I Think I'm Schizophrenic Posted: 06-26-07 04:23am
I think I may be schizophrenic. I think
that the house I'm renting a room in some
sort of halfway house. I think the
landlord is actually a psychiatrist. I
think everyone knows I have schizophrenia.
I hear voices in my head and am able to
carry out conversations with myself in my
head, although I know the voices are not
real. Two of my "friends" have mentioned
schizophrenia to my face, however, not
directed at me. I'll go into a few details
about myself. I'm a 19 year old college
dropout. My schizophrenia began about a
month ago, when I suffered a blackout or
nervous breakdown, not sure which. Before
then my life had seemed normal. Since then
I have not been able to go back. I am
paranoid everyone knows my illness and
thus will treat me different for the rest
of my life. Suicide is constantly on my
mind, as is constant worry and confusion
about my illness. As a child I was very
suspicious of my parents, thinking they
were out to ruin my life. I did not have
much of a social life as a child or
teenager, and do not now either. I am
depressed about 98% of the time and have
very unusual sleep patterns. I am unable
to cry or laugh. I currently smoke
marijuana to help with my depression.
Schizophrenia has run in my family, my
uncle suffers from it, and my family has
done there best to keep my away from him,
for some reason. I have had nightmares of
him coming and killing my family. I don't
have hallucinations. Once again, I think I
may be schizophrenic. I don't think an
assessment is even necessary.
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harmony1
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Posted: 07-02-08 22:55pm
Well if you are sure i would go and see a
psychiatrist to organise some sort of
treatment. i don't believe the marijuana
is helping your situation. It may not be
schizophrenia it could also be a psychotic
episode that can be caused by depression
and also by marijuana. 3 in 100 people are
prone to having a psychotic episode.
Sounds like you are extremely depressed so
you should really see a doctor regarding
the depression too.
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antigone
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Posted: 07-05-08 00:30am
I will repeat what harmony has told you.
You sound like you are suffering from a
depressive disorder. This requires
treatment and you may want to think about
going to see a psychiatrist about this. It
would appear that you have some other
disorder as well. Not every person with
schizophrenia has hallucinations. The
hallucinations can present at any time
during an exacerbation of the disorder.
If you are suffering from schizophrenia,
hallucinations may present later on. You
clearly have something going on and you
need to talk to a psychiatrist about this.
Treatment can help lessen the severity of
the disorder and help with the symptoms of
the disorder. I hope you will see a doctor
and get treatment.
