schizophrenia
Schizophrenia 101; look beyond the pop culture portrayals and learn the reality behind this oft-stigmatized mental illness.
Searching for Hope
“Janice, do you hear voices?” My thought process was interrupted once again. My eyes met my therapists and I was in horror. ‘How did she know?’ I ask myself. As my heart pounds, I mutter the word “yes” out loud. She’s my therapist. I can’t lie to her. Even though I secretly wanted to.
By Janice Page7 years ago in Psyche
The Beginning
Hello I am Danette, and I am a disabled wife and mother. My husband is a veteran and is also disabled. We have two wonderful kids, a daughter who is 20 years old and lives in Oregon. Then we have our son who is 12 years old and in the 6th grade. We are in the process of trying to get things ready to move to Kentucky. I am looking forward to a change, but the main reason we are moving is for better medical help, and to be closer to Shriner's Hospital for our son. I suffer Bipolar, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. I have a past of self harm and trying to commit suicide. I am happy to say that I have not harmed myself since 2009. I am getting the help I need to keep doing ok. I have found getting tattoos help with the urge to self harm. I was told in the beginning of 2009 after my first stay in the hospital that I had Bipolar-schizo, but the mental health I was going to never confirmed it. I since have changed houses and am going to a different mental health, and one of their doctors actually confirmed that I have schizophrenia about 2 years ago. I have joined a support group on Facebook for it, and that has helped a lot. I struggle daily with getting out of bed, and to just function normally. I don't mean to write this for pity but to hopefully help someone else.
By Danette May7 years ago in Psyche
The Autism-Schizophrenia Connection
I just read this article saying that autism and schizophrenia are genetically linked. Apparently this was already suspected but studies had only been done in western populations. A new study from Japan now adds more evidence based on the genetic studies of people around the world.
By Angel Mann7 years ago in Psyche
My Life: Schizophrenia
Step into my brain for a little while, and you'll want out as soon as you can.. You're a child; you wake up every day with three different people talking inside your head. Some days, you completely black out. When you come to, your peers tell you that you told them you wish they'd just die. “There's no way that was me,” you try to convince yourself, but this is happening more and more these days... They're constantly there, screaming, crying, scratching at your brain to get out. “Just let me say a few things,” they argue but you know it would be chaos if you did.
By Jessica Shoemake7 years ago in Psyche
Navigating High School with Schizoaffective Disorder
It started in February of 2015, during the second semester of my freshman year in high school. That was the month that my brain turned against me, where I could no longer diffuse between reality and illusion, where I believed things that were not possible, and unknown voices visited me at night. It all got worse from there.
By Emilie Morgan7 years ago in Psyche
Don’t Say Rude Things About People Who Take Medication
To start off a conversation with someone you haven’t seen in years by saying “Oye loca” is plain rude. This means “Hey listen, crazy.” Oh I’m sorry, I finally have my hereditary illness under control. The person who did this was a family member and that is who I’m ranting about. It took me years to find the right meds that treat both bipolar 1 and schizophrenia, hence my diagnosis of schizoaffective. I finally got a chance to see a real psychiatrist, and not someone that makes you wait a lot just because I can talk about more esoteric subjects with them. Are you scared of me for the fact I have gained self-confidence and I practice witchcraft?
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Psyche
My Life’s Work is Similar to that of Edgar Cayce
I might be like Edgar Cayce, able to give good readings in trance. But I have limitations, unlike him. I have schizophrenia and need to take medication for it. I have to be medication consistent. Unfortunately, some people seem to get their panties in a bunch about my medication needs. I have to set limits on how many readings I would do in one day, if I get properly trained. He gave a lot of information out about how to use psychic talent, how to discover your purpose in life, and a lot of holistic health information.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Psyche
What It Feels Like to Have Schizophrenia
Everything is loud. Here I will write about what it was like to have schizophrenia as a child, not know what it was, and not having a diagnosis I could tell people about that they would understand. These days, my experience in class means I feel less wound up overall, to the point of not being wound up at all, in fact, which makes me feel odd. For somebody with real psychic talent, the input comes hot and heavy: everybody’s energy, everybody’s aura colors. Not being on meds meant that I was helpless at regulating the input I got from my mind. As an adult, on the right medication, I’m able to see that I can regulate the input better. I can also shut it off since I took a class on the off switch.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Psyche
