If psychosis is a rational response to abuse, let’s talk about it | Clare Allan

Many people consider their “psychotic” experiences a vital survival tool, but above all they need to make sense of their experiences

There is something of a sea change in the way we understand experiences that have traditionally been labelled as psychotic. In our culture at least, experiences such as hearing voices or seeing visions have long been viewed by the medical establishment as unequivocal symptoms of mental illness. Treatment has tended to focus on the suppression of such “sy