psychosis – alcohol induced… can you explain mental symptoms & ….?
some times the neurotic symptoms that you mention can become so severe that they mimic psychosis. To be truly psychotic, you would need to be outside reality having visual or auditory hallucinations, feeling compelled to act because of direction by outside forces (the classic messages from the tv scenario), have disorganised speach, paranoia that you could not rationalise ect. Dont be too quick to reach for the korzakoffs diagnosis, it is rare and very serious in terms of brain degeneration.It also usually follows only very heavy drinking over a long and sustained period. Being chaotic on drink can just disorientate you a bit, make you uncertain of your own thoughts. If you can cut down and calm down, try some prescribed meds to help you by, keep seeing your counsellor Maybe you will come clear in a little while . Even if you did have a psychosis they are sometimes just short episodes that never return. Again take the meds and you may come right as rain in a month or two. link below ou
