Atypical Spells
The brain can do amazing things. Experiences such as floating out of your body, strange, dreamlike perceptual experiences, prolonged panic attacks, or feeling like your body is melting. These experiences can leave you feeling crazy, but as with so many things, knowledge is power. We hope these articles help you understand these, often scary, experiences and feel empowered to seek appropriate treatment if that is best for you.
The First Break
While many neuropsychiatric spells and syndromes can be scary to patients, none is more frightening and confusing than the First Break. That is a term used for the first time a patient develops psychosis. It is mostly used in primary thought disorders like schizophrenia, but at the beginning there is no way of knowing what will come. Importantly, the same symptoms can occur in severe depression, mania, and many different medical conditions.