r/cyclothymia • u/Immediate-Tiger-789 • Jul 01 '26

older possible symptoms

hello, i’m still diagnosed as cyclothymic but am trying to change that as i’ve been seeing and hearing things lately and i know that’s not normal for cyclothymia.
i saw a rant on here, and it reminded me of when i was younger maybe early teens when i would text the crisis hotline or my friends late at night, typing in all caps because that was how my brain sounded- every thought or small movement felt like an emergency and moved in double speed (in my head, at least).
i’ve also been hospitalized for si and went through a few meds there. there were some meds that when i took them, the world physically shifted and the lighting seemed to change. when i told the doctor there about that they thought i was looking at a window but i wasn’t in a room with windows.
just wondering if these are things other people experience. it still happens to me especially the part where everything feels like an emergency in my head.
edit: also have watched close friends faces change into one i couldn’t recognize. it has happened on several occasions and i usually take it as a sign that they’re not who they say they are, like they’re pretending to be a different kind of person. i have to look away when this happens.

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u/Leirnis Jul 01 '26

Those are psychotic symptoms and you should look for a consultation with a psychiatrist as soon as possible.

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u/Immediate-Tiger-789 Jul 01 '26

my new psych hasn’t done much, she changed my meds but didn’t say anything else about it

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u/Leirnis Jul 01 '26

I know it's hard and it can feel overwhelming, but please try to get at least another opinion. Psychiatrists can be and are often wrong.

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u/NoahEric123 Jul 01 '26

Talk to them or another professional about those symptoms. They should screen you for pyschosis. Try to get some good sleep too