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[Content Warning] I speak candidly about: depression, psychosis, self harm, suicide, and other unpleasant reason I ended up in psychiatric hospital. (This episode is mostly deals with psychosis)The first chapter (1/5) Psychotic Depression in brief: Depression brought with it psychosis, losing contact with reality.
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21st of December 2015.
It does't just feel like I'm broken (I know all too well I am) it feels like the whole universe is broken. Like someone threw sand in the gears, and then a wrench, and then put all the gears in the wrong places, and then burned the whole place down.
I'm so empty yet so full, my thoughts try hard to surface, drowning, struggling for that next sweet breath.
I'm down the rabbit hole, and it's turned out to be a chasm as deep as the universe is wide. I'm lost, trapped, trying to climb up, climb out, trying to get a firm hold on my thoughts so I could move hand over hand and ascend out of this wretched place. But I just keep slipping further down.
I am sitting on my bed in my childhood room when reality snaps. I'm falling fast and suddenly, and theres nothing to grab onto. Panic. I try to look inside myself, to me, to who I am for something to ground me, for a floor, however fragile, to place some of my mind on. I find Nothing, the last few month depression and psychosis have done their best as eroding it.
Then out of the darkness creeps a thing with spider legs.
He is part of the broken universe. He has been let out, the spider-legged man, he can move through the shadows of time and space. I see him, in the corner of my room as his shadowy legs propel him into the darkness beside my wardrobe. He's here. And he wants something from me. And I know all the terrible things he can do. He smiles from the darkness.
"Lie on your back"
He instructs. His gravely voice scrapes into my mind.
"no" I think. And shake my head.
"Lie on your back" He repeats.
I don't.
He repeats and repeats, louder and louder. The roughness of his voice scratching at my soft mind. I need him to stop talking, to get out of my head. But he wants to hurt me, I know it, I can -feel- it. I know I will be at less harm if I do what he says, so I lie down. As I lie there and look at the dark crease of shadows above my wardrobe where I know he now is, he comes closer, to a shadow directly above my head. Hes teasing me. His presence is dense and dripping with hate. A black hole of hatred ontop of my cupboard, I can see his glinting eyes, and I know he is not staring at me, but through me, straight into my mind. He can read my thoughts, he speaks to me, to prove it, telling me what I'm thinking, then teases me by taking all my thoughts away, so I have nothing. Robbed of everything. He tells me I'm worthless. My eyes are fixed on the shadow above me, my heart beating so fast, I need to escape his stare, get out of this, so I scrunch my eyes closed.
Bad move.
Seared into the back of my eyelids are words. Words from the spider-legged man. Messages made for me. I tried to escape him, now he's angry. So he put the words where I couldn't help but see. Terrified, I snap open my eyes and blink but the words remain. Like light has burned them on, only hate has burned them on. I can't escape. I know I am not safe from this entity which can permeate time and space and manipulate every part of me.
I scream.
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I'm told by my partner that he ran in to see me scratching at my eyes. I don't remember. I'm thankful I have little memory after that. The next thing my mind lets me recall is sitting on my bed in the psychiatric hospital terrified that the spider-legged man had traveled through the dark places to find me in my new, clinically bare room.
I spent 4 days in hospital and was released Christmas day.
Wish I could report it's up from here, but the next chapter is perhaps darker still...
Side note: I'm not scared of spiders.
Peace, Love and Arachnids,
Blue xx
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Comments: 255
DestinyBlue In reply to ??? [2016-05-25 08:51:33 +0000 UTC]
Sorry to hear that
Hope things get better for your swiftly
and thank you
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williamarthurro In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 23:41:09 +0000 UTC]
i feel sometimes, some kind of that... grat work, very cool!!
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PetvetM [2016-05-23 23:22:53 +0000 UTC]
the extent of my grapple with reality is no more than dissociation, which i've been told is just a symptom of anxiety. so i wish i could tell you that i understand, but all i've got is worthless sympathy. i'm glad you're venting, though, because venting is one of the best tools we've got
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DestinyBlue In reply to PetvetM [2016-05-25 08:52:50 +0000 UTC]
Dissociation is pretty horrible to be fair! Some of my delusions were like that. Like one day I was really freaked out that I couldn't see my own face through my own eyes. That was a strange day.
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JohnnyandMe In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 23:01:19 +0000 UTC]
I understand this cause I lose touch with reality too. I see it has a war and that I have to save the world from the war.
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Ravenempire In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 22:54:19 +0000 UTC]
Wow... It's good to see that you can open up, like a flower. Sometimes just telling a Friend about your problems can help. I hope this helps, that you're telling us about this. It feels like one of those books, you tell it so well, I feel like it's happening to me. I can't imagine anything like this happening to anyone, it's horrifying. Reality is a punch to the face, but we need to focus on the more beautiful things in life, people who make us feel better. All the best Blue!
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BloodShotDreams In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 22:49:01 +0000 UTC]
I'm detached from this reality...
Don't know if its the same thing, but I just feel like I'm in the wrong reality. Only a few people in my life get it, and aren't worried like my mom would be if I told her about my detachment...
I often wonder where my home really is lately...
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LittleAmeba [2016-05-23 22:07:15 +0000 UTC]
I haven't experienced anything like that, but maybe you could have something near your bed to get distracted. Headphones work for me (sometimes I hear scary voices, but I can't hear them if I am listening music). Also, I usually don't turn off all the lights so I won't be totally in the darkness. As I said I haven't experienced anything like that, but I hope this can help. I wish the best for you!
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prakis In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 21:22:16 +0000 UTC]
Somethings are no good to question, things like Reality.
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Davidinho1997 [2016-05-23 21:05:17 +0000 UTC]
Hearing these stories fills me with both hope and a bit of dread, mainly because, even though i'm dealing with depression myself (Not as bad as you might think, but it's still a struggle coupled with a rocky family life) I still managed to find ways (No matter how futile) to keep me occupied within myself.
SO far the best "medicine" I have for it is music (1970s progressive rock music to be exact), and it has helped me ever since. With that said, I would like to send you some of the songs that got me through the hardest times (I just want to make sure you'd atleast take a listen to see what I mean, so I will be copying and posting this very message onto your page as well). I'm a fairly dull and uninteresting person, and the only thing truly joyful in life that I have as of now is to joy of sharing my favorite music, inspiring other people in the process. I hope I can inspire you in one way (Or in this case, song) or another
Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn (Part 1): www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRi-GJ…
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Yvette-the-Mangaka [2016-05-23 20:03:05 +0000 UTC]
Reading your passages hits so close to home, I actually had to set my phone down and ground myself for a few minutes. You've perfectly encapsulated what it feels like to be broken, lost, to go from feeling like you've gone crazy to the world's gone crazy, that oh so fun tidal wave that comes out of nowhere and drowns you in a slurry of fear, hate, sorrow, apathy, doubt and emptiness. It's also nice to hear about experiences with delusions, mine manifest in the form of dinosaurs, oddly enough, but I won't get into all that. Love your work and I'll be adding you to my watch, stay grounded and keep writing.
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DestinyBlue In reply to Yvette-the-Mangaka [2016-05-25 14:10:23 +0000 UTC]
Dinosaurs, ohh, interesting... never saw any of those in my delusions (thank goodness) but lots of animals, so many bugs on the walls, that was probably the most consistent...
Hope things are good for you at the moment
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Yvette-the-Mangaka In reply to DestinyBlue [2016-05-25 21:56:01 +0000 UTC]
This month has been good, thanks, can't say the same for last month. Yeah, I've noticed they're each linked to a different experience, (i.e. raptors come around when I'm around people, darting in and out between the masses, watching me, studying me, looking for my flaws and weaknesses, pushing me to separate from the groups, my senses react to the present danger and suddenly everything is too loud, too bright, too much movement, I can't follow conversations and before I know it I'm mumbling some excuse to leave and sprinting for my car as though they're chasing me.
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Kraken7000 [2016-05-23 19:41:54 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Nothing I've, or most people have been through could come close to the . . . Things that have happened to you. It must feel really good now that it's all over
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Rinthi In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:58:50 +0000 UTC]
Sorry you had to go through all that.
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MintySunflowers In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:48:44 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so so so much for sharing your story. It makes me feel like I am not alone. You put so much of what I also went through in the perfect words, though your experience was certainly even worse than mine. I have depression, ocd and bad social anxiety and I was very suicidal and also was in a mental-health-clinic for 6 weeks, but I never had Paranoia or hallucinations like you had and now I am on a good way to finally be okay again and am fighting every day to get my life and the things I used to love back. Again, thank you so much blue. I am looking forward to the next part. <3
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Jeda-Teq In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:30:58 +0000 UTC]
Reading this I am left breathless and moved almost to tears. As it reminds me of a couple experiences i once went through in my life. I've never ended up in a hospital, but i definitely know what it's like to lose a grip on reality and to feel as if you're losing yourself.
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SeekHim In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:28:04 +0000 UTC]
I'm so sorry you went through that. I suffer from anxiety and OCD myself.
I'll pray for your healing.
GOD bless
John 3:16
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Twilight16Master In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:07:54 +0000 UTC]
reminds me of nightmares I used to have....
I'm readying myself for part 3. but even as these stories remind me of my own struggles, they help me to feel like I'm not as unreal or alien as I think I am. like maybe, just maybe, I do belong here, if there are others who's experiences are as similar to mine as yours are. and that really means more to me than I know how to express. that's important.
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chaosheart13 In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 18:02:08 +0000 UTC]
Your journey seems so similar to mine and yet we split at different points. It's a little eerie, to be honest. I'm still glad you're telling your story and letting others (Namely me) know that they're not alone for this kind of thing.
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kastiak In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 17:59:50 +0000 UTC]
Reading this story and knowing what I complain about makes me feel guilty... I guess this is just my imagination...
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whitebearboy In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 17:15:54 +0000 UTC]
Wow, I'm so sorry you're feeling so broken, I hope you feel better soon!
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Caine-of-Nod In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 17:07:46 +0000 UTC]
Incredible, Macabre, Stunning, and Compelling Artwork!!! P.S. I have had a similar hallucination, where not so much another entity but a mirror image of myself, a mirror darkly, telling me how shitty, how useless, how much a nothing of a person I'm am. It was very horrifying. It took a very long time to shake the experience and not let it bring me down. You have my sympathy and I admire your bravery in sharing your experiences with us all.
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DestinyBlue In reply to Caine-of-Nod [2016-05-23 17:22:06 +0000 UTC]
I'm sorry to hear about that... That sounds awful. It's such a hard thing to experience. I hope you get through it
Thanks for being so supportive
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Caine-of-Nod In reply to DestinyBlue [2016-05-24 22:08:27 +0000 UTC]
I did get through it for the most part. Medicine wipes out my hallucinations. But the depression and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) from the aftermath never really goes away. Therapy helps. But there is no cure. At least not yet. 20 years I have dealt with mental illness. It's like a raging beast I keep chained up inside my mind. I have it under control but I never know when it will get loose and do something unfortunate. You're welcome for the support and besides I love your artwork and courageous story about your life. P.S. Sorry about not responding right away but my Internet was down for most of the day. Stupid construction work messing up the cable lines.
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magic1016 In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 17:00:20 +0000 UTC]
Ever since I registered on this site, your pictures make me really impressed. I hope to fight this terrible reality you describe. Sorry for bad english, but I want you to know that you support.
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DestinyBlue In reply to magic1016 [2016-05-23 17:20:41 +0000 UTC]
I appreciate your kind words
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KaseyLicht In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 16:52:09 +0000 UTC]
Ahh this remembers me of Saya no Uta for some reason beautiful
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MarissaSaysHello In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 16:44:00 +0000 UTC]
That is terrifying. I'm hope the end of this story is a hopeful one. We all love you.
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DestinyBlue In reply to MarissaSaysHello [2016-05-23 17:20:29 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, it was horrible.
I can spoil then end and say it is a happy one, that's why I am able to write about it
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Laugh-Butts In reply to DestinyBlue [2016-05-23 17:41:16 +0000 UTC]
I cannot wait for the next one!
IN THE MOST NON-MORBID WAY!
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Tezeze In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 16:43:11 +0000 UTC]
That sounds so horrible... I'm glad to know that now you're out of the tunnel... But I'm so sad that you had to go through this... Great pic btw, it very well describes what you just told.
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iris-freastorm [2016-05-23 16:32:09 +0000 UTC]
this experience must have been terrifying .i hope that you feel a lot better now.
take care!!!
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Mercury-Lamp In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 16:30:48 +0000 UTC]
I just wanna give you a huge hug right now. I'm so glad that you made it through this.
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xXSilverCellistXx In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 16:14:48 +0000 UTC]
Oh my goodness.... I bet that was horrible to have to deal with that. I just hope you're feeling better now. ^^
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TheSpidersFangs In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 15:27:23 +0000 UTC]
This is a very powerful and intriguing story and inspirational to hear it come from someone who has experienced this. Keep fighting, Blue!
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Aspalax [2016-05-23 15:01:49 +0000 UTC]
man alive, the way you visualise your experiences is so vivid, it must have been terrifying.
I'm so sorry to hear what happened to you.
i'm really happy to hear you're recovering and i honestly think you're very brave indeed to share your experiences as you have done.
should be down at comicon mcm next weekend, so with a bit of luck i'll say hello then. I really admire your work and I hope you feel better soon ^^
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celvista [2016-05-23 15:00:07 +0000 UTC]
I hope things are going better, sharing this is extremely inspirational <3
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Grendelkin In reply to ??? [2016-05-23 14:54:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh, God... ;_;
As silly as that emoticon may look, I genuinely wish I could shed tears right now, or that I could have helped you somehow.
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