What is Anosognosia?
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video, I discuss the concept of anosognosia as it pertains to severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Anosognosia is basically a lack of insight into an individual's illness. It can negatively affect a person's willingness to adhere to medications or to seek treatment.
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I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder for six years now, and you are the closest person I can identify with. I have enjoyed your videos and how self aware you are. Thank you for your videos!
After my crisis I was so out of touch with reality. I felt like nothing was organic anymore. Very traumatic but I’m happy I received medication.
I worked in pharmacy for 27 years. What I do not understand is why so many people would stop taking their medication. They will even admit how well it helps them, then when they are well they think they can go off the medication.What happens then they are worse off than before & takes them longer to get better..My cousin & Aunt have schizophrenia & my great grandmother did as well.
I think you are doing a wonderful job in explaing this illness so all can understand it & understand what the person is going thru
Have a lovely weekend ( Judy )
Just a few reasons: I take pills for my schizoaffective disorder that comes from "trusted" pharmacy laboratories but since there's a business behind the whole health system with people behind, I don't know each person behind the business, do you? I had the worst and the best experiences with the health system where I live (Argentina) so in my experience I can tell you I'd rather try to overcome the schizoaffective disorder instead of taking pills for lifetime. Another reason, maybe the more important, is because as you would probably know when you take a pill your body needs to process the drug and everything inside the pill so, the more pills you take because you get older and probably more illnesses may or may not appear, the more your body will struggle to process every drug, so again, I'd rather try to live a healthy life and stay away from medications by only taking priority medications as long as I decide it with my doctor. At first sight it seems basic to think "people would stop taking their medications when they need it" but I think is a more complex and different situation for every patient. Sometimes having too many treatments for other illnesses can drive you to choose wrongly but no one really care, even doctors doesn't know how you're living so they would just prescribe the drug and see what happens in a few months and then repeating the same process if something went wrong. Finally, sometimes patients stop taking their meds at once and not gradually as it is recommended. =)
What I noticed with my family members is: it is when they are already started down the path of instability that they decide they don't need the medication. So if they had additional stressors or unrest, and they are already feeling out of sorts, it is then that they make a poor/not of sound mind decision to quit their meds, or they start forgetting to take them.
I had stopped taking my meds in the past when i was doing well because i thought i was cured
The mental illness itself must come into play too Matthew, because most people taking medication (for ANY ailment) acknowledge that the medication is what is what keeps them stable. For instance, if a person needs insulin for diabetes, or blood pressure pills for high blood pressure, they know that if they stop using the meds their disease activity will return.
Fair comment, Michelle. I believe that can be said for many types of meds, but with other ailments perhaps people have more support (and motivation) to find one that may work better for them. Also, a medication works reasonably well for one (or ten) years may suddenly become less effective; then a person has to go through the struggle of trying to find another option ....
Thank you for this. I go through long periods of stability and during those times I honestly feel I am normal. It's only when I look back at my journals or recall episodes that I am reminded that all it would take is a stressful circumstance to send me back over the edge. It is such a strange existence!
This is my son :( absolute denial and zero understanding or desire to understand he has been and is ill. And refuses to engage but he does take his medication. Thank you Lauren again for your videos x
This is my son as well. I’m sorry that you are both going through it too.
@Orry O Donoghue what's are your credentials to make such claims? Have a seat. You're setting up dangerous ideas in the comments.
The reason your son is not engaged is because you are sedating him with a neuroleptic chemical lobotomy? Why should he be engaged if you shrunk his brain?
You are the problem, not him.
@Orry O Donoghue f**k you and your harmful advice. Sincerely, someone who has a loved one affected by this horrible disorder.
@@alexsmith8765 my wife is in jail, facing 16 years in prison due to this disorder. A "neuropaleptic lobotomy" would have been more ideal. Go f**k yourself.
I am desperate about my situation with my love one!!
I see all the syntoms all 10 !
But he doesn't, he believes everything he feels is real,,
And I can not help him!
Sometimes I think that I am the one that is sick.
You can not imagine what your videos had helped me !!
I have hope that one day I will be able to help him.
Thank you.
I totally feel for you. My ex was the same , I couldn't tell if it's anosognosia or denial. Possibly a bit of both, maybe one or the other at a time. Problem is he would get mad at me if I mentioned his mental health when he was in a state of not believing it.
Like you said at times I doubted my own sanity.
Hope you are well
@@FM-st4ynjust saw your comment. I hope all is well. I’m going through the samething. I’m starting to feeling im not well
This is amazing that a person with such a difficult condition is able to so clearly talk about it and the factors that can help with management.
Thanks for teaching about and breaking down such a often misunderstood concept!
I definitely suffer with this and had no idea. Makes me feel less alone. Some days I’ll admit I’m schizoaffective and autistic but most days I think my doctors are out to get me. I definitely get the ebb and flow. Some days I fully accept what I have and medicate, some days I fight, and most days are somewhere inbetween.
I refuse medication due to severe side effects, i'v tried so many meds but seem to be super sensitive to side effects. I'm not anti medication though as i have seen others have a lot of success on medication, just hoping one day to find one that works for me.
Oops sorry for getting slightly of topic, all the best.
Coming close to 10K subscribers. I sincerely hope as you grow that you continue to get QUALITY subscribers and comments as well as quantity. This is such an important resource for so many people. Keep up the great work! :)
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia 7 years ago. I really enjoy your videos. I hope you continue with this channel because it gives me hope.
This is what I struggle with and actually the reason I was watching videos on schizoaffective. To get a better grasp on what Im experiencing. My wife is my biggest supporter and makes sure I take my meds. She can tell when Ive missed and when she points it out to me I can tell, but nit until someone on the outside tells me. It's biomechanical denial you could ssy. Your brain cant perceive it's own dysfunction.
you are telling the truth, for yourself, and thus for many others. keep it up. you are a very gifted person to be able to talk about this so clearly and calmly.
I find you incredibly brave, and I hope you continue making these videos, there is still a stigma against mental health and by talking about it and making it open and something we can understand is really important. Thank you.
I really appreciate your videos. My son has severe mental health issues and has yet to be properly diagnosed. However, one of his most difficult symptoms is having deeply fixed delusions. What would you suggest regarding the fact that he in no way thinks there is anything wrong with him and will not accept any possibility of having a mental illness. There have been a number of mental health assessments done and a few very short attempts at medication. He has suffered many consequences, including being in jail for minor crimes committed due to his behaviors, substance abuse , self-harming, homelessness and suicidal episodes. He is 27 and this has been a journey of 8 years now. He is waiting a sentencing trial where he may be admitted to a State mental Hospital. My heart is broken and I have so much fear for my son and his future. Your videos are inspiring and my hope would be that he can find his way as you show so honestly and beautifully. All the best and gratitude for you and your work, Holly Rae mother of Brady Chance.
I’m so sorry. I feel your words. I am here because my adult younger brother is experiencing similar. I am in the very beginning of educating myself as to how to help him when most have given up because they think he can just behave if he wanted to. He is not able to comprehend how sick he is and thinks our family hates him. My sister is done and blames him, my mother is elderly and my dad passed. Losing our Dad would be when his behavior began to get out of control but we thought it was extreme grief. He continued to decline. He is now homeless. I am trying my best to find a glimmer of hope that he will be able to live with joy if we can get him to get help. I pray I can get through to him.
Slightly off topic, and not to undermine the importance of the topic at hand, but that shirt you're wearing in this video is so gorgeous, it's calling out to my soul! ❤
I guess that’s what I call my period of relapse, anosognosia. I’ll be sure to tell my nurse I had this for seven years. Thanks for thee enlightenment.
Thanks for the quick and informative video! I'm currently dealing with a loved one with this and it's been very difficult. Hopefully we can get through to them.
I know for myself, I'm usually fairly aware of my own issues, but I also know that maybe I'm not actually as aware as I think. And I think that skepticism has aided me a lot in avoiding a situation like my loved one's.
I learned as a kid/early teen that I have OCD, and that sometimes my brain lies to me and makes me believe false stuff. I think that experience early on helped me with being able to tackle other disorders, including what we think is schizoaffective. I've grown accustomed to asking myself why I feel a certain way or why I think a certain thing.
Even just mundane things like "oh, that shirt is pretty. Hmm, why do I think the shirt is pretty? Well, maybe because it's a bright fun color and has ruffles. I know I like bright colors and think many things with ruffles are pretty, so it would make sense then that I think this shirt is pretty. I still don't know for absolute sure why, but I do think that shirt is pretty."
I don't know for sure that my habit of talking to myself like that and always asking questions while being slightly skeptical of myself is why I'm seemingly doing much better than my loved one, but I'm fairly certain it's helped a lot. Maybe it can help whoever winds up reading this comment. I hope you at least come across something else that helps!
Thanks Lauren, you’re awesome! I feel like I’ve experienced this to some degree with BPD in the past, but I’m able to recognize my symptoms better now
Great explanation! I’ve never had this issue with my bipolar or OCD - I can tell when those are worsening, but I was recently diagnosed with an eating disorder and learned that it’s common for ED too, because the brain is starved. Right note, early on, I don’t think my restricting is that big of a problem (get praised for losing 50+ lbs actually), don’t see any real reason to recover.
Like you said, just arming yourself with information can be a powerful tool. Learning about anosognosia and the neurobiological roots of ED is making me much more willing to participate in treatment. It’s still way harder than I expected - I thought it was “just start eating again” and apparently it’s a *bit* more involved and time consuming than that.
I always knew I was very ill. I just could not see the point of always talking about how I was wrong about everything. Too much is made of lack of insight. The key question is whether someone is safe for themselves and others. People with very strange views can be safe for themselves and others. My point is individuals with schizophrenia can not be asked to give up the concept of truth and if someone is being forced to admit all the time that they are totally clueless they are effectively being pushed into holding that truth has no meaning for them. They are being pushed into being nihilists. My comments are not in any way a criticism about how you are handling your illness. Your approach to handling your illness is absolutely terrific. Part of that is you are standing your ground on what you know to be true. You know as much as a PhD psychologist about schizophrenia.
Hey, can you talk a bit more about the cyclical nature of the illness.
How long do the remission and psychotic periods each last?
Doesn't it depend on the person?
@@Catlily5 And that would be something that's nice to cover in the video.
@@Walter5850 Good point.
I love watching your channel and find it both insightful and inspiring. Someday I would like to publicly share my story, however my story is intense and could definitely be frightening for some people. I have been on a long and steady, but positive road to recovery. I take meds regularly and they have positive impacts on me. I have also been spiritual my whole life and have had experiences to where I cannot deny that they were not real in someway. I see my experiences as having both a physical and spiritual aspect to them. I see that recovery is both physical as well as spiritual, emotional, mental, and psychological all at once. And I believe that medications aren’t everything. So also diet is, necessary, as well as good sleep, exercise, mindfulness, education, and I tend to find meditation really helpful. Thanks for reading.
Thank you. I have just learned of this today. I’ve not ever heard of this prior. I’ve been looking for answers as to why my brother who is not diagnosed, can’t see that he is so sick. I am grateful for the knowledge and hopeful o can lead him to help he so badly needs so he can live a life that brings him some kind of joy. He is so lost now and I can’t get through to him at all. I don’t know what else to do but I am grateful for an explanation as to what he might have. Blessing to you and anyone else who may be confused and who are suffering.
You started this channel 4 months ago and you are already at 12,000 subscribers? Good lord A-BOVE that is tremendous! 3 years only at 7k.
You are incredibly eloquent. I really like that you explain your illness so easily to understand and very fluently! Thank you very much for all the information.
Your videos are really helpful I have paranoid schizophrenia watching these videos is helping me understand the illness better, thank you .
Oh wow this explains why 3 of my old friends are not getting treated right now (not positive but it doesn’t seem like they are). My anxiety and pure O have me the opposite. I feel like I 100% need my meds to function and am hyper aware of my thoughts and mental / emotional status. It’s honestly exhausting. Ty for sharing your experiences, it’s helping me a lot in understanding the disorder.
i like your channel. stay positive.
Thank you for sharing your experience in a way that everyone will (should) be able to understand. I have a masters in psychology with training in psychotherapy, specialist experience with patients in long-tern psych care. I support nursing assistants/nurses and guide them in their work, so that they in turn can best approach and support people with schizophrenia or other primary psyhotic conditions/diagnoses, I hope you're doing well and getting the support you need. Warm greetings from Sweden.
Informative video!
This helps me understand my sister more and why she was resistant to taking medication.
Great Job! I am very proud of your effort to teach about this disorder. I have a better understanding of this disorder and will show more kindness toward people dealing with illness.
Thank you for all your videos my employer`s daughter is watching it. It's very helpful and informative 💕 your courage to overcome it is astounding.
please do a video on weight management on antipsychotics
Yes!
Or even just talk about the weight gain that comes with meds and about how to find peace with yourself.
@Orry O Donoghue PLEASE take your meds
@Orry O Donoghue dude no offense but it's clear you're off your rocker.
I would like to see a video like that as well. I have gained 100lbs over the course of 4 years on olanzapine. I only eat once a day, and very moderate portions. and I exercise once a day. and the weight still keeps slowly climbing.
You are a great teacher. This channel has been so long overdue. Thank you for the work you put forth here, it is so valuable.
It's a shame that people have conditions that prevents them from the most basic things in day to day life.
Fuck, what is it like to sleep and the first few minutes of the wake up period?
Lauren you and ur advice are amazing! I need to know more!
In my opinion the opposite of the term anosognosia could be applied to being someone who are curious and open about their symptoms and want to deal with it and understand them, but in common sense that word means that: you have this disease, its a chemical imbalance, stay on meds for the rest of your life. So it really can mean two different way of looking at things. I mean what you mentioned that you are researching your illness that's very open perspectice and good but so many more methods than bio-genetic stuff. But sorry I don't want to speak from a mountain high and peer support groups would be a great help (I had friends being at psych and they're all said that the biggest help was the accepting community, so that's very interesting, see how much community means for every human being? :). I try to see mental stuff which coming from a person psyche, her lifestyle, her relationships and the community and the interplay of these phenomena. Thats valuable that someone taking responsibility for him or herself.
thank you for openly talking about it your the best!
Thank you so much for making these videos!
Anosognosia means that someone does not have "Gnosis" of something, in this case that the person with Anosognosia can not see their "Self" because of lack of understanding of it, there's no conscious introspection on their illness or problem.
thanks for making such awesome, straight to the point educational content
Hi, thanks for this wonderful info on anosognosia!
Greetings from Belgium!🇹🇩
Have a nice weekend! 👍
Lauren thanks for your insights!
Well articulated
Thanks dear friend
It's wonderful that you have a realization of your disease and symptoms and thank you so much for these informative video's. I live with my 44 year old daughter who was diagnosed with schizophrenia/schizoeffective disorder 3 years ago, but I think she started showing symptoms years ago. I went to 10 weeks of Nami meetings to understand and I do have more empathy and compassion My daughter still believes that the voices are real. The voices want her in prison and she believes they will succeed putting her there. If she believes they're real what can I do to help her. She has a tormented life and her phychiatrist has been of no help. Different medications have not helped. Any suggestions?
I have the same experience with my sister and I don't know how to help her.
My fiance is schitzoaffective & he is still hearing to voices even on his antipsychotic meds (he says they're just not as bad as before meds). I'm so confused & so trying to understand but it's so much. Are the meds suppose to make the voices go away or just turn them down some ? Can't get a clear answer from any medical staff.
I'm not sure if you have covered this off elsewhere @Living Well With Schizophrenia, but years ago a psychiatrist explained my family members illness by saying that (while active) all of her sub-conscious thoughts are flooding to the conscious level, so that she wasn't able to segregate and process any one independent thought. That combined with her paranoia (also present in her instance) was entirely over-whelming. Perhaps medical advancements have led to a better description by now, but what is your understanding of a layman's description of events?
I've wondered for some time now if there could br a way to turn the schezophrenic allucinations into positives allucinations, like a shoulder angel always telling you nice stuff to help you.
Nah it's usually dark and just negative atleast for me.. I haven't been diagnosed but show all the symptoms of schizophrenia and it's bringing back my depression.. the fact that there's something there that only I can see and no one else can, and I don't even know if it can hurt me or not, or in general uncertainty of what I'll see just fucks me up.. atleast it's not positive in any way for me..
@@camellia1942 did u get diagnosed now? Im wishing u the best.
Theres has been a study that showed that people living in ghana, accra and people living in chennai, india hear mostly or even up to only positive voices. So there's the question whether the voices being negative or positive has to do with culture.
@@bads5780 no I haven't.. my parents aren't really supportive of mental health so I gotta wait till I'm 18 so I can get help alone..
Also, I'm from India, maybe it's different for people but no the voices are almost always negative(I guess that's just me tho..)
@@camellia1942 i dont know how old u are but if you're really experiencing these symptoms then u should really try your best to go see a doctor, because if you do have schizophrenia or something similar, then the earlier you start treatment the better you will be able to handle the illness. Of course I dont know ur living situations and not everyone has the privilege to get diagnosed and get medical help. I dont know if youre just young and dont realise the matter of this mental illness, thats why i wanted to say that. If you really dont have any way to get diagnosed until you're eightteen then I'm really sorry for u, thats a really tough situation to be in and i hope it gets better! Sorry if my english is bad.
I only found out that I was hallucinating voices after I started taking medications. This is a cruel illness.
Is anosognosia a form of denial? Not wanting to have a diagnosis and/or a stigma of sorts. Is it kinda the thought of not wanting to deal with schizophrenia or schizoaffective dx. Or just wanting to be "normal". Lauren, I've learned alot from your videos. Thanks so much
My ex fiancee was bi polar, schizophrenic and had psychotic tendencies. She was amazing on her medication. Respidol. Off her medication she was uncontrollable and made many bad choices in our relationship together as did I. She would never talk about anything we me. No communication. I said we should go to relationship counseling, though she didn't think she was part of the problem and never went with me. She was and her and i and the kids suffered for that even till today. Thought control and emotion control is the toughest for some young women because they were never taught by their parents as kids. Love yourself and learn to focus on positive thoughts and feelings (loving and happy). Stay away from bad thoughts and emotions that will make you angry and put yourself in pain.
Have you, or could you plz, share some of your methods for self soothing?
This is of course a particularly important symptom for inpatient nurses to address. Any suggestions you'd have for the population of inpatient psych nurses who want to address this with the patients in their care would be very helpful.
Last night I had a patient who told me he didn't want to take his medications for bipolar disorder because psychiatry is not objective and subjective things are irrelevant. I told him that it seemed like the subjective experiences with his illness of everyone in his family including himself were very painful experiences and the medicine helped with that, in perfect as it is. He took the medicine and I really don't know if what I said helped, but he certainly slept well for the first time on the unit, and left me wondering if he'd been cheeking every dose until then.
Anosognesia, at first, for me, was very difficult. I didn't fully grasp the severity of it. Took me a full month to identify anosognesia, after attending NAM connections. Now I can learn from it and what to do "if I go into another relapse of schizophrenia. You have well-researched material, very informative.
Hi
How hard it was you to achieve self-acceptance?
very good video, thanks
I have been studying this and what you are saying is not what I have been learning and researching.
Anasognosia is very prevalent on eating disorders too
I’m 100% for raising more awareness about mental illness. But i’m a little curious if normalizing the illness more will make the person suffering feel even more anastignosia, sorry I spelt that wrong lol, or make them feel as if their illness is the norm if that makes any scene.
Hi my employer was diagnosed of schizophrenia with anosognosia. And the main problem is she is thinking that I am a threat to her and she wanted to get rid of me but I can't leave them in such a situation like this. I`ve been working for them for 22 years. She stopped taking meds for over a year and having this relapse. Please help!
Would you say your insight was better on medication whilst off medication that insight was absent ? Only when you changed the zoom of your perception through medication you were able to see the difference clearly? I'm not diagnosed bipolar or schizophrenia. But this popped up on my feed today and resonates for whatever my condition is. I'm diagnosed with adhd, depression etc and haven't been on meds for years.. I've almost forgot what it was like and feel like I'm so caught in it I have little insight other than living out the negative systems which are the same as yours.
Im curious about how that feels for someone with schizophrenia.
Do you feel everything's peachy and things are working in your life ?
Hello, I just discovered your channel most likely based on some research I have been doing regarding a family member. While the do not have Schizophrenia, they do have some similar issues as you have talked about. This video perfectly describes the situation this person is in now and has been for years now. It is a combination of denial and having issues with understanding some of the world around them. As we have learned, unfortunately we cannot really help them if they do not want or do not believe that they need help. Was there a point in your journey, (I am still working thru your videos so I appologize if you have addressed this) that you finally realized you had these issues and you accepted and understood what you needed to be done? Is there a way someone helped you break through the denial or sincere belief that you were not having these issues?
Just the few videos I have watched does give me hope that they will come through this rough time and get the help they need. Thank you for creating these videos as I think they the overall ideas can be applied to many different kinds of mental illness.
Steve Cole
Hi I am in the same situation,
How can I get my love one to accept that is a mental sickness?
I am so desperately trying to find the way.
Oh my, You look so good with your "problem". I have a question, my sister isn't responding well to their medication, she don't won't go to hospital (again) she don't want to use meds, visit any kind of therapist. She was better some time ago but she used to take an antidepressant medication. Now she couldn't get it because she wont go to proper doctor only her family doctor.So can i ask you what kind of medication You are using. I believe that US psychiatry is better than that in Poland. Maybe I could propose her newer medication.
Please help enlighten me. Thank you.
Yeah and unfortunately those people don't think they have mental illness and when they truely do it gets dangerous like once they stop taking medicine their sytoms returns
Have you taken b12 shot?
Isn’t there a version of this though where a person never has awareness of being schizophrenic? Where the level of awareness never changes?
Making this kind of videos are they helpful therapy. Pardon the question but is there a trigger effect that makes your illness act up. N. Is talking about better than not.
Thank you for making these videos..Good work, keep it up!
I would like to know few things related to this disease.please give me a reply (anyone who reads my comment can give a reply too, plz)
1) Is it important that a person suffering from schizophrenia must be aware of his/her disease before starting treatment?
2)what can we do to those patients who are not willing to consult a doctor?
3) Is there any home remedies for schizophrenia?
Somebody please reply to these questions..I am literally lost in my life by not being able to find treatment for my schizophrenic mom..I need help..Somebody please advice.
my question is, how do you assist a client who is so unaware of their dx and denies having schizophrenia? How do you help bring this client into awareness when they continue to deny it?
I have a sister I love deeply who suffering from this. She recently lost close relationships, has two Kids who are unaware of what’s going on, and maybe on the scopes of losing her job. Unfortunately she is the provider for her and her children. I’m devastated. Any suggestions? She’s been having minor psychosis schizophrenia episodes. I just don’t know. Help anyone?
My sister was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia the medication she is taking makes her rock back and forth constantly and she cannot stand it the rocking is making her not want to take her medication do you have any advice for this
How do you go with memory with your courses...I guess you Wright it done
Are intrusive thoughts and racing thoughts schizophrenia? I have ADHD and always attributed it with that.
Define intrusive?
I feel bad because I'm aware. Like I'm not worthy of help because I don't have this issue.
Huh, I think there's a similar thing with people who have depressive disorders and ADHD - it's not *just* denial, you actively aren't aware that your symptoms have gotten worse even when it's outwardly very obvious.
God, you’re beautiful.
how can i help a friend who shows many if not all the signs of schizophrenia, but thinks her delusions and hallucinations are real?
I have bipolar disorder and I had NO idea that there was a name for this
My younger estranged sibling refuses to admit that she has a problem and refuses to go see a doctor.
Can you talk about how to lose weight with schizoaffective disorder
I would love to see a video on this topic as well.
This is still not helpful in the case of how to accept it. My mother has been suffering denial since 15years which has made my life miserable. But she is not even 0.01% Co cooperative or even ready to listen to if I talk about her behaviour. How can you help someone in such extreme denial. Someone who doesn't have episode of denial but just living everyday, every minute every second in that denial?
I would like to know too a friend of mine struggles with the exact thing.
Is it easier to understand that you have Schizophrenia if you develop it later in life like adulthood?
I'd say yes. Because you have a contrast of before and after. But its also quite a shock when you start hallucinating because of no prior hallucinations. Quite sudden. Took me 2 yrs to put it together that I had schizophrenia.
What do you do if the person does know to an extent they are sick but lies to avoid antipsychotic treatment. They need treatment badly yet they avoid all doctors and therapy. During a crisis they lied about symptoms being under control and went off all medications as soon as they got home and they said they feel no guilt in lying to doctors. I have tried leap but they believe that anyone trying to encourage medications is controlling them and slams the door in anger even though we did nothing wrong. If anyone has any advice i would greatly appreciate it.
My husband is affraid to get help, and he hates me because i will not lie to him and say i believe that the voices he hears are real. But i tell him the voices are real to him, and that the trauma he feels because of the things they say is real. I fear he will kill himself, and I will have failed to help him
I do not mean to intrude in your life or offend you in any way and I truely want help others like you. Do you experience any siezure like symptoms or do you black out when you are off of your medication? If yes, please reply back...even privately if you wish so.
Why you so pretty? 🥰😍
When they don’t think they have it they don’t see why they need to be on meds or look up info to learn about the illness
Do you exercise? You can't know where you stand if you don't
Vous pouvez guérir de l'agnosonosie naturellement In Shaa Allah, faites des roqya et salat
I don't have schizophrenia!
I think I understand what anosagnisia means. The world is insane, and along with a few highly perceptive people, only I am sane. Want proof? Look at the condition of the environment, pollution, increasing income gap between the rich and poor, foreign relations, the never-ending war we will never win but sucks the life out of the economy, etc. I've seen a better way of doing things, and if only those in power would follow my suggestions, the world would be a paradis.
The world only gets worse, and I succomb to despair. Then those in power send me to their psychiatrists and they tell me it is I who am I insane and emotionally unwell. They fail to see that despair is the only sane reaction to an insane world. Or maybe they don’t care. They are either blind to the state of things or complacent or simply heartless or it is in their interest to maintain the sick status quo because it makes them money.
As a Starseed I think this “disorder” sounds more like an open crown and third eye chakra. With the negative bits being the lower astral realm. There are ways to balance out the energies and get up into higher dimensions. David Wilcock talked about people getting this disorder after going through the ancient stargate because we humans are not taking care of our aura. Infinity and the void must be properly integrated to maintain good mental health.
So in deep regard, with the people that are suffering. This is no hate comment, nor joke. You're problem lies deep in your inner heart, not your brain. I know, because that is what a possessed person which can hear voices experience. The answer is not to ignore this voices nor to silence them through medication, because that is not a permanent solution. Faith and prayer is what can heal the heart and soul, from this spiritual not mental disease, which most mistake for. When light comes in your life in the form of love, faith and hope. All dark forces run far away from you! Try it, and see for yourself
Apt description I’d say. It does sound like she’s experiencing higher realms. It’s a lot for humans to deal with but trying to run away doesn’t help. Fighting the ascension process only makes it tougher.
Hello. Thank you for the information but if you do not have insight, how in the world would you even begin to want to do research on a diagnosis you do not believe you have? That sounds like you had insight from the beginning to me. There are people who lack insight period , so you would never get them to go the library to research it. what do you do then? I'm desperately looking for answers for a family member. i appreciate your commentary but it isn't helpful with regard to what made you believe there was something wrong enough for you to even go to library and research what people were telling you. You had SOME insight
I always felt like anasognosia was a made-up term or a compilation of other cognitive symptoms. To say the brain is in denial of illness for the very reason that it is the brain experiencing illness seems (to me) to be biased against people with schizophrenia.
Hi……….. do you mean to say that anosognosia can be a passing phase?
That it can be temporary? My sister has anosognosia and schizophrenia. She would delete away past texts and messages that would remind her of what she had said in the past or that would suggest that she has the condition. This seems like wilful anosognosia to me.
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