Psychosis is not unique to bipolar or mania. It can also occur in other psychiatric conditions like depression, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.
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