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parent of schizophrenia young adult..HELP!!!

My son is 22 and schizoprenic. He refuses to accept his condition therefore refusing meds. He has ran away twice...

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Reply: my son hears voices....will this definitely be sch...

Thank you very much! I have some hope.....I know time will tell. I wish I could see into the future for...

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Reply: schizoaffective or faking? now what do I do?

I Have told a Psychiatrist that I had symptoms Of Schizophrenia Everyone thinks I am Schizophrenic I am sick...

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Reply: My gf said I'm paranoid schizophrenia

Hi. Shane Here, I am a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. Very severly actually. And from what you are...

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Voices in Your Head. Coming to Terms with Them or ...

I've been talking to voices in my head, and on occassion they talk to me out loud. I've been talking to...

Posted by JaCedARtanas

I've been talking to voices in my head, and on occassion they talk to me out loud. I've been talking to them for as long as i can remember, but if i had to pick a time it would've started while i was in grade 8,in 2008. When the voices want to talk out loud, my voice changes tone and i loose control of my body for a few seconds, but I know what I'm saying and doing.

When it first started i felt different from everyone and it was really hard trying to cope with it as an elementary school kid. I thought i was weird and nobody will understand. The voices weren't making it any better either, I had to try so hard not letting them talk durring class, and at home i had to make it look like i was talking on the phone so that my perents wouldn't find out. The more i hid this from everyone the more they got worse. Also whenever they said anything out loud, it was always just be negative like, "Shut up! Go die!". Sometimes there would be power struggles with my body too, when they wanted to talk and i wouldn't let them they'd hit me. But i never lost to them once, i'm always under control.

I told my closest friends about it, i was scared at first, but i could always rely on them for advice. And when i told them they understood and accepted me. When that happened i felt so relieved, and they said to me, "Why dont you just accept them? if thats who you are then let them be". And that's what I did, i tried to accept them and it took 3 long years for them to actually talk to me in conversations, and now they don't hit me anymore. They're still a hand full everynow and then, but its nothing to hard for me to handle. I want to develop my relationship with them further if it's possible, i don't want to shun them, also i don't want to see a doctor either. I've heard of people coming to trems with their own voices in their heads and understanding them. I think trying to understand them and having some sort of mutual respect for eachother is way better then prescripted medicine. Please respond if you have any comments or advice for me. Also I would like to hear from anybody's point of view on wheather or not it's better for me to have mutual respect for the voices or just take medication, even though im still on the "mutual respect" side other then the "medication" side.View Thread

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Reply: How to stop the voices in my brothers head

I notice your post is from 2 months ago. I'm hoping things are okay now. Since I just saw this post, I'm going...

Posted by Bastet

I notice your post is from 2 months ago. I'm hoping things are okay now. Since I just saw this post, I'm going to treat it as if it is new.

Does your brother take the medications as prescribed and on schedule? Do you know for certain??

The voices can be so many things: god/s, devils, aliens, Jesus, authority figures of some kind, etc. As far as I can tell, they are just symptoms.

When I was dealing with voices, I was in another world--I was not totally present in this world and very vulnerable. I was given medication that I came to take as prescribed and on schedule with positive results.

Also, to break away from the voices, I had to give myself reality checks, and that was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life. I still have to give myself reality checks.

I have friends who take medication, but not on schedule, they sleep all day, some even 18 or more hours a day, don't cook, don't eat right, don't stay hydrated, don't bathe, don't clean their clothes, isolate, don't go out, don't exercise, don't communicate and socialize, withdraw from their hobbies, don't see their medical doctor, etc, and are too afraid to trust a mental health professional to assist them, so they don't get help.

Some drink, which they should not do with medication. Some smoke incessantly. (And other people with mental illness that I've encountered, boast that illegal substances help them better than medication--But in reality, they are not being helped, and are harming themselves.)

They seem to interact only with the voice/s. Some of them just barely function.

It's not an easy thing to escape.

Medications vary by individual. It took 10 to 11 years of me suffering before they finally got my medication right.

I hope your brother can get help. For me and almost all of my friends, hospitalization gave us the ability to get the help we needed in a limited atmosphere--Too much was/is going on in our heads--Even though we weren't fond of being hospitalized, in the hospital, we were able to delete many of the external variables...

I hope you can attend support groups, such as the ones www.NAMI.org provides, for people who are dealing with a person who has a mental illness.

When your brother is stabilized, he might look to www.NAMI.org for support, as well.View Thread

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Reply: I have what again?

I don't know what it is, but I did google what you put: abnormal z brainwave, and something came up instantly....

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Reply: Misdiagnosed?

I can only say that when I reveal my psych issues to my therapist/s, doctor/s, groups, etc, I feel better...

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Reply: CONCERNED PARENT

You can contact NAMI and sign up for a free class.

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...I need some help...

Um, let me start it off simple and I will progress with information if it is needed. I am "diagnosed" but...

Posted by An_250514

Um, let me start it off simple and I will progress with information if it is needed. I am "diagnosed" but from a horrible doctor, just to prove that he believes there is only one type and the others are to make things difficult. Anyways, I am very, very paranoid. Only about one thing though, females. I have never understood it and untill recently with my current girlfriend I thought my ex's were the crazy ones. She has pointed things out that caught my attention such as she is a server so her hours are all over the place fluctuating and this is the big problem with me. I can see her time ticket, her schedule, and have someone tell me she was there working and "I know" she was, its obvious and "I know" she wouldn't hurt, cheat, etc... but when shes actually at work I believe full heartedly without a doubt shes sneaking out on her break or flirting in the back or just really stupid immature stuff but it makes my brain feel flushed instantly and I'm so angry to the point of blacking out and arguing for hours, even after the physical proof was presented and "I know" I'm wrong I will still say shes lying to me and I want her to say it. It gets to the point of myself hyperventilating and telling her to just tell me what I want to here even if its not true. It "satisfies" whatever is causing this enough to get back to regular life. My gf will even tell you I'm a very nice, trustworthy, guy and our relationships great except when I have my episodes. Now I come here because I read EVERY bit of information on this site pertaining to Schizophrenia, and I am very, very open minded and willing to try anything that would help even a little. My gf is aware of this so she asked me to request some tips on how to.. more or less cope or prevent these episodes but she is not reading what I wrote so it doesn't influence what I say. Now for some medical/life history lol, My moms side of the family is all very paranoid! No actual diagnosis but they will tell you they will find something to be paranoid about, My grandmother is the worse. Almost all of her family were/are alcoholics but the ones that did quit, did it flawlessly. Almost everyone on both sides of the family smoke tobacco and/or marijuana. My dads side are all very distant with each other, its one of them families that love you face to face but make negative remarks when you're gone. A lot of alcoholism and I don't think they were so good on quitting. My father was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Mild Agoraphobia, General Anxiety, (Saw the paper work, lived with him at the time, etc...) and he said the doctor told him Alcoholism but more then likely that was a "mask" to hide the real problems. He was prescribed Klonopin, Risperdal, Trazodone, Lithium, and the anti-alcohol pill. All generic type, taken regularly usually daily. His was noticeable a lot thought, nothing negative but just... strange. He had a phobia of bricks pretty bad, he wore a hat and sun glasses EVERY day for about 15 years, very neat and for lack of a better word, "OCD". At one point for no reason he decided to just be home-less and live on the streets for about 3 years. Free willed and genuinely happy about it. Both parents had it pretty hard growing up and had 2 kids before age 21. My dad passed away from Cardiac Arrest in 2010 as well. My mom no longer smokes, drinks or anything and has a family with my baby sister, brother and step-dad. I had a good life growing up, I mean it had its troubles but that's life, was raised to be pretty morally aware. I always seemed older then everyone and I outcasted myself because of that all my life. I did go through a year of addiction on DXM heavily regularly. I seeked help myself without anyone really knowing and over came it. On a normal basis I'm happy and fun, I have a job and very few real friends. The episodes happen anywhere from 2/ wk to 2/ mo so its very unpredictable. Any information you need I will respond with asap. THANK YOU, in advance you will help me come to peace.View Thread

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Reply: Telepathy - STOP telepathic terror

do believe in telepaths but how do you treat it, if it is something you don't want in your life

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Reply: Son with Paranoid Schizophrenia

Yes see if there is a WRAP class taught in your area. You will see what it is online. The...

Posted by mentalIllnessCaregiver

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Reply: Please help me!

Is your DR. a GP or a Psychiatrist? Doesn't sound to me like she knows what she dealing with. I've been through...

Posted by Fowden

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Reply: My gf said I'm paranoid schizophrenia

Researching is what helped me find out what was wrong with me before my doctors did. Do plenty of research on...

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Reply: I dont know what to do about my mother

I'm surprised the doctors who examined your mom don't see a problem. Can someone else evaluate her?

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Reply: connection with schizophrenia and BATH SALTS

have been on bath salts off and on for the past 2yrs, and my boyfriend has been nonstop addicted until he got...

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Reply: Parent concerned about 19 yr old daughter symptoms...

I'm kind of wondering what caused her to begin to check on things before going to bed but with what seems...

Posted by Anon_124828

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Late Night Turbulence

Woke up at 1 a.m. confused. Not sure who I was talking to. Just wantede to go outside and scream HELP at the...

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Reply: Saturday Night

I too am like that, crowds make me freak out. But my doctor put me on Geodon twice a day so I hope it helps...

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Reply: Having problems not sure what it is.

thanks i will

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Reply: Stopping Saphris

If you really want help, talk to your doctor. A lot of people I know, who keep stopping their...

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Reply: schizoaffective or faking? now what do I do?

I, as a 15 year old, am finding myself in a similar place that you were 10 years ago. I have isolated...

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Reply: Paranoid schizophrenia

forgot to mention that from what i did experience, i really did feel like i was getting addicted to the...

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Reply: Is there anything I can do to reduce my risk of de...

I'm not too sure with this answer but I think some helpful tips besides avoiding illicit drugs would be to...

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Reply: I have questions

People who hear voices tend to hear things related to what is going on in their heads, so most likely your...

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Do I have it? and how can i tell if i do?

I need some help. Im not sure if i have schizophrenia. The things that i have been seeing and hearing are...

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Reply: i just cant believe this is all in my head

hi there. in a celetial thought process non-logical to relevancy. is always underminded by society. some, in...

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George, or schizophrenia

George, oh he's got schizophrenia. the term that plaguesw the earth of humanity that know me. Or do they know...

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Reply: A voice in my head. Is it something worth mentioni...

Yes, establishing that you are the living being in the equation is essential in dealing with...

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Reply: How to get help

Thanks so much for your response. It was helpful. The thing that really seems strange is that for the past two...

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