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Q: schizophrenia ?
asked by: mm09 on July 12th, 2008
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One day my boyfriend and I returned home from a friend’s graduation party and on the way home I started to discuss how I would like some time to myself. The conversation made my boyfriend think I wanted to completely break it off for good. I was in the bathroom for two minutes in hopes he would just calm down, when I walked out he was on the floor holding his head and rocking back and forth. He stood up and in a split second he changed into someone else, he had his head turned to the side and grab for my throat and said “where do you think you’re going” and screamed at him and said don’t touch me and ran out the back door. He followed after me and acted as if he didn’t know what happened. After I made him leave and my parents returned home, we discussed what happened. Soon after he left he called me from his car saying he wasn’t going to make it home, he was very suicidal so I called the police and had them keep an eye out for his car and I also called his mother to make sure he made it home. We have been talking about getting back together, but honestly I’m scared that next time will be worse. He doesn’t remember what he did to me, it happened very quickly, but he said it has happened to him when he was younger. He says he “blacks out” and he will hear voices telling him to do bad things. Well right away we thought it to be schizophrenia and that it might be a chemical imbalance, I want to know for sure what is wrong with him and if he can be treated and never tries that again. PLEASE HELP!!
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aochriss
replied on July 14th, 2008
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It is most probably NOT schizophrenia, but don't go back to him anyway.
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Georgia59
replied on July 14th, 2008
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It doesn't necessarily sound like schizophrenia for sure, but it isn't normal. He needs to see someone and get treated if he is going to be having emotional outbursts that put others in danger.

The way I see it, it is controlling behavior- trying to manipulate you emotionally into staying with him. I'm not gonna tell you you should or shouldn't be with him, but think about what you really want and need, and don't take his "episodes" into consideration.
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antigone
replied on July 14th, 2008
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He needs to get some medical attention for this. Any type of black out associated with amnesia merits some investigation. There could be several reasons for this type of episode. I hope he will consider seeing a doctor, perhaps a psychiatrist, about this.
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arconis
replied on July 26th, 2008
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My 2 cents...
Uhhh...I happen to sort-of disagree...

When I was going through it, I most definitely rocked back and forth on the ground, I believe it to be a sub-conscience action that prevents him from doing anything physical and it helps calm the mind considerably...it makes you feel safe for use in desperation when you fear/know that your gonna do something very bad...

Negative voices are also a symptom....unfortunately since he is aggressive I cant offer any advice, this is due to some other negative personality trait unrelated to schizo...Keep in mind I'm not a doctor but I think that's what is going on...
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