I was once hospitalized in a psych ward because I thought I was dead. None of the psychiatrists knew what to make of it. The cause wasn't any of the things listed in this article, however. It was a combination of a religeous awakening and an abrupt cessation in taking psych meds. Once in the hospital and back on psych meds, I came back into what others think of as "reality". I have found meaning in the episode because in fact something in me had died - my old way of looking at myself as somehow defective as a human being because I had psychiatric problems. I was acting out this truth physically unstead of merely psychologically. I had emerged from the religious awakening as someone who could see myself positively. It changed my life - made me more empathetic. The only thing I regret about this episode is that it was hard on my family. Thanks for the article.
I was once hospitalized in a psych ward because I thought I was dead. None of the psychiatrists knew what to make of it. The cause wasn't any of the things listed in this article, however. It was a combination of a religeous awakening and an abrupt cessation in taking psych meds. Once in the hospital and back on psych meds, I came back into what others think of as "reality". I have found meaning in the episode because in fact something in me had died - my old way of looking at myself as somehow defective as a human being because I had psychiatric problems. I was acting out this truth physically unstead of merely psychologically. I had emerged from the religious awakening as someone who could see myself positively. It changed my life - made me more empathetic. The only thing I regret about this episode is that it was hard on my family. Thanks for the article.