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I don't have any formal training in this, but I spent a three years working at a drop-in center for people who were chronically homeless (this was almost always synonymous with some form of psychosis).
The lesson I learned from those years was that I was most helpful to people when I realized that I didn't play any different role in what was going on with them than the chairs on which we sat or the steps into the building. Whatever helpfulness I provided, occurred when I didn't allow myself to feel personally responsible for their psychosis.
102 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 17 Sep
ime one common symptom of psychosis is believing you arent delusional. i found this guys framework helpful. it helps avoid the worst case where they dont trust you which is imo why they end up on the streets; everyone that cares about them keeps telling them they are crazy and forcing them to do things instead of accepting and helping them however they want help.
listen (reflectively) - empathize (with how they feel about their experience) - agree (on truth) - partner (to help them accomplish their goals)
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Yes, this is mainly why I haven't done anything to follow up. Just guide them to at least let go of the illusion that their AI has found a glorious bug in something that doesn't exist or is minunderstood.
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