“My position is that we all have moments of madness. I would argue that, in my mind, there’s not a great deal of difference between what we call ‘psychosis’ and anxiety as a human experience. It’s a place that we go to when something in our life doesn’t feel safe or nurtured or comfortable. Our brain and our body take us somewhere else – and that’s different for us all. For some, anxiety is straightforward chest-based anxiety, with increased heart rate etc. For others, it’s completely different and might even be labelled ‘psychotic’. It’s on a continuum of some kind, although I tend to avoid that word because it can become medicalised”.
In this 10 minute interview with Alison, you”ll hear more from Matt about his personal experience with psychosis and the great moment of change for him, which set him on a path to fully “meet” people experiencing extreme states. Watch the full video here and find out more details about his 2-day Sydney workshop in July here.
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