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I dont hear voices i dont see things that arent real, i dont have delusions.... yet my doctor is convinced I have schitophrenia...
My sympotms are anxiety,deppresion,flattened mood,agoraphophobia..... y is he so convinced its schitzophrenia????
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replied December 6th, 2008
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perhaps go and see another doctor to get a second opinion. Smile
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replied December 17th, 2008
I would, but hes suppose to be the best doctor in the state...

he says i have enough negative symtoms to make a diagnosis flattened mood,dysphoria, social and ocuppational dysfunction....he also thinks i have a thought disorder, which i dont believe.... becuase i have no problems with the expression of language or any of the other things listed under "thought disorder" i did have one phycotic episode 3 years ago... and when i was institutionilized i felt like i got significantly worse....i also feel like my father has some sort of control over me sexualy... which is present in a "delusion" about my neck.... also I was molested as a child...

im currently taking abilify,clonazepam, and merpidine( or sumthing like that....its used to treat deppresion)
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replied December 17th, 2008
I would, but hes suppose to be the best doctor in the state...

he says i have enough negative symtoms to make a diagnosis flattened mood,dysphoria, social and ocuppational dysfunction....he also thinks i have a thought disorder, which i dont believe.... becuase i have no problems with the expression of language or any of the other things listed under "thought disorder" i did have one phycotic episode 3 years ago... and when i was institutionilized i felt like i got significantly worse....i also feel like my father has some sort of control over me sexualy... which is present in a "delusion" about my neck.... also I was molested as a child...

im currently taking abilify,clonazepam, and merpidine( or sumthing like that....its used to treat deppresion)
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replied December 18th, 2008
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I'd say the delusion you have regarding your father is one of the reasons your doc thinks you have schitophrenia. I am not a doc though but I have suffered a psychotic episode yrs ago also.

I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you as a child. have you had any sort of therapy for this?
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replied December 18th, 2008
ya... its delusional in terms of what others would view as "normal".... but i know its very real.... i abused amphetamines for a while away from my father,when he came to get me he tried to employ some connection to me while i was in the psychotic state... an abnormal bond was made through this... and it hasnt been getting any better... now i have to choose between living at home in this "delusion" or going into a phych unit again where i feel id get worse.... im also confident me being molested by my bother has sumthing to do with it....

guess thats the price i pay for abusing drugs eh.....

the fact that i can diffirentiate whats real and not... means i know whats wrong but im not in the position to do anything about it.... therefore the doc wants to zombie me out.... fck that i should be able to live normaly... im in control here i just need the money to get my own place have a gf and live normaly and get the f outta this situation... but how the f am i suppose to make any money....ive tried working its difficult... due to my symtoms... i have to like win the lottery or sumthing...

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