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Apr 2023
29m 58s

Schizoaffective Disorder And Psychosis

Metro
About this episode
James Lindsay is no stranger to stress and anxiety. But in his case, leaving those struggles untreated led to a full psychotic episode that hospitalised him for the better part of a month. He chats to Yvette about his story, which he's also put down in a book, Befriending My Brain: A Psychosis Story. 

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