Do I Have Schizophrenia ?

I find it hard to trust a lot of people now, it's hard for me to believe that everyone's not racist. My parents try to make me feel guilty for my anxiety, they tell me i'm not normal and that it's my fault.

I don't know any questions, I don't think. I'm seeing a psychologist now but we're tackling my emetophobia because it's my most crippling problem. He really does not think I have schizophrenia, I brought it up a little bit, but not as in depth as on my computer. He doesn't think I have anything, although he says voices aren't normal.

Your psychologist is dead wrong. He is not understanding that they way he reacts is making it impossible for you to tell him everything. What is creating your fears are those reactions from "normal" people like your psycologist and parents. They do not understand what the truth of schizophrenia is. Is there any way you could get either your parents or psycologist to read my posting step 1 hunkirg. I believe if you can get them to do that they will be able to understand what is happening and how to truly help.

Thanks. I will print out all the posts in this topic, if you think that will help. I can also tell him more stuff, I kept a journal that's like 20 pages long. I don't think i'm schizophrenic but it could happen.

So far you have pychosis. If you are tired with the voices , take medication. Minimum dose should be enough.

Well the problem with meds is that it is not a sudden chemical change that causes it , the meds used slow down a persons bility to think and put things together. Most sz will remain dellusional, you just learn not to be honest about it. That does not help fix the cause. The cause is not being able to understand deception us normal people use. For instance the dr's he is treated with respect for his "good work". The truth is his work is full of selfish motives (financial gain) and that is exactly what creates the problem, the sz sees this but when all us "normal" people say the Dr. Just wants to help. I am planning on a trip to belize, I am in manitoba (canada). If it would be helpful, I would be happy to try and plan for a stop, and I would be happy to talk to you and your parents. It would probably take just an hour, I am going to belize to do volunteer work with sz so I certainly would be willing to do that ( no cost, no worry). If you want you can post or e-mail me at glenhun kin@lycos.Com my girlfriend was diagnosed with sz in april, she is on no meds and is not having any dellusions/hallucinations. Sz is beatable if you and your parents can really understand. An hours time for a better life is something all deserve.

I think your girlfriend was diagnosed to early. Maybe she only had psychosis.


Psychosis is like a runny nose to a cold. The cold is schizophrenia. Psychosis is a symptom not an illness.

It can come back in one year:) it's too soon to say you are not psychotic.

I disagree to some of these posts.

I realize there are different kinds of schizophrenia, and I am not a doctor, by any means. But I have been diagnosed recently with schizophrenia, and I can try to use my "antennae" and experience with seeing mental health professionals to relate/help/advise.

Yfguitarist, only judging from your posts, I do not think you have schizophrenia. It sounds as though you may have ocd, anxiety, and maybe paranoid personality disorder. Perhaps your previous hallucinations and stuff were just temporary and not becasue of schizophrenia. Do you take any drugs or drink alcohol? Did the psychologist you saw ask you these questions? They have to rule out certain things before coming to a schizophrenia conclusion.

But I have no clue how your sessions are going. If he concludes you have no "mental illness," then I believe he is right. It would seem that many people get anxious or obsessive every now and then and paranoid. But to warrant an abnormal mental "disorder" diagnosis from a mental health professional, there must be a lot more to it. The dsm iv, what they look for, if you are suffering, if they consider you a "neurotypical" or if you do have some sort of chemical imbalance or whatnot.

Schizophrenia is not just about delusions and hallucinations, though they're part of it in a lot of cases. Bear in mind that is a thought disorder. With social problem aspects.

Josh

Illeane,

i'm not sure. But from your post, it seems to me you do not have sz.

It sounds like some social anxiety. Maybe borderline/bi poloar tendencies? Anger management problems? Severe depression?

Something like that maybe. I think people are mislead when they think of "hearing voices". I think there is a possiblie that a schizophrenic will actually "hear voices" and stuff. But I also think it refers to something else. Like difficulty thinking and having to rely on the subconscious to function. So when has to think, it comes in the head like fragmented thoughts/voices ... The overall picture of this thought difficulty would seem to a hallmark of a kind of sz.

As far as your "cutting" goes and such. I don't know. Suicidal tendencies? Again, depression?

But I don't think you have sz, imho.

Josh

Josh, I do'n't take any drugs or drink alcohol. My psychologist didn't ask me these questions. I don't get anxious or obsessive every now and then, it's a nonstop thing for me.

Slam, I hope so.

I cannot function at all. I don't know what the .... Is wrong with me. Does anyone feel the same I do? I just had another child 5 mos. Ago. It seems a lot worse now, no energy etc. Overwhelmed? Depressed? Too much responsibilities? I get up and try to do something and I end up colapsing all over again. I just found out my father who died when I was nine had schizophrenia. Is that a symptom? Or a warning? Am I getting it? Or am I just being paranoid ..................................Aaaaaaaa aaahh

Be glad you don't have hallucinations because that is worst. At this point you have to wait and see. Doctors will not know.

If I concentrate I can see a fog start to form briefly, or everything turns grey and blurry.

I also concentrate on my reflection and my face gets smudged to one color and my mouth shifts and my eyes point in all directions and I grin and my face morphs and it’s frightening.

The other day I woke up and saw that instead of my arms in front of me, there was the wicked witch of the west’s legs, covered in black stockings. I concentrated and it turned into my arms. Also, i’ve had the same thing happen where I saw a grinning corpse’s face in front of me when I awoke and it paralyzed me with fear until I saw that it was my pillow. It creeped me out the rest of the day.

I think whatever I experienced before has come back. The walls are moving.

Im 17 and am really confused. I know I have social anxiety,low self esteem,manic deppreasion and possibly a eating disorders as I am goin 2 see a diet trishion soon but im worried I could be schizophrenic because of the amount of cannibiss I have smoked and now I cant trust any1 I feel like my family and friends r against me conspiring even my doctors in on it. Ive been comeing more and more paranoid and am now out of work cause of it. Its driveing me insane I have loads of the symptoms but am still unsure and ive heard that family,friends and doctors dont tell schizophrenics that they r and it can be made worse by finding out but really need help finding out as I cant even sit wiv friends without being paranoid or thinking that they r saying things about me which might just be miss understanding them. I dont really hear vioces but I have always known sumthing was different about me but nobody would tell me I just keep drifting off in2 a world of my own and have been selfharming even worse 8tly wiv needing stitches I litterly find it a struggle 2go out of my house anymore and even my old friends r starting 2 say things bout me like ive turned in2 a retard or im crazy. And ova the past years it has started 2 lead 2 me abuseing alchol and drugs more as its the only way I can cope with wots goin on inside my head. I feel like every1 is against me and wants me dead.