What Is a Psychotic Episode?
7. Hallucinations
Among the most characteristic symptoms of a psychotic episode is that the patient will begin to hallucinate. Basically, this means that they will start to experience sensations from things that simply do not exist. For example, they can begin to see things that are just not there, or hear sounds that do not exist.
It applies to the other senses also, and the patient can taste flavors for no reason, and smell aromas that don’t exist.
They can even feel as though something or somebody is touching them, even when they are not. It can be a terrifying experience as the patient is often unaware that they are hallucinations. Some patients will begin to learn when they are hallucinating, helping them to cope with it better.
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