One way in which a person might experience psychosis is through hallucinations. Hallucinations are instances in which a patient will see objects or people that are not in front of them, or sees objects or people that are there, but in a different and distorted way. Hallucinations can be auditory, hearing sounds that do not exist. Psychosis can also include physical feelings on the body that have no explanation and strong feelings or ideas that have no obvious cause.
Another aspect of psychosis can be delusions, which are not just sensory but mental. These can include the feeling that external forces are controlling one’s brain and body. These external forces can be nearly anything, although a frequent one people in psychotic episodes describe is that of God. Delusions can also manifest as the belief that a patient has superhuman or supernatural powers. Delusions can also present themselves as beliefs that remarks that may be mundane or trivial in nature have a secret meaning, typically with the patient believing they’re being persecuted in some manner.