Psychotic Episodes

The video features an author from USC discussing her experiences with psychotic episodes, likening them to waking nightmares. She shares personal accounts of delusions and hallucinations, and explains the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The author also talks about her memory of these episodes, noting that she recalls all the details vividly.

How does the author differentiate between a nightmare and a psychotic episode?

What does the author recall about their psychotic episodes?