schizophrenia

[Daywalker]

I just found out i have schizophrenia fuck my life .
Disorganized type:

Child-like (regressive) behavior
Delusions
Flat affect
Hallucinations
Inappropriate laughter
Not understandable (incoherence)
Repetitive behaviors
Social withdrawal

[ape descendant]

Dude, that SUCKS!! How are you managing it?

[Daywalker]

I just have to stay on top of it by watching what i do and say when i am around people

[Catch]

Right, most people have some similarities to a mental illness, but it isn't that bad until taking on the heigtened, over-the-edge form. With schizophrenia it is the inability to care of yourself, like stop bathing. Not only can you see a schizophrenic, you can smell them, unless your in Europe. But I've known people who probably were, but they were still in reality enough to hold jobs and do other stuff, so not clinical anyway.

[Daywalker]

Ya minds not that bad but it still makes life more stressful than it need to be with out haveing mild schizophrenia. I know there are people out there that are far more fucked up than me. That is way i not making a big deal i just want to say this sucks. But I am geting of it in way it kind if bad-ass.

[korinna5555]

I'm just going to sit back and enjoy where this might be going..

[Alan]

Call me a cynic, but it just has to be asked for further reference. How were you diagnosed a schizophrenic?

[Methadrine]

Originally Posted by Alan

Call me a cynic, but it just has to be asked for further reference. How were you diagnosed a schizophrenic?

Most likely by the venerable Dr. Wik Ipedia, PhD. Man, that guy gets all the good patients.

[KissMeDeadly]

Originally Posted by Daywalker

But I am geting of it in way it kind if bad-ass.

Woah woah woah

Back this fun bus the fuck up.

Alright, you just lost pretty much all credibility with me. I am a genuine paranoid schizophrenic, as in, diagnosed in my early teens by a real psychiatrist kind of schizophrenic. It's not something I'm proud of and it's certainly not something I think is bad-ass.

Tell me, did you actually see a therapist, who then referred you to a clinical psychiatrist, who diagnosed you? Or did you just take an online quiz or something?

Seriously, it's not badass. It's just frustrating and downright scary some times. I have to constantly remind myself that the guy at Burger King most likely isn't a serial killer who poisons the french fries or something.

[Ben Lahnger]

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I just found out i have schizophrenia ...

You must be beside yourself.

[Solumina]

It really sounds like you just saw a list of the symptoms and have self-diagnosed. This is a bad idea for several reasons but I'll just give the big ones. First off: most people demonstrate the characteristics of most mental disorders, it is all about the degree to which they are presented. Second: you don't know the full scope of the disorder. Third: it means that you aren't getting the help that you need if you really do have the condition, GPs and the like aren't capable of helping you with things like that, even if you already have a diagnosis.

[d0p3y]

OMFG I am a Schizoid ... t00 . Why did I Open this Thread.

[Daywalker]

Tell me, did you actually see a therapist, who then referred you to a clinical psychiatrist, who diagnosed you? Or did you just take an online quiz or something?

Seriously, it's not badass. It's just frustrating and downright scary some times. I have to constantly remind myself that the guy at Burger King most likely isn't a serial killer who poisons the french fries or something.[/quote]

OK First of all. I Said i am not trying to make a big thing out of this. I got schizophrenia who the fuck cares i fucking don't . I am nobody focus on the rest of the world i dont care . I never said the world has to stop and hold my hand because I have a problem, no fuck that shit! My point is to say this sucks but it is my problem an obstacle but i will live and, I will not let this get in my way of a good life.I am sorry if you are having a hard time with what ever you got going on.OK now I do not know what your life is like but. For me i will not let this stop me. From living my life the way I want to.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Daywalker

OK First of all. I Said i am not trying to make a big thing out of this. I got schizophrenia who the fuck cares i fucking don't

Originally Posted by Daywalker

I just found out i have schizophrenia fuck my life .

And you still haven't told us. Were you diagnosed by a professional psychiatrist?

[ape descendant]

One of the nice things about seeing a professional.. is possibly getting medication to help alleviate your symptoms.

[Saya]

Not to mention that "watch what you say and do around people" is not the treatment for schizophrenia.

[Ben Lahnger]

Reminds me of that routine by Emo Phillips:

I was talking to my psychiatrist the other day. He said, "Emo, you have self-destructive tendencies." I said, "Wow! Well, what should I do?" And he said, "Go for it!"

[d0p3y]

I Peed a lil with that one.

[retribution]

Originally Posted by ape descendant

One of the nice things about seeing a professional.. is possibly getting medication to help alleviate your symptoms.

To this
and the other post about him not getting treatment


Medication doesn't always help, and you fellows rely on pharmaceuticals way too much.

Schizophrenia medication is all anti-psychotic class drugs. Which basically just puts you on a mind altering drug 24/7, just like with antidepressants.
I don't believe most people look at it this way, but it will alter your thoughts from what you would normally think. and thats fucked up in my opinion.
Just like how they give little kids with ADHD adderol because their parents are lazy as shit, which is just amphetamine, basicly just weak methamphetmine.
After abusing adderol once or twice you really realize how fucked up it is that they drug little kids with low doses, and keeping them on it 24/7.

When I was 8 I took some behaviour medication. It made me overweight, and made me allergic to being cold (don't ask). I lost all the weight as soon as I was taken off it thoughh. xD
But looking back on it, it makes me feel as if I was drugged for months.

Anyway, sorry, couldn't help but chime in with my 2 cents on medication.


Very sorry about the schizophrenia. Glad you're looking at it with a good attitude.

[ape descendant]

There's nothing wrong with getting professional help, and sometimes the drugs do help.

You never know until you try.

[BlackGnosis]

schizophrenia is such a varied group of diagnosis I think its hard to pin it on some one... took three doctors to figure out I was autistic then again, but those are just words, not methods to hold yourself under.

......

yes, yes I agree with BlackGnosis on this conclusion.

[Saya]

Originally Posted by retribution

To this
and the other post about him not getting treatment


Medication doesn't always help, and you fellows rely on pharmaceuticals way too much.

Schizophrenia medication is all anti-psychotic class drugs. Which basically just puts you on a mind altering drug 24/7, just like with antidepressants.
I don't believe most people look at it this way, but it will alter your thoughts from what you would normally think. and thats fucked up in my opinion.
Just like how they give little kids with ADHD adderol because their parents are lazy as shit, which is just amphetamine, basicly just weak methamphetmine.
After abusing adderol once or twice you really realize how fucked up it is that they drug little kids with low doses, and keeping them on it 24/7.

When I was 8 I took some behaviour medication. It made me overweight, and made me allergic to being cold (don't ask). I lost all the weight as soon as I was taken off it thoughh. xD
But looking back on it, it makes me feel as if I was drugged for months.

Anyway, sorry, couldn't help but chime in with my 2 cents on medication.


Very sorry about the schizophrenia. Glad you're looking at it with a good attitude.

Schizophrenia is a whole other ball game from a kid who's hyper. Untreated, its really scary.

[Frenn]

The drugs may be mind altering, but thats the point.
Weight gain, hyper/hyposomnia, tardive dykinesia...all these side effects are usually taken in stride because they outweigh the downsides of psychosis.

Also note, with adderal and the whole low grade meth...it is. Yes. Great Stuff.
Most psychiatric drugs, when used in those without real show of the symptoms can often develop the symptoms. Its probably why you were so super-focused when abusing them.

I take a fairly hefty cocktail of presciption meds, and it leaves me so messed up i cant walk for teh first 30mins of being awake. This is much better than auditory hallucinations.

[retribution]

Originally Posted by Saya

Schizophrenia is a whole other ball game from a kid who's hyper. Untreated, its really scary.

I understand that, I'm not saying anythings wrong with taking medication. Just that many may choose not to take medication.

[retribution]

Originally Posted by Frenn

The drugs may be mind altering, but thats the point.
Weight gain, hyper/hyposomnia, tardive dykinesia...all these side effects are usually taken in stride because they outweigh the downsides of psychosis.

Also note, with adderal and the whole low grade meth...it is. Yes. Great Stuff.
Most psychiatric drugs, when used in those without real show of the symptoms can often develop the symptoms. Its probably why you were so super-focused when abusing them.

I take a fairly hefty cocktail of presciption meds, and it leaves me so messed up i cant walk for teh first 30mins of being awake. This is much better than auditory hallucinations.

I see why people would want to take adderal to stay focused, but I don't think a kid who doesn't even know what it is should be on it 24/7. I don't think anyone should be on it 24/7, but if they will, they should atleast have a choice, and know what it is.
My friend with ADHD used to take 20mg a day, every day.
He didn't even know what it was. I remember when I was younger, I asked what his old medication was. He replied "I don't remember." Then a few days later he's like "I think it was called adderol" and I'm just like. "0.0"
He didn't know anything about it, the only side affect he knew about was possible heart problems.

Kids usually don't think much. They just think "my mom/dad/doctor wants me to take this, sounds cool man"

It just seems fucked up. "You can't stay focused? Here take some speed, little boy."