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I had a quick question - When people with schizophrenia use "word salad" and are incoherent, do they know? Or do they think that they are completely understandable?

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replied November 11th, 2007
sometimes yes.sometimes no.it depended on who i was talking to.i think most people viewed me as "trippy",but i didnt get the connection
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replied March 13th, 2011
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I had word salad and I knew that I wasn't talking right. I tried to say the right words but some other non related word came out & I was well aware of it. It was very scary!
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