[pedagogue]

Hmm....I'm not sure where I fall in all of this. On the one hand, I know the importance of spirituality, and I would never think to question someone's spirituality because it is such an individual thing. On the other hand, I have faith (no pun intended) in the methods of psychology: what constitutes psychosis, Conscious vs. Unconscious vs. Sub-Conscious, etc.

Wonderboy75 talked about his experiences of how spirituality and his schizophrenia came together, and I can see where he is coming from. Splendra mentioned her run-in with LSD, and the fact it was similar to some symptoms of schizophrenia (it was actually a drug-induced psychosis involving hallucinations and delusions). High levels of LSD is unpredictable and can definately cause serious enough problems where a short-term inpatient stay seems like the best course of action. (Not knowing it was a short term drug induced psychosis)

I would be skeptical of anyone who thinks god speaks to them in such a forward way...but I can't question the fact that god acts in ways that we may not understand, and the fact that there can be a connection.

Religion (and in a related way....culture) and psychology is a fine line to walk. I am still trying to figure out how to negotiate that....but it seems to be a constant process.

-pedagogue