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Q: 26 years old have schitzophrenia
asked by: johngamefreak on September 14th, 2006
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My name is john im 26 years old I have schitzophrenia I think I do anyway the thing is I hear voices inside my head its mainly my own thoughts but sometimes I hear other voices mainly from family members who have died talking to me its really confuseing because I talk out loud to them while im alone in my house or when im walking down the street im also alcoholic well a recovering one anyway I have not drank for 9 months now I used to smoke pot all the time I did other drugs like magic mushrooms and I sniffed glue when I was a teenager a lot I dont really have any friends and my family wont help me at all I see things I see lights and coulers floating around and I also see things like I call in the minds eye when I can picture things inside my head I feel kinda not in touch with reality I dont take drugs now and I dont drink either I take quetiapine from the doctor for sychosis and I take paroxatine for anxiety and deppresion I dont know why I posted this its just id like to talk to people who maybe share the same experiences as myself so I can understand this 8illness I have better if any1 could help me in any way I would be gratefull thank you regards johngamefreak
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singledad
replied on September 15th, 2006
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Read my replies to the two post below this one, it may help explain some of your symptoms. Stopping the drinking and drug is a good idea - you'v emanaged to discover theat the best drugs are right there in your brain already - trouble is, you don't come down.

You'll probobly require medication, and i'd suggest taking it - but the primary managment strategy is to try to ignore it, reduce it to background noise if possible - engaging with what are essentially unconscious processes can be frustrating and endless, as they are essentially symbolic processes rather than cognitive ones - i.E., they only make sense in terms of your sub/unconscious organizational processes, which are extremely complex and chaotic - this sort of processing usually only comes to the surface in dreams.

In schizophrenia, your neurons are firing in random and unpredictable patterns, which can trigger these symboloic processes in the waking state, as well as memories, aural, holographic, even olifactory - so it can get pretty confusing, since these things are appearing spontaneously, and completely out of context to your conscious, cognitive state.

Physical activity might help take your mind off it if you can't concentrate on anything else, and I strongly suggest seeking professional help.
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