Schizophrenic Hallucinations and Reality (Page 1)

Hallucinations are not the main symptoms of schizophrenia. Rather, hallucinations are accessory symptoms present in some forms of schizophrenia. They are usually acoustic but can be also tactile, olfactory or gustative. Hallucinations are usually followed by delusive ideas.
There are 4 main types of schizophrenia: hebephrenic, simplex, catatonic and paranoid. Symptoms that are present in all types of schizophrenia (main symptoms) are:
1. disorders of associations (disturbed thinking processes);
2. lost emotions (apathy, lost ability for joy or sorrow);
3. ambivalence (the presence of two opposing ideas, attitudes, or emotions at the same time), and
4. Autism (a condition where the contact with reality is lost but the consciousness is still present)
Accessory symptoms present only in some types of schizophrenia include:
1. hallucinations;
2. delusive ideas;
3. catatonic symptoms;
4. poor and bizarre speech etc.
Hallucinations and delusive ideas are typical during paranoid schizophrenia. Most people can’t understand a schizophrenic's delusive thoughts because these people live quite literally in their own world.

i have schzioprenia its bizzare illness i think av i gone insane ? is it satan i see like invisable people like spirits hear voices saying lucifer and be careful and loads a things i just cant like shake it off it affected my mood my emotions i cud see writting in big red letters on the wall id see myself sitting in a circle of fire outside it was crazy then the most strangest thing was something happened to me with my ex partner then i just felt like i was in shock like i had major shock in my body its mad

I also have seen the spirits, I also believe it to be satan and his afflictors. If this is a mental illness then why are we all complaining of similar things. I do however trust that our Heavenly Father knows, and perhaps we were predestined for this misadventure, in some capacity, perhaps we will all find out after death, in the meantime, trust in Jesus. Question: Are most M.D.'s athiests? Do they ever research the spiritual?

You "see" similar things because you are both part of a shared culture...an ethos, in which you've both shared in the same, common, and widespread beliefs. In this case, since you come from a Judeo-Christian society, you rationalize the 'spirits' you see or hear as just that--spirits--and infuse them with religious concepts (bad = Satan / hell / devils / ghosts etc.)

Someone living across the world in , let's say, Communist China who devlops schizophrenia or a comparable disorder with hallucinations / delusions might 'see' similar shadows or shapes as you are and attribute them to radioactive energy globs that talk (or whatever because he comes from an athiest culture and doesn't have the same reference points you do to make sense of and/or ascribe to the 'shadows.' He'd probably find a whole bunch of other people in his culture who describe the same thing because they all have the same illness and the same reference points.

Just as you and CrazyDayz76 do...

Does that make sense?

Let me know if I can explain further or if you need help or resources for dealing with the spirits.

My warmest wishes to you,

Katherine

You "see" similar things because you are both part of a shared culture...an ethos, in which you've both shared in the same, common, and widespread beliefs. In this case, since you come from a Judeo-Christian society, you rationalize the 'spirits' you see or hear as just that--spirits--and infuse them with religious concepts (bad = Satan / hell / devils / ghosts etc.)

Someone living across the world in , let's say, Communist China who devlops schizophrenia or a comparable disorder with hallucinations / delusions might 'see' similar shadows or shapes as you are and attribute them to radioactive energy globs that talk (or whatever because he comes from an athiest culture and doesn't have the same reference points you do to make sense of and/or ascribe to the 'shadows.' He'd probably find a whole bunch of other people in his culture who describe the same thing because they all have the same illness and the same reference points.

Just as you and CrazyDayz76 do...

Does that make sense?

Let me know if I can explain further or if you need help or resources for dealing with the spirits.

My warmest wishes to you,

Katherine

They have many names.

BTW, Google anosognosia + schizophrenia...I hope it helps you out NOTschitzo...

And to answer your other question: Yes. There are MANY spiritual, non-athiest, doctors, many of whom belong to the organized religions (such as Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam). Probably more so than the non-spiritual ones

Please read my reply to Notschitzo below. It may help/apply you, too. One of the scariest features of schizophrenia is 'anosognosia'--a lack of insight/awareness into one's own disease that often mimics denial. Its a major reason why people are non-compliant with meds AND a major reason why people with schizophrenia can get sicker and sicker...resulting in homelessness, drug abuse, isolation, and suicide/accidental death.

It sounds like you are in the early stages of the disease which is good news as you can stop it's progress early on and regain control of your mind and these 'invisible people.'

Every day, we're developing better and better drugs which, together with talk therapy, can allow you to [return to] lead a normal life! best of luck to you.

My warmest wishes,

katherine