In her new book, Healing from Psychosis: We Are Living in a Simulation, author Becky Parry offers a raw and unconventional account of mental illness that challenges mainstream assumptions about psychosis, consciousness, and reality. The book, part diary, part spiritual testimony, and part survival story, recounts Parry’s experiences with emotional breakdown, altered states of awareness, spiritual visions, and profound psychological suffering while she also navigates chronic illness and isolation.
Parry was diagnosed with psychosis and also lives with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), a chronic neurological disease. She describes feeling disconnected not only from society but from reality itself. As her experiences intensified, she began questioning conventional explanations surrounding consciousness and mental illness. The result is a book that explores simulation theory, metaphysics, spirituality, multidimensional reality, and the possibility that human perception extends beyond what modern society typically accepts.
“I understand many people may not agree with my interpretations,” Parry says. “But these experiences felt completely real to me, and writing about them became part of my healing.”
Unlike traditional books that tidy suffering into simple inspirational lessons, Healing from Psychosis embraces emotional complexity. Through diary entries written in real time, readers witness fear, confusion, despair, vulnerability, and gradual transformation. Parry openly discusses suicidal thoughts, emotional isolation, stigma, fear, and the devastating impact severe psychological distress can have on identity and self-worth, alongside reflections on healing.
Over the course of the book, Parry reflects on practices and philosophies that became meaningful during her recovery journey, including spirituality, meditation, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Matrix Reimprinting, breathwork, and journaling. A qualified Coach, Mentor, and Alternative Therapist, she brings years of experience in holistic healing modalities to her reflections on emotional recovery and spiritual growth.
A major focus of the book is the societal stigma surrounding psychosis and schizophrenia diagnoses. Parry hopes her story encourages empathy toward individuals whose experiences may not fit neatly within conventional frameworks. “We are often taught to fear what we don’t understand,” she explains. “But behind every diagnosis is a human being trying to survive.”
The book’s title reflects one of its most provocative themes: the idea that reality may be far more complex than modern society assumes. Readers may interpret the book differently depending on their own beliefs. Healing from Psychosis ultimately speaks to universal human experiences of suffering, identity, fear, loneliness, hope, and the search for meaning. The result is a book that is simultaneously controversial, compassionate, emotional, and deeply introspective.
Healing from Psychosis: We Are Living in a Simulation is available now via major online booksellers. Parry is an author, Coach, Mentor, and Alternative Therapist whose interests include spirituality, consciousness studies, metaphysics, and emotional healing. Through her work, she hopes to inspire more open-minded and compassionate discussions surrounding psychosis and mental health.
