Shame, stigma, losing touch with reality but hope and healing too – what it’s like to live with psychosis
Niamh Jimenez speaks to young people who have suffered psychotic episodes about their battle to shake the stigma that comes with it
Conor Gavin hopes to pursue post-doctoral research in the field of psychosis. Photo: Ray Ryan
Niamh Jimenez
"If people went through it, they’d come out and say: ‘God, that was really mind-bending,’” says Jack (who would prefer not to disclose his last name), a microbiologist who experienced an episode of psychosis in the summer of 2018.
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