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Q: Hi, Um Im Confused Any Help Would Be Great
asked by: nationofstars on August 13th, 2006
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Hi im 22 male and from australia, I was diagnosed with mild schizophrenia last august but refused the medications because I didnt like the way they made me feel. Ill explain why they diagnosed me:
i had a few weird episodes one which was scary was having dinner with my ex girlfriends family and her older sisters boyfriend or friend was there..For some reason during dinner I created this illusion that he was pissed off cause I was there and wanted to kill me so I started to think of ways I could kill him before me.
Another episode I went throuh a long period of time where I thought my dad was trying to poison me and I wouldnt eat food he gave me this went on alot even to this day I guess.
Another time I thought this guy I was friends with who I had a fight with was plotting with his girlfriend to ruin my life and kill me so everytime I heard a car come up the street I would immdeiately start panicing.
Alot of this still kinda goes on with me but I dunno haha.
So yeah im here wondering is there something totally wrong with me the doctor said over time I will get worse I find if I dont think about stuff like preoccupy then im kinda ok.
I do defintaely have ocd and anxiety but who doesnt these days.

I guess after all that....Am I crazy?
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HappyBaby
replied on August 14th, 2006
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Of course you are not crazy. You may well have mild schizophrenia but that does not make you 'crazy'. You should go back to see your doctor because without medication you may end up getting worse and you deserve to live without all these fears. Is there anything different he can try you on?


Good luck to you!
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Sudo Nim
replied on October 17th, 2006
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This is your brain trying to anticipate danger and prepare for it. Its an evolutionary survival mechanism. If you have no hallucinations, just a little paranoid, dont worry about it. Any drugs they give you will mess up your brain, make you a different person.
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