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16-08-2018 06:29 AM - edited 16-08-2018 06:32 AM
16-08-2018 06:29 AM - edited 16-08-2018 06:32 AM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
...Geez that must have been so heartbreaking to see your parents evaporate before your own eyes. Scary too. I once thought that there was a guy playing a guitar in my bedroom and that there were little green goblins in my parents bedroom. I was so scared to open the door so I kept it shut until the ambulance arrived becuase I called 000. I also think that people can read my mind but that they do it in the nicest way possible. I hear voices too, or rather a voice which always tells me to hurry.
@Foxypuss wrote:My experience with schizophrenia didn't include hearing voices but I did once have visual hallucianations that spoke to me. I spoke to my parents whom I thought were sitting in the room with me until they both evaporated before my eyes. I have also had the delusion that people can read my mind. I thought my thoughts were so loud that others could hear them. I also thought I could see people eyeing me and boring into my brain. Another delusion that I have had is that other people were automatons and weren't really conscious but I was. It made me feel very alone.
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16-08-2018 06:39 AM
16-08-2018 06:39 AM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
How are you this morning @johnnymarrfan?
I noticed you are about the place early like myself this morning...
Did you watch the programme last night?..
I started watching from the series 1 episode 1 ....I have recorded last nights
If you saw the episode last night what were your thoughts?
Sophia
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16-08-2018 07:01 AM
16-08-2018 07:01 AM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
that: Schizophrenia. I valued each person's own lived experience of. It Can
Be Scary At First but I strongly believe that symptoms can be managed with
Meds. I am also a Christian.
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16-08-2018 07:25 AM
16-08-2018 07:25 AM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
Good morning @johnnymarrfan, @FrancesPharma, @soulie
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16-08-2018 07:27 AM
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16-08-2018 07:33 AM
16-08-2018 07:33 AM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
Hello @johnnymarrfan
Yes that does seem to be the general consensus...once the person accepts that they have that diagnosis...
I am yet to watch the programme....am looking forward to the what not to ask and what is preferable...
I have found the first few episodes of the series very interesting....
in particular the short statured episode from their perspective...
I am hoping that the series will encourage more programmes allowing us who do not know enough information....google is not the best place for some questions...to feel more comfortable ...
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16-08-2018 12:08 PM
16-08-2018 12:08 PM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
acceptance of Diagnosis and then how to best manage symptoms. I accept that
I have Schizophrenia.
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16-08-2018 02:38 PM
16-08-2018 02:38 PM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
I think my sister maybe suffering from Schizophrenia but I'm fearful to bring it up. Our mother has been a long sufferer of mental health problems such as BPD and the suggestion to my sister that she too could be suffering a mental illness in the past as angered her. Her psychosis seems to resemble many of the brave folks who shared their stories on last nights show. She too has delusions of grandeur, visual and auditory hallucinations.
I wish they asked last night "what's the best approach to help someone who's suffering a psychosis"?.
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16-08-2018 02:54 PM
16-08-2018 02:54 PM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
I could relate to all the individuals in the program, with their similarities and differences. Its so important this approach is out in the media.
Its so difficult to know what to do @Mirrorball irl.
My sister had schizoaffective ... but I was probably the one who saw her most seriously fully paranoid and schizophrenic behaviours while she was alive. She had already come to the attention of police and medical people because of acting out behaviours.
Things were also different back then.
My best guess is be as available and encourging as possible, without letting it damage your own well being. Encourage help seeking behaviours specifically as well as general life issues.
A bit depends on whether you are older or younger, what other suports are available to her, and YOU, how extreme her mood states are ....how much you should take on ...
Take care of you too..
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16-08-2018 03:29 PM
16-08-2018 03:29 PM
Re: You Can't Ask That: Schizophrenia
Thank you Appleblossum.
Such great words of wisdom in your response and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I'm actually the younger sister by 9 years so there's a dynamic that already exists between the eldest and youngest of siblings. I'm currently seeing a councellor to guide me through the process to ensure I keep afloat. Thanks again Appleblossum