Feb. 15, 2026
From Physics through Psychosis to Psychology
I'm a psychologist from a small industrial town in Russia, dedicated to my profession despite a non-traditional path to get here.
I'm a walking paradox.
By my first education, I'm a physicist who became a psychologist—or perhaps more accurately, a physicist who went mad and found wisdom on the other side.
I got two diplomas without trying and failed when I finally gave it my all. I was among the top 10 applicants to St. Petersburg State University's psychology master's program—and then was expelled before my first exam.
Nevertheless, I became a psychologist.
From my office window at the school where I later worked as a psychologist, I could see another school where a psychologist worked who had graduated from that very program that expelled me. We ended up in the same place—just via different roads.
I'm someone who found sanity by going through madness. I walked through psychosis without medication and came out the other side—not broken, but transformed. I know how controversial this sounds. I know that psychiatrists would call me dangerous for saying that schizophrenia can be cured without medication. But I also know that I'm living proof.
My life mission is simple and perhaps impossible: to prove that recovery from severe mental illness is real and attainable. I'm interested in three disorders—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and neuroses.
I'm a person who asks too many questions.
From Physics through Psychosis to Psychology
I'm a psychologist from a small industrial town in Russia, dedicated to my profession despite a non-traditional path to get here.
I'm a walking paradox.
I got two diplomas without trying and failed when I finally gave it my all.
I was among the top 10 applicants to St. Petersburg State University's psychology master's program—and then was expelled before my first exam.
Nevertheless, I became a psychologist.
From my office window at the school where I later worked as a psychologist, I could see another school where a psychologist worked who had graduated from that very program that expelled me.
We ended up in the same place—just via different roads.
I'm someone who found sanity by going through madness.
I walked through psychosis without medication and came out the other side—not broken, but transformed.
I know how controversial this sounds.
I know that psychiatrists would call me dangerous for saying that schizophrenia can be cured without medication.
But I also know that I'm living proof.
I'm interested in three disorders—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and neuroses.
I'm a person who asks too many questions.
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Thank you!
From Physics to Psychology Through Psychosis to Psychology
The original word order is a little confusing, at first it sounds like you're listing a bunch of things that range from "physics" to "psychosis"
I'm a psychologist from a small industrial town in Russia, dedicated to my profession despite having taken a non-traditional path to get here.
I'm a walking paradox.
By my first education, I'm a physicist who. I then became a psychologist—or perhaps more accurately, a physicist who went mad and found wisdom on the other side.
otherwise it sounds like your first education taught you to be both a physicist and psychologist
I got two diplomas without trying and failed when I finally gave it my all.
I was among the top 10 applicants to St. Petersburg State University's psychology mMaster's program—and then was expelled before my first exam.
Nevertheless, I became a psychologist.
From my office window at the school where I later worked as a psychologist, I could see another school where a psychologist worked, who had graduated from thate very program that had expelled me, worked.
We ended up in the same place—just via different roads.
I'm someone who found sanity by going through madness.
I walked through psychosis without medication and came out the other side—not broken, but transformed.
I know how controversial this sounds.
I know that psychiatrists would call me dangerous for saying that schizophrenia can be cured without medication.
But I also know that I'm living proof.
My life mission is simple and perhaps impossible: to prove that recovery from severe mental illness is real and attainable.
I'm interested in three disorders—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and neuroses.
I'm a person who asks too many questions.
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My ex went through his first psychosis while I was with him, and I've never felt more helpless. Even though I hate the pharmaceutical industry, especially when it comes to drugs that alter your mind, after a few weeks, where at times he did not even recognize me and thought I was an assassin sent to kill him, I felt that there was no other option. It would be so great to have an alternative to treating schizophrenia and bipolar that doesn't involve a lifelong drug prescription. Godspeed.
Feb. 15, 2026
Thank you for sharing this story. I'm so sorry you both had to go through that. And thank you for the Godspeed — I'll try not to lose my mind while proving that this can be cured or that one can learn to live fully with it... although, as they say, 'if you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.
Thank you also for your corrections!
Feb. 15, 2026
I'm sorry you have to go through it as well, though it seems like there could be a silver lining. Np!
By my first education, I'm a physicist who became a psychologist—or perhaps more accurately, a physicist who went mad and found wisdom on the other side.
"By my first education" is an awkward phrase. It isn't needed.
I got two diplomas without trying, and failed when I finally gave it my all.
It may not be grammatically necessary, but a comma provides a breath of pause to separate two very different statements. It makes it easier for the reader to comprehend without rereading.
From my office window at the school where I later worked as a psychologist, I could see another school where a psychologist worked who had graduated from thate very program that expelled me worked.
It follows the chronology of what happened if you move "worked." The logical sequence makes it easier for the reader to absorb all the information in the sentence. "The very [noun]" or "The very same [noun]" are set phrases to place emphasis, so it is less effective if you change "the" to "that." Also, using "the" eliminates the repetition in "that very program that."
We ended up in the same place—just via different roads.
"Roads" is a literal word. If you want something more metaphorical, you could use "paths," "routes," "journeys."
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This is a beautifully written piece. I can see it as an introduction to a keynote presentation you give at a conference. If I recall correctly, you enjoy public speaking? This would be a very powerful piece to hear read aloud. Outstanding!
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