Psychiatrist told my parents I have psychosis?!

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If you want help, go get help. Tell the doctor exactly what you just said here.

maybe go a different route with getting help than you have in the past. maybe you just need someone to talk to with a open mind.

I am definately a proponent of mental health professionals. The problem is that it mascarades itself as a science, when really it is more of an art. Not all psychs are created the same. Some will be able to do wonders, and others are going to only make it worse. And even more unnerving, it can be hard sometimes to know which one is which. Sucky situation, but one thing you can try to do is help yourself. (They say most psychologists get into the profession to figure out how to fix their own problems). I'm big into dreams, but I know that whatever 'knowelege' I have, it doesn't mean as much as a person's own interpretation of their own dreams (because it is their own head). It's similar with meantal health. Your doc, may have a lot of helpful knowledge, but effective change will only come if you meld your attempt to help the situation with theirs. They can know what they've read, and you can know what you feel and know about yourself. If you both share that specific perspective, together you can possible make a positive change.
As a practical example, a lot of times, doc's will just ask you questions designed to help you draw your own conclusions (ie, "and how do you feel about that."). They do this because they don't want to influence you to a particular outcome, but want you to come to it on your own. Part of that is good psychology, part is because they don't know exactly what is going on in your head, and they want you to fill in the blanks. It is not always a sign that they don't know what they are doing, it can be a realization on their part that part of the problem is something unique in you that you need to meet them halfway to be able to fix.
Read up on psychology. If only to figure out the gimmicks some of them use to know when you are dealing with someone who is less artfull. Hopefully though you can help them to do their job by working to sort out the rubble to begin to rebuild.

For my own part, I know that isolation can be problematic. I understand it is often because people and experiences are constantly dissapointing. But I have found that when you spend too much time inside yourself, you are really just building a more predictable world. One you have more control of what happens so that you know what the results will be. After a while, I uncovered that that is mostly a response to a fear of the world being less than you want it to be, when the real power is accepting that life is massivly imperfect, but that is okay. Surprise and adventure (things that you have little to no control over) can be the best things in life. The trick is to steer those events (even if they aren't pleasureable expereiences) more like a glider on the wind, instead of a race car on a track. Meaning, you have to gently guide them, without exerting too much influence. Kind of like learning psychology. You aren't fighting the psychiatrist, or your parents, you are just trying to gently steer them twards what you want.
Good luck.