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Mild Schizophrenia ?

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I have been researching Schizoprenea recently because it runs in my kids dads side and my 10 yr old has the bipolar and my older 3 boys have signs of bipolar. I noticed that I either have or used to have the symptoms.
Dellusions- As a child I believed everyone was an alien with masks on and I was the only human. They would communicate where I was so they knew if they needed their mask Smile
Hallucinations- Many times my whole life waking up to loud noises/voices/seeing things or people in the room. Very real violent dreams. Dreams that come true (ex: 9-11, etc.)
During the day I have seen things only a few times. As a child- a man walking down stairs wearing all white. As an adult- swirl of smoke in living room. Heard voices/crying a few times.
Emotions- I have very little emotions.
Memory problems---getting slowly worse. No social life. Daily migraines. Tons of fatigue. Sometimes get the chills during the day and am hot at night.Irritable often.
My question is- is it possible to have a mild type of Schizophrenea?
Thanks, Beth
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replied March 2nd, 2010
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The doctors would most probably label it so, blarson.

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replied April 22nd, 2010
possibly
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replied January 31st, 2012
yes it is possible to have mild symptoms of schitzophrenia. Mild sypmtoms would be; dellusions, hallusinations, hearing things that arnt there(such as: voices, waking up in the middle of the night not knowing why, after waking up staying awake scared etc), being very emotional, depression, paranoia, and multiple personalities.
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replied February 2nd, 2012
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Multiple personalities is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia. Dissociative identity disorder (sometimes flat out called multiple personality disorder) yes, but not schizo.
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replied February 2nd, 2012
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It does look similar though huh.

In one the people become someone else.

In the other someone else talks to them.

I can see how people get that wrong.

Oh well, press on until we reach the edge, we're going to fall off you know.
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