help please

okay so i have been showing almost all the signs of schizophrenia does anybody here have or know someone who has it. its kinda freaking me out. i dont think i have it but my friends and doc say other wise. help please.

If this is a serious request, just asking is a good indication you may need help. Please listen to your family and friends, they will not do anything to harm you.

If you're not serious, your nuts for posting this message.:rolleye2:

Good Luck!
Jim Smith

You realize this is a forum of online strangers, yes? I'm not exactly sure what we can do for you.

Go see your doctor if you are worried, but be somewhat pacified by the fact that you are recognizing symptoms in yourself. You aren't currently taking a psych class by any chance, are you?

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Originally Posted by jacob985

okay so i have been showing almost all the signs of schizophrenia does anybody here have or know someone who has it. its kinda freaking me out. i dont think i have it but my friends and doc say other wise. help please.

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True schizophrenia is Waaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy different than it is portrayed in the movies, just putting that out there. but visit web md and tell me what you think, THEN visit a real doctor.


this was in no way to offend you, its just some peoples self diagnosis is a lil off.

A VERY common symptom of many different mental disorders is that the people who have the disorders don't think anything is wrong. You already say that your doctor says you have it. The next step is to go to a qualified psychiatrist for an in-depth evaluation to determine if you have schizophrenia, or bi-polar disorder (also called manic depression) which is often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, or some other issue, and hopefully to get on some medication and in counseling to help you.

schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder go hand in hand actually.

My friends Mother in law and sister in law has it. It is not something to mess with at all. If you have it....you need to be on the proper medication for this and continue the meds. If you have a serious stresser in your life....or you are not taking your meds....you could have a break down. At this point your schiz will get worse...typically you would have to be put on different meds or stronger meds. But again from what she tells me once you have a breakdown....you dont recover fully from it and it gets a little worse.

A hugesymptom of this is denying it....and refusing to take your meds.

Yes, once prescribed medication, trust your physician! I have worked with many people with schizophrenia in my days. The ones that take their medication as directed will surely exhibit less symptoms. Far too many of the people I came across did not follow the council of their doctors and subsequently worsened their conditions and general standard of living.

I have bipolar disorder that was once misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. Somtimes bipolar disorder can present with the same symptoms as schizophrenia. I went to a different doctor and got correctly diagnosed and put on some meds. I have been on meds for this since 1998. I am doing quite well now. You really do need to get help if you think you have any mental health issues. There is help available to you. My biggest word of advice is that if you are put on meds you need to stick with taking them. I screwed up a lot and went off my meds. I have since learned how important it is to take your meds. Good Luck to you.

and i do realize that yall are strangers but some strangers give the best advice

I dated/lived with a girl who had it. I was 19. So this was 4 years ago.

She woke me up one night by talking to herself. She had stopped taking her medication because she felt fine (unknown to me at the time she even had a medical disorder, I found that out afterward), and talked herself into committing suicide. She was sitting there, yelling at herself as loud as she could. I called 911, but yeah. Anyhow.

It isn't something you want to play around with, think you may be okay, convince yourself you will be fine, etc. It not only affects you but everyone else in your life as well. If your doctor said that you have it, please seek medical professional help. Not advice on a reptile forum. Thanks.

Agreed, I know a couple of schizophrenics--with proper medication, the symptoms are truly minimized, and they're able to live normal lives, hold down a job, and interact with others without any issues. Early diagnosis is so important--as another person mentioned, if you have an actual breakdown, you never come all the way back from it. Get stabilized on proper meds before that happens, and the condition may never get so bad that you can't function.

Schizophrenia seems to be largely a physical problem--the brain's structure itself is not normal. It also sometimes subsides once a person is older, age 60 etc. Don't delay starting treatment--it will take a while for the docs to find the correct combinations and doseages of medication that will work for you. Not a pleasant time period, but it doesn't have to be adjusted too terribly often from what I understand. Treat this like the physical challenge it is--they will likely also offer counseling to help you understand it and cope with it. Delaying treatment is dangerous, because it can quickly get to a point where a person is no longer rational enough to seek treatment.

In short--listen to your doctor, and grit your teeth through any unpleasant parts--you'll be glad you did it.

One of my best friends in the world is a paranoid schizophrenic. When he is taking medication he is reasonable. When he is not taking medication it is a really bad thing.
I strongly suggest you get with your doctor and be seen by a good psychiatrist. schizophrenia often begins in late teens and twenties. It can be one of the most severe mental illnesses and although much more understood than it was even 10 years ago, it is still baffling.
My friend was an incredible pianist. All he had to do was walk into a recording studio and usually got recorded for free. It was 99.9% his doing that our band almost got a contract with Virgin Records. The reason we didn't get the contract had much to do with my friends mental condition. Style was much like Tori Amos, but he was doing his thing long before any of us had ever even heard of Tori. Not treating his schizophrenia resulted in several severe injuries that have robbed him of the ability to play like he used too.
Please follow up with your dr and your psychiatrist, get medications to control the disturbing symptoms and STAY ON THE MEDS no matter how good you feel.