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A Schizoaffective’s Brief Guide to Navigating Delusions and Paranoia
Eleven years ago, I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a debilitating condition that combines the features of schizophrenia with that of depression and addiction. This short guide shares the lessons I have picked up in the years since diagnosis and is meant to help the recently diagnosed come to terms with their state of mind and learn to live happier, more successful lives.
After publishing A Schizoaffective Brief Guide to Thriving with Schizophrenia, I have been amazed at the reception it has gotten, but in recent months I have felt the topics of delusions and paranoia were glossed over in the original guide in the interest of brevity and accessibility to people early in recovery. In this guide, I dive specifically into those topics, because they are at the core of what I consider to be the self-destructive loop that makes schizophrenia type disorders so difficult to recover from and horrifying to experience.
If you’re looking for a memoir, this book is not for you. This is an analysis of the experience and how to cope and thrive, not a narrative. It is written based on my own experience living with the disorder, but it is not a story. It is mental strategies and explanations, meant to help bring insight to schizophrenics and their loved ones.
Topics covered stages of psychosisHow my delusions formThe delusion-paranoia feedback loop and interaction with other symptomsThe logic of delusionsBreaking the cyclePossible causes of schizophrenia
This book is intended to give hope to the recently diagnosed and has been written to be an under an hour read to keep it accessible to people who may not be open to more long-winded advice books.
After publishing A Schizoaffective Brief Guide to Thriving with Schizophrenia, I have been amazed at the reception it has gotten, but in recent months I have felt the topics of delusions and paranoia were glossed over in the original guide in the interest of brevity and accessibility to people early in recovery. In this guide, I dive specifically into those topics, because they are at the core of what I consider to be the self-destructive loop that makes schizophrenia type disorders so difficult to recover from and horrifying to experience.
If you’re looking for a memoir, this book is not for you. This is an analysis of the experience and how to cope and thrive, not a narrative. It is written based on my own experience living with the disorder, but it is not a story. It is mental strategies and explanations, meant to help bring insight to schizophrenics and their loved ones.
Topics covered stages of psychosisHow my delusions formThe delusion-paranoia feedback loop and interaction with other symptomsThe logic of delusionsBreaking the cyclePossible causes of schizophrenia
This book is intended to give hope to the recently diagnosed and has been written to be an under an hour read to keep it accessible to people who may not be open to more long-winded advice books.
53 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 5, 2024
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November 20, 2025
An insider’s guide through schizophrenia paranoia and delusions
This is one of the most insightful and informative books that I have read on the subject. It has helped me to understand so much about what my loved one has experienced and even how to support their recovery.
This is one of the most insightful and informative books that I have read on the subject. It has helped me to understand so much about what my loved one has experienced and even how to support their recovery.
January 9, 2025
As someone who doesn’t have Schizoaffective disorder I felt that this book gave me hope for people who do have it. Having someone I love who lives with paranoia and delusions I’ve observed that just functioning takes everything they’ve got and makes reading even this short book too much right now. Maybe someday.
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