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What Is The Possibility Of Truth In Speech Made In Psychosis State?

My boyfriend recently went to the hospital and has been in a psychosis state for about a week now. He is now at a hospital and they're slowly seeing improvement, which is good to hear. Before he went to the hospital he said some things that were very hurtful to me and his family. What is the likelihood of everything he said or "confessed to" being true?
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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Hi thank you for using health care magic.
Psychosis has one characteristic feature of loosing reality testing. Person in psychotic state is not in a position to differentiate real versus imagined thing. It is also possible that perception of psychotic person will be distorted.
Whatever he had said under psychotic state is not be a true reflection of his belief about him or about his known one. Likelihood of everything he said of confessed to or being true can not be determine. Making any belief about a person because of his behavior in psychotic state is surely not the preferred way for judging him.
Knowing more about psychotic state will surely help you to understand your boyfriend.
Hope you will find this helpful.
Regards.
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What Is The Possibility Of Truth In Speech Made In Psychosis State?

Hi thank you for using health care magic. Psychosis has one characteristic feature of loosing reality testing. Person in psychotic state is not in a position to differentiate real versus imagined thing. It is also possible that perception of psychotic person will be distorted. Whatever he had said under psychotic state is not be a true reflection of his belief about him or about his known one. Likelihood of everything he said of confessed to or being true can not be determine. Making any belief about a person because of his behavior in psychotic state is surely not the preferred way for judging him. Knowing more about psychotic state will surely help you to understand your boyfriend. Hope you will find this helpful. Regards.