What Is a Shared Psychotic Disorder? A shared psychotic disorder is a rare type of mental illness in which a healthy person starts to take on the delusions of someone who has a psychotic disorder ...

To further complicate matters, a longitudinal study argued that sub-clinical levels of psychotic disorders are associated with development of anxiety, emotional and substance-related disorders.

When you have a psychotic break, you are still the real, authentic you. Your heart, your fears, your soul, your emotions, and your own personality are all still there, experiencing everything.