Schizophrenia: The Most Horrifying Mental Illness
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As a schizophrenic, I can say that hallucinations and delusions aren't by themselves terrifying, but over time losing grip on reality is absolutely debilitating.
I can imagine. I'm bipolar and I tend to have both visual and auditory hallucinations. Although they can be annoying and weird I always know what's going on. Sometimes it's even ridiculous to the point where they make me laugh. But some times when I'm very sick they can be really scary and leave me a terrified blubbering mess. But I'm always aware of what's going on and I can usually eventually talk and reason myself out of the panic, although it feels like I'm teetering at an edge at times. Knowing how much they can mess me up while I still have a hold on reality I can't imagine what it would be like if that hold started to slip....
@@steevesuit1622 it depends on how delusional they are. Delusions can be a powerful thing. If they're delusional enough it doesn't matter how many professionals try to tell them, they will always think they're right and everyone is wrong no matter what in the entire world happens.
@@steevesuit1622 Schizophrenics often split the world into good/bad which correspond to their delusions. So the problem many victims have is that the ones who say "You're crazy, this isn't normal, go get on meds, this behavior is not right" get lumped into the delusion (the devil, the government agents got them, etc). So one of the most effective things you can do when talking to someone who has delusions is to not invalidate them, and they will at least not outright reject you as being part of the conspiracy against them.
As a former schizophrenic, back in the 70’s & 80’s. Personally I have to disagree with you, my hallucinations were either fantastically beautiful or the worst nightmare you could ever imagine. It’s different for most people. After I went through therapy I decided to get a degree at UCLA and work in the field of psychology. And I did that for 10 years but I finally quit, because half of the people who are working in this care need to go through therapy themselves!
@@thomasfholland There is no such thing as former when dealing with schizophrenia, it can be managed/treated to a great deal, but you will never be rid of it.
There’s nothing worse in life than being betrayed by your own mind
Oh there's a lot worse.
@@MadScientist267 ok
@@MadScientist267 thanks for sharing
yes there is!
Yep. When someone else betrays you, you can act reactively. But when your mind changes, it alters you perception of reality and by proxy the world around you is turned against you completely.
I had a friend who had schizophrenia and he never told anyone. Anyway, one day he got real quiet in gym class and whispered “do you see him?”
Me and my friends all looked around confused. Apparently, one of his delusions was a man in a black trench coat that followed him around. He held one of my other friend’s hands until it went away.
Till this day I think about him and hope he’s ok. He looked genuinely terrified.
Feds thought I was lying about an all black motor cycle driver following me around after doing some investigative journalism on Tesla. I ended up being institutionalized and later that month the guy did donuts in the intersections around my house that everyone in the neighborhood including the police can’t find the perp and I’m currently beating Tesla in court. SOMETIMES you really are a journalist that really is being stalked. Sometimes they use this disease as an excuse to discredit a witness testimony without needing anything but one crooked doctor.
The dude is not schizophrenic he is psychic sight, the man in the black trench coat, you have no idea how many people see the exact same thing.
Many see him on during drug taking and sleep paralysis, what ever it is it is not friendly, it gives off negatives vibes. it has been caught on camera.
There has been documentaries about the thing, some psychologist before the internet was a thing, they suss it was real, so many of their patients who not know each other describe in detail the same thing.
Hallucination, not a delusion.
That’s not a schizophrenic hallucination. It could mean he has it but afflicted people do not have the capacity to appear normal when having an episode. Not by any measure. That was more likely from a lack of sleep.
@@rebelliousfineart8202 That is not true it dispends if the hallucination feels like a threat. But people are so dismissive they cannot comprehend what is going on.
It is not an hallucination what they are seeing is really there, they are seeing another layer of reality that the average person has no awareness.
The man in the trench coat has been seen by so many, there has been documentaries he has been caught camera and has been seen in many countries.
It is not a man this thing is a life form it is inter-dimensional in nature the people who assumed they are smart and gate keepers.
Don't have the intellect to unpack this so they put it aside and say hallucination.
Suddenly I don’t feel much self pity for having bipolar 1, schizophrenia is truly terrifying and my heart goes out to anyone that has to deal with this disorder
Same here
Continue taking care of yourself daily friendo ❤ the battle is lifelong for us...
Don't let someone else's misfortune make yours worthless.
Doesn't matter who has it worse, you both have it bad
I have paranoid schizophrenia. It's been arduous, man.
I’ve got temporal lobe epilepsy, and before I was medicated, the terror that it brought on was debilitating. I would see things like they were right in front of me, but there was nothing. I thought my wife and kids were chat, bots and all I could think about was killing myself. Thank God for medication.
Back in the early 90s I dated a woman that was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. I can honestly say it was the most intense and sometimes terrifying relationship I've ever been in. When she was on her medication she was the most amazing person I'd ever known. Unfortunately, on those occasions when she would stop taking her meds it turned into a frightening roller-coaster of a ride. One day she just up and disappeared. Absolutely nobody had any clue as to what happened to her until a few years later when I was walking in a completely different city and I found her living on the streets. I took her to a restaurant and bought her a meal and we chatted for hours. Then she just got up and left. I never saw her again.
Damn….that hurt.
That's... really sad. Was she still talking in coherent manner? What did she say about the reason of her leaving? What was her plan back then?
Crazy
Not true shutup
Crazyyy story
My best friend had a psychotic break, it’s been 3 months and he still hasn’t been the same. He’s been in the psych ward for a month and calls me every few days and he’s always speaking in riddles talking about a new delusion he has. The most devastating part is his sense of humor is completely gone, he used to be the funniest guy I knew now I haven’t heard him laugh in months. I just want my homie back man. I love you Chris and I will always pick up the phone when you call no matter how ill you are or how dead ended the conversations seem.
edit 2 months later: he seems to have pretty much fully recovered from the episode although there’s always the looming possibility of relapse. Thanks for the kind words y’all it means a lot
Idk you or Chris but you’re a good friend! May God Bless you both ❤
Big ups to you and Chris! Struggle on in the battle, both of you. I hope you're always able to let Chris touch level ground with you - he might not be able to land but he will be able to tell how far off the tarmac he is. Mental health is such a thing for us humans. (.... do chimps and gibbons etc have issues of the mind? ... sorry if that seems flippant, but...well.....)
This breaks my heart, I am so sorry about you and your friend silverriffs but he is lucky to have you till the end 💞
Same happened to my cousin, he was always a better athlete, smarter than me and i def looked up to him… came bac from college and jus wasnt the same, worst feeling in yhe world man and this was 10 years ago now and it hurts that we jus grew further apart… i try not to blame myself but his phone is off 99% of the time and he never picks up… hell give me a call or txt twice a year nowadays and its jus this overwhelming feeling of guilt that i left my best friend in the past… not to mention his fam seems to barely care to get him diagnosed 💔 jus keep him in your prayers man and hopefully he gets better
I'm so sorry. I remember seeing my brother get it when I was 12. The hardest part was the first few months. It was really horrific to watch what he did as a result of the delusions. I couldn't say his name without absolutely breaking down for 2 years after the fact. The happy bubbly person he was disappeared and was replaced by someone overwhelmed with distrust and delusion. I tell people my brother is gone, he's not in there anymore, and people tell me I'm being cruel, that he's still my brother. Yeah genetically he is, but I haven't looked into his eyes and seen my brother for 12 years now.
i’m schizophrenic and the hallucinations don’t bother me too much since when i see them i feel so out of it i’m barely able to acknowledge their existence. i get very common delusions that my cats are demons trying to kill me and that’s way more scary than any hallucination i’ve ever had
Probably should stay away from cats then 🤷♂️
The fact that some cats are jerks makes it harder. I am sure 😢
Cats are demons for the most part
Do you have any methods to counteract these delusions and maintain your grip on loving your animals?
When I get stuff like this, I say that: "I'd rather die doing what I love than live in fear of what I love." Sometimes, I shiver and feel like the whole world's closing in, but saying: "I'll be okay no matter what happens" as a mantra, over and over again, saves Mme from terrible experiences.
You just cannot let anything get you down, even if your heart and mind are assaulting you. You cannot control what happens, but you can control how you respond.
You probably shouldn't have cats then
My mother is schizophrenic and since i was a kid i have seen her behaving abnormally. When she is in her meds she is the most kindest and fun loving person but sometimes she have these kinds of psychotic episodes where she just hurt herself and my father and behave as we are lying to her or someone in the house we are hiding. She just becomes a completely different person and it becomes difficult for us to handle her and even feed her. It's just so depressing to see my mother struggling through it we can't even imagine what she must be going through. I wish no one has to through it not even my greatest enemies. No one deserves to experience this. It kills you and your loved ones from inside.
Yes u were right,may nobody suffer from this
I understand and have empathy for you, I have a 47-year-old daughter that’s been dealing with bipolar schizophrenic manic depressant 28 years and all four of her kids have similar issues and they voices and the boys are dysfunctional. Her daughter is able to work, but she’s got a lot of she’s violent, God bless you and you can pray about it and try to get her to help that she needs. You probably need a little counseling because I know you’ve gone through a lot. I’ve gone through a lot as a mom and a grandparent they had to raise her for grandkids. You need someone to talk to.
My granddad was schizophrenic. He developed it in 2008 after he lost his house due to the financial crisis. My nan passed away from cancer in 2021 and didn't get to say goodbye to him as he put himself in hospital due to voices telling him to hurt her. He walked 8 miles to the hospital at 3am by himself whilst hearing voices screaming at him to hurt my grandma. I cannot fathom the strength that took and I'm so proud of him. He commited suicide in December 2022 after trying to submit himself to the hospital. They wouldn't let him into the hospital as they didn't believe he was in a crisis, so he walked 6 miles to a bridge and jumped into the river where he drowned. My heart bleeds for anyone who suffers with these types of illnesses.
wow, just wow. I'm sorry you had to go through this.
i am so sorry may they both rest in peace
I am so very sorry for your loss
they didn’t believe it? wha
fuckin hell mate. terribly sad story and terribly sorry for your losses. may they both rest in eternal bliss
my mother was schizophrenic, she took her life around 3 years ago- can honestly say all the stigma around people with psychosis and the stereotype that all of them are violent couldn’t be further from the truth. i couldn’t have asked for a more caring mom. miss her everyday :(
Hopefully she's in a better place now
my mum is also schizophrenic, she is the most loving and caring person i’ve met however people automatically assume she wouldn’t be when they find out. i really feel for you and i hope you are doing okay.
I’m very sorry for your loss, I know it’s not the same but I lost my brother to suicide last year and he had schizophrenia
certain people show a strong affinity towards schizophrenia, i wonder if it's responsible for the showy false altruism they have
That sucks brother I'm sorry for your loss I hope she's in a better place where her mind can no longer torment her
My wife was diagnosed with paranoid schizopfreddie over 10 years ago and it's literally tearing our family apart and I really wanted to divorce her. I know people say its the disease not the person, but when all of the disruptions coming from 1 person it's hard. On top of that I have one son that's autistic not really bad, but he has a lot of social issues. And our youngest son is intellectually delayed. It's a really heavy load and my plate is full and my wife is not willing to take any medication.
Am so sorry for this❤
I’m so sorry for what you’ve gone through. You seem to be a good husband and father. I wish you all the best.
You have to do what’s best for you and your kids. Don’t let anyone drag you down with them. It’s hard to be with someone who doesn’t want to better themselves and stay mentally healthy.
You gotta put yourself first man. You know that she would have most likely left you if the roles were reversed and everyone would tell her to find someone better. It’s YOUR life, not hers. You can find someone who is a good addition to your life instead of solely being a burden.
Maybe it's because the side effect of the medication is too adverse you may need to talk to her doctor to try on different medication or dosage. This happened to my family member. He refused to take med because the side effect is so intolerable for him..After years of changing medication, they eventually found one that is optimal for him. He became much better now, able to take care of himself, exercise, grocery etc. Patients may react to medication differently and it takes time to try...
For nearly 3 years I was diagnosed as schizoaffective but last year that all changed when I got a new therapist. She's one of the best I've ever met but last year my diagnosed was changed from schizoaffective to schizophrenia and she even apologized to me because she stated that my case was overlooked and not properly diagnosed. I have good days and bad days, most of the time I hear voices coming through the walls and sometimes I see shadow people coming in through the walls. I'd never wish this on anyone even my worst enemies.
What do the voices tell you? Is there a period where you hear them more often if you are feeling negative?
Holy fuck man that must be horrible
I was diagnosed Schizophrenia in 2012. I can happily say that after all these years, trying different medications and other things, I am about 95% symptom free and on a medication that works really well. I'm working part time and also learning game development. I'm doing really great.
Edit: Thank you all for the kind words. As for what medication I'm on, I've been on Risperdal 1mg for the last few years and it works great for me. However, schizophrenia is on a spectrum just like Autism. What works for me might not work for you, you just have to find a good doctor and experiment until you get it right. It's a combination of medication and many other things, such as a good support system (family and friends), a good sleep schedule, and eating right. I also self medicated with nicotine and alcohol, and sort of have a schedule for when I drink (never 2 days in a row, and I don't buy more when I run out). Alcohol is kind of a tightrope in that if I drink too much, my symptoms come back, but if I drink just the right amount it gets me out of my head and I can just be happy with no voices or delusions. I don't recommend trying to manage the disorder unmedicated. I've never seen anyone come out good who wasn't on meds. I'm in a support group on Facebook called Schizophrenia Unlimited, and the admin has been an absolute gem of a person. If you need people to talk to who know what you are going through, I recommend checking out that group.
thats great to hear josh, I'm proud of you.
I'm really glad to hear that 😄
Hi, my husband was diagnosed with schizophrenia and is really having a hard time finding the right medicine. 😢 May I ask what eventually worked for you?
Hell yeahhhhh brother
It's all about making a choice, but also, not becoming so dependent on medication.
As a schizophrenic, I appreciate your coverage of this disorder.
A bit of trivia I read years ago that I found very investing: People in highly developed societies with auditory hallucinations tend to report more often that their voices are negative or malicious, while people in less developed societies tend to report that their voices are positive, helpful, and benevolent.
Oop
Isn't it odd that someone who claims to be schizophrenic, has the least replies, yet those that claim friends/family have schizophrenia, likely abused drugs, yet got the most comments. Goes to show that the internet doesn't care about the truth, just emotional relations.
@@thewaywardgrape3838 Aye. They don't really care about us. The delusions of grandeur, the paranoia, what are they supposed to argue against them? If arguing against a demon in oneself is all they have to do for survival, what ammunition do they have when the demon can say truthfully "they're all against you and they don't care"?
It really is like another person in your head. Feeding it new information, then it feeds you new information that there's no possibility you could have come across. It's an inspiring source for horror writing, I can say that much.
Edit: Though, don't try to help someone if you aren't equipped to. It's just a fact of life, I suppose. Sometimes good people get scared and do bad things, it's so commonplace and emotions are difficult.
@@thewaywardgrape3838 i feel called out
Interesting
Please do this with borderline personality disorder!!! My partner of 28 years has schizophrenia AND BPD. It's been one hell of a ride!!! I should write a book. No one would EVER believe what I've been through but I REFUSE to give up! I made him watch this video AND the D.I.D. video (because he believes I have that disorder). I think we would very much enjoy hearing about this extremely hard to treat mental illness. I have been diagnosed with bipolar recently and medications have helped tremendously. I just wish for him to get the same help...I just need him to realize it is HIM and not EVERYONE else in his life! Simon's video might just convince him to seek professional help. He has already admitted to having schizophrenia after watching this very educational and enlightening show. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Much love, Strangela from Chattanooga, TN U.S.A.
that might work
you are such a great partner, hes lucky to have you!!
You can never change other people
People with bpd are so misunderstood. He should include the different categories of bpd if he does decide to make one.
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia about two years ago, only recently taking medication for it.one thing most people dont realize is the inner turmoil some go through, myself included. The painful acceptance of your incurable condition, and the demoralizing feeling of when you think youre getting better. And it all comes back. Not to mention people have avoided me because of that stigma that "schizophenics are dangerous". It honestly means a lot to me personally when people make informative videos about the finer details. And i assume others with schizophrenia feel more understood as well.
My son was diagnosed with schizophrenia 6 years ago . Takes olanzapine daily without fail. Last year he graduated from Brighton university with a first in psychology and is thinking of doing a masters . His goal is to work and help people with MH issues.
If you love humanity you should stop him from mental health work
@@BigGreen77 omg YES! WTH is wrong with people. That is terrible for him and terrible for his future patients.
@@86_Nix why?
@@steveowens7006 because the mental healthcare system is extremely broken. We don't have a mental health crisis in the 1st world, we have created a society that makes people crazy.
@@christiandam6803 my ex-wife has half her brain; she got hit by a car. She can barely leave the house... My mother was a guinea pig for all sorts of pills in the 1990's she wasn't that unstable, after years of them shoving concoctions of new and experimental drugs down her throat she could barely leave the house. When my son's mother decided to weaponize a "green warrant", by telling a magistrate a bunch of lies to get me committed since I informed her that I would be filing custody paperwork the following day... They tried to do the same to me, when the FBI wanted to know about my dad's criminal activity he got scared and took a page from her book, they tried even longer and harder to get me to take the meds. The system is doesn't see it's flaws, it just sees problems that it's science and money need to fix. If you show up in the clutches of their claws you are broken and their system is the only thing to fix you. You cannot condemn the pharmaceutical industrial complex and praise it simultaneously. Sure there will be casualties in ironing out what is altruistic and getting away from the greed, but the casualties will be immensely greater to society if the so called justice system is bought in part by the industry. Industrial complexes are very dangerous to society, they are the parasitic worm that cannot live without the host it is killing.
I had a friend in high school who was an incredible artist. His schizophrenia would cause him to see the wildest things ripped straight from a horror movie and so he would paint what he saw. The problem was when he took his meds he wouldn't have the hallucinations and therefore didn't have anything to paint. So he eventually worked out a schedule where he would set aside specific days to paint and on those days he wouldn't take his meds, but he would have someone nearby in case he had any problems and to make sure he took his meds when his allotted time was up. This system worked for him for a few years but I haven't seen him in decades so I hope he's still doing well.
Damn. That man is a genius. I'm hoping he's doing well too.
Very clever, he found inspiration in his affliction.
That is very dangerous and despite what the ppl in the comments r saying he is not smart for that, when I was diagnosed my artistic abilities died out and I even tried not taking my meds, it was a horror show and brought a lot of pain, I hope he realized that and stopped doing it
lol
And then everybody clapped
I am diagnosis with schizophrenia. I have my first episodes for a month. I really thought it was real until recently i began to recall everything. I keep hearing voice of people who hurt me day and night. I can't turn it off. My thought become so foggy that i was no longer in control. I am afraid of talking medicine but i am training my mind to experience the pain and embarrassment again and again by recalling every details. I really am recalling everything again and again to recognize my triggers. I pray for those who is going through this. It's difficult.
Ive had a very hard battle watching my father lose himself and having to say goodbye to the man I once knew, it took over 2 decades for him to receive proper help and that’s not through a lack of trying. I wish I could help him regain his sanity but there’s only so much that can be done. Thankyou for making this video and spreading awareness
My dad was Schizophrenic, he committed suicide in '07. He was the most kind and caring person I've ever met in my life, and I miss him all the time.
I’m so sorry to hear that.😞
Hang in there!
I'm sorry I hope life has been well to you since then, just know you are not alone.
I'm sorry dude. Yeah I can be hard. Schizophrenia makes you question reality and god. God exist and so does heaven. Your dad is waiting for you to cross over. Peace and love.
My ex wife also committed accident?
Sorry about your dad friend
My younger sister has schizophrenia. Her own mind traumatized her once while showering, she saw something so terribly horrifying, something that HER mind manifested, and now she refuses to take a shower or a bath without somebody being in the bathroom with her. This was over a year ago now, my mom, my other younger sister, and myself often have to go in there with her and talk to her while she bathes because it makes her feel less scared. It's messed up man. :(
It's good that you help her, I'm sure you love each other very much. Best wishes.
I would help her shower
Did she say what it was or describe it?
I had a hallucination very much like this once, I have complex post traumatic stress disorder which can also have hallucinations. I was very scared to shower due to traumatic events in my past and then this happened. It took years to be okay again but it did work out for me. I had to figure out how to adjust the water temperature and such so I could feel better. The steam was frightening me. It might be something triggering her to be afraid. It might be helpful to her to ask what in the room is effecting her the most and see if you can adjust things so she feels better. Eventually she might not need anyone else in the room. Hope all goes well for you guys
Dear Penthouse you'll never guess what happened to me
When I was in the mental hospital a few years ago the two women with schizophrenia were two of the sweetest women I've ever met. I felt so bad for them and made sure to talk to them when they were okay with it, because nobody else would hang out with them. The one girl had hallucinations of demons and a sister who looked exactly like her who would constantly yell horrible things at her. The other one couldn't carry on a conversation but she was happy to answer questions like what movies do you like. Her husband had to have her committed to get her meds adjusted. She was sad because the new meds weren't helping enough to go home and she didn't feel like herself anymore.
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD EPISODES.
DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDS!
YOU AREN'T BETTER! YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING
IF THE THOUGHTS STOP.
YOUR MEDS ARE WORKING!
ALSO DO NOT EVER THINK YOU ARE WEAK FOR TAKING THEM!
That bit of Drama aside.
I've been lucky I've never to have a violent episode before I started getting help.
Go talk to someone.
If You do get to talk to someone.
Like Simon said, Listen to the therapist. They seen this hundreds or thousands of times.
You Have hope and I love everyone who has gone through this.
I got lucky. The majority of Us don't.
If You think You know someone like this.
Talk to Your friends and help them get set up with someone to talk to.
You can help.
It often times takes a friend, to get people like us to a place of therapy.
Helping with paperwork.
Dragging us out the house to even get to the office.
Because usually We feel defeated.
Like nothing matters.
That's when the voices get loud.
And instead of help.
Millions are left with nothing and nobody.
I have an uncle who's about the hardest working man I can ever think of who sadly still finds himself chronically homeless or incarcerated because of the lack of options for treatment for someone like him. He's a talented sailor, the man can *captain a shrimping boat*, but the symptoms are debilitating for him whenever they begin manifesting once again. Man deserves better, deserves to be understood more. The paranoia is crippling, I wish more people would understand that.
Unless you come from wealth and have a family that actually cares, any disability will render you struggling. In the US for some reason they give disableds WAY less money than min wage and expect us to pay normal bills AND medical bills and somehow not be chronically homeless? lol
@Godsabitch Why would you say that? what's wrong with you?
Why don't you help him?
My brother is currently getting over psychosis the looks people give my family is disheartening because they really dont understand what we deal with daily
@@adamhutchinson5820 He lives way down south from here and the amount of help I could provide is heavily outweighed by the sheer amount he needs, I could not do so sustainably. As of right now we're not even completely sure where he is.
What he needs is rigorous psychological help, full course medication and therapy, and that's simply not something we or him can afford without government assistance which is an appalling truth to be living right now.
I apologize if this reality appears as laziness to you but it simply cannot be helped that I live in America and if you can't afford the healthcare, you just can't afford it no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
I met a schizophrenic guy who told me that one day a whole gang of little kids
came into his living room and begged him to play with them.
When he was put on medication they went away. He told me he misses his kids.
That was the most wholesome case I've ever heard of...
At least they were nice kids.
Maybe he was a paedophile
Sometimes hallucinated children grow up and leave the house. Difficult for any parent, I’m sure..
@@dethkon Haha, spot on!
Pedophrenia
Mental illness runs on both sides of my family, mostly bipolar disorder and depression. I fight depression and anxiety. But, I have a schizophrenic uncle. As long as he takes medicine, he is relatively normal. Once he stops, he either gets religious or he gets into drugs and sketchy behavior. As a teen, I struggled with my own issues. Watching my uncle frightened the hell out of me. I was terrified of ending up like him. Thankfully, this didn't happen. Though I am in my 50s and I still battle depression and anxiety, I realize that it could have been much worse. Thank you for this insightful video.
I experienced this when abusing psychedelics, was hell on earth… wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy. There’s one thing losing control of your body but when it’s your mind it’s torment
My ex is a psychedelic addict and he's got severe schizophrenia symptoms. It was like dating that crazy clown from them horror movies. So grateful it's over (for me... Probably not for him)
Schizophrenia honestly seems like a really debilitating, terrifying mental illness. Props to those who suffer from it, you guys are true warriors :(
Nice try fed
It's UNBEARABLE from what I UNDERSTAND. That's as, it seems that so many of them end up commit suicide.
@@Broad_88 xD
Doesn't feel like it.
thanks dawg
I have Schizophrenia edit: I am in no way violent and I hate having it. I take a shot each month to suppress it. It seems to help except if I go out in public a lot or get stressed and anxiety or depressed it seems to bring on the episodes. I have been in the hospital numerous times and have been treated very bad even by the police. I understand that they have to do their job and I am 6 ft 4 inch and 287 pounds so they just grabbed me and slammed me down on the ground to take me to the hospital. I didnt even know what was going on. The hospital did it also because I refused to take a shot. I didnt fight back. I dont go so much out in public and have really no friends. It seems to just make things worse when I do.
Well, I'd like to be your friend
I hear your struggles friend, i hope you know you yourself are not a problem, you are as much a person as anyone :)
Stay strong and try to stay busy. Always remember to love yourself
Awww Stay Strong Sweetie. Xo ❤❤
I'm in your walls
I have a neighbor who is schizophrenic. She’s the most nicest person I know but she’s just terribly effected by this disease… there are times when she talks to herself or argues with people that aren’t there. She says that the mailman steals her money that she makes from her songs(she says she used to be a world known singer) it’s so sad because whenever we talk she always so nice.
World known song writer. Duh
Both my parents had it and I was absolutely petrified growing up that I'd get it too. It's extremely scary
After a childhood of being diagnosed with various mental health issues like depression and plain "laziness," my sister finally was honest with her therapist and admitted to hearing voices. These voices whispered that she was a failure, ugly, unloved, and some screamed at her to kill herself. She had been fighting against those voices her whole life. Just surviving to the end of the day was a battle. She's never tried to harm anyone, though. She's funny, intelligent, a published writer, she holds multiple degrees, including microbiology, Medieval English Literature, and she studied abroad twice for a Masters degree in Spanish Literature, becoming fluent in Spanish. She's now a high school teacher, which seems far below her potential, but just managing to live such a productive life with her constant battle with mental health is impressive.
I had those voices too, but with me it was a result of trauma and symptom of borderline: 'The external critique-caster'
After a lot of therapy those voices went away, thankfully
Sounds like her true potential is molding young minds. a Career and profession I believe is one of the most successful and important roles in our modern society. I respect your sister for her struggles and for her decision for choosing to pass on her impressive and apparently quite vast pool of knowledge to our next generation.
@Rhov Anion she is very strong.
I heard those voices too but I put them down as being my voices. Or my imagination when it sounds like I'm hearing something from outside of myself. At these moments I tried to take some time and think through it. I'll close my eyes and try to open my ears up more to take in as much information as I can.
It's weird it's like I have a first person and 3rd person's point of view of everything I do and think.
I loved the movie. Inside out. I thought it was a good perspective I could on some levels relate to and understand.
Glad to know she's doing well and getting help, tho that 'diagnosis' of laziness always frustrates me. Most all of us want to accomplish something, and when we can't more often than not it's associated with some mental blockages.
Your sis sounds like one to be proud of, tho, and honestly teaching is among the most important jobs one can have.
My older brother developed schizophrenia when he was around 18 years old. It was like the old him died and something new took its place. It was fucking terrifying. He would say disturbing things to us, and was so mean to my parents. I wanted my old brother back, but he refused to take his meds cuz he was paranoid that they were draining his passions from him. Maybe they were. He was committed to a mental hospital at one point, and that had an adverse affect on him as well. Nothing helped, it just seemed to hurt him more. He said he heard voices, and they were constant, telling him mean things and ruining his perception of himself. He never recovered and he killed himself when he was 22. Weird thinking I’m the same age as he was when he did it. I remember he used to tell me he’d always be smarter and more experienced than me because he would always be older. It pissed me off at the time. But it’s sad to now know that he was wrong.
I regret not seeing him one more time before he died. No matter what happened between us, he was still one of my biggest inspirations, and he gifted me a love for punk and the macabre. I just hope he found what he was looking for in death.
I’m calling cap 🧢 🧢 🧢
@@Ssm19494 bro
I don’t know why but I’m wanting to tear up reading this comment. I have a similar disorder (schizoaffective) and I’ve been struggling recently. It’s crashes and highs and lows and lots of pits of deep despair and weirdly accompanied loneliness… I’m also 22. Rest In Peace to your brother, and here’s to living for him 🥂
@@kaihart8275is it possible to cure it?
@@kaihart8275 you can lessen the effects it has on you by somewhat confronting your fears, be it by looking for ways to differentiate illusions from reality or finding absolute concrete explanation for things. Self acceptance plays a major role there. Overall its effect depend a lot of said person mindset, it doesn't have to be a curse if you do not wish for it to be such. Simply don't get overly obsessive with things as nothing good ever comes of that.
I was diagnosed in 2022. Most of my auditory hallucinations sounded like people speaking backwards. My visuals included shadow figures, distortion of faces on people. I believed strongly that people were placed on earth specifically to kill me. I’m on meds now and every so often I hallucinate but I’m being put on stronger meds soon. It’s definitely scary to deal with but have hope. There is help for you.
My bf has schizophrenia. It’s debilitating for him. He has this hallucination in his mind he calls Francis, and for a bit he used to think he had DID, he didn’t. Francis is a violent voice, having a completely different personality from my bf. Despite how sometimes he’s violent, he can also be fatherly. I don’t really know how he works. He’s told me about it, and he’s told me about how he sometimes keeps waking up to hallucinations of Francis and another voice, screaming and arguing at eachother and telling him to hurt himself and other people. It’s already hard having to help him during his breakdowns, I can’t imagine how bad it is for him. I love him so much and I hate seeing him like this.
I developed schizophrenia about 5 years ago and it tore my life apart. The scariest part about it is that no matter how much you tell yourself it's not real, when you hear the voices it seems as real as anything else you experience through your senses. I met other schizophrenics when I was in the hospital who wouldn't even consider the possibility that they weren't real, so I'm pretty lucky that I can at least compartmentalize my hallucinations and therefore not act on them, but it took alot of time and I still don't do it perfectly. I'm a really big fan of all of your videos Simon. They've really helped me get through when I'm struggling and need something to look forward too.
The process of life is continuous. Keep the fight alive. Upkeep. You got this.
It is good that you can compartmentalize them. But I do hope you still have regular check ups. This can reduce the flare ups, when you have a safe place.
I had a friend with this, she would sometimes pause and look over, and ask us "is there a person there?" Or "is someone else talking?" To help herself know which was real and which was a hallucination. I'm glad she trusted our little group enough to feel fully comfortable with us like this. Ive lost contact with her just through time, I hope she's still managing well
This! I don't have voices, but I do have strong delusions, and even though I *know* they are delusions, I can't shake their grip in me.
@@counterproductivity seems like we have the same mechanic to dealing with the creepies. It helps me but yeah sometimes it's too real
I would not wish schizophrenia upon my worst enemy. For those of you reading this comment that have it...stay positive and stay strong. We love you.
Thank you so much..often threads are where we get the most support. I've gone years without a single hug and finally received one from.a stranger. It can be just what makes us try and keep putting one foot in front of the other
thanks dawg
An actual schizophrenic dude reading this probably thinking stuff like "they're all mocking me, again..."
@alexthehopeless37 The gruesome examples he shares at the open of the video are the most extreme, Like he finally stated at the END where fewer people where fewer people.were engaged, he stated fact which is that we are.more likely to be victimized violently than to be perpetrators.
Actually for me the message I heard as a person w schizoaffective was a clear "hear ye hear ye grab your torches and pitchforks . Hide the women and children before these monsters eat them."
This came accross as a conversation about psychopathy. Let's have a separate conversation about the various things that may cause someone to go into psychosis. A symptom of schizophrenia but not of schizophrenia alone. These descriptions used in this video don't represent most of us. What do you see when you see one of us homeless? That's right we talk to ourselves not attacking and murdering. We barely function to take a showet even with our meds. What do you sadly hear from so many people right here in this thread? Suicide, repeatedly they lost loved ones w schizophrenia to suicide. Ive.never dreamed of hurting another person and literally get choked up if I accidentally kill an insect. On the other hand I fight suicidal ideation most every day,partially because of the stigma related to the disorder.
So although the video had a lot of good information weaved in with the horror show, I feel it ultimately to be a setback and not an evolution in the world.view of the disorder
@@Katwarfield You're very smart. Love and Light to you.
I'm a diagnosed schizophrenic and look at my psychosis as entertainment. I'm harmless and I never get bored. Understanding the disease and having a positive perspective helps. I look at society being insane and I'm sane because I don't deny that I'm insane. Does that make sense to any other schizophrenics?
You say that, it’s fun, until you see bad things
@@unknownuser6757 Sounds like you got issues with me. Do you want me to see bad things? Maybe wish the worst on me. BTW, I have schizo affected disorder. My case I don't hear or see things, I have paranoid delusional thoughts and believe I'm telepathic. I'm just making the best of it. Thanks for the response.
I really miss my daughter she got diagnosed with schizophrenia 4yrs ago I don't know who she is anymore my sweet, loving kind baby is a completely different person I hate the disease & I pray for all of you suffering with this illness & all the families it destroys I ❤ you my sweet Maria 😢
I watched the only person I've ever loved disappear into his own head. It was confusing, terrifying and heartbreaking. I ended up homeless, suffering a complete mental breakdown, after he turned on me. That's partly why I went back to college to study psychology -- my way of coping is to learn and hopefully understand.
I really hope you're doing better. My best of wishes to you, stay strong
So sorry for you
I have a theory.
I had a schizophrenic break where I was hearing auditory hallucinations and experiencing some visuals. My theory is that people who experience this have unwittingly unlocked a part of their brain which allows communication with the unseen world. People are going to think that’s crazy because most don’t believe in spiritual entities, angels, demons, ghosts, etc.
My experience: Besides the auditory there was a conversation which took place. I was speaking to another mind through what seemed like a psychic connection.
What was unique about it was the feeling of magnetic energy while having this exchange.
Remember: Nikola Tesla said if you want to find the secrets of the universe think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.
This was my experience. I felt the vibration, the magnetic energy, the different frequencies as if being tuned to different channels.
This is no joke. It’s hard to explain it this way because people automatically dismiss you as crazy. Most are afraid of the unknown and wish only to hear the easy explanation.
I don’t consider myself a hardcore follower of Christianity or religion but you cannot dismiss the idea of the fallen angels and people who are schizophrenic hearing evil voices telling them to hurt themselves and others. The story is that the fallen ones hate humanity. If you hate something you try to corrupt or destroy it.
Just something to keep in mind.
We should never dismiss the unseen, the spiritual.
@@jjones9822 just don’t trust whatever you’re hearing bc the one speaking is the devil and never a good spirit
goodluck!
I went to college with a woman who was schizophrenic. You’d never know unless she told you (as she’d told me). She was one of the nicest people I’ve met and she was super outgoing and friendly to pretty much everyone. She was the kind of person who tried to include you and helped break you out of your shell. I hope she’s still doing well wherever she is now.
Yeah everyones nice on the surface
@@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395 lmaoooo
WRONG
Some people who are the most outwardly caring are so because of the damaging and horror show like life they have in their own minds. Understanding such pain/misery can cause (some not all) to be sympathetic and have a deep gratitude to just being able to genuinely smile. So help others as they understand the importance of just that fact.
@@mr.makedonija2627 when it rains it poors
@@chrisjarmain everything has an opposite but equal force working against them
I am working in soical work helping clients with schizophrenia & you did a good & fair job here. Thank you for that!
I am in a new relationship with a schizophrenic, she held it from me until we were 3 months into the relationship, im trying my best to educate myself to help her the best way i can 🙏
Im in a new relationship with a man that has schizophrenia. We have been together for about 3 months and we're now living together. I've never known anyone with schizophrenia before so it's all new to me. Like you im trying to educate myself on it. My boyfriend only recently got diagnosed so im trying to help educate him as well. We recently had some problems because he thought I had cameras hidden in our house and he thought I was talking to someone else. Honestly I did not know how to deal with that so im trying to find us some counseling to help. This man means so much to me and I do not want to lose him so im willing to do whatever it takes to save this relationship. If anyone has any suggestions or advice I'd really appreciate it. He isn't even on any medication yet and doesn't really want to take any so does anyone know of any natural remedies? @lyno7873 I wish you guys the very best of luck. Are you guys in any sort of support groups or anything? Have you found anything that helps
how's it going?
Bro, suggest you to let it go, before it affects you adversely
@@LexBoo99 bros Scottish, he can handle himself
word of advice; it’s best if you leave her bro, for your own health.
I’m schizophrenic, largely symptom free due to meds. But one of my more funny & less frightening delusions use to be that the Simpsons writers were reading my mind. Not to steal my jokes or ideas but just to put easter eggs for me personally in each episode. A lot of my other fears/paranoias are less fun but the simpsons one is my go to example about how some schizophrenic delusions are sometimes weirdly almost mundane in comparison to others
Even that frightens me. 😢
I'm schizophrenic too. I talk to cartoon characters, even building personal relationships/friendships with them. They call this a "delusion" but it's very much real to me. Some of the characters I especially love and talk too often are from Sonic the hedgehog :)
seems worryingly close to some experiences I've had on LSD trips o.0
My friend and housemate experienced sleep deprivation induced psychosis but we also suspect he is bipolar. He refused seeing a therapist for years and then he descended into psychosis over the course of a few days of no rem sleep.
He went and moved in with his dad and has been getting biofeedback at a ptsd clinic meant for veterans of war. The biofeedback seems to have erased any more of shame he had around his ego and is now bordering on what I’d call narcissistic.
We’re convinced hes gaslighted his dad into thinking he has ptsd. In reality, he’s not getting the correct kind of treatment. He’s not even doing any talk therapy.
I used to think streetlights were blinking messages to me
my older brother's first psychotic episode happened when he was 14. He had to be hospitalized, and thats how we found out. I was 7 at the time. Apparently he had been hallucinating for *months* and didn't say anything because he was scared. I don't remember why he was scared, I was having my own issues. It's truly a sad disease. It hit him so young. He wanted to be a pilot when he grew up :(
How is his life now?
Far too many people think its a sign of weakness to bring up mental issues.
I’m sorry to hear that love :(
@@garretth8224 Well stupid people and social media condemned metal illness so it's understandable actually
Many schizos are pilots... apparently he just wasn't intelligent enough
I appreciate your respectful take and helping me understand what went so wrong. I got the diagnosis right before they changed my ADHD diagnosis to autism and honestly? I've never been so lost in life, this gives me an understanding of the strange ways things work for me and could even help explain my worst traits in my teenage years.
The saddest part is how law enforcement, as aggressive as they are (here in the states anyway) are almost always the first ones to show up to incidents involving schizophrenic individuals. These officers rarely deescalate situations in general, so they absolutely have no clue what to do with people suffering with & going through mental health events.
Way too often those interactions end tragically.
I saw a documentary a few years ago about a police training program being developed in I think San Antonio for how to handle mental health crises much more safely and compassionately. I've been wondering if there's been progress. My poor ex-housemate was abused by police in the middle of an schizoaffective episode, and it was his doctor who advised me to call them.
Easy said than done ' imadgine you not knowing a mental patient ' then attaked ' the police arn't pyhco drs ' if you see somone from their point swinging an axe about ' in a walmart ' what would u do ' if you were a policmem 😁 🇬🇧
@@Leon-lt5gv Yes of course but it's not always a violence situation.
We are a population that has one of the highest rates of being killed by cops because the would rather shoot and kill us than deescalate and show just a little bit of compassion. We aren't in control of our episodes mostly. We don't deserve to be killed
When my younger sister was around 11 or 12 she was diagnosed with schizophrenia because she told the psychiatrist that she heard voices in her head. Little did anyone know that she did not suffer from schizophrenia but from borderline personality disorder type 1 and the "voices" she heard in her head were just her own emotions that she couldn't identify and describe as such.
This comment is so wrong oh god
There's no such thing as borderline personality disorder type 1
There's bipolar disorder type 1 and 2. 1 is with mania which often escalated to psychosis. Borderline's don't have psychotic features, it's a personality disorder. Your personality doesn't make you sensorically delusional. It's a brain-illness thing.
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Lmao
I think this misdiagnosis happens often, especially with younger girls... they're way more likely to suffer from bpd than schizophrenia, but bad therapists will catch up on that phrase" hearing voices" and assume sth. else. Had a gf once that told me she got diagnosed with schizophrenia as teenager, but after a 1,5 years of rs with on and off times, I'm pretty sure she had bpd early on( after factoring in her behaviours and "family background"), because she also never took medication, went to therapy or had super strange behaviors. But bpd behaviours showed up a lot( attention seeking, emotional self harm aso.)... glad that I'm out of that, after lots of pain, even though I loved her.
@@blizzart9191 Yeah, it can be incredibly taxing and emotionally exhaustive for the loved ones when living with someone who suffers from mental illness untreated. I'm glad you're in a better place now 🥰
My mother had a panel of doctors in her head that blew her stomach up with gas everyday, woke her up at 2am to piss her off, and laughed at me when I said something they thought was stupid. She also became convinced that I was the bad seed and my sister was an angel. She said she saw demons hanging out in my bedroom....It was a tough childhood.
That sounds really bloody awful! I don't even want to imagine what your childhood was like. I hope you and your mother are better now.
Fuckin hell mate... ;___;
She didn't want to be that way
Not defending your mother, but it is possible you could've had demons in your room, but it doesn't mean you're bad. Demons target angels. Js. It's also possible to be spiritual without being schizophrenic, in my own defense.
@@PM4K A kid is a kid, you don't tell kids they have demons in their room even if it's true, no sane person would do that, kids are already scared of the boogy man as it is, he didn't deserve that treatment, no one does, and it is not your fault, remember that
When i was super young like grade 4 some gore movies my friends watched scared me so much i saw hallucinations of the characters for months, they were always far away in a little room where they taught us to kickbox, id never go near it in fear. Obviously after a while the hallucinations stopped and i barely remember them now. I cant imagine battling with them every single day of your life, you peoplr who suffer this illness are amazing
Honestly this sounds like something much deeper than just a mental disorder
My brother not only has schizophrenia, but is also bipolar. When he's on his meds he's so fun, cool, & also wise in a sort of sly, mysterious way. He has a heart of gold, & he buys so many things for the family, which I suppose is to make up for his condition. I was always very fascinated by him. But off his meds, he becomes non-talkative, antisocial, dismissive, & can even be plain scary to be around. There were even a few occasions where he said he wanted to disappear off the face of the Earth. It's scary & so heartbreaking because i know deep down there's somebody amazing underneath it all. I've seen him walk around without a shirt on at 3am repeating gibberish & laughing at literally nothing. He knows how to cook some damn good meals, too. He actually won an award for best cook while he was in high school from what my mom told me, too. It is indeed a very strange rollercoaster ride, but I'll always love him
I hope you tell him how much you appreciate him, I’m currently crying right now idk why but I really appreciate you and your appreciation for him. Thank you for your positivity
@@johnwolfe1356 thank you so much, your appreciation means the world to me ❤️ I did tell him that one night a while ago that I loved him and I believed in him, he's been on and off since. It's been quite a ride with him, I hope he'll be able to come around someday
My brother also has schizophrenia and bipolar😔
@@rad_iguana64 much love and appreciation to the both of you. I apologize for the late response, I am thankful I had seen this.
This describes my late wife in every way. She was diagnosed with bipolar early on and they changed it to schizoaffective mood disorder later in life as the schizo symptoms became very prominent and persistent. Sadly she took her own life because of how tortured and debilitated she was from it. I’m still honestly not ok from having to witness that for years. And will probably remain alone for the rest of my life. My heart goes out to anyone experiencing this or who cares for family members with it.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending virtual hugs.
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Im sorry for what you've been through and my heart goes out to you. Mental illness is a monster period and i pray you find peace in this life.
Sorry to hear of your loss.
I recently dated someone who had bipolar, and like with your wife, hers grew into schizoaffective mood disorder. We’re no longer together, and she’s back in the care of her family. The things she would accuse others of, even if literally impossible, were nuts. (In this case severe accusations)
For me, it was a massive struggle, but I couldn’t take the relationship any further, I fled and refused to return to my home when she got violent. Only after some time did her and I communicate, only to later be accused of sex trafficking, sexual assault and general abuse.
I am hoping you’ve got people that love you around you. Losing someone is always hard. I’ve really got no words I can offer. But I hope for the best for you going forward.
@@lucifer_333_bones7 thank you
One of my best friends is schizophrenic and hes one of the most amazing people i know. Ive talked with him about it a lot. He's a very very logical thinker and anything not scientifically possible he just slurs off as impossible. He has auditory and visual hallucinations and he don't really mind them that much, cause he know that they arent real.
Sometimes tho he has moments where he would just stare blankly into space for a few minutes or just look around the room when im talking to him as if hes looking at something, before snapping into reality.
Hes very intelligent, great at math and has photographic memory! I can always rely on him and ive never once been frightened by his actions.
He does however have a general lack of empathy and have issues expressing himself emotionally. Once he said "if my parents died, i dont even know if i would be sad." Afterwards he giggled a little bit. I told him that he shouldnt say something like that and he agreed, and didnt quite know why he said that or why he giggled.
Schizophrenics arent dangerous, you just need to get under their skin and understand how their brain is wired to communicate at a higher understanding
thank you for this video! i just did a research project on schizophrenia for my psychology class and used this video as one of my sources. thank you for covering so much information and making sure to emphasize that not everyone who has schizophrenia is violent and dangerous
I work in administrative at a State Hospital and I'm around these guys everyday doing intakes, etc. There's alot of stereotypes involving schizophrenics 90% of them are very friendly, not violent at all, and do have emotional depth
I'm not an expert on mental health I'm just going by my firsthand experiences
It is a devastating disorder though for the patient, the strains their families go through is terrible as well. Financially and emotionally
Agreed
Yes yes yes.
@@cynthianm1743 One of our patients escaped the facility last night and called his parents. They drove 2 hrs and found him in the middle of the woods, lost his coat and was waiting for his "mothership"
He was lost in the woods for 2 hrs without his coat in 40 degree weather
He's been manic lately thinking he's an alien and the CIA is after him trying to do experiments on him
He's only 26 yrs old and is a math tutor that discovered a new equation
He's also on the spectrum
He's now in a high security area for his own safety, his parents brought him back to the facility the next day
It's terrifying cus I worry about them all cus I have regular contact with them and they like me cus I'm not an authority figure so we have normal conversations
My one guy loves Jason Statham films so we're always watching them together on the one computer lol
@@cynthianm1743 He's in a manic phase cus he's schizoaffective, but he's gonna be isolated for awhile now and he has a history of catatonia so obviously worried
He's highly medicated but with schizophrenia patients it's always 50/50 in their affectiveness
And changing up all his meds now could really trigger his paranoia about being experimented on
@@ScuzzyMcDumplings It's really like the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest working at a State Hospital but we do "reality checks" and there's varying degrees of separation based on severity
Vast majority of those in my vicinity are very pro-active in their mental health, getting better and sustaining a normal life as possible
Most are aware their delusions are delusions especially with their little community being so supportive with reality checks, etc etc
With the bipolar types tho is where you see more unpredictable behavior and even alot of the violence is unintentional
Most are friendly and can even have a laugh or 2 at what's going on
They know they're sick, they're not at all ignorant about it. We have top professionals and experts maxing our their treatments I'm more worried about the affects on their personal relationships, self-esteem/confidence and other quality of life issues like that especially when the medications aren't working
Oh and safety wise they seem to be more a threat to themselves than others because when they're cycling they lose their sense of self-awareness
When my wife was finishing up her veterinary doctorate, I got a gig managing a convenience store in the area.
It was a small town place about 20 minutes out of the city.
A few houses down we had a gentleman with Schizophrenia. He was an extremely kind man. Amazingly intelligent. He was a talented guitar player and had jammed with a few popular bands from the 60s and 70s (this story was corroborated by numerous people) this was before and early into the onset of his symptoms. His family suspected that the obscene amount of drug use might have spurred the disease into high gear. After he started struggling with his condition, he spent the next 10-20 years playing music alone by himself. Hours and hours a day. He developed arthritis because of this.. and that took his music away. His hands were... something else.
He was polite, tried to be well mannered, and always wanted to do something nice for others.
He INSISTED on buying whoever was working the register a candy bar or a snack. Or pick them a flower from outside. We tried to talk him out of the gifting, as im sure his income was an issue.. but on the other hand it made him happy. He would get kind of upset if he couldnt. I only got him to stop trying to gift me by telling him that I wanted him to bring joy to someone else, i'm already happy. Others would keep a candy bar up front to show him "I still have mine from yesterday, but thanks for asking!" or something of the like.
His speech patterns were extremely memorable. He would often quote songs, bible verses, text from other religions, famous speeches, poetry, etc. and had a very particular cadence when doing so. When he would mess up his words (usually in ways that simon mentioned in the video) he would start over and make sure he did it right. Those words all meant something to him. Often I could see why they did. Powerful words.
The ONLY instance of violence I recall him having was when he bit one of the patrons of the local church. She was a rude and obnoxious lady.. total hypocrite.. so I can only imagine what he had going through his head about her. Whatever voices he was hearing, they were telling him to make the world a better place. Somehow that fell into that genre.
I was there about two years, and he visisted most days. He would often stick around when nobody else was there just to talk. He lived on his sister's property, but in a fixed up shed behind her house. While he knew most of the people in that neighborhood, I still think he was very lonely. His meds certainly helped. I could tell when he had missed some..
He died just before we moved.
I know that was a long ramble, but he was one of the most memorable people I met during that part of my life. I had not been around someone with this disease in any quantity until then.. and I really got to know him. I saw him under varying degrees of sickness.. from pretty much neurotypical to.. episodic.
He was a good soul. May you rest in peace, Mr. Paul.
still Alive…. not schizo
Texas v New Jersey
There was a brilliant chemist who invented a new psychedelic but once he made it wrong and it left him with Parkinson’s which is a lack of dopamine receptors they think schizophrenia is the opposite too many dopamine receptors so maybe the problem is he took something new made wrong there was a lot going around back in the 60s and 70s the sweeping psychedelic act didn’t take place until 73 and the CIA was drugging people with LSD around that time
Thank you for sharing his story! He lives on in the story you told 😊
Thank you for sharing and keeping this memory alive. Giving voice to the voiceless so to speak
i support biting karens, honestly. thanks for telling us about such a character. im happy he had ways to improve his surroundings, even if others wanted to stop him haha!
You are doing really good job of explaining subjects, difficult to understand. And that is art. Thank you for that.
Great job getting the information out there in a compassionate view point.
The Catatonic state is not one I would wish on anyone. Mild anxiety, depression and small doses of Psychosis has flirted with me over the past 10 years but last year I was under a lot of stress at work, when suddenly started to experience persecutory delusions. Add that to being crippled with anxiety, got so bad I was in a catatonic state for a few days - I’ve never been so scared of not coming back to reality in my whole life. Luckily mum was there for me.
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I’m bipolar and I’ve experienced that, it’s terrifying. I felt like I was made of glass and I would shatter if I moved, depression sent me into that state and I’m so so scared of it happening again. I’m happy you’re doing better. Keep on keeping on as best you can x
Im pretty sure i have bpd and it makes me even more scared when i see some symptoms in myself of the early stage and im 27 and and an introvert. Im glad your mom was there for you.
It happened one time as sleep paralysis. Idk but a dream of my basement walking to my room I felt something follow me. It was eerie, dreadful feeling. I had to force myself to wake up and was left staring with my eyes open.
Dr. Palmer can be found on youtube, has tried the keto diet on his patients and found many of their symptoms have gone away.
My father and I were diagnosed with Schizophrenia when we were young. Unlike my dad, my diagnosis was described as mild. That doesn’t make life any less difficult, working, episodes, relationships and even basic skills can be so hard. I’m thankful that more people are trying to understand the disease and realize that not everyone with schizophrenia is an awful human beings.
thank you for sharing! Im so glad you're ok. My heart goes out to you and your father, best of wishes :)
It’s a conditioning by western society. More traditional cultures believe schizophrenia is a gift if dealt with in the right care.
You sound like a nice normal person. Who says there’s anything wrong w you 🤷🏻♂️
@@connectedconcsciousness7293 please explain! Please I think I'm not OK
@@SOLIDSNAKE. why you think that?
I’m glad I finally have a video that actually tells the negative effects. It’s hard to explain to my friends why I suddenly freeze and why I struggle with emotions.
Yesterday I saw someone jogging backwards past my house. I checked my camera and she was jogging normally on the footage...
Having had hallucinations (mostly tactile lately, but they used to be more visual and auditory) all of my life, along with muscle twitches and apathy, I've always suspected I was schizophrenic. I swing between delusions of grandeur and feeling worthless which keep each other in check and unexpressed outwardly. Feeling worthless is also enough to keep me from feeling paranoid properly, but planes flying overhead and people looking at me or laughing near me make me uncomfortable.
I'm 34 and I... Manage myself alright. My current therapist says I'm not schizophrenic, but to be fair, I don't tell her most of what I hallucinate, because it doesn't bother me. (I did have a previous therapist prescribe anti psychotics when I told her about them.) Like I said, it's been happening since I was 6 at the very least? One of my first memories is seeing a lion vividly on the ceiling while lying awake in bed. When I was 10 I remember hearing a noise and being convinced there was a werewolf on the roof and I had a panic attack as a result.
But after years and years, I've managed to file it away in my head as 'that thing that happens sometimes' and being raised an atheist with an emphasis on science, I'm almost immune to magical thinking and can logic most of it away. I still I have to spend some time each day sorting through what is real and what isn't (like with that jogger), but I do manage it. And if something slips through, but doesn't negatively affect my life, then that's fine too.
I won't self diagnose, nor live my life based on that I might have it. It's just something I'm aware of and if I suspect it's causing problems, I'll look further into it. But so far, I'm doing alright, so there's no need...
I'd recommend giving it a shot, for safety. Not that you can't be okay, but it's better to talk about it with people looking out for you to make sure everything's okay, than taking a chance at it not being okay
@@dummyslime7893 Thanks, that's good advice. If I weren't already seeing a therapist regularly, I'd definitely go see one at this point. Granted, she doesn't ask about that specifically, there's plenty of other issues, but she does keep an eye on me and can tell when I'm off. Would definitely recommend.
@@ZioracI developed schizophrenia before 8 and it went untreated for years. You can function by aggressively screening thoughts behaviors and sensations. When I started giving antipsychotics a try, it greatly lowered my stress level. This allowed me to start living.
My first experiences I was 3 I would feel ants crawling all over my skin or inside of it and was convinced they were there and would ask my parents to find them a lot. My first visual was when I was 6. I was doing a made up game with my brother he turned off the lights amd told me to close my eyes amd don't peek until he says it's safe. I kept my eyes closed and all I could think about over amd over was to keep my eyes closed my eyes eyes eyes. Then I got curious what could actually happen so I opened them and I saw hundreds of eyes on my clothes drawer and the walls staring at me. I broke down crying and had a panic attack until my brother calmed me down. He didn't understand what I was going through but helped me regardless. Probably one of my fondest memories of him.
Wow you’re truly amazing! Good luck to you. I’m. Also logic and science minded. I had severe trauma issues resulting in adult ADHD , OCD, general anxiety, and I’m sure a lot more undiagnosed. My bad behavior and or mental health issues (not often hallucinations or delusions ) but def lots of talking to myself from being alone for the 1st time ever, swiping things from stores, staying up all night and taking more of my meds so I can feel good for a moment. Starving myself or binging. Organizing and cleaning.
I believe symptoms to get worse w/ age (and w/ bad influences). I choose to be this way wheh i know I’m capable of so much more. I resent my husband and miss my daddy (deceased ) and have no man in my life to guide me. My son and i talked FaceTime daily for 1 hr or more but he’s newly to be married.
I have a wonderful supportive strong loving family and husband of 28 yrs and one child - a son who’s now grown 26 yrs.
Good luck to you i felt the urge to reach out to you. Bless you and know you’re a spec Yao person. 💕
2:00 It's important to note that people suffering from mental illness, including schizophrenia are far more likely to be victims of crime or abuse than to commit it
I'm assuming you didn't watch 24:12 where he mentions it
he did say that
So very very right…my son has this illness
Don't lie to yourself. As if you don't know that under delusions they would do anything they're convinced will make it go away. I'm constantly one bad day away from just giving in. Schizophrenics are absolutely capable of being dangerous
I have the gene in my family, but never experienced any symptoms of it. Until once when I was 28 years old. I took too much of a weed edible with my friends and I absolutely had a schizophrenic Episode. So bad in fact, that I was convinced that my friends who I had known for years and lived and trusted, were FBI agents posing as my friends to set me up for a hypothetical crime I committed that never existed. The episode felt so real, I ran from their house, buried my phone in the ground so they couldn’t track me and hid in an alleyway all night completely paranoid. Needless to say, I never ate weed again, and my my friends keep an eye on me if I’m ever tempted to again.
Good friends
I am not a specialist, but that seems more like a cannabis-induced psychosis and is not necessarily related to the "schizophrenia gene."
you we're definitely just paranoid from too much weed. relax
Psychosis
@@putin---huilo i love weed. but weed has been proven to kinda speed up the showing of symptoms of schizophrenia if you already have it. Yes there is psychosis from weed but this sounds very extreme compared to a lot of the psychosis ive heard from weed. Could just be psychosis but we dont know
I feel so sorry for anyone that has this disorder. Such bad luck. I feel very grateful to be well. It must be so frightening for them!
Being a kid I didn't know of this illness. One of my old friends mother was having episodes and it made us scared of her because she was always on top of everything. It was a strange shift in her personality. My friend was too embarrassed to tell us what was going on but her mom went missing for days. When she came home she was bruised up pretty bad. A group of people seen her in the streets and beat her up really bad. She does well on meds but she's still not who she used to be
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2013. Since then, I've had nothing but social problems and have even gotten in trouble legally. It's a horrible condition, and I've been watching myself deteriorate year after year. I've had problems and symptoms of it since the early 1990s. It's horrible.
Hang in there mate. Work with your doctors to find something that helps. Be kind to yourself.
I've seen that Methylated B vitamins Help Greatly. They can be life changing to some.
I am currently under remission, that is, symptom free at the moment. I am no longer naive, a relapse is due soon, since I am kind of stressed out.
That’s a really sad story “Tarzan king of mats” 🫡
My ex wife was schizophrenic
Best buddie when I was a kid. He went down hill pretty fast. Started off wearing headphones and listening to music over peoples houses and not talking to anyone. This continued, and he started singing the lyrics very loudly regardless of the situation. Then one day I noticed he had the headphones on and was singing again….but they were not plugged into anything. We hung out basically everyday before this. He had a tough childhood and did use some recreational drugs, but was normal as could be just seemed to come out of nowhere.…He came down with it around 18 years old or so. I tried to maintain a friendship with him because I just had a feeling he wouldn’t hurt me, but he started showing up to friends houses unannounced late at night. He also was becoming very manic and would have vivid hallucinations, telling me about an old man in a tree watching us, or the TV was telling him to walk downtown. We became more distant and him and his family ended up moving away. I will always love my buddie and learned so much from that experience. I know he may have scared some people in the Neighborhood, but i knew he was also scared and tried to be a friend, as he did too……Thanks for reading my little story.
Thanks for telling it!
All of us need a good friend like you, Poirier's. I've forgotten what it feels like to have "True Friends". As you get older, those good and true people aren't in your life anymore.
laoren watching from the three and farsight teling him to go somewhere? i think this is kinda a branch of surrealism
Yes, almost no one looking behind the disease of schizophenia to see the human, outside they just see the symptoms, the abnormal behaviour.But so many valuable and loving person living with this disease, people just have to understand them.
I have schizo affective disorder not schizophrenia but in a lot of ways it is the same. It didnt become an issue until I was in my early 20s I became more and more paranoid. Now i know what it feels like to be scared 24/7. Its exhausting and it is a horrible disease
I’m schizoaffective which just means I have schizophrenia and major depression at the same time. They both affect each other and can get quite bad, but I’m one of the lucky ones that can typically function quite well, minus the anxiety and paranoia. We’re typically only dangerous when in a psychotic break, and even then we’re more of a threat to ourselves rather than others. There are fringe cases in the extremes, but most of us are just dealing with our demons in silent. Some delusions come and go, others are seemingly permanent and unshakable. If you meet someone with schizophrenia, just try and understand that we only want to exist without our thoughts tormenting us constantly; we just want to be normal like everyone else.
My uncle has schizophrenia. Medication works well for him, but a few times he's stopped taking it, and it's horrible to see all the delusions come rushing back. He's truly one of the strongest people I know. I can't imagine the struggles he faces every day.
My uncle is this story... Except his big issues off meds are that he violently attacks people and he has been a large man since his early teens.
I don't have schizophrenia, but I do have a pretty bad case of bipolar and I've had to be on anti-psychotics half of my life. Those medications suck the soul out of you, and cause countless awful side effects. It's awful that they are forced to choose between being zombified on one hand and living with schizophrenia on the other. It's all so sad.
@@noahtalbott6243 A lot of them don't get that choice and are forced to take the medication. I haven't had them for years, but it was a struggle to get that choice. I had to convince a judge to go against the advice of the psychiatrist, which is very unusual for a judge to do. They typically trust the expert. That meant I had to delve into studies myself, into the law, combine that with my own history, and make a persuasive argument. The judge ultimately ruled in my favor, but only because the psychiatrist wasn't really prepared to be debated on his expertise. In particular he was unable to explain how I had stayed psychotic for two years while being on antipsychotics all that time. The judge agreed it was extremely unlikely medicine would only start to work after two years, so the psychosis subsided naturally and the meds didn't work on me.
@@jbird4478 If that's true, all the respect and power to you. What a great story of success. Really awesome that you managed to outsmart and outdebate them.
@@bdarecords_ Thanks, but it's really a shame that it was needed. I'm not completely against forced medication, but patients should have their rights better protected. It should have been my lawyer. I was lucky enough that I had that court hearing in a time when I was doing very well, but in most cases patients aren't very capable of sticking up for themselves at such a moment. These types of cases are usually pretty much hammer pieces, as it was with me the first time I went through that.
I work in healthcare. It's absolutely heartbreaking to watch the way that the American Healthcare system treats people with mental illness, particularly people with schizophrenia. The symptoms are treated as behaviors that the person is choosing to do. Nurses and doctors alike often treat pts with schizophrenia as "difficult" and "obstinate." Rarely are pts with symptoms of schizophrenia treated with compassion or even human decency.
Well coming from the evil people who profit off saying everyone died from COVID when they didn't.
May the Lord shake them a little bit😢😢
@@kja9881 Sounds like something a schizophrenic would say.
Not enough money to be made off them sadly..
I can verify this. Being put in basically solitary for like I think 14 hours? It's hard to know exact time you lose track of it after awhile. Yeah it was misery. Jus me in a bright white room rubber walls, rubber chair, and a towel to be my "blanket." I was losing my head rapidly in there. Speedrunning madness one might say.
Had this for over 4 years between 2009 and 2013. Horrible debilitating illness.
I had a single episode of this, formally diagnosed, and will most likely never have one again, and lord. Worst thing I’ve ever dealt with and I didn’t even get delusions. I got cognitive symptoms like brain fog and negative symptoms. But I did get awful, horrifying hallucinations and paranoia. I would not wish it on the worst person. Alongside the symptoms everyone knows, it also affects you in a lot of really insidious ways. It can make you act very strange in other ways. Kills your social skills. I embarrassed myself so much. Diagnosed with PTSD as a result of the episode I had. It is incredibly traumatizing.
I remember I met a girl who is schizophrenic and she was crying and speaking very low to the person that was with her "Their talking to me again and I'm scared."
I felt so f'ing bad because she's such a nice person and the way she was shaking in fear trying to hold back tears in fear that the voices would do something is sad.
Did she improve
@@dylanbillion9172 months had pass
My mother is a schizophrenic with multiple personalities. I remember her having us crouch down under a window because the Russians were invading our trailer. I think I was around four at the time. She married an ex Klansman who was a child predator. Obviously, he took advantage of her sickness. I’m gonna leave it at that as to how my childhood panned out. One personality, King Johavis, an angel sent from heaven with her “son” being the child she wanted. I am an only child… and her daughter. King Johavis hated me, unfortunately, he was the most prominent personality as a child. It’s made me different from my peers… I’m 50. I think my mentality is different from your typical 50-year-old. I’ve struggled with relationships in general to the point where I’m an extroverted loner. Extremely complicated to be this way, and have relationships that can understand the contradiction. Growing up I had to hide everything that was happening to me. And what was even worse, she allowed it. She would disappear for months and leave me with him. I left home at 15. if I would’ve stayed any longer, I don’t think I would’ve lived past 18. I just knew I was going to die. Thankfully, my cousin took me in or else I wouldn’t be here today.
I don’t know where she is. And to be honest, I really don’t want to know where she is. I realize her sickness caused her to be the way she was. But it doesn’t make it easier to reconcile the terrible life I lived. So now I feel nothing for her. And my deadbeat dad, my real biological father, I couldn’t care less where he is either. I’ve tried to be the best person I can be considering the life I lead. And I have succeeded, to some extent in living a life without abuse. But being so different from everyone else, because my life growing up was not healthy, it’s made me a very complicated person to deal with. I don’t wish anyone to have to go through what I went through. Ever. I am a good person, who excepts people for who they are regardless of skin color, sexual orientation and race. And I hope that my stepfather is burning in hell with a bit of extra punishment added because he didn’t turn me into him.
Anyway, this was my life, being raised by a mother with schizophrenia. This is a very dangerous mental illness that can negatively affect families as well as the individual going through the illness. And it’s up to the individual to be responsible enough to stay on treatment, considering there’s no cure. That’s the tricky part.
sorry to hear this wish you the best
Dude this aint a diary move on bro
@@BradleyWellington3thshut up and be respectful or don't say anything at all
@@BradleyWellington3th 🤡
@kerryheath8215 you've had a shitty life so far but I hope the rest of your days are long and filled with happiness. i'm proud of you for not letting your horrible upbringing turn you into the creatures who raised you. good luck.
Great video got it bang on. I would add that in most countries court orders are a long and tedious and expensive process that needs to be updated. My mom passed away before we were able to get one. The mental health system has a long way to go for sure.
You hit the nail on the head , enormous cost for adequate care and lack of availability of such care. I know.
I have a friend that i knew since high school with schizophrenia. At first you couldnt tell that he was schizo when we were kids. I watched him descend into madness over the last 20 years. I didnt see him for a while, then suddenly i started seeing him in boxers on the side of the road talking to no one. I tried talking to him and it was crazy. He acted like we just spoke the day before even though its been 10 years since i last saw him. I called the police so they can take him home. I then saw him again a few years later at a gas station. He was again half naked with Jesus written in marker on a tattered shirt. He was talking crazy to the attendants saying he was Jesus himself. I intervened i told the attendants that i knew him. Again, he acted like we talked just the day before. He told me that he was Jesus and that the devil was trying to kill him. It almost seemed like he saw me as the same kid he knew in high school. Like no time has passed. I saw him one more time like a year ago on the side of the road screaming at traffic. Again in boxers with a shirt that he wrote Jesus on. Everytime he seemed happy to see me. Like we were hanging out at school again. I hope hes ok
Damn, I can't imagine that. At least at the end of the day he still seemed to care about you, and remembered you after so long.
This is me lol
From a sufferer myself some things even madness can't take away from you or memories. I have a close knit friend group I always am happy to see or know are friends. You resonant something deep in him and I find it actually kinda sweet he think so nicely of you. You must've been a really good person to him.
My mom is schizophrenic and thinks she's jesus or the lord. Actually most recently, she's lord universe. I know it sounds like I'm joking but I am not. 😑
He probably didn’t have it as a child. It usually appears I’m your late teens.😢
I was in prison for 7 months and for the majority of my stay I was in a cell next to somebody who suffered from this. It was incredibly eye opening, frustrating, maddening, sad and heartbreaking. I wouldn’t wish the symptoms on anyone.
you're in prison for what?
@@kakyoindonut3213 for reasons, mind your business. Bad things can happen to good people.
@@BlackLungz chill I'm just asking, 7 month doesn't really sound like a bad crime anyway
@@kakyoindonut3213 they wouldve disclosed it if they wanted to. quit being nosy.
@@lebowski6264 okay?
Honestly I just watched this whole documentary, whilst I felt like this was a very informative and honest overview of the condition, I also can't help but feel like parts of this video could be guilty of verging on glamourizing or sensationalizing schizophrenia. I don't have it but the phrase that should generally be applied to every mental health condition, is "if you ever feel embarrassed/ashamed/marginalized/judged for having a friend, family member or colleague with a mental illness, whilst taking care not to trivilise your own uncomfortable emotions as a result of being in close connection with that person with the mental illness, imagine how shit it must feel for the person who actuàlly has the mental health condition"
good point!!!
My mother and i have BPD and i have chronic depression. Ive had bouts of hallucinations and I have been admitted due to my thoughts and feelings of hurting myself and others. Genuinely the worst period of my life, and it was about half a year, and the worst of it was maybe a month. I can only imagine what those with schizophrenia live with daily.
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, Asperger's and ADHD at a young age, I went through 6 years of heroin addiction (8 years clean) and now that I'm 28 I am still managing, I live a fairly normal life aside from almost being diabetic with the medication I'm on, but I am doing MUCH better than I was in my teens and early 20s, I have a steady job, a nice apartment and I manage my life okay, there are some things I still need to work on though, it is tough sometimes
Did the heroin alleviate some of your symptoms? I’ve heard of studies being done that show that opiates can help treat it. You obviously shouldn’t go back, but I’m curious about your anecdotal experience.
We all have things we need to work on. It sounds like you're doing well for yourself, so that's good.
Hugs homie. I love you.
@@Sniperboy5551
Heroin is a very bad decision of a substance.
Don’t ever try to self medicate opioids.
I mean it as good advice.
@@Sniperboy5551 It did mask my anxiety and made me forget about the delusions when I took it, but I don't think it should come as a surprise that when I was withdrawing my symptoms were exacerbated
We learned in my studies for my BA that 90% of all people with mental illness are not violent and that, as you said, they are far more likely to become victims of a violent crime than to commit one. I knew a girl in high school with schizophrenia who I was like the only friend of (I also had few friends). Even her school counselor said stay away from her. She had such awful hallucinations and I saw her get tormented. But she wasn't dangerous. She attempted suicide a few times. Not sure where she is today
yes, very important to remember that they are more likely to be victim..they need as much help as they can get
Good for you being her friend. I've been friends with four different schizophrenics in my life, all very different, all needing a lot of tolerance and all in pain. Most people are just unable to stand the hallucinating. You must be a strong and caring person.
90% of all mental illness, which is everything from depression and gender dysphoria to PTSD and schizophrenia. Most of the mentally ill are depressed or anxious. The violent ones aren’t depressed or anxious. The violent ones are always schizophrenic/schizoaffective or have antisocial personality disorder. Don’t forget how we always write off mass shooters and the people who push others onto subway tracks as mentally ill, which would conversely mean mentally ill people are dangerous. I say this as someone classified as mentally ill who’s seen all across the spectrum. These disclaimers do nothing for the people who end up murdered.
trauma causes psychosis, especially if gaslit by perpetrator playing the victim
Some are very dangerous trust me I’ve seen how worse they can become
It was always super weird reading the objective part of my psychiatric journals because the psychiatrists would often describe me with worgs like megalomania or persecutory and catatonic and what not. I learned a lot about myself from reading it, but wow it was strange
(idk why I'm writing it in past tense because I am still affected lol)
Ooof Mentioning Andrea Yeates whom killed all 5 of her children was tough listening to again. Her husband was HUGE into their religion and he just HAD to have her carry more babies. It's no wonder she snapped. So sad for her and all those beautiful children. RIP Yeats children. She's been getting help ever since tho.
Me and my sister are I those children's condition. I couldn't care less for my mother since she has been like that and has been abusing us since we were born. I don't care whatever happens to her. We are not allowed to bath frequently and almost negligible in winters because of which she just today tried to do my hair which were badly entangled because of dust and dandruff and made me go to verge of crying because of the horrendous pain. And after me confronting her that it was all because we haven't bathed, she still didn't allow us to do and blamed me for my condition.
Yeah he pressured her to have more kids then left her alone after being told not to. Then tried to blame the doctors. It was such an avoidable tragedy that he could have stopped but he wanted the perfect Christian family and didn't care that his wife was sick and a danger to the kids. Hell he wanted to have more kids with her after she killed them. I know she killed her kids but dang I can't help but view him as the villain in the story she was sick, what was his excuse?
She won’t even try to get out of her psychiatric hospital, she always waived her rights to be reviewed for release. But seeing even three people write comments not condemning her renews my faith in humanity a little. She needed help, and her husband declined to help her.
We also had a woman kill her baby here in New Mexico last year. She told CPS (CYFD here) that she thought she was a danger to her children. They released the children back to her, and her husband was working out of town. She snapped. I feel so sorry for her entire family, from baby to dad to sibling, because she asked for help and didn’t receive it. I sincerely hope we as a society begin to help people with mental illnesses, instead of just ignoring it because of lack of resources. 😞
@@stellasolaria6224 what? Are you currently a minor? Because if so, you *need* to contact police/child protective services. What your mother is doing is called "neglect" or "abuse", and is a serious crime. If you contact the authorities, and ask to be taken out of her custody, you can be given to a family member, trusted adult, or adoptive parents.
@@userequaltoNull first like I said, we have been with her since we were born so we were manipulated by her every second so we weren't able to. Second, when I finally get to go to school in 6th grade, it was a police modern school, amazing how I yelled the hell out there about my condition and not a single soul there not know about our condition even all the teachers and principal knows but no one was able to do a thing. Me and my sister are no longer minors and even good thing is we barely ever get out or get to make any friends. With being said so, we aren't financially independent from her. Though we are trying to come up with various plans to get free as soon as possible.
It’s unbelievable how poor accessibility is for folks with schizophrenia. Society is not designed to accomodate them at any small cost. My uncle has schizophrenia, and though I’ve never met him, I can see how it affects my dad. He isn’t sure where his brother is or how to help him and it makes me really sad to imagine. My brother means the world to me and it must be truly heartbreaking to lose someone like that. I wish support and compassion for these people was common.
Dr Palmer can be found on youtube and has tried the keto diet on his patients. Many of their symptoms have gone away.
“Do you know what I am Bro, I’m a damaged good, a product made to crumble” - my schizophrenic brother. He told me that once and to him it was just a random chat but to me a beautiful analogy.
Without going into too much detail, I was admitted to a ward for something similar and frankly, helping even people that are looking for help is not that easy it seems. Maybe its just the people that I was given but we still do not know all that much about the brain.
It’s rough!!!! In a perfect society we would b a true community, live together, work together and have time for each other /to look after and nurture each other.
Unfortunately our individualistic society demands we go to work.
I know a good person who has schizophrenia, I know he needs people to help him. But, alas, as a single working mom I am not his mom & I Need. To work & raise my own child
@@IndigoBellyDance I have seen research that Methylated B vitamins can help Greatly. Research.
im diagnosed schizoaffective . i am doing pretty well on my meds. ive graduated university with a bachelors. i live on my own and i am big chillin. i know when my mind is fucking with me and i am not violent even though those thoughts come up. i’ve gone through hospitalization once but for short amount of time. journaling has helped me a lot, my phone has helped with things that are or aren’t there. i just have found ways to cope for myself and it’s still a journey it has been but what helped is realizing i have a problem and actually seeking
help and receiving support.
Thank you for putting out this content.
My brother is diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic (now just schizophrenic). His diagnosis was actually very helpful in understanding my childhood growing up with him. He is treated and lives a mostly normal life. He doesnt work but he understands his diagnosis and takes his medication religiously. Which he hadn't always done and resulted in several suicide attempts. I love my brother and I am proud of him. He has battled this mental illness most of his life.
I love you
I have Schizophrenia, and I would like to personally thank you for spread word on the mostly unknown aspects of Schizophrenia. This video means so much to me.
That's good man thanks
Now the government knows you have schizophrenia. Good job.
100% same here
You still alive?
You didn’t watch a video
This video has helped me feel more comfortable with my schizophrenia diagnosis. Thank you for this.
As somebody with schizophrenia, who’s spent months in combined hospital stays in a behavioral health wing of a local hospital. This video has helped me understand my own disorder more than any health professional ever has.
As a parent it feels like you are in a constant state of mourning. The child you knew slowly disappears along with the hopes and dreams of a life he will never have. My son has suffered for 10 years he is considered treatment resistant as they haven’t found a medication that takes away the delusions and hallucinations. As I write this he is currently hospitalized because of the command voices telling him to harm himself. He has enough insight to know when he needs to seek help. He has maintained his concern and empathy for others I am thankful for that.
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Jesus can help,
Its spiritual warfare
Research Methylated B vitamins.
@@SalmPalm-no8pg evangelicals try not to convert people at their lowest and perform scummy religious colonization challenge (instant fail)
Way back in the early 2000’s as a student nurse I had a class where we were given a headset which simulated some of the symptoms of schizophrenia. We had to try and engage in normal conversations with a number of people, mundane life stuff. It was absolutely horrible, and exhausting even just for 20 minutes. That’s without the other symptoms
We had to do that in nursing school as well. The most eye opening thing I've ever experienced, really gives a glimpse into how horrific it must be to suffer like that. And that doesn't even give the full experience of schizophrenia, the delusions, and visual/tactile hallucinations they also struggle with. The voices alone were enough to make you go mad
That actually sounds really cool and eye opening. I'd love to know what my brother goes through on a deeper level. Well without having schizophrenia myself rather.
theres drugs you can take that will stimulate danm bugs and crap halucinations...
@@seiyuokamihimura5082 if you live in the United States there are colleges that offer "Hearing Voices" which is a schizophrenia simulation event. This is usually for nursing students but I think other people can attend. I have facilitated the event and it's highly effective for empathy towards those suffering.
As someone diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia + bipolar), I hate when people dismiss me as just having psychosis when I'm not. My upstairs neighbor was harassing me, following me and had a pinhole camera in my apartment. No one believed me and I was ignored everything I asked for help or told someone what was happening. In the end, I was able to obtain evidence and the guy was arrested and convicted and now I'm traumatized. Just because one of us is claiming that something is happening to us that you may dismiss as psychosis, the person could be completely in reality. Bad things happen to us too.
I had an abuser that died last year 2022 that had this disorder and after awhile he stopped taking his meds and he kept degrading with the delusion that not only he was god, but he had the delusion that the government was watching him.
I’m glad he’s outta my live as he was abusive threw out my life.but I seriously hope people that deal with this not only manage to seek help, but they are safe.
I had a schizophrenic friend. An architect. She unfortunately was taken advantage of by her married coworker, an engineer, ending up in a fling, under the assumption he loved her but then he left her and never spoke again with her afterwards.
She became convinced he was stalking her and ruining her career, and she became more and more withdrawn, believing he was hiring hackers to interfere with any activity she joined. She eventually left her firm, and started to believe demons were also influencing her life, including the actions of the engineer. I was the one she turned to in order to verify if things were real or not. I never denied things she saw were real or not, but I always told her before we turn to her delusions, we look for likely explanations. And for the most part, this helped and pulled her down to earth.
But while I'm a psychology graduate, and while I worked in guidance and counseling, I am not a psychologist, and all I could provide was the support and advice to see her therapist. And as much as I wanted to be there... it became frustrating carrying her whenever she was down.
I once decided to not reply for 2 days just to take a breather. When I checked on her, she had blocked me. I am under the impression she started to suspect me as well. I don't know if I could have done more. I still worry about her sometimes.
Don't be too hard on yourself, you tried. This mental illness is a tough one and would have eventually worn you down. She made the choice not to take your advice.😔 An all around sad situation, you did your best.
Dont be harsh on yourself. My brother is trying to wife a schizophrenic girl, we all advised against. Not because schizo = bad but because she won't take meds or even go to therapy and its making his every second fucked up. She wont eat alone, she wont buy food, and shes deep into heavy drugs. Im no one to judge, Ive done horrible shit in my life, but schizophrenic people often cant help it and often it goes such way that you cant help them either. Prepare yourself and calm yourself, dont ever forget it or try to but just get slowly on with it. One day maybe shell reach back, maybe she wont, or maybe she will be dead. In all cases it wont be your fault and even if it was you cant do anything about it by thinking about it day in day out
A more likely scenario is that he DID have feelings for her, but her crazy ass schizophrenic behavior eventually caused him to (wisely) run the fuck away and never look back
@@badhoax5365Schizophrenia DOES equal bad. Schizophrenia IS bad. Nobody would ever WANT to be schizophrenic. There's literally nothing good about it
@@Superabound2 way to make it seem as if it's her fault, and imply that her circumstances were entirely and ultimately of her own choosing.