A mum has shared how her severe psychosis made her think she was a pregnant Viking princess and strangers were hacking her phone. Jade Rossiter, from Farnborough in Hampshire, had just changed anti-depressant medication when she started to get vivid dreams and her visions quickly developed into psychosis. The 26-year-old was trying for a baby at the time and had been watching TV show Vikings.
Her psychosis had her convinced she was a Viking princess and pregnant. She was sectioned for four months and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Speaking about her condition, she said: "It was scary.
I thought I was a royal Viking princess and pregnant. I thought I had given birth. I was cradling my coat thinking it was my baby.
" Jade became convinced people were hacking her phone, listening to her calls and she would be the next Queen of England. She didn't realise anything was wrong but her family started to notice her "completely out of character" symptoms. Psychosis can be triggered for a number of reasons such as a traumatic experience, stress or drug or alcohol misuse .
It can occur as a side effect from certain prescribed medicine, a physical condition or even after going through childbirth. Psychosis is also known as a 'psychotic experience' or 'psychotic episode'. It occurs when an individual perceives or interprets reality in a significantly different manner compared to those around them, leading to a disconnection from reality.
According to mental health charity, Mind , psychosi.
