Learn The Signs
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Feeling like “Somethings just not quite right”
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Feeling like your brain’s just not working right
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Not able to do school work or one’s usual job
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Uncharacteristic behavior
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Heightened sensitivity to sights sounds, smells or touch
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Belief that you have special powers
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Pre-Illness Phase – This phase can be a period of days weeks or years
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Psychotic Episodes
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Psychosis
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Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression
Phases of Psychosis
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Myth: Teenagers don't suffer from "real" mental illnesses; they are just moody.
Fact: One in ten children and adolescents suffer from mental illness. Most severe mental illnesses start
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