Need descriptions of Hallucinations and Auditory Sensations Posted: 03-25-08 21:35pm
Hi everyone, my name is Anthony. I'm not
schizophrenic, but I do suffer from
depression. I'm writing a sequel to an
animated film of mine about a depressed
cop. At one point during the film, he has
to help a person suffering from
schizophrenia. I want to do the
schizophrenic character justice and not
make him seem like the typical guy you see
in movies. Even though both characters
have sort of an encounter with each other,
I want people to like the schizophrenic
character and realize he's only a threat
because of the things he's mentally
perceiving.
So here's my question, what sort of things
do people with this condition see? Could
you all give me some different examples?
I know it must be different for everyone,
that's why I ask this. Also, what do you
think you would see if you had two cops
coming after you? Would this affect the
things you saw? Would you see the cops as
people or something else? I would really
appreciate your input. Just so you'll
know I'm for real on this and not trying
to make fun of you or anything, below is
my imdb page for my first film featuring
the depressed cop I mentioned earlier. I
really really need you guys help! There's
not much documentation online that give
descriptions on hallucinations from
sufferers.
The vast majority of schizophrenics are
not dangerous, for any reason. This
majority suffers because of the tendencies
of the select few, which are then
overblown by the media and made into a
stereotype. As to hallucinations, I don't
have any, but paranoid schizophrenics
often talk about being part of an FBI
plot, being followed, watched through
cameras implanted in their surroundings,
laughed at or being talked about. So
through their sickness they are usually
the victims and not the aggressors.
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Posted: 03-26-08 20:00pm
Well, the guy in the film actually is the
victim, but I'm not trying to give the
plot away or anything. It just so happens
that the police find him isolated by
himself and as they do so, he's in the
middle of experiencing some hallucinations
that end up causing the depressed
detective in the story some anxiety and a
panic attack while trying to help him.
It's hard to explain, but believe me, it's
not going to make schizophrenics look bad.
Police officers and people in the medical
profession loved my first film because
they thought it handled the subject of
depression in an informative way, while
making the main character look completely
capable and normal. I suffer from
depression, so that was my goal all along.
I really want people to understand what
schizophrenia is like too because people
always just dismiss it as being crazy or
being in contact with demons...and I want
to change that misconception.
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Philo
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Posted: 03-26-08 21:55pm
That's great that you're doing this then.
Honestly on sites such as these there are
mostly people that wonder if they have
schizophrenia, and they usually don't, so
it's hard to get any real information.
I've heard though from others that they
think they are in the Truman Show. I never
saw that movie or show, but it keeps
recurring in schizophrenic accounts.
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Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 7
Posted: 03-26-08 22:03pm
Hmm...thanks for that information. I got
an idea what they must mean by that, since
I saw the movie.
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2cchiere
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Posted: 04-23-08 23:48pm
I've talked to inanimate objects, such as
the bodies of dead pets, dolls, etc.,
which appeared to be able to move at the
time, and I also once had the
hallucination of going to both heaven and
hell. It was very strange, but that's my
input for the day. Oh, and plenty of
monsters... I also thought the world was
out to get me.
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Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 7
Posted: 04-23-08 23:52pm
Thanks for the reply. It really comes in
handy knowing this. By the way, did the
dolls talk back? If so, what did they
say? What did the monsters do?
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2cchiere
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Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 04-24-08 00:26am
They would either tell me to kill others
or kill myself, depending, and for some
reason I thought that the monster was the
driving force behind all the voices and
the dolls and everything... It was quite
crazy, thinking back on it. Please keep in
mind that my case of schizophrenia is of
the very extreme and very uncommon sort,
and I've also got bipolar disorder so I
tend to get the symptoms mixed up a bit.
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