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Q: schizophrenic and manic depressive ?

asked by: ShadowSeer on January 28th, 2008

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For as long as I can remember I have beens strange; my parents have remarked that I am always in my own world, i have violent mood swings, and I hear voices and see things.

The voices I hear are very varied and they tell me evrything to do and help me, but there is one who is always there, who is my friend.

I see strange phantasmal lights and shadows at the edge of my vision and lie in bed at night flailing in fear...whenever I am in darkness i see them everywhere and I am so scared...

I am very introverted and even my parents say that I am always in my own world; I am also manic depressive.

If it means anything, I am only a teenager and my family knows none of this. i am also very intelligent, being a member of Mensa with an IQ of 162.

Please help me!

Replies(12)

Galaxy

replied on January 28th, 2008

Supporter

I am sorry to hear you are so distressed. Perhaps the strange lights you see are more to do with a visual problem than a mental one. Have you had a recent eye test? You must mention this as it could be imprtant to an ophthalmologist.

It sounds as though the voices you hear ar at least benign and friendly but I understand how upsetting this could be. You know you have to deal with this. You know you have to tell someone, either a member of your family, a counsellor at school or a doctor. There is no getting over that. Perhaps a change in your meds is all that ios needed.

Your IQ is impressive so please, use it and take good care of yourself!

ShadowSeer

replied on January 29th, 2008

New User

Thank you for your support. The problem is a little more complex than that though. While in the daytime the voices are evidently benign, as you say, when in darkness they turn sinister (different voices) and the same colours scare me to death. It is not an eye problem; I am shortsighted and even when I wear my glasses this happens.

I also cannot tell anyone about this; I want to be a quantum physicist and they simply will not allow me to study physics if I have a psych record; that is what my parents told me when I slit my wrists.

Philo

replied on January 29th, 2008

Experienced User

Sounds like your parents were making stuff up to keep you from harming yourself. What connection on Earth there could be between a psych record and quantum physics?

Galaxy

replied on January 29th, 2008

Supporter

Yes, that's what I thought - and it didn't stop John Forbes Nash, did it?

Do you have very pushy parents?

By the way, I am also very short-sighted and am troubled by floaters, shapes, flashes of light and colours, caused by central serous retinopathy. CSR tends to affect highly-stressed males more than females so I wouldn't rule that out.

However, I adhere to my original advice which is that quantum physics or not, you must talk to someone about your fears. It would surely be better to have a controlled psychiatric condition than to be dead, would it not?

ShadowSeer

replied on January 30th, 2008

New User

Well I do have pushy parents, but I am not sure...although I thank you shonster for the information about the short-sightedness....it is reassuring - at least if I am not seeing things but only hearing voices then I am not completely psychotic. My problem does not (yet) cause me to harm others around me and I have stopped cutting (I hope).

ShadowSeer

replied on January 30th, 2008

New User

Also, although I am not paranoid, I always have the feeling that I am being watched by people I know (like, scryed).

ShadowSeer

replied on January 31st, 2008

New User

Here I am again...once more on the subject of Schizophrenia...is it common for someone as young as me to contract Schizophrenia or indeed any mental illness? Also, I have recently been afraid that I will start cutting again. The circumstances thatled to me cutting in the first place have changed, but there is...hard to explain.

Almost an addiction to cutting, even though my life has been getting better. Also, the voices are like an unyielding cacophony and I am thought wierd by my schoolmates because I 'talk to myself'. What am I to do?

bellemorte

replied on February 5th, 2008

New User

Actually Schizophrenia can begin showing itself at a very early age. Have you tried to determine which kind of Schizophrenia you have?

ShadowSeer

replied on February 5th, 2008

New User

probably schizo-affective depressive. Aside from the vopices I have undergone depression and heard voices on several occasions...

bellemorte

replied on February 8th, 2008

New User

you're probably right, especially if you experience both at or near the same time.

CANDYxoxLOVER

replied on February 17th, 2008

Experienced User

My mother had a friend who was very smart, like extreamly smart, he was a mathematical genious. he was so smart that he thought he could fly, and he jumped off a bridge thinking that he would fly off of it, but he died. Im am sorry if this scares you, but mabe because you are so smart, mabe your mind is playing tricks on you. my mother is also a mathematicl genious and her IQ is not as big as yours. Please take care of yourself, you are very blessed because you are so smart. SO please dont do anything dumb like slit your wrists again and put your smarts to use when you are older and become a quantum physicist.

with Love, Yilania xox

woops

replied on February 17th, 2008

Experienced User

wouldn't we all just love to have the voices explained to us.
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