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Lauren of the channel Living Well With Schizophrenia is currently going through psychosis and has been educating about/normalizing the experience and treatment. (www.youtube.com)

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10 days ago, Lauren (who has schizoaffective disorder) shared that she was starting to experience psychosis, and as an educational channel about schizophrenia and related conditions such as schizoaffective disorder she has been sharing the experience of coming to terms with this and receiving treatment.

Her next update was a week later, sharing that she'd voluntarily checked in to a psychiatric ward, and then today she uploaded a day in the life at a psych ward. She seems to be doing well, but still has no solidified discharge date quite yet.

I think these sorts of videos are very important to normalize and destigmatize seeking treatment for more stigmatized conditions such as schizophrenia. Society has come a long way in destigmatizing anxiety and depression, but still has a long way to go with anything to do with psychosis, so I thought these were worth a share.

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[–] galaxi 1 points 1 year ago

I love Lauren!! She's such a model for mental health. I saw a comment on her last yt video that I really liked, which was something along the lines of: "Hmm. My opinion of her doesn't change because of this thing she's going through. I still admire her and respect her as a professional adult human. Maybe other people can still respect me under similar circumstances." Regardless of what flavor of brain you've got, that's such a fantastic attitude to have! She is so much more than her struggles, and it's so honest of her to show everyone that. ❤️