Psychotic depression

A symptomatic complex in-which psychotic features (delusions and/or hallucinations) emerge during an episode of depression, typically (when they occur in the context of major, unipolar, depression and bipolar disorder) severe episodes. In these cases, they also tend to be mood-congruent and depressively-themed in their very-nature (delusions of nihilism, poverty and well-deserved persecution, voices condemning the patient from the pits of hell or urging them on to suicide). They also naturally occur in the depression of schizoaffective disorder but are herein bounded by less inherent mood-congruence.

Psychotic depression is a direct example of how the suffering of severe depression (not just the vague ‘anxiety-depression xx’ misnomer) can exceed that of cancer. A big thumbs-up to people who liken depression (only going by mild depression as the cornerstone of reference) as the psychological equivalent of a cold (not even the ’flu., still), whereas schizophrenia be-like cancer. No. Severe depression can be psychotic and (more commonly than in schizophrenia these days) catatonic and feel worse than cancer. That’s a known fact to people who understand genuinely severe depression and aren’t susceptible to the psychiatric reductionism that minimises the severity of the spectrum of depression (and, albeit to a much, much lesser extent, bipolar disorder) up-against schizophrenia. By the time you’re talking irreversible MAOIS, electroconvulsive therapy (which is more commonly used for severe depression than any other severe psychiatric condition, even schizophrenia), you’re beyond a case of November-sniffles. And that’s a distinction that many GPs, pharmacists and psychology-teachers don’t even know exists.

Psychotic depression by Doc_B February 5, 2026

Psychotic depression

A symptomatic complex in-which psychotic features, as they are defined today (i.e., delusions and hallucinations), emerge within an episode of depression. When psychotic features occur in a depressive episode of unipolar clinical (major) depression or bipolar disorder, the depression is typically severe and the psychotic features mood-congruent (i.e., depressive-themed), e.g., voices from the bottomless chasm of hell condemning the patient or urging them on to suicide, depressive delusions (e.g., of nihilism, poverty and/or well-deserved persecution, which, unlike the persecutory ideation of the paranoid schizophrene, is felt as deserved and a suitable punishment for their sins, rather than an unfair targeting by the CIA). In the context of schizoaffective disorder wherein depressive episodes occur, the psychosis is less inherently mood-congruent.

(Psychotic depression.) The fact that depression, when severe, can be psychotic and even (more-so than in schizophrenia these days) catatonic is a fact that’s well-known to people who truly know what severe depression is but often unknown or brushed down in casual discourse about depression, among GPs, pharmacists (who tend to deal with what can be standardised on a more generic primary-care level, so typically mild) and even psychology-teachers. By the time we’re talking irreversible MAOIs, electroconvulsive therapy (unfairly stigmatised), Cotard’s syndrome and catatonic stupor, this is no-longer ‘the common cold (not even ’flu., still) of psychological problems’ that people who don’t know any better attribute depression to, out of ignorance, while simultaneously highlighting that schizophrenia is the psychological equivalent of cancer. Severe depression, psychotic or not, is often described as a kind of suffering worse than cancer in people who have suffered from both illnesses.

Psychotic depression by Doc_B February 5, 2026

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".

A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.

Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.

I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.

schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.

"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."

eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016

Stroad

Noun. Portmanteau of "street" and "road": it describes a street, er, road, built for high speed, but with multiple access points. Excessive width is a common feature. A common feature in suburbia, especially along commercial strips. Unsafe at any speed, their extreme width and straightness paradoxically induces speeding. Somewhat more neutral than synonymous traffic sewer.

Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!

Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012