I totally understand that MedCircle is trying to open up dialog and combat stigmas within mental health disorders; however, the mental health providers have been failing the American population within a broken healthcare system. Dont even get me started on Psychiatry, because no one wants to be a guinea-pig with meds that can ruin your life and send you into a mental tail-spin.
The research has identified numerous genes involved in schizophrenia. When epigenetically triggered, the disease appears. Interestingly, the combination of such triggered genes differs from patient to patient. This is why which meds to use differs and why finding the best one for ALL such afflicted patients is nearly impossible. This is relatively new data and hopefully drug companies are working on different meds to address the different subtypes of this awful disease. However, keep in mind that if genes are not turned on, as with many other inherited genetic potential for diseases, then the illness does not manifest. Living a healthy, stress managed lifestyle may prove to be critical for those with a genetic disposition for this illness. I am not a doctor. I attended a research presentation at a top psychiatric hospital a few years ago & learned of this fascinating research at that time. If younhave the disease, pls take the meds & keep pushing for more research. Each time a patient has an episode, it causes irreparable brain damage. The more episodes, the more damage. Hang on!!
@@Rain9Quinn each episode causes irreparable brain damage? tell me, where did you get this information? tell me exactly what happens in the brain, in terms of how the brain works and how the damage occurs! tell me how the determination of this takes place and why this determination is recognized as correct! could it be that you are misinformed and have not yet recognized this yourself? it is nothing but a fool's crusade, the myth of being correctly adjusted with medication! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the information. My father has dealt with Schizophrenia as long as I've been alive. I think he's slipping back into psychosis, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can to get him help. As an aside, the Yeti is a side address microphone. It'll work better if you hang it straight up or down.
The medications treat the symptoms instead of the cause of schizophrenia, you should know that. The cause is what the person is believing. The person is convinced of things that are not real or true.
This needs more attention. The stigma of schizophrenia is terrible. If I knew about this information I could of helped my younger brother better. He took his life 3 years ago and I have never been the same.
Just remember he's free and at Peace. God loves us unconditionally, so don't think your brother is in a bad place. He's back Home. I know how much you miss him. I lost my younger brother to the lifelong effects of schizophrenia and other related ailments. He came to me in a dream like I asked him to. He showed me the biggest smile, new body and even a couple funny jokes. That's how he was... very comical and still is. I will be with him, and all my loved ones, again. I know this down deep in my soul. I had an NDE once. 🙏🌷❤️🦋✌️
I want to thank you for this series. I grew up with an older brother who suffered from this condition. Neither of my parents had this, no environmental issues, no drug use. We did look back to see where it might have come from as the doctors worked with my brother and my mother's brother was "an odd" man who spent his time alone, never got married or dated, lived a full life and had a career, and later in his life he became a hermit with very instilled routines. Once the doctors heard his symptoms, it was believed he developed the beginnings of the condition but never full blown Schizophrenia. My uncle never went into the doctor to be evaluated because he had a fear of doctors and the family did not want to push him and maybe cause further damage mentally. The only "trigger" for my brother we could come up with was his engagement to his girl friend. We think he realized that he was going to be responsible for his wife and potential children which scared him into going deeper into his head space triggering the "voices" he started to hear only a month or two after he was engaged. As an adult, I managed my brother's care with doctors and halfway homes or apartments and he lived a full life as long as he was on his medications. I remember fighting for his right to go to college and study the field of his choice. The college did not want to admit him into nursing school because of his diagnosis. Once I confronted them with the knowledge that it was illegal for them to deny him the right to his education they admitted him into nursing school. He went on to nursing school and graduated at the top of his class but was never allowed to practice because of his condition. He did tutor other nursing students for several years helping them get their nursing license because of his extreme knowledge in the field (He was the only "graduate" to ace all the exit exams with 100% on ALL exams in the history of the program.) It was difficult explaining to him why he would never be able to practice as a nurse. He had a tendency to stop taking his medications periodically and that was the reason he would never be able to practice nursing. Yes, he had his moments but 90% of the time he was an amazing brother. When I got phone calls from him, I could always tell when he had stopped taking his medications within the first 3 minutes of our phone conversations. Once off the phone with him and I knew he was off his medications, I would call his care team and ask them to head to his apartment for a wellness check and get him back on his medications. His care team were so good at convincing him to take his medications. He only ended up in the hospital 3-4 times in his entire life. I have to admit I was really tough on him when he decided to get off his medications by giving him 2 choices. Either you take the medications or you go to the hospital. He hated the hospital so he chose to take them on his own most of the time.
Thank you for loving your brother in this manner. And thank you for sharing his story and your experience. I recently lost my teenage love in a house fire. He was schizophrenic and his mental illness unfortunately didn’t allow him to escape this accident. When we were dating, he admitted himself into a psychiatric ward because he heard voices telling him to end his life. I was too young and inexperienced to understand this mental illness back then. Even so, I wanted to love him through this. However, he ended our relationship shortly after. I was crushed but looking back, I understand now why he did this. I thought about him all the 10 years, always thinking of him fondly. He was a beautiful soul with a kind and gentle heart. I heard of the accident just last week and I am now researching schizophrenia and understanding it for the first time in my life. I always thought these people were simply “crazy.” 😔 I now understand some people’s brains are wired differently causing them to behave differently. How I wish I could have loved him through all of this and he may have led a fulfilling life. But I didn’t and I hope my journey leads me to help others to understand more. Thank you again for this honest comment. God bless you and your Brother.
Thank you for sharing this. My dad has schizophrenia, and medications have made him so much better. When he was at his worst, I was too young to understand the reason for his behavior. He went to the hospital for 6 months, and I wasn’t allowed to see him at all. Fortunately, I remember his absence more than I remember the way he acted when he was there. Both of my parents did a good job shielding me when his illness was at it’s worst. He’s so much better now. I’m so lucky to live in a time and place where these medications are available.
You are an AMAZING sister. If this ever fully manifests for me (family history of it, most of the females on my mom's side), I pray someone will help me as you did for your brother. My grandmother would stop taking her meds from time to time too, and we would contact my uncle who lived close to her and he would get her to take them again. I loved my grandmother so much. I met a girl once who had schizophrenia. She and I were great friends briefly until she moved back to her home state to be with her mom, and we eventually lost touch. Melody "Mel". Great gal, super kind soul, I miss her.
I got schizophrenia at 21 yrs. Old. It was in 1986 that i was having severe symptoms. It is 2023 and through working with psychiatrists and counselors they put together the blessed cocktail to make me better. There is defianetly hope:)
Thank you for producing this website. My son was diagnosed with this condition over 25 years ago. At the time the doctors blamed his upbringing. I never used drugs or drinker alcohol. I tried to tell them that this was proliferate in the male side of my family but they dismissed it. My son lives a full life. At the i e of my sons’ emerging symptoms the doctors refuse to give him a diagnosis because they thought it would create stigma. However, it meant that he went years without the right treatment. I changed doctor and found someone who really cared. That was the turning point for my son’s care.
trauma, over thinking even over sensitivity (people who have a hard time handling their emotions who were never taught emotional intelligence ) can potentially lead to suffering mental disorders. Disorders like PTSD, CPTSD ,black and white thinking, distorted thinking, catastrophizing can lead to deep states of severe depression which can lead to severe anxiety and so on... one mental state can potentially lead to another
That’s what happened to my son at age 18 when he started college , he was so smart and so talented in sports, music, art, very intellectual. At age 18 he started to have all symptoms of schizophrenia , doctors put him on medication to control his psychosis symptoms . Now he is 29, no more psychosis or voices since he started medication but he is not the same person as he was before 18, he is like a child with very low functioning . He still has little paranoia. Able to go to work 5 days a week at the Peter Piper Pizza for a last 7 years.
I am sad to hear your son's story but l am glad that he is stable to work and contribute to society. I am also mother of my lovely son who suffers from psychosis. I am working hard to overcome my negative thinkings and be positive with my son in future. Thank you.
@@yell1481 🙏 thank you. Is your son taking any medication for psychosis? I’m very sorry to hear that, I was in so much stress and fear when my son had his Psychotic episodes. Wishing him to find help and to get better .
Excellent explanation. My brother had this awful disease and died at the age of 49 in 2019 while living homeless. I tried to help him but was unsuccessful. What the Doctor said is factual and my brother was unfortunately exposed to all of the causes. We had an extremely abusive upbringing and my brother took the brunt of our fathers abuse. He was exposed to drugs and alcohol at an early age and used until the day he died. He also had head trauma and I believe that the gene runs in our family. He was such a beautiful soul, despite this terrible disease. He was taken too soon and suffered unjustly. Thank you for the video and I subscribed and liked.
God thank you for protecting me. My mother was a life time institutionalized patient with Schitzophrenia. When in College i foolishly experimented with many drugs during the 1960's. I'm grateful for being spared
God doesn't help you because he doesn't exist, you only have a lot of luck, because if a god that only help some people and others no, like me that I never use drugs and alcohol and I developed schizophrenia, he is a pure evil god.
My husband was a Schizophrenic. I lost him 6 years ago from complications of Diabetes. I have recently met another schizophrenic. I'm 71 and he's 46. I'm trying to have a relationship with him, but it's not easy. He has trust issues. I have mental disorders so we have a connection. But it's challenging. I really like him. Hope our friendship will grow.
I randomly developed schizophrenia one day when I was 25. I don't even drink or do any drugs whatsoever. I started showing symptoms when I got in a relationship and I was highly stressed out.
I REALLY appreciate the professionalism and compassion even more that you both have around this topic. It’s sad and scary to experience these things and symptoms in life regardless of the age or cause. It’s terrifying and very upsetting both to the individual and family, but the ignorance, mocking, insulting and belittling is truly sad and worsens the condition of the patient.
Siczophrenia for me was caused by childhood trauma.I had no where to run so it made my perception of reality snap..I started with delusional thinking ,hulucatations and eventually voices at age 13.What has helped me is medication.. psych ..therapists and my relationship with God.I still have some lingering symptoms but I remain positive and am learning to be gentle to myself.I grew up thinking I had to hide my diagnosis because of the stigma but I'm breaking this now to share because I know I'm not alone and I'd love to help because I understand
I believe there is my God, & my daughter suffer with schizophrenia, which, she herself diganosed because the professionals are confused in what to do to help people like her. I believe that by loving my daughter & letting her know I am there for her, no matter what she go through in life❤🙏🏽
My best most beloved friend struggles with Schitzophrenia & Bipolar Disorder and he is a genius. My boyfriend has a less severe form of Schitzophrenia from a TBI he got in a serious car accident. I have a real tender spot for anyone with this illness. The good news is, medications exist and they help so much. 💜
My nephew has been living with schizophrenia for 40 years. He came down with it at 18 while in college. He has 3 voices living in his head and knows their names and sex. He wanted so bad to get better and talks about the day when he gets better going back to college. I know at the time he came down with this he was drinking alot of alcohol with his friends. His mother sought out mental health for him early on but his psychologist miss diagnose him for years with light depression. He has tried to kill himself 4 times. He doesn't want these voices living in his head. When he was asked why he tried to commit suicide, he said the people living inside me said to do it because they are sick and tired of living in his body. He is now in a wonderful mental health home called Hopewell in Ohio surrounded with gardens, livestock, chickens, horses and 350 acres of heaven. Consular and a nurse who see to his medication every day. But sadly the medications don't work forever. They are forever having to change prescriptions to accommodate his body and brain. My heart goes out to everyone living with this disease of the brain. God did not create everyone equal.
God did create everyone with value because he suffered for us all. Someone in the comments suggested niacin to help, and I wrote of a man cured. It isn't being treated as a physical illness which it should be. Something went off kilter when your nephew was in college. He needs to be upfront with what happened, to dig down to the cause of cellular structure of the brain that has caused the brain to change. It's important to begin to find a cure. My research tells a story of physical, not mental.
My mom and dad and uncle and aunt all suffer from schizophrenia. My grandma and grandpas all had dementia or died young. They all had exposure to trauma and substance abuse. I struggle with mental illness when I don’t get enough sleep or I experience stress and I eat poorly and don’t exercise. My memory is bad and my thought structure doesn’t always make sense. When I became a Christian, I started living more consistently, having more structure in my life and less mental confusions and broken thinking. Stress and lack of sleep really make things harder on me. I don’t use any substances at all and for good reason after watching my whole family suffer on substances my whole life. I’m hoping to learn more about schizophrenia to help my family heal.
They didn't discuss alcohol much. Being from an area where alcohol is used heavily, I know of numerous people who drink a lot everyday. Some of them seem to be damaged emotionally and mentally. I wish alcohol had been more of the discussion.
I haven't had a drink in almost 5 years but I used to drink heavily, to the point of withdrawal seizures multiple times before I stopped this last time. I can tell you that when I was withdrawing from alcohol I had hallucinations, delusions and paranoia. I still get flashes of these feelings years later. I also have a brother who is schizophrenic and our biological grandmother as well. So what this doctor is saying makes sense. I also suffered severe abuse and childhood trauma so that could be why I get these feelings sometime.
My best friend in my high school days is schizophrenic and he is pretty much a text book example of what they said in this video... his mother suffered from something (im unsure from what exactly) then from his mid teens he started smoking Pot, his brain would not have been fully develpoed at that age and then when being 20, he started showing signs of something being wrong. Not long after his 21st birthday he had some sort of breakdown and was diagnosed with schitoprenia. The scary thing is, I started hearing voices from smoking pot around the age of 17 the last few times I smoked, so I stopped completly.... I remember telling him this at the time about this, and thats why I was no longer smoking pot (I would still hang around my stoner mates) , and he said he was hearing strange things too......He kept going and is unrecognisable from schizophrenia to what he was back then. The thing is, out of all of our stoner group of about 10 or 15, we were the only ones to have a negative mental reaction. I still see many of them around from time to time and only about 2 of the group still smoke.... eventually most give it up. I am so glad I stopped though, so if anybody is reading this who hears or starts feeling very negative situations from smoking dope...STOP immediatly, because if you try to just "ride it out" and keep smoking, from what Ive gathered, after a few months or maybe years, the negative feelings that happen when high, never go away, even when you dont smoke Pot, it becomes permanent, and your once normal life becomes a true life of hell. Imagine it like this..... the "paranoia" that I was able to joke a laugh about from getting high back then NEVER goes away
That is what happened to me but I started smoking for the first time when I was 21 and did not start smoking often until I was 23. In summer 2020 I had 3 months of psychosis and a horrible delusion known as cotard's syndrome.
Our neighbor, an 18 yr old male, used pot occasionally. No history of mental illness. One day { at 18} he smoked pot and became psychotic and was rushed to the ER. He has been psychotic/schizophrenic now for 15 years. He is no longer in touch with reality.
My mother has paranoid schizophrenia and now dementia. She was severely abused as a child. Her mother who was an alcoholic tried to abort her unsuccessfully, then told her as a child that she wasn't wanted. She was tortured and constantly in and out of orphanages. They didn't have much to eat and would ask the butcher for bones for the dog, but it was to make soup. My older brother is also mentally ill. Thankfully me and my younger brother are not mentally ill, but being raised by a schizophrenic mother and a father who was not home much had some negative effects. It was like we were kids trying to take care of ourselves. Now my mom is bedridden and I care for her 24/7. Some of the psych meds cause permanent damage and they don't work forever. Do your research.
What meds are you referring to please so I can read up on them more. I was on quetiapine for years but it didn't help, now I'm on olanzapine but that just makes me sleep ALL the time.
I watch the RUclips channel called Living Well with Schizophrenia. It’s a very informative and shows what people with schizophrenia experience in their daily life. Excellent explanation
It’s amazing how much they know about herpes. I was raped in 2019 and got symptoms, I couldn’t walk at all. The Doctor didn’t have any clue only (Dr.Ani John) on RUclips has the complete medication.
I am not a health professional but I do have 45 years of dealing with family and friends of whom 7 have/had Schizophernia/Schizo-effective/Bipolar. I feel very strongly that all three conditions have a very strong basis in severe childhood abuse esp sexual abuse and/or head trauma(numerous concussions). Add a gentle temperment like an Introvert/HSP/Empath mixed with longterm nutritional issues and you can get Schizophernia/Schizo-effective/Bipolar showing up as early as the teens.
I'm sure that's true statistically but our child had none of those stressors. A one time drug use did seem to flip the switch early but they told us it was mostly inevitable by age 30 anyway.
My 30 year old daughter is now diagnosed schizoaffective-bipolar, originally schizophrenia at 17. She has a maternal grandmother who had schizophrenia as a young woman. At 16 my daughter had a boyfriend who got her into smoking marijuana & using magic mushrooms. I've thought of it as she had the sleeping dog of schizophrenia within her & that awakened the sleeping dog, completely changing her life for the worse. She is still on the road to recovery years later.
My grandson was diagnosed in 2014. It's 2021 and I've lived in a constant state of grief over this. He was my golden boy. In college, ambitious and a loving beautiful boy....now he's gone, but he's still here. I feel like I'm in a crowded room screaming and no one can hear me. It guts families to the core. The worst thing I've ever had to bear. So many families suffering because no one understands the depth of grief we experience ....it's so hard to watch them slowly die...😭
Dear lady i'm sorry to hear about your grandson. Something must have happened it can't appear out of the blu. There must have been signs . Please recall the facts , be an investigator and follow your instincts . It could be anything , relationship with the family, some illnesses , love life, frienships, drugs,personality,fears . Don't let anything out. Follow your guts instinct.
@@giovannamoro8564 yes it was actually all the above. He smoked a LOT of pot, his mother was crazy, he found his father dead, he was in a sexual relationship with a teacher in high school. When he graduated and they parted, he had a breakdown. He broke under the pressure. 7 yrs later he is so delusional he thinks he's still in a relationship with the teacher. I've had him in counseling but nothing changes, he thinks they're all stupid. Even the meds don't make him see reality. Thanks for your input.
Yes my son uses meth and told the psych doctor it makes him feel normal. But it has made his systems worse voices and delusions. On meds now but he craves meth.
@@cocochick3612 You’re story sounds too crazy to me so I’m going to dismiss anything you say, while also pretending to believe you and sound interested. But for real that’s very interesting, why do you think he felt more normal on Meth? I’m not entirely familiar with the drug.
I went through the nightmare of becoming ill in college. My grandfather had this and was hospitalized several times. I experienced abuse from both parents.
Good job at trying to understand, some people In my experience brush things off and te me to stop acting strange or tell me I can do certain things when I really just can't, they all just throw it off as being lazy or just not a people person when I isolate myself
My son has psychosis and was told drug induced psychosis. He was clean for 5 years seemed okay with just his injection and started drugs again only to be diagnosed now with schizophrenia by the emergency room.
SUUUUPER important information. I wish this was taught in high school and college, and that more people were aware about the connection of marajiuana use and psychosis/mental health. It's pushed so much in society that weed is healthy and fun and doesn't kill. But it can be what triggers mental instability and harmful actions by the person. Thank you for this video. I hope young people watch this and take their choices seriously.
And it clearly is addictive for some people. Popular opinion goes on and on about how it’s not a physiochemical addiction but I’ve known way too many people who have ruined their lives and their mental and financial health because they just can’t stop CONSTANTLY smoking weed. They are clearly addicted.
@@youtubename7819 exactly! and those people say no I'm not addicted, it just helps me relax and I do it at least a couple times a day every day. If you can't live without something, you rely on it to make you feel "normal" and if you stop doing it you get aggittated and can't stop thinking about it.....that's addiction!
Best case scenario, he can replace one habit with a healthier habit that helps the same or even better. Or having another source of outlet for expression/relaxation. Like the working out, painting, playing an instrument, learning a language, cooking, etc. Something to put his brain power towards and focus on, to keep his thoughts from drifting into an unhealthy place. Hope things go towards the positive for him! Our bodies and minds are very forgiving and as much as we harm it, it's possible to heal and improve. @@live7256
My nephew was in the army. He joined at 18. He made SGT and was so proud. He came home in 2010 from Iraq and Afghanistan with severe PTSD and schizophrenia. He had both auditory and visual hallucinations for years. It was so severe that he rarely had a moment of lucidity. He was in an almost constant state of delusion. He sought help many times but in his delusional state he stopped taking his meds and seeing his therapist. Two weeks ago he took his own life. He had said a few times that he was going to do it. He said he just wanted to make the voices stop. My sister and her husband had him put on a 72 hour psychiatric hold, several times because of his statements. Even with all of love and support we could possibly give him, he still pulled that trigger. I just don’t know how to reconcile that in my mind. I’ve been researching schizophrenia and PTSD looking for answers, but instead I just have more questions.
@@miriambochenek9083 With all due respect, please don't turn my nephew's death into an anti-vax soapbox for which you can stand on. It's just plain disrespectful.
@@TarotLadyLissa Yes I respect what you said. On the other hand do your research what the companies put into vaxs. Just give your self sometime to educate on it. Knowledge is a power and a lie repeated 1000x it is starting to be a new truth.. A lot of people are waking up . Don't sleep ....Wake up with many
My oldest son developed schizophrenia with onset at age 20-21. He is not a substance abuser of any kind but I developed pre-eclampsia during pregnancy and he was born at 31 weeks and weighed 2 1/4 pounds at birth. I was very healthy at the time, running 10K's and half marathons so it was puzzling to the doctors that I developed this condition. He was my first born child, and I have one other son who has no psychiatric conditions. I have read before that pre-term babies have a higher risk of schizophrenia than the general population and sadly for us this became a reality. I am so grateful to find websites like this one that help to further educate myself on this issue.
There is so much that doctors don’t tell you about drug induced psychosis... is it the same as being born with the condition... no family history how is this not going away... and don’t tell me that it was something that was going to come out anyway! I don’t buy it!!
Rose: I think he did a pretty good job at explaining which categories of drugs are known to be more likely to trigger this disorder. But because of the way genes and environment interact, not a consistent reaction. Watch around minute 6:00 to 9:00.
I had an “experience “ or episode “ of schizophrenia or maybe psychosis back in 2017. I wasn’t diagnosed with schizophrenia but I had about 3/4 of the symptoms lasting nearly 4 months. I wasn’t afraid at the time and attributed my experience to spiritual causes but I am not sure today by any means what in or out of this world happened to me. To say it was disturbing is an understatement and my family was beyond worried and concerned. It is still a mystery to me and I am trying to accept that will never know what truly happened and why. Thank you anyway for this video. It’s much appreciated 😊❤
Christine thank you for sharing this because a spiritual experience allows on to see the other realm similar to an altered state of consciousness that medium goes into. It's not a mental health issue, only sensitive people experience this.
So you think it was due to a spiritual cause but what makes you think that? Did you dabble in the occult, participate in a seance or ouija board, cast a spell? No psychedelic drug usage??
I have audio hallucinations and visual hallucinations they called it schizophrenia but I’ve messed with heavy drugs too.it’s good to know it could just be psychosis because it feels like I’m hearing my past life but my consciousness knows I’m present
What kind of visual hallucinations do you see if you dont mind me asking? Also what do the voices tell you? If you dont feel comfortable sharing about them I understand.
I'm glad to see that the medical profession has switched gears somewhat on treatment for this disease. back in the 60's when my oldest sister was diagnosed with it, the doctors weren't very helpful to the family. She was of the age of majority (over 18) and would not tell the family any information at all about what her condition was. The only advice one doctor gave them was "wash your hands of her". Seriously! There are still problems for families even today. There is someone in my son's extended family (wife's sister) who just recently presented with symptoms, and they feel helpless to help her. It's not like they can make her take her medicine. She's in denial that there is anything wrong with her and they fear that she will continue her downward spiral.. It's so sad...
This inservice video holds a high vitality to be proof positive. I hope more people with schizophrenia takes this Doctors video under consideration to help identify the issues with schizophrenia and better identify and understand and deal with schizophrenia
My brother was diagnosed in the late 1960's early 1970's. Went through a lot of pills which he had tic's from them. He was like a guinea pig to see how these pills worked. He said he heard voices telling him what to do. He died at 23 yrs old. I do believe it was genetic.
@@Latoree33 Thank you for answering. I was wondering if it was some additional illness that had developed due to schizophrenia, but it is not the cause.
@@magdalena.slavova I believe all mental illness can drive you to commit suicide in some way or another. People today do not realize how much mental illness there was in the past and they're quick fixes were to make themselves happy and drink alcohol.
I want to mention this because I have narcolepsy and no I don't have schizophrenia (yes, I have been to a psychologist). I am not a doctor, this is just to help share for I had no clue about this. There are a few academic/ scientific journals I have read about this topic due to dealing with it myself. Do your homework of course. I have type two narcolepsy (excessive daytime sleepiness, like I could fall asleep at the wheel kind of deal) and I deal with insomnia as a result (it's not uncommon to be exhausted during the day and can't sleep at night. Our REM cycle is a mess and we don't gain energy when we sleep to put it in layman's terms, even then its more complicated). So, if I sleep 8 hours for instance, it will feel more like 3 -4 hours (again not fully accurate, but that is the best way I can explain it to those that don't have it). Even then in an hour unless I have medication, I will feel exhausted even if I did nothing. (Note: Medication for narcolepsy isn't a cure, but it helps a person function). Now, the reason why I bring this up is sleep deprivation can cause auditory hallucinations (hearing a phone ring, a person I know call my name but they arent there, hearing a song I know playing, but no music is on, etc) and even cause you to see things no there (for me during sleep paralysis and its usually a shadowy figure out of the corner of my eye). When you have narcolepsy (at least type 2, I am not as familar with type 1), you are sleep-deprived. There was a survey done titled *The AWAKEN survey: knowledge of narcolepsy among physicians and the general population* About 20% of sleep specialists could name all five major symptoms of narcolepsy. As a result, people go undiagnosed for 4 to 25 years. Misdiagnoses include epilepsy, depression, and *schizophrenia.* Edit: So before you jump into thinking I have Schizophrenia, do go to a sleep doctor. If they don't find anything there, then go to a therapist. Many people aren't aware of that and that's why I want to share. Sleep deprivation can really mess with you.
it's not a bug, it's a feature! Thanks for being attentive, noticing that this happens to you and sharing it. Most just overlook it or don't have the knowledge to attribute these experiences to a function of their brain. It happens to everyone
@@edbrown1080 Yes, that happened and still does, but not nearly as often as prior. Now treatment is just medication and isnt a cure. Its just to help me stay awake so I can do basic necessities in order to survive. Im still sleep deprived, i can just take care of the basics to keep my body functioning and have an easier time doing so. Im still sleep deprived. there are many unknowns about narcolepsy and the field is in need of more research (and more people probably have it than they realize), so I can only hope more is discovered in time.
My son is suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia,he is currently in a mental Health facility,he is about to get discharged and his Dr asked what his goals were when he gets out and he replied he wanted to get back on drugs ,this information worried me immensely and l am worried he could have another episode when he is discharged,so l am trying to organise Drug Rehabilitation for when he gets out but l am so worried he won't follow up with Rehab and he may put his wellbeing at risk.The worry can be so overwhelming at times,l feel lost as a Father and l love my son more than words can say,Praying for a good outcome so one day he and l can have a relationship that only grows stronger! Thankyou for the information you have put into this video! From Jimmy ,Nowra NSW, Australia!
Thank you! At least one male in every generation in my family has schizophrenia. My brother was diagnosed recently. Our relationship is to the least, strained. I’ve disliked him for the longest. It makes me so sad to think of what he’s going through.
My bro has been diagnosed since 20 yrs. Now we believe that he's just a normal person having bouts of anger, hatred etc. to which we overreact. Once he cleaned his colon and switched to a predominantly raw food diet his health has improved dramatically and so has his mind. In the last 1yr. he has dropped 20kgs and medication reduced by more than half.
I find it notable that a condition affecting 1% of the population has over 1000 comments. It makes me suspect this is a bigger problem than 1%. In my experience, my beloved grandson got this diagnosis when he was 17. Two of his friends from school also had episodes of psychosis. This made me think the cause was something in the "water", so to speak. But when I asked his initial care team, "Was this exogenic or endogenic?" -there was a pause, and the person said to me, "We don't know how this happened for your grandson, but the same drugs are used in all cases." This leads me to believe that the scientific research in this just stopped, once antipsychotics were discovered in the 1950's, Whatever we had hoped or expected from his future is changed, but he is still himself and we love him. It is a hard disease to live with, for many reasons.
With so much ignorance surrounding what they call schizophrenia, it's no surprise that more and more people are developing issues. A lot of times it's demonic possession. Completely misunderstood. And you have to be careful with whom you confide in lest they exasperate the problem out of ignorance..
You can add to the list heavy metal toxicity (from silver amalgam fillings, fish, tap water, etc.), and caseomorphine and gluteomorphine from dairy and grains. It made a big difference for me eliminating these in my recovery.
@@przybyla420 yeah, and those are some of the biggies. And allopathic medical research just is not smart enough, let alone integritous enough, yet to address them adequately. It makes me sad 😥. It was my holistic dentist who got me started on chlorella and cilantro to detox after my silver amalgam removal. As far as the GAPS diet (elimination of grains and dairy), I was fortunate enough to stumble on that information due to my own diligence in researching and educating myself just like the heavy metal toxicity. I left my idiotic allopathic doctors in the dust where they belong. They're really dusty now. The biggest lesson is just eat as healthy and naturally as possible, and you can recover. I know, it's easier said than done!
@S K indeed, and it is common among sufferers. The GAPS diet (gut and psychology syndrome) seeks to address this. There are a number of leaky gut supplements that help heal the gut. Digestive enzymes and probiotics are helpful also.
I started having delusions at 4 and consistently hearing voices at 8, so I consider myself to have childhood onset schizophrenia. I'm also an academic librarian so I have done a bit of research on causes of schizophrenia, many of which are mentioned in this video. I'm really interested because as far as I know there's no family history of schizophrenia, although plenty of history of other mental illnesses. First, my mother got the 1976 swine flu vax that was recalled due to causing guillain-barré syndrome which can induce symptoms of psychosis, which is supported by the viral theory. I was born with undetected gastroschisis in April of 1977 and rushed to the operating room, so birth trauma. Additionally, I have discovered that anesthesia was almost never used on newborns during surgery until the mid 1980s, so it's likely that I underwent life saving surgery on my torso sans anesthesia. I spent my first month in an incubator with minimal human contact. When I did go home it was to an abusive household; my father is a Vietnam Vet who used to drink to deal with PTSD and would become violent toward my mother since before I was born. That continued through my early childhood. So, I think the psychiatric world is on the right track. Ha! He just said perfect storm which is exactly what I call it!!!!
I was once diagnosed schizoaffective. But recently I worked with a psychiatrist who doesn't think I have schizo anything. She thought I had BPD. I'm not sure now. I definitely agree with the BPD and PTSD stuff that I worked on. But I'm still not sure about underlying schizophrenia.
afaik bpd may have symptoms of psychosis and it's kind of a fineline between the two? the correct diagnosis shouldn't matter as long as your treatment works
@@chimerasofhafgufa yes, I realize that. The treatments are probably similar. But getting the BPD dx definitely opened a door to more effective treatment and healing. Probably just the timing of it. I was ready to do the real work.
@@lilafeldman8630 - Also, pls be open to overlapping diseases that also exist together as what is called co-morbidity. I know someone who has BPD/ and schizoAffective Disorder (this is bipolar and schizophrenia combined) and all of these also are very similar due to how they all make you out of balance. The bottom line to these Cluster B disorders is that they are very much involved in creating identity crises. You don't know who you are or what you want when you have all of these rolled into one. This person I speak of is constantly angry w/ bouts of rage, very confused, disoriented, disorganized thoughts, lives in a fantasy bubble, can't make sense out of simple common things or logic. She goes off topic, can't stay relevant to topics, has poor attention span, can't concentrate well - insists she can only concentrate on talking to one person at a time so can't even do holiday dinners w/ family where there are 5 of us or more. She is a recluse and doesn't even like going to the store for groceries so sits around and starves she says b/c she fears even shopping b/c she thinks ppl are following her or trying to kidnap her. These are all signs/ symptoms of schizo diseases on that spectrum. She also has poor impulse control and has hallucinations. She thinks waiters are staring at her and taking her picture when she goes to restaurants w/ me. She thinks cops are looking at her w/ binoculars, etc....She is having tons of symptoms every day and each time she talks to me, she is in some type of 'altered state'. She needs so much to be in a mental ward b/c she can't take care of herself well or drive well anymore either. It's so sad. Glad to see you're open to your diagnosis but don't forget many of these diseases can co-exist. Look for a Dr who knows this and is willing to explore this avenue.
Sleep Deprivation, Chronic Insomnia, Caffeinism, Energy Drinks ism, combined with stimulant or other drug abuse i have been through this in my own family. Add traumatic events ....
I'm schizoaffective and the medication aripiprazole (abilify) has improved my life so much since I went onto it. Obviously not every medication works for everyone but i encourage those struggling to try it.
Every single case of (first onset) psychosis appears to have been preceeded by a prolonged and complete absence of sleep for several days in a row - whether from pulling too many all-nighters in a row studying for particularly "mind-bending" exams without even short naps in between... staying awake for days and nights on end worrying about how you'll support your family after a layoff in an extremely tight job market... hypervigilance while trying to survive during bombing raids in a war zone or while trying to survive living outdoors in the cold and damp or among dangerous predators because you don't have enough money to pay for a home - or even a car - to live in... attempting to rest without closing your eyes for fear of waking up in a blazing house fire - again... staying up around the clock attending to the needs of multiple babies and very young children because your spouse won't help (e.g. Andrea Yates)... Perhaps what's inherited is not a predisposition to becoming psychotic per se, but instead the unfortunate ability to push the physical body past the "sleep mechanism" long enough for the mind to "break" instead. The first incidence rarely occurs outside of the 16 to 35 age range - and mostly happens to males and very physically fit females (again, Andrea Yates). Younger children (with rare exceptions) would fall asleep involuntarily, and older persons would probably become severely depressed or physically ill from such extreme sleep deprivation - or else fall into microsleep repeatedly - before succumbing to psychosis.
I absolutely agree that sleep deprivation impacts discernment of reality and reasoning skills. The sleep mode is important for effective brain functioning.
I was looking for a comment about sleep. It seems to me that psychosis is that place right when you're about to go to sleep when you have scrambled thoughts. The mid point between conscious and unconscious. We might hear a voice at this point that makes us jump as well. For some reason schizophrenic people live in this place, likely due to stress that causes the mind to detach itself from a conscious state, or rather the stress from their unconscious world forces it to overtake the conscious. I suspect these patients are taught from a young age that expressing hurt is not a valid option to deal with negative experiences. However, I believe the lack of sleep you're talking about is actually a symptom of their stress rather than a cause of their illness.
@@samsalter9480 Well, many years ago there were sleep deprivation research studies that originally were intended only to test alertness, short term memory, reflex timing and coordination, but instead inadvertently induced both psychosis and neurosis in some healthy young subjects who had no prior history of any mental illness whatsoever. For that reason, it's now illegal to keep any research study participants awake for any longer than 18 hours EDIT: I meant to say 48 hours
I watched my mum's livelihood suffer due to schizoaffective disorder and couldn't comprehend her own mental illness and neither could my dad despite being hospitalized several times throughout my childhood and before my birth. Later on, my dad and I took her to the emergency multiple times just to be ignored by multiple psychiatrists. The only way they listened is when she had a heart attack. Doctors wondered why she was refusing treatment and in the cognitive state that she was in. My hope is for the world to become more awareness about schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders as they're spoken from a standpoint of these people are "crazy," instead of the plights and barriers these individuals face. As well as support, resources and awareness for caregivers, such as myself, to help myself and others navigate through how we can better support those who have this illness.
My brother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenic took his life at age 18 my sister also has it medication controlled very sad it destroys families god have mercy on these ppl and families my parents did not have it tho there is bad depression in my family 🙏
I watched my friend go into a psychotic rage while on acid, it was probably the most intense traumatising thing I’ve ever witnessed, the officers who helped where so kind and understanding they just told me my friends very sick and where taking y’all both to the hospital.
Its sad that people taking the time to look this up are hating so badly on the time taken for "our" people. I do disagree with the concept of alcohol being the last possible cause or inhibitor, probably because it is legal and America cherishes this poison... Anyway! I had meningitis when I was 3 weeks old. (personally have no memory of most my life and still experience dissociative amnesia) but was told from my entire family that I have struggled with voices and visual hallucinations my entire life... Here I am 28 years old, fully understanding the grasp of a voice materializing and taking parts of my soul. My own shadows leave me and make sure to break my heart in the process. This should not be a channel for hate and talk down on anyone. If you arent a fan... do your research, know the patients, get your own channel and send me a link! Some of us struggle very massively to live 30 minutes at a time and just want info and some sort of community
Both of these gentleman’s intelligence is exceedingly handsome! The information in this video has been a wealth of education! I want to express my gratitude for such a well spoken and articulate understanding of this topic. Your content has been an excellent wealth of information. My best friend’s son has struggled immensely and the effect’s of his diagnosis on their family and his mother has been such a horrific impact to their lives. Watching this family struggle with such a rollercoaster of emotional stress and sorrow; is truly heartbreaking and gives me such a great feeling of helplessness. I just can’t thank you enough for giving this topic a voice. I do agree that the hereditary along with drugs in adolescence and environment and/or trauma has a huge impact on helping the cause. I say helping bc it’s hard to single out anything bc as you have clarified there are so many elements that increase the risk. But at the same time it can also be just one or two of these factors to create risk. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO !!!!
My daughter has been diagnosed as a bipolar adult but rarely has any symptoms. Whenever she gets sick, i.e., COVID, gallbladder surgery, stomach flu she becomes schizophrenic.
I am from Pakistan. You are a great help for people like us from underdeveloped countries. Here in our country there is less awareness about diseases like this. Your videos are great source of awareness
My son was diagnosed at age 16 🥲He is 45 today and has had to be with me all his life. ! He can not function on his own and his speech is very hard to understand . I don’t know what is going to happen to him after my journey. I’m so sad .My Sons brother wants nothing to do with him 😥He said he will put him in a home . He has always been around people he knows , so I’m so freaked out 😭I don’t want him on the streets or abused .
Everyone in my family has some variety of mental illness from bipolar disorder to BPD to schizophrenia to sociopathy. As a child I experienced a great deal of violences. I felt trapped, hopeless, withdrawn, depressed, and constantly scared that I was going crazy. As an adult I avoid interacting with narcissists and sociopaths whenever possible as such people bring back bad memories, and prolonged contact with them always leads me back to anxiety hopelessness and depression. Unfortunately the most dangerous member of my family is still alive and I know one day he'll show up at my door to finish what he started decades ago. For this reason I have generally avoided recreational drugs on the understanding that with my almost non existent sense of safety any additional instability may trigger extreme reactions.
Well done! I have always wondered when I have encountered those affected with a variety mental illnesses. When you covered both the likely genetic foundations of schizophrenia and also the potential involvement that legal, illegal drugs and prescribed pharmaceuticals may have was interesting (in addition to other external factors). Thank you!
The psychology of the wounded healer. I have been diagnosed with skitzophrenia. Questioning reality is why I became a skitzophrenic. Because my consciousness detached from my ego. The psychology of the wounded healer. I found my inner divinity.
My brother had acute schizophrenia at age 14 requiring him to be hospitalized. My son was "different" since birth - reclusive and not expressive emotionally. He developed acute schizophrenia at age 30. His was also precipitated by illegal drug use
This helped me so much. My son is 29 yrs old. I work and he is home alone but copes. I would love to hear talks on what would stimulate him at home. We HV tried to find compassionate employment but none close to my home in SA.
I have schizoaffective disorder and despite my best efforts, I haven't been able to secure any career goals or make ends meet. Texas requires you to take medication to get disability and I have ADHD and hypersensitivity. The drugs give me brain zaps and uncomfortable/intolerable symptoms like agitation and headaches. Anyway, I'm fairly high functioning and I have bipolar type II so things are really tough but I manage to stay alive and keep making the best possible choices. It goes a long way to keep your mouth shut and sleep whenever possible. Also, attempt to accept other's attitudes as a baseline standard just as a theoretical exercise to consider how you could feel if you thought like they do. Don't envy, don't want, don't scold yourself for love and success, only regret the love and care you couldn't give yourself continuously and keep scheduling self care is the only work that will reward you. Shower, shave, brush teeth, clip nails, use hair conditioner... make it your goal to own a spa someday and live in your own private spa so you can recover the time you forgot to care for yourself.
My dad who is like 90 years old was just diagnosed a few years ago with schizophrenia after my mother passed away, he was completely devastated and he stopped living and before she passed away he was still working, he was a horse trainer, he drove, he and did a lot of things went walking, played golf. He never had any hallucinations never heard voices none of that. My mother did everything for him and he did everything for her she was his life. he never ever had any symptoms of it at all. But then it was like he couldn’t do anything he didn’t know how to unlock the door he didn’t how to know how to use the microwave… It’s like he lost all that ability after she passed away. He has no drug, or alcohol abuse history nothing. I just think it’s a bogus diagnosis from a whack psychiatrist. And now he’s taking medication for it.
A diagnosis of schizophrenia in your 90s sounds bogus to me. Schizophrenia presents in the late teens, early twenties and it is an all-encompassing disability. Your father would have had debilitating periods of illness throughout his lifetime. Sounds much more like dementia (which is also, reluctantly, treated with major tranquilizers)
I had my drink spiked, probably by Amphetamine and wasn't able to sleep and quickly became psychotic. That was just the start of the roll-a-coaster. A few years later I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia. I've been on Zyprexa for 25 years and can't live without it, I've tried once, I quickly became psychotic, so returned to it. A life ruined, which I just accept now as normal. Can't hold down a job due to not being able to cope with stress. This wasn't the life I planned.
I used to be on Zyprexa but it caused awful weight gain; so the Doctors then gave Sertraline and Quetiapine which I am on now. Also on Gabapentin and Propranolol amongst others for Diabetes, but seems to be not too bad now. Thank you.
My sister was put on clozaril and it performed miracles. Supposedly they tried it on her when she first became sick and it made her sicker. I'm not so sure of this though. They reintroduced it and it was an absolute miracle on what it did for her and still does for her to this day, almost 2 decades later. Don't just stick with 1 medication and call it a day IMO.
I was a detox nurse for many years and these people needed thiamine for the nervous system and librium or valium temporarily to safely wean them off. Without medicine there were horrible seizures and death.
So sad praying 🙏 for all these people who suffer from chronic illness.🙏😔 my son got diagnosed with this breaks my heart everyday. Hopefully one day he can get rid of all the symptoms and be able to work.🙏
This is as close to the truth that I have heard regarding causes of schizophrenia. It’s sad that scientist/psychiatrist do not talk about the spiritual aspect of these mental illnesses, simply because they cannot do empirical research, but it does not make it less relevant, and I feel a lot of information is lost because they ignore the spiritual aspect of mental health, which does not help patients looking for answers and wanting to recover
My Daughter had symptoms of schizophrenia as a young child. Psych drs didn't agree and book smart told them she was too young. I saw it at around 4 ys old....full blown symptoms presented, and I knew this was going to be a life long struggle for us both. She's almost 50 now. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. She is in a grouphome and comes home about once a week plus overnights for 4 or 5 days. It's been so difficult but I have to say ...she's doing pretty well at this point. She is DD as well, and this dual diagnosis is beyond difficult. The auditory and visual hallucinations are hard on her. ❤ God bless you all.
Thank you for revealing the scientific evidence of where schizophrenia may come from. I have had schizophrenia affective disorder since 1987. It makes sense where I got this devastating mental health illness from!!!!! After all these years of not knowing......thank you Dr. so much.
Did you ever try the ketogenic diet? My brother did very well when he was eating only chicken and carrots-we thought he was cured. This diet destroys a parasite that can cause schizophrenia, although they didn't mention it. It's toxoplasma. Look into it-it's a fascinating, and treatable, parasite, if you happen to have it.
I think I aged out of Schizophrenia just in the nick of time because I had some of the symptoms from the prodrome phase. I was sexually abused by two people when I was 9-11 yrs old both were around 18 and 19 yrs old and one of them was my neighbours son. I was threatened that if I ever tell anyone I would end up being done by the police and they would come and beat me for grassing them up. I was told to say nothing to anyone or else I would be in really serious trouble. My dad was horrible to me and he drank everyday and as I came home from school he would start his bullying me and when he saw me getting upset so my bottom lip was quivering I was told I was mard/soft which was very upsetting and it destroyed all my confidence. I always lived at my Grandads at weekends and he was even more horrible than my dad and he used to hit me always in the head for almost anything like nudging the table or making a noise in the house. My sister was treated like a princess and I was always hit and bullied making me think I was just bad. I lost all interest at school believing I was not bright enough to succeed in anything and this turned into truancy and minor altercations with the police like trespassing and cations ect. My nervousness turned into panic disorder and I had a distinctive feeling of apathy or no interest in anything except music. I now have no interest in anything but music and science and work feels like torture to me. I have struggled with these feeling all my life and now I have very strong feelings of suicide. I have no family anymore albeit for my mom who is now 70 and I do everything for her. I have tried everything for depression but they don't work. I know everything about Climate Change and how we are killing this planet but 99% of the people ignore just how close we are from a global catastrophe which is about to destroy everything. I have had all these stresses and abuses that should of pushed me into a mental illness yet I fortunately aged out of the bracket where I would of developed such a catastrophic ending for me by just luck. For those who succumb to this dreadful disease I have nothing but empathy and sympathy for you all. I would like to be evaluated for everything I have been through to help me get a better understanding of what is wrong with me now but nobody wants to listen to me anymore.. It doesn't feel fair. I don't want to be put on any benefit or for any money but to have someone explain if I am feeling this way for a reason. I want just someone to understand me before I finally kill myself. I just want to understand me before I die and if someone does that then I will cry with joy and possibly say thank you to them. I am now tired of the tears and all this hurt. Merry christmass to anyone who gives their time to reading this. I hope you have a good time and please give something to the Dogs Trust even if it's just a couple of ponds cause they saved my dog who I still have. She loves me and only want's some food and water, warmth and a little affection from me.
Your plight is so sad. I can relate as our family is the same. I’ve had depression since I was 14. Now I’m 62. Life has been very hard so I can empathize with your pain. But there is hope. I took a course on psychology and it woke me up to a lot of abuse my family gave me. I no longer thought I was worthless. It took a long time but now I feel “enough” and worthy. Basically it wasn’t me it was them. Do something soothing for you. Take a course. It will open your eyes towards mental health and realise you are ok
Best thing to do is pray 🙏 my grandson is schizophrenic h he calls me to pray with him & it helps him calm down. I tell him God loves us so much & will help if you just ask Him. He is our heavenly Father. ❤
I'm so sorry you were the victim of so much evil. The Bible can help you understand why people do evil things and although it sounds hard I think forgiveness could be a good step forward for you. But, it is very hard and may take years of work. Praying for you. May Christ reveal himself to you.
You sound depressed, rather than prodromal phase of schizophrenia. How are you today friend, i hope you're alright and still here with us 😟♥️ please answer, if you read this. I'm worried about you
May the almighty God help you out of this feeling of not worthy we pray 🙏🏻 for you and ask God to make you better and happy again !!! I know it's hard but please try to forgive the people who hurt you so deeply. It's not for them but it's for you to let go of the anger and pain... my son also have this illness due to a narcisstic father and the pain made him smoke weed and hasj to forget the pain he went through he is a beautiful soul but doesn't want to go to a clinic to help him ... I hope you are fine now and be in ease 👊💪🤲🏻
Environmental factors are related to trauma - hence why at the end he speaks about the ACE which includes sexual assault. Often it's the genetic predisposition which is a-symptomatic or 'lying dormant', that then gets triggered through such traumatic events.
My maternal uncle is suffering with schizophrenia but im 10 and he is always angry with my father and thinks he's cheating on my mother but he sees stuff but my maternal grandmother gives her the like sleep medicine secretly in his food but he thinks he is alright and doesnt want us to make him go to the doctor because he thinks he is alright and my mother tells me that he has been suffering from schizophrenia for 16 long years thanks to you for providing information😢😊
I have done my own research on schizophrenia and everything I read and research on schizophrenia that this Dr. has it right on the risk factors of schizophrenia.
My father was diagnosed with schizophrenic, surprisingly in his 40s. His brother slit his own throat at the same age my father was diagnosed, but luckily pulled through and recovered from a mental breakdown. My cousins daughter died of anorexia and another cousins son committed suicide ny hanging. I’m pretty sure the gene runs through our family
It is easy to say that it is genetic. From my observation, unhealthy beliefs and patterns of behavior passed from generation to generation contribute to unhealthy thinking and unbearable feelings. People can break the cycle, but it is hard work. So sorry for the suffering in your family.
No it isn’t. They overestimate those numbers, not underestimate. This “condition” is not normal in a healthy human being. And there’s obviously lifestyle factors that trigger this. rigorous stress and anxiety, as well as general unwellness is the most likely by far. The only physical diagnosis is changes in activity in the brain. What does that tell you?
Kyle, I know it's an odd angle of approach in terms of a topic but have you ever considered having an expert guest on the show to discuss porn use and addiction, and how this affects neurochemistry, pair bonding and intimate relationships?
I've been thinking I have schizophrenia and now after doing some research and listening to this I'm more convinced.Im was born in the winter,I got sick when I was young, are family had other mental problems and I got neglected because I was the ok and strong one.I also now have some symptoms of schizophrenia.
This is my son. He never had any signs but used mushrooms only ones and abuses cannabis all day long. He is having primary psychosis. Still using cannabis and refusing treatment. Doesn’t analogy at all that he is in psychosis. Very sad.
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Our family friend went to a party in the 70’s where LSD was slipped into his drink ( he was a good kid before this and never did drugs). His mother said he came home a different boy that night and never recovered his mental health. He was in his late teens. His father was abusive and it’s possible (though not diagnosed) that his mother’s side has a family history of mental illness. So sad to think one’s sanity is that precarious, he was a sweet, smart, compassionate young man before that night but after that night he became unruly, violent, and nonsensical, like a switch went off in his brain. When he was medicated and semi stable, his personality would emerge and it was beautiful to see the real him. It was a huge loss to this world as he was just the best, most calm and gentle person prior to his illness. It’s so tragic...
don't spread "shadows of truth" the real truth is that no one knows the true cause - there are millions of different stories of people becoming schizophrenic for non drug induced reasons
@@americana1234 You have no right to invalidate their story, what they said is a very sad and true case for many people. For some highly predisposed people, taking certain drugs or substances can trigger schizophrenia.
The increase in families with schizophrenia may be that it is socially inherited. Even for adopted children, since they at some point experienced a separation from birth parents which is a great stressor. They find matching sequences in dna but that is *not* a proof in itself that it is inherited genetically.
Ah! Man I have also lost much because of chronic Schizophrenia I developed almost 10+ years ago and it remained undiagnosed for about 6 to 7 months because of lack of awareness/resources where I live and I almost became dysfunctional.
My mom is 77 now so I find it hard to differentiate between her mental illness, recent strokes, and dementia. I can't seem to find the right doctors to help her. She is now living with me so as long as she's happy I can deal with the rest. The worst I am dealing with is her irrelevance. It is constant. I can't even watch tv with her without her interjecting her own self and our families into the situation. She is right I am wrong I know this.
And also, is it common to constantly talk about the past? She is constantly talking about about my dad and his family member (he left her when I was only six years old in the 80s) she is fixated on the entire family meanwhile they are all dead. Very upsetting.
I'm a slave to stimulants and I am a schizophrenic. I've told my doctor about my extreme fatigue, it is non-stop and 24/7 torture unless I have very strong stimulants. My doctors are doing tests on me and trying to figure out what to do. My substance of choice happens to be methamphetamine, and I tell you, schizophrenia and meth don't mix. They need to get their data together and figure this out now I don't like stimulants this is very evil!
Hello there bud. I understand you, i had that same effect say 12 years, i found a doctor and studys these illnesses, the meds iv be on help me in so many ways, my mind didn't stop works subconsciously 24/7, i went to bed, yes i sleeped but when i wake up it felt like i never sleeped. Doc ask me have i had any surgery, its seem strange at first this question but follow though with next question, how did you feel when i woke up from the surgery, it dawn on me, i felt great for some reason, he prescribe me seroquel. We started with a small dose of 50mg, i tryed it that night, it realy had some effect, the next week seeing him agian and told him it really help but still felt tiredness, we move doses up 100mgs it improve my alertness much better, by the time i felt 100% i was taking 300mgs and ive been on them for 38 years. You can focus on life and everyday dreams happily. I didnt have a great upbringing at all, but got the help i needed. Try it and explain to your doc what ive discuss with you. Give it a go. But no more drugs or alcohol or weed. Stay right away from it all. For at least 4 to 5 years, study it what it dose why you got sick, after you can have a few drinks and have no sight effects. When we fall down we learn how to get back up. Enjoy be safe and hope this mite help best for you.
@@buzzlightyear2490 seroquel doesn't work. Stimulants are a last resort, I swear I've tried everything under the sun to kill the fatigue. Sometimes the stimulants don't even work. I am super screwed here.
@@brandonharrell7837 I had extreme fatigue. Started peeing blood because I didn’t have the energy to get up n go to the bathroom. I’m talking EXTREME fatigue. I came 2 days from dying because I have ADDISONS DISEASE. It’s rare n doctors don’t check for it n it’s only a blood test. Get your doc to see if you have Adrenal insufficiency. Sounds like what you have going on.
My daughter just died from schizoaffective. She never once had any drug, except perscription. I hate big pharma. What a horrible society . She was a VERY lovely, wonderful person.
I started smoking weed when I was 16, had a substance-induced psychosis at 18. Quit weed and never went back sense. I'm 24. Does abstinence change the course of developing schizophrenia or am I doomed?
@@foodchewer Hey, doing incredible. Happy to share good news. I am completely off all psychiatric medication and no longer attend therapy. That wasn't even the goal, I just discovered I didn't need them anymore. Excelling in every aspect of my life. I hope you are doing well too.
@@TheRareCriticalThinker I'm alright, thank you; been better, been worse. Good to hear your life is running in a better direction. That's wonderful, and from what little you've said, it doesn't sound like you have schizophrenia either; that's great! That may well have been your lone psychotic episode! And even if it wasn't, it doesn't mean you have or will develop schizophrenia; just stay off the drugs.
Neuro development disorder caused by the environment one is exposed to sounds like a fit for my mum. She’s a genius trapped in a world of poverty and lack.
Informative and well constructed episode, I like those! As for 4:38 , drug use can definitely create many of the symptoms like hallucinations, totally distorted reality (on LSD), mood extrema or totaal sensory crossover or Synesthesia. But sleep deprivation (about three nights & on speed) can do that too.
I’m shocked that amphetamines wasn’t higher on the list of drugs implicated. I have seen people fall into meth use in their 40s, with no previous mental health problems, end up with behavior and symptoms similar to schizophrenia
I agree, my son was on meth for about 5 yrs that when he stopped, had voices in his head. You can not tell him the scenario he has said isnt real. He actually works too many hours at a job. You would never know, he hides it well. 😊
My moms came first from hereditary, laid dormant till series of traumatic events. Here brain would go into fight or flight during stressful situations and then their subconscious mind kicks in. It’s like autopilot, also going back to the age in their minds when certain traumas took place. The voices they have are close to the same way we talk to ourselves and lie to ourselves about our insecurities. Other voices will be from the people in their mind that actually put there some type of trauma and abuse.
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I totally understand that MedCircle is trying to open up dialog and combat stigmas within mental health disorders; however, the mental health providers have been failing the American population within a broken healthcare system. Dont even get me started on Psychiatry, because no one wants to be a guinea-pig with meds that can ruin your life and send you into a mental tail-spin.
The research has identified numerous genes involved in schizophrenia. When epigenetically triggered, the disease appears. Interestingly, the combination of such triggered genes differs from patient to patient. This is why which meds to use differs and why finding the best one for ALL such afflicted patients is nearly impossible. This is relatively new data and hopefully drug companies are working on different meds to address the different subtypes of this awful disease. However, keep in mind that if genes are not turned on, as with many other inherited genetic potential for diseases, then the illness does not manifest. Living a healthy, stress managed lifestyle may prove to be critical for those with a genetic disposition for this illness. I am not a doctor. I attended a research presentation at a top psychiatric hospital a few years ago & learned of this fascinating research at that time. If younhave the disease, pls take the meds & keep pushing for more research. Each time a patient has an episode, it causes irreparable brain damage. The more episodes, the more damage. Hang on!!
@@Rain9Quinn each episode causes irreparable brain damage? tell me, where did you get this information? tell me exactly what happens in the brain, in terms of how the brain works and how the damage occurs!
tell me how the determination of this takes place and why this determination is recognized as correct!
could it be that you are misinformed and have not yet recognized this yourself?
it is nothing but a fool's crusade, the myth of being correctly adjusted with medication! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the information. My father has dealt with Schizophrenia as long as I've been alive. I think he's slipping back into psychosis, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can to get him help. As an aside, the Yeti is a side address microphone. It'll work better if you hang it straight up or down.
The medications treat the symptoms instead of the cause of schizophrenia, you should know that. The cause is what the person is believing. The person is convinced of things that are not real or true.
This needs more attention. The stigma of schizophrenia is terrible. If I knew about this information I could of helped my younger brother better. He took his life 3 years ago and I have never been the same.
I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢
My condolences. May your brother rest in eternal peace. 🙏❤
Just remember he's free and at Peace. God loves us unconditionally, so don't think your brother is in a bad place. He's back Home. I know how much you miss him. I lost my younger brother to the lifelong effects of schizophrenia and other related ailments. He came to me in a dream like I asked him to. He showed me the biggest smile, new body and even a couple funny jokes. That's how he was... very comical and still is. I will be with him, and all my loved ones, again. I know this down deep in my soul.
I had an NDE once. 🙏🌷❤️🦋✌️
It's a hard Illness to watch in someone you love. I so worry about my son and idk how to help him.. Hugs!!
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I want to thank you for this series. I grew up with an older brother who suffered from this condition. Neither of my parents had this, no environmental issues, no drug use. We did look back to see where it might have come from as the doctors worked with my brother and my mother's brother was "an odd" man who spent his time alone, never got married or dated, lived a full life and had a career, and later in his life he became a hermit with very instilled routines. Once the doctors heard his symptoms, it was believed he developed the beginnings of the condition but never full blown Schizophrenia. My uncle never went into the doctor to be evaluated because he had a fear of doctors and the family did not want to push him and maybe cause further damage mentally. The only "trigger" for my brother we could come up with was his engagement to his girl friend. We think he realized that he was going to be responsible for his wife and potential children which scared him into going deeper into his head space triggering the "voices" he started to hear only a month or two after he was engaged. As an adult, I managed my brother's care with doctors and halfway homes or apartments and he lived a full life as long as he was on his medications. I remember fighting for his right to go to college and study the field of his choice. The college did not want to admit him into nursing school because of his diagnosis. Once I confronted them with the knowledge that it was illegal for them to deny him the right to his education they admitted him into nursing school. He went on to nursing school and graduated at the top of his class but was never allowed to practice because of his condition. He did tutor other nursing students for several years helping them get their nursing license because of his extreme knowledge in the field (He was the only "graduate" to ace all the exit exams with 100% on ALL exams in the history of the program.) It was difficult explaining to him why he would never be able to practice as a nurse. He had a tendency to stop taking his medications periodically and that was the reason he would never be able to practice nursing. Yes, he had his moments but 90% of the time he was an amazing brother. When I got phone calls from him, I could always tell when he had stopped taking his medications within the first 3 minutes of our phone conversations. Once off the phone with him and I knew he was off his medications, I would call his care team and ask them to head to his apartment for a wellness check and get him back on his medications. His care team were so good at convincing him to take his medications. He only ended up in the hospital 3-4 times in his entire life. I have to admit I was really tough on him when he decided to get off his medications by giving him 2 choices. Either you take the medications or you go to the hospital. He hated the hospital so he chose to take them on his own most of the time.
Thank you for loving your brother in this manner. And thank you for sharing his story and your experience.
I recently lost my teenage love in a house fire. He was schizophrenic and his mental illness unfortunately didn’t allow him to escape this accident.
When we were dating, he admitted himself into a psychiatric ward because he heard voices telling him to end his life. I was too young and inexperienced to understand this mental illness back then. Even so, I wanted to love him through this. However, he ended our relationship shortly after.
I was crushed but looking back, I understand now why he did this. I thought about him all the 10 years, always thinking of him fondly. He was a beautiful soul with a kind and gentle heart. I heard of the accident just last week and I am now researching schizophrenia and understanding it for the first time in my life. I always thought these people were simply “crazy.” 😔 I now understand some people’s brains are wired differently causing them to behave differently. How I wish I could have loved him through all of this and he may have led a fulfilling life. But I didn’t and I hope my journey leads me to help others to understand more.
Thank you again for this honest comment. God bless you and your Brother.
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Thank you for sharing this. My dad has schizophrenia, and medications have made him so much better. When he was at his worst, I was too young to understand the reason for his behavior. He went to the hospital for 6 months, and I wasn’t allowed to see him at all. Fortunately, I remember his absence more than I remember the way he acted when he was there. Both of my parents did a good job shielding me when his illness was at it’s worst. He’s so much better now. I’m so lucky to live in a time and place where these medications are available.
You're an awesome sister. God bless you.
You are an AMAZING sister. If this ever fully manifests for me (family history of it, most of the females on my mom's side), I pray someone will help me as you did for your brother. My grandmother would stop taking her meds from time to time too, and we would contact my uncle who lived close to her and he would get her to take them again. I loved my grandmother so much. I met a girl once who had schizophrenia. She and I were great friends briefly until she moved back to her home state to be with her mom, and we eventually lost touch. Melody "Mel". Great gal, super kind soul, I miss her.
I got schizophrenia at 21 yrs. Old. It was in 1986 that i was having severe symptoms. It is 2023 and through working with psychiatrists and counselors they put together the blessed cocktail to make me better. There is defianetly hope:)
My husband was diagnosed recently and he's on his 3rd round of a new medication this gives us hope :)
Hey bro do you mind if i ask you about what do you think caused your illness according to you?
@@ihitsingh3734 it was paranoia that started the whole thing and it escalated into a more severe mental, physical, and emotional state.
What is the blessed cocktail?
The cursed cocktail is haldol or any of the old antipsychotics. Damn nearly killed me.
Thank you for producing this website. My son was diagnosed with this condition over 25 years ago. At the time the doctors blamed his upbringing. I never used drugs or drinker alcohol. I tried to tell them that this was proliferate in the male side of my family but they dismissed it. My son lives a full life. At the i e of my sons’ emerging symptoms the doctors refuse to give him a diagnosis because they thought it would create stigma. However, it meant that he went years without the right treatment. I changed doctor and found someone who really cared. That was the turning point for my son’s care.
trauma, over thinking even over sensitivity (people who have a hard time handling their emotions who were never taught emotional intelligence ) can potentially lead to suffering mental disorders. Disorders like PTSD, CPTSD ,black and white thinking, distorted thinking, catastrophizing can lead to deep states of severe depression which can lead to severe anxiety and so on... one mental state can potentially lead to another
I was diagnosed schizoaffective this year. Trying my best to understand myself
I wish you the absolute best in your journey.💛
@@brianamyrvik2038 thank you 💛💛
@Paranoid Rabbit thank you 💛💛😊
I hope that you can work out a pathway forward. Good luck!
@@damianmoore8147 thank you! 💛
That’s what happened to my son at age 18 when he started college , he was so smart and so talented in sports, music, art, very intellectual. At age 18 he started to have all symptoms of schizophrenia , doctors put him on medication to control his psychosis symptoms . Now he is 29, no more psychosis or voices since he started medication but he is not the same person as he was before 18, he is like a child with very low functioning . He still has little paranoia. Able to go to work 5 days a week at the Peter Piper Pizza for a last 7 years.
I have a brother it's been 10years of suffering
I am sad to hear your son's story but l am glad that he is stable to work and contribute to society. I am also mother of my lovely son who suffers from psychosis. I am working hard to overcome my negative thinkings and be positive with my son in future. Thank you.
@@yell1481 🙏 thank you. Is your son taking any medication for psychosis? I’m very sorry to hear that, I was in so much stress and fear when my son had his Psychotic episodes. Wishing him to find help and to get better .
@@EAT2POWER3 sorry to hear that. Is he getting any help?
Holding a job for 7 years is quite the accomplishment.
Excellent explanation. My brother had this awful disease and died at the age of 49 in 2019 while living homeless. I tried to help him but was unsuccessful. What the Doctor said is factual and my brother was unfortunately exposed to all of the causes. We had an extremely abusive upbringing and my brother took the brunt of our fathers abuse. He was exposed to drugs and alcohol at an early age and used until the day he died. He also had head trauma and I believe that the gene runs in our family. He was such a beautiful soul, despite this terrible disease. He was taken too soon and suffered unjustly. Thank you for the video and I subscribed and liked.
How difficult that must have been for you. And probably still is. 😔
@@sakinahjanan9546 thank you and it is. He was such a beautiful soul and I will forever miss my big brother.
@@beejoy6153 he is at peace now so I hope you find your peace too. Take care
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@@beejoy6153 ,Heartfelt Sympathy to you, Rebekah, for the loss of your big brother.He will forever be in your Heart .♥
God thank you for protecting me. My mother was a life time institutionalized patient with Schitzophrenia. When in College i foolishly experimented with many drugs during the 1960's.
I'm grateful for being spared
You are because in my family or my sons dad family is no cases and still he abuses cannabis and used one time mushroom and he is in acute psychosis
God doesn't help you because he doesn't exist, you only have a lot of luck, because if a god that only help some people and others no, like me that I never use drugs and alcohol and I developed schizophrenia, he is a pure evil god.
My husband was a Schizophrenic. I lost him 6 years ago from complications of Diabetes. I have recently met another schizophrenic. I'm 71 and he's 46. I'm trying to have a relationship with him, but it's not easy. He has trust issues. I have mental disorders so we have a connection. But it's challenging. I really like him. Hope our friendship will grow.
Good luck Becky. I hope it worked out for you 🧡
I randomly developed schizophrenia one day when I was 25. I don't even drink or do any drugs whatsoever. I started showing symptoms when I got in a relationship and I was highly stressed out.
That was your trigger maybe.
how many episodes did you have. Maybe you can go without medication (aka anti psycotics)
It’s the formation stage of relationships that trigger my positive systems most of the time
@@keroberos2781 Yupp. Triggered me into psychosis
@@jeanpaultongeren125 it was a 7 month long psychotic episode. I haven’t had any since cuz I’m taking seroquel now
I REALLY appreciate the professionalism and compassion even more that you both have around this topic. It’s sad and scary to experience these things and symptoms in life regardless of the age or cause. It’s terrifying and very upsetting both to the individual and family, but the ignorance, mocking, insulting and belittling is truly sad and worsens the condition of the patient.
Siczophrenia for me was caused by childhood trauma.I had no where to run so it made my perception of reality snap..I started with delusional thinking ,hulucatations and eventually voices at age 13.What has helped me is medication.. psych ..therapists and my relationship with God.I still have some lingering symptoms but I remain positive and am learning to be gentle to myself.I grew up thinking I had to hide my diagnosis because of the stigma but I'm breaking this now to share because I know I'm not alone and I'd love to help because I understand
Can you please share your mobile no.
What meds did you find helpful? Do you believe in Jesus or someone else. If Jesus, have you tried deliverance?
I believe there is my God, & my daughter suffer with schizophrenia, which, she herself diganosed because the professionals are confused in what to do to help people like her. I believe that by loving my daughter & letting her know I am there for her, no matter what she go through in life❤🙏🏽
My best most beloved friend struggles with Schitzophrenia & Bipolar Disorder and he is a genius.
My boyfriend has a less severe form of Schitzophrenia from a TBI he got in a serious car accident. I have a real tender spot for anyone with this illness.
The good news is, medications exist and they help so much. 💜
Most of us are
TBI ????
My nephew has been living with schizophrenia for 40 years. He came down with it at 18 while in college.
He has 3 voices living in his head and knows their names and sex.
He wanted so bad to get better and talks about the day when he gets better going back to college.
I know at the time he came down with this he was drinking alot of alcohol with his friends.
His mother sought out mental health for him early on but his psychologist miss diagnose him for years with light depression.
He has tried to kill himself 4 times.
He doesn't want these voices living in his head. When he was asked why he tried to commit suicide, he said the people living inside me said to do it because they are sick and tired of living in his body.
He is now in a wonderful mental health home called Hopewell in Ohio surrounded with gardens, livestock, chickens, horses and 350 acres of heaven. Consular and a nurse who see to his medication every day.
But sadly the medications don't work forever. They are forever having to change prescriptions to accommodate his body and brain.
My heart goes out to everyone living with this disease of the brain.
God did not create everyone equal.
God did create everyone with value because he suffered for us all. Someone in the comments suggested niacin to help, and I wrote of a man cured. It isn't being treated as a physical illness which it should be. Something went off kilter when your nephew was in college. He needs to be upfront with what happened, to dig down to the cause of cellular structure of the brain that has caused the brain to change. It's important to begin to find a cure. My research tells a story of physical, not mental.
@@faithm9284 , thanks for the feedback. Doctors and counselors are working with him .
It has helped him understand his condition .
If there was a god this horror would not exist
@@patriciavandevelde5469 , I agree we are not all created equal.
My dog has a better life
My mom and dad and uncle and aunt all suffer from schizophrenia. My grandma and grandpas all had dementia or died young. They all had exposure to trauma and substance abuse. I struggle with mental illness when I don’t get enough sleep or I experience stress and I eat poorly and don’t exercise. My memory is bad and my thought structure doesn’t always make sense. When I became a Christian, I started living more consistently, having more structure in my life and less mental confusions and broken thinking. Stress and lack of sleep really make things harder on me. I don’t use any substances at all and for good reason after watching my whole family suffer on substances my whole life. I’m hoping to learn more about schizophrenia to help my family heal.
As a Christian, have you tried deliverance?
I know a very talented painter who smoked pot, then took some LSD. 10 years later he is still hearing voices. You never know what drugs can do to you.
Too true!
Even the prescribed drugs and the innocent immunizations. Now they pushed on my pregnant nices Covid vax...and she is sick with covid. What a nonsense
LSD opens up crown chakra. That means he recklessly open up that chakra for more 'enlightenment' but in truth, he has spirits attached to him
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@@CJ-jp3zw correct answer
They didn't discuss alcohol much. Being from an area where alcohol is used heavily, I know of numerous people who drink a lot everyday. Some of them seem to be damaged emotionally and mentally. I wish alcohol had been more of the discussion.
Alcohol is a drug
I haven't had a drink in almost 5 years but I used to drink heavily, to the point of withdrawal seizures multiple times before I stopped this last time. I can tell you that when I was withdrawing from alcohol I had hallucinations, delusions and paranoia. I still get flashes of these feelings years later. I also have a brother who is schizophrenic and our biological grandmother as well. So what this doctor is saying makes sense. I also suffered severe abuse and childhood trauma so that could be why I get these feelings sometime.
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The doctor knows his stuff. Good interview.
Yup he knows about the 1%. The Locos. Mutation. Genetic
My best friend in my high school days is schizophrenic and he is pretty much a text book example of what they said in this video... his mother suffered from something (im unsure from what exactly) then from his mid teens he started smoking Pot, his brain would not have been fully develpoed at that age and then when being 20, he started showing signs of something being wrong. Not long after his 21st birthday he had some sort of breakdown and was diagnosed with schitoprenia. The scary thing is, I started hearing voices from smoking pot around the age of 17 the last few times
I smoked, so I stopped completly.... I remember telling him this at the time about this, and thats why I was no longer smoking pot (I would still hang around my stoner mates) , and he said he was hearing strange things too......He kept going and is unrecognisable from schizophrenia to what he was back then. The thing is, out of all of our stoner group of about 10 or 15, we were the only ones to have a negative mental reaction. I still see many of them around from time to time and only about 2 of the group still smoke.... eventually most give it up. I am so glad I stopped though, so if anybody is reading this who hears or starts feeling very negative situations from smoking dope...STOP immediatly, because if you try to just "ride it out" and keep smoking, from what Ive gathered, after a few months or maybe years, the negative feelings that happen when high, never go away, even when you dont smoke Pot, it becomes permanent, and your once normal life becomes a true life of hell. Imagine it like this..... the "paranoia" that I was able to joke a laugh about from getting high back then NEVER goes away
That is what happened to me but I started smoking for the first time when I was 21 and did not start smoking often until I was 23. In summer 2020 I had 3 months of psychosis and a horrible delusion known as cotard's syndrome.
Our neighbor, an 18 yr old male, used pot occasionally. No history of mental illness. One day { at 18} he smoked pot and became psychotic and was rushed to the ER. He has been psychotic/schizophrenic now for 15 years. He is no longer in touch with reality.
My mother has paranoid schizophrenia and now dementia. She was severely abused as a child. Her mother who was an alcoholic tried to abort her unsuccessfully, then told her as a child that she wasn't wanted. She was tortured and constantly in and out of orphanages. They didn't have much to eat and would ask the butcher for bones for the dog, but it was to make soup. My older brother is also mentally ill. Thankfully me and my younger brother are not mentally ill, but being raised by a schizophrenic mother and a father who was not home much had some negative effects. It was like we were kids trying to take care of ourselves. Now my mom is bedridden and I care for her 24/7. Some of the psych meds cause permanent damage and they don't work forever. Do your research.
Understand what you went through. Best to you.
My mom had similar story.. also brought up with abuse.. not sure what else, bc she didn't like to talk about it..
What meds are you referring to please so I can read up on them more. I was on quetiapine for years but it didn't help, now I'm on olanzapine but that just makes me sleep ALL the time.
I watch the RUclips channel called Living Well with Schizophrenia. It’s a very informative and shows what people with schizophrenia experience in their daily life. Excellent explanation
This is so sad. I grew up watching my mother with this disease. I'm glad there's more acces to information today.
It’s amazing how much they know about herpes. I was raped in 2019 and got symptoms, I couldn’t walk at all. The Doctor didn’t have any clue only (Dr.Ani John) on RUclips has the complete medication.
It is spiritual
@@Christine-og4ni agree
@@Christine-og4ni You're idiotic.
I am not a health professional but I do have 45 years of dealing with family and friends of whom 7 have/had Schizophernia/Schizo-effective/Bipolar. I feel very strongly that all three conditions have a very strong basis in severe childhood abuse esp sexual abuse and/or head trauma(numerous concussions). Add a gentle temperment like an Introvert/HSP/Empath mixed with longterm nutritional issues and you can get Schizophernia/Schizo-effective/Bipolar showing up as early as the teens.
I'm sure that's true statistically but our child had none of those stressors. A one time drug use did seem to flip the switch early but they told us it was mostly inevitable by age 30 anyway.
Of the family members, is it all through 1 side - mum or dad's? Or both??
My 30 year old daughter is now diagnosed schizoaffective-bipolar, originally schizophrenia at 17. She has a maternal grandmother who had schizophrenia as a young woman. At 16 my daughter had a boyfriend who got her into smoking marijuana & using magic mushrooms. I've thought of it as she had the sleeping dog of schizophrenia within her & that awakened the sleeping dog, completely changing her life for the worse. She is still on the road to recovery years later.
Research supports your beliefs.
I have bipolar in my family and not schizophrenia, but I have some traits of schizophrenia..it’s scary :((
Started out with severe depression
But I’m sorry your daughter is going through that :(( I’ve heard of drugs setting off schizophrenia before
My grandson was diagnosed in 2014. It's 2021 and I've lived in a constant state of grief over this. He was my golden boy. In college, ambitious and a loving beautiful boy....now he's gone, but he's still here. I feel like I'm in a crowded room screaming and no one can hear me. It guts families to the core. The worst thing I've ever had to bear. So many families suffering because no one understands the depth of grief we experience ....it's so hard to watch them slowly die...😭
Why do y say he died slowly? Was he on medication
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Dear lady i'm sorry to hear about your grandson. Something must have happened it can't appear out of the blu. There must have been signs . Please recall the facts , be an investigator and follow your instincts . It could be anything , relationship with the family, some illnesses , love life, frienships, drugs,personality,fears . Don't let anything out. Follow your guts instinct.
@@giovannamoro8564 yes it was actually all the above. He smoked a LOT of pot, his mother was crazy, he found his father dead, he was in a sexual relationship with a teacher in high school. When he graduated and they parted, he had a breakdown. He broke under the pressure. 7 yrs later he is so delusional he thinks he's still in a relationship with the teacher. I've had him in counseling but nothing changes, he thinks they're all stupid. Even the meds don't make him see reality. Thanks for your input.
So sorry!!
I wonder if the people who have schizophrenia are more likely to try drugs, and weed because they are trying to cope or are not thinking clearly.
I think so....
Yes my son uses meth and told the psych doctor it makes him feel normal. But it has made his systems worse voices and delusions. On meds now but he craves meth.
@@cocochick3612 You’re story sounds too crazy to me so I’m going to dismiss anything you say, while also pretending to believe you and sound interested.
But for real that’s very interesting, why do you think he felt more normal on Meth? I’m not entirely familiar with the drug.
I went through the nightmare of becoming ill in college. My grandfather had this and was hospitalized several times. I experienced abuse from both parents.
Yes…I’m one of the loved ones trying to understand & help my son. I appreciate these videos so much!!!!
Same. Mine abuses cannabis so we don’t even have a diagnosis yet
Good job at trying to understand, some people In my experience brush things off and te me to stop acting strange or tell me I can do certain things when I really just can't, they all just throw it off as being lazy or just not a people person when I isolate myself
My son has psychosis and was told drug induced psychosis. He was clean for 5 years seemed okay with just his injection and started drugs again only to be diagnosed now with schizophrenia by the emergency room.
I feel you. I'm trying to help my son as well. It's really frustrating to see our son's going through this.
@@lizzponce Mine too
SUUUUPER important information. I wish this was taught in high school and college, and that more people were aware about the connection of marajiuana use and psychosis/mental health. It's pushed so much in society that weed is healthy and fun and doesn't kill. But it can be what triggers mental instability and harmful actions by the person. Thank you for this video. I hope young people watch this and take their choices seriously.
And it clearly is addictive for some people. Popular opinion goes on and on about how it’s not a physiochemical addiction but I’ve known way too many people who have ruined their lives and their mental and financial health because they just can’t stop CONSTANTLY smoking weed. They are clearly addicted.
@@youtubename7819 I found it addicting like nicotine. Makes sense
@@youtubename7819 exactly! and those people say no I'm not addicted, it just helps me relax and I do it at least a couple times a day every day.
If you can't live without something, you rely on it to make you feel "normal" and if you stop doing it you get aggittated and can't stop thinking about it.....that's addiction!
What you said is true my son has this problem and think maraijuana is best medicine for him but it destroy his life he can not hold jobs
Best case scenario, he can replace one habit with a healthier habit that helps the same or even better. Or having another source of outlet for expression/relaxation. Like the working out, painting, playing an instrument, learning a language, cooking, etc. Something to put his brain power towards and focus on, to keep his thoughts from drifting into an unhealthy place. Hope things go towards the positive for him! Our bodies and minds are very forgiving and as much as we harm it, it's possible to heal and improve. @@live7256
Thank you for this series on schizophrenia. My niece developed this horrible mental disease. She developed it at age 44, after 25 years of drug abuse.
My nephew was in the army. He joined at 18. He made SGT and was so proud. He came home in 2010 from Iraq and Afghanistan with severe PTSD and schizophrenia. He had both auditory and visual hallucinations for years. It was so severe that he rarely had a moment of lucidity. He was in an almost constant state of delusion. He sought help many times but in his delusional state he stopped taking his meds and seeing his therapist. Two weeks ago he took his own life. He had said a few times that he was going to do it. He said he just wanted to make the voices stop. My sister and her husband had him put on a 72 hour psychiatric hold, several times because of his statements. Even with all of love and support we could possibly give him, he still pulled that trigger. I just don’t know how to reconcile that in my mind. I’ve been researching schizophrenia and PTSD looking for answers, but instead I just have more questions.
@@miriambochenek9083 With all due respect, please don't turn my nephew's death into an anti-vax soapbox for which you can stand on. It's just plain disrespectful.
@@TarotLadyLissa Yes I respect what you said. On the other hand do your research what the companies put into vaxs. Just give your self sometime to educate on it. Knowledge is a power and a lie repeated 1000x it is starting to be a new truth.. A lot of people are waking up . Don't sleep ....Wake up with many
My heart goes out to you for your loss
My sister pulled the trigger too
I’m so very sorry for you and your family’s loss
My oldest son developed schizophrenia with onset at age 20-21. He is not a substance abuser of any kind but I developed pre-eclampsia during pregnancy and he was born at 31 weeks and weighed 2 1/4 pounds at birth. I was very healthy at the time, running 10K's and half marathons so it was puzzling to the doctors that I developed this condition. He was my first born child, and I have one other son who has no psychiatric conditions. I have read before that pre-term babies have a higher risk of schizophrenia than the general population and sadly for us this became a reality. I am so grateful to find websites like this one that help to further educate myself on this issue.
Can you do a video on drug induced psychosis that lead to schizophrenia... with no medical history of schizophrenia in family
I second that. Thanks !
I third that!
There is so much that doctors don’t tell you about drug induced psychosis... is it the same as being born with the condition... no family history how is this not going away... and don’t tell me that it was something that was going to come out anyway! I don’t buy it!!
Rose: I think he did a pretty good job at explaining which categories of drugs are known to be more likely to trigger this disorder. But because of the way genes and environment interact, not a consistent reaction. Watch around minute 6:00 to 9:00.
Great idea. I've know too many hooked on weed, that believed they were ok, but were not.
I had an “experience “ or episode “ of schizophrenia or maybe psychosis back in 2017. I wasn’t diagnosed with schizophrenia but I had about 3/4 of the symptoms lasting nearly 4 months. I wasn’t afraid at the time and attributed my experience to spiritual causes but I am not sure today by any means what in or out of this world happened to me. To say it was disturbing is an understatement and my family was beyond worried and concerned. It is still a mystery to me and I am trying to accept that will never know what truly happened and why. Thank you anyway for this video. It’s much appreciated 😊❤
Christine thank you for sharing this because a spiritual experience allows on to see the other realm similar to an altered state of consciousness that medium goes into. It's not a mental health issue, only sensitive people experience this.
So you think it was due to a spiritual cause but what makes you think that? Did you dabble in the occult, participate in a seance or ouija board, cast a spell? No psychedelic drug usage??
I have audio hallucinations and visual hallucinations they called it schizophrenia but I’ve messed with heavy drugs too.it’s good to know it could just be psychosis because it feels like I’m hearing my past life but my consciousness knows I’m present
Psychedelics? DMT? Shrouds? LSD?
What kind of visual hallucinations do you see if you dont mind me asking? Also what do the voices tell you? If you dont feel comfortable sharing about them I understand.
I'm glad to see that the medical profession has switched gears somewhat on treatment for this disease. back in the 60's when my oldest sister was diagnosed with it, the doctors weren't very helpful to the family. She was of the age of majority (over 18) and would not tell the family any information at all about what her condition was. The only advice one doctor gave them was "wash your hands of her". Seriously! There are still problems for families even today. There is someone in my son's extended family (wife's sister) who just recently presented with symptoms, and they feel helpless to help her. It's not like they can make her take her medicine. She's in denial that there is anything wrong with her and they fear that she will continue her downward spiral.. It's so sad...
This inservice video holds a high vitality to be proof positive. I hope more people with schizophrenia takes this Doctors video under consideration to help identify the issues with schizophrenia and better identify and understand and deal with schizophrenia
My brother was diagnosed in the late 1960's early 1970's.
Went through a lot of pills which he had tic's from them. He was like a guinea pig to see how these pills worked. He said he heard voices telling him what to do. He died at 23 yrs old. I do believe it was genetic.
I believe it is genetic also
How did he die?
@@magdalena.slavova they said he jumped in front of a train. I'm sure this is what was in his head. Our rough childhood didn't help any.
@@Latoree33 Thank you for answering.
I was wondering if it was some additional illness that had developed due to schizophrenia, but it is not the cause.
@@magdalena.slavova I believe all mental illness can drive you to commit suicide in some way or another.
People today do not realize how much mental illness there was in the past and they're quick fixes were to make themselves happy and drink alcohol.
I want to mention this because I have narcolepsy and no I don't have schizophrenia (yes, I have been to a psychologist). I am not a doctor, this is just to help share for I had no clue about this. There are a few academic/ scientific journals I have read about this topic due to dealing with it myself. Do your homework of course.
I have type two narcolepsy (excessive daytime sleepiness, like I could fall asleep at the wheel kind of deal) and I deal with insomnia as a result (it's not uncommon to be exhausted during the day and can't sleep at night. Our REM cycle is a mess and we don't gain energy when we sleep to put it in layman's terms, even then its more complicated). So, if I sleep 8 hours for instance, it will feel more like 3 -4 hours (again not fully accurate, but that is the best way I can explain it to those that don't have it). Even then in an hour unless I have medication, I will feel exhausted even if I did nothing.
(Note: Medication for narcolepsy isn't a cure, but it helps a person function).
Now, the reason why I bring this up is sleep deprivation can cause auditory hallucinations (hearing a phone ring, a person I know call my name but they arent there, hearing a song I know playing, but no music is on, etc) and even cause you to see things no there (for me during sleep paralysis and its usually a shadowy figure out of the corner of my eye). When you have narcolepsy (at least type 2, I am not as familar with type 1), you are sleep-deprived.
There was a survey done titled *The AWAKEN survey: knowledge of narcolepsy among physicians and the general population* About 20% of sleep specialists could name all five major symptoms of narcolepsy. As a result, people go undiagnosed for 4 to 25 years. Misdiagnoses include epilepsy, depression, and *schizophrenia.*
Edit: So before you jump into thinking I have Schizophrenia, do go to a sleep doctor. If they don't find anything there, then go to a therapist. Many people aren't aware of that and that's why I want to share. Sleep deprivation can really mess with you.
it's not a bug, it's a feature!
Thanks for being attentive, noticing that this happens to you and sharing it.
Most just overlook it or don't have the knowledge to attribute these experiences to a function of their brain.
It happens to everyone
Thank you
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Before treatment did you ever get to a point you would be talking to some one and forget mostly what you where talking about?
@@edbrown1080 Yes, that happened and still does, but not nearly as often as prior.
Now treatment is just medication and isnt a cure. Its just to help me stay awake so I can do basic necessities in order to survive. Im still sleep deprived, i can just take care of the basics to keep my body functioning and have an easier time doing so. Im still sleep deprived.
there are many unknowns about narcolepsy and the field is in need of more research (and more people probably have it than they realize), so I can only hope more is discovered in time.
My son is suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia,he is currently in a mental Health facility,he is about to get discharged and his Dr asked what his goals were when he gets out and he replied he wanted to get back on drugs ,this information worried me immensely and l am worried he could have another episode when he is discharged,so l am trying to organise Drug Rehabilitation for when he gets out but l am so worried he won't follow up with Rehab and he may put his wellbeing at risk.The worry can be so overwhelming at times,l feel lost as a Father and l love my son more than words can say,Praying for a good outcome so one day he and l can have a relationship that only grows stronger! Thankyou for the information you have put into this video! From Jimmy ,Nowra NSW, Australia!
Thank you! At least one male in every generation in my family has schizophrenia. My brother was diagnosed recently. Our relationship is to the least, strained. I’ve disliked him for the longest. It makes me so sad to think of what he’s going through.
My bro has been diagnosed since 20 yrs. Now we believe that he's just a normal person having bouts of anger, hatred etc. to which we overreact.
Once he cleaned his colon and switched to a predominantly raw food diet his health has improved dramatically and so has his mind.
In the last 1yr. he has dropped 20kgs and medication reduced by more than half.
By the way, you look so gorgeous!!
I find it notable that a condition affecting 1% of the population has over 1000 comments. It makes me suspect this is a bigger problem than 1%. In my experience, my beloved grandson got this diagnosis when he was 17. Two of his friends from school also had episodes of psychosis. This made me think the cause was something in the "water", so to speak. But when I asked his initial care team, "Was this exogenic or endogenic?" -there was a pause, and the person said to me, "We don't know how this happened for your grandson, but the same drugs are used in all cases." This leads me to believe that the scientific research in this just stopped, once antipsychotics were discovered in the 1950's, Whatever we had hoped or expected from his future is changed, but he is still himself and we love him. It is a hard disease to live with, for many reasons.
With so much ignorance surrounding what they call schizophrenia, it's no surprise that more and more people are developing issues. A lot of times it's demonic possession. Completely misunderstood. And you have to be careful with whom you confide in lest they exasperate the problem out of ignorance..
You can add to the list heavy metal toxicity (from silver amalgam fillings, fish, tap water, etc.), and caseomorphine and gluteomorphine from dairy and grains. It made a big difference for me eliminating these in my recovery.
Yep, don’t hold your breath though.
@@przybyla420 yeah, and those are some of the biggies. And allopathic medical research just is not smart enough, let alone integritous enough, yet to address them adequately. It makes me sad 😥. It was my holistic dentist who got me started on chlorella and cilantro to detox after my silver amalgam removal. As far as the GAPS diet (elimination of grains and dairy), I was fortunate enough to stumble on that information due to my own diligence in researching and educating myself just like the heavy metal toxicity. I left my idiotic allopathic doctors in the dust where they belong. They're really dusty now. The biggest lesson is just eat as healthy and naturally as possible, and you can recover. I know, it's easier said than done!
@S K indeed, and it is common among sufferers. The GAPS diet (gut and psychology syndrome) seeks to address this. There are a number of leaky gut supplements that help heal the gut. Digestive enzymes and probiotics are helpful also.
Hi ,
any animal type of milk is bad ?
And the heavy metals in vaccines
I started having delusions at 4 and consistently hearing voices at 8, so I consider myself to have childhood onset schizophrenia. I'm also an academic librarian so I have done a bit of research on causes of schizophrenia, many of which are mentioned in this video. I'm really interested because as far as I know there's no family history of schizophrenia, although plenty of history of other mental illnesses. First, my mother got the 1976 swine flu vax that was recalled due to causing guillain-barré syndrome which can induce symptoms of psychosis, which is supported by the viral theory. I was born with undetected gastroschisis in April of 1977 and rushed to the operating room, so birth trauma. Additionally, I have discovered that anesthesia was almost never used on newborns during surgery until the mid 1980s, so it's likely that I underwent life saving surgery on my torso sans anesthesia. I spent my first month in an incubator with minimal human contact. When I did go home it was to an abusive household; my father is a Vietnam Vet who used to drink to deal with PTSD and would become violent toward my mother since before I was born. That continued through my early childhood. So, I think the psychiatric world is on the right track. Ha! He just said perfect storm which is exactly what I call it!!!!
I was once diagnosed schizoaffective. But recently I worked with a psychiatrist who doesn't think I have schizo anything. She thought I had BPD. I'm not sure now. I definitely agree with the BPD and PTSD stuff that I worked on. But I'm still not sure about underlying schizophrenia.
afaik bpd may have symptoms of psychosis and it's kind of a fineline between the two? the correct diagnosis shouldn't matter as long as your treatment works
@@chimerasofhafgufa yes, I realize that. The treatments are probably similar. But getting the BPD dx definitely opened a door to more effective treatment and healing. Probably just the timing of it. I was ready to do the real work.
@@lilafeldman8630 - Also, pls be open to overlapping diseases that also exist together as what is called co-morbidity. I know someone who has BPD/ and schizoAffective Disorder (this is bipolar and schizophrenia combined) and all of these also are very similar due to how they all make you out of balance. The bottom line to these Cluster B disorders is that they are very much involved in creating identity crises. You don't know who you are or what you want when you have all of these rolled into one.
This person I speak of is constantly angry w/ bouts of rage, very confused, disoriented, disorganized thoughts, lives in a fantasy bubble, can't make sense out of simple common things or logic. She goes off topic, can't stay relevant to topics, has poor attention span, can't concentrate well - insists she can only concentrate on talking to one person at a time so can't even do holiday dinners w/ family where there are 5 of us or more. She is a recluse and doesn't even like going to the store for groceries so sits around and starves she says b/c she fears even shopping b/c she thinks ppl are following her or trying to kidnap her. These are all signs/ symptoms of schizo diseases on that spectrum.
She also has poor impulse control and has hallucinations. She thinks waiters are staring at her and taking her picture when she goes to restaurants w/ me. She thinks cops are looking at her w/ binoculars, etc....She is having tons of symptoms every day and each time she talks to me, she is in some type of 'altered state'. She needs so much to be in a mental ward b/c she can't take care of herself well or drive well anymore either. It's so sad.
Glad to see you're open to your diagnosis but don't forget many of these diseases can co-exist. Look for a Dr who knows this and is willing to explore this avenue.
I've been to many psychiatrist myself and each one diagnosed me w something different. Finally I diagnosed myself as just "me".
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Can you make a video on the connection of Autism and schizophrenia? Also, how does PKU give us clues to the chemistry involved.
Sleep Deprivation, Chronic Insomnia, Caffeinism, Energy Drinks ism, combined with stimulant or other drug abuse i have been through this in my own family. Add traumatic events ....
I'm schizoaffective and the medication aripiprazole (abilify) has improved my life so much since I went onto it. Obviously not every medication works for everyone but i encourage those struggling to try it.
Every single case of (first onset) psychosis appears to have been preceeded by a prolonged and complete absence of sleep for several days in a row - whether from pulling too many all-nighters in a row studying for particularly "mind-bending" exams without even short naps in between... staying awake for days and nights on end worrying about how you'll support your family after a layoff in an extremely tight job market... hypervigilance while trying to survive during bombing raids in a war zone or while trying to survive living outdoors in the cold and damp or among dangerous predators because you don't have enough money to pay for a home - or even a car - to live in... attempting to rest without closing your eyes for fear of waking up in a blazing house fire - again... staying up around the clock attending to the needs of multiple babies and very young children because your spouse won't help (e.g. Andrea Yates)... Perhaps what's inherited is not a predisposition to becoming psychotic per se, but instead the unfortunate ability to push the physical body past the "sleep mechanism" long enough for the mind to "break" instead. The first incidence rarely occurs outside of the 16 to 35 age range - and mostly happens to males and very physically fit females (again, Andrea Yates). Younger children (with rare exceptions) would fall asleep involuntarily, and older persons would probably become severely depressed or physically ill from such extreme sleep deprivation - or else fall into microsleep repeatedly - before succumbing to psychosis.
I absolutely agree that sleep deprivation impacts discernment of reality and reasoning skills. The sleep mode is important for effective brain functioning.
I was looking for a comment about sleep. It seems to me that psychosis is that place right when you're about to go to sleep when you have scrambled thoughts. The mid point between conscious and unconscious. We might hear a voice at this point that makes us jump as well. For some reason schizophrenic people live in this place, likely due to stress that causes the mind to detach itself from a conscious state, or rather the stress from their unconscious world forces it to overtake the conscious. I suspect these patients are taught from a young age that expressing hurt is not a valid option to deal with negative experiences. However, I believe the lack of sleep you're talking about is actually a symptom of their stress rather than a cause of their illness.
@@samsalter9480 Well, many years ago there were sleep deprivation research studies that originally were intended only to test alertness, short term memory, reflex timing and coordination, but instead inadvertently induced both psychosis and neurosis in some healthy young subjects who had no prior history of any mental illness whatsoever. For that reason, it's now illegal to keep any research study participants awake for any longer than 18 hours
EDIT: I meant to say 48 hours
@@smallisbeautiful2808 Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
Interesting theory. I think lack of sleep is part of the disorder tho. Negative symptoms to be exact.
I watched my mum's livelihood suffer due to schizoaffective disorder and couldn't comprehend her own mental illness and neither could my dad despite being hospitalized several times throughout my childhood and before my birth. Later on, my dad and I took her to the emergency multiple times just to be ignored by multiple psychiatrists. The only way they listened is when she had a heart attack. Doctors wondered why she was refusing treatment and in the cognitive state that she was in. My hope is for the world to become more awareness about schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders as they're spoken from a standpoint of these people are "crazy," instead of the plights and barriers these individuals face. As well as support, resources and awareness for caregivers, such as myself, to help myself and others navigate through how we can better support those who have this illness.
My brother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenic took his life at age 18 my sister also has it medication controlled very sad it destroys families god have mercy on these ppl and families my parents did not have it tho there is bad depression in my family 🙏
" it destroys families"
Yes.
My condolences, Lynette. God bless you and your family. May your brother rest in eternal peace. 🙏❤
I watched my friend go into a psychotic rage while on acid, it was probably the most intense traumatising thing I’ve ever witnessed, the officers who helped where so kind and understanding they just told me my friends very sick and where taking y’all both to the hospital.
Its sad that people taking the time to look this up are hating so badly on the time taken for "our" people. I do disagree with the concept of alcohol being the last possible cause or inhibitor, probably because it is legal and America cherishes this poison... Anyway! I had meningitis when I was 3 weeks old. (personally have no memory of most my life and still experience dissociative amnesia) but was told from my entire family that I have struggled with voices and visual hallucinations my entire life... Here I am 28 years old, fully understanding the grasp of a voice materializing and taking parts of my soul. My own shadows leave me and make sure to break my heart in the process.
This should not be a channel for hate and talk down on anyone. If you arent a fan... do your research, know the patients, get your own channel and send me a link! Some of us struggle very massively to live 30 minutes at a time and just want info and some sort of community
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The information in this video has been a wealth of education! I want to express my gratitude for such a well spoken and articulate understanding of this topic. Your content has been an excellent wealth of information. My best friend’s son has struggled immensely and the effect’s of his diagnosis on their family and his mother has been such a horrific impact to their lives. Watching this family struggle with such a rollercoaster of emotional stress and sorrow; is truly heartbreaking and gives me such a great feeling of helplessness. I just can’t thank you enough for giving this topic a voice. I do agree that the hereditary along with drugs in adolescence and environment and/or trauma has a huge impact on helping the cause. I say helping bc it’s hard to single out anything bc as you have clarified there are so many elements that increase the risk. But at the same time it can also be just one or two of these factors to create risk. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO !!!!
My daughter has been diagnosed as a bipolar adult but rarely has any symptoms. Whenever she gets sick, i.e., COVID, gallbladder surgery, stomach flu she becomes schizophrenic.
I am from Pakistan. You are a great help for people like us from underdeveloped countries. Here in our country there is less awareness about diseases like this. Your videos are great source of awareness
My son was diagnosed at age 16 🥲He is 45 today and has had to be with me all his life. ! He can not function on his own and his speech is very hard to understand . I don’t know what is going to happen to him after my journey. I’m so sad .My Sons brother wants nothing to do with him 😥He said he will put him in a home . He has always been around people he knows , so I’m so freaked out 😭I don’t want him on the streets or abused .
So sad, just hope that good mental health institutions is established for assisting mentally ill people !
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Everyone in my family has some variety of mental illness from bipolar disorder to BPD to schizophrenia to sociopathy. As a child I experienced a great deal of violences. I felt trapped, hopeless, withdrawn, depressed, and constantly scared that I was going crazy. As an adult I avoid interacting with narcissists and sociopaths whenever possible as such people bring back bad memories, and prolonged contact with them always leads me back to anxiety hopelessness and depression. Unfortunately the most dangerous member of my family is still alive and I know one day he'll show up at my door to finish what he started decades ago. For this reason I have generally avoided recreational drugs on the understanding that with my almost non existent sense of safety any additional instability may trigger extreme reactions.
Everyone of us seems to have a mental disorder... minor or severe...
Oh yes an narcissist family member is so damaging for the children brain and upbringing
Well done! I have always wondered when I have encountered those affected with a variety mental illnesses. When you covered both the likely genetic foundations of schizophrenia and also the potential involvement that legal, illegal drugs and prescribed pharmaceuticals may have was interesting (in addition to other external factors). Thank you!
The psychology of the wounded healer.
I have been diagnosed with skitzophrenia. Questioning reality is why I became a skitzophrenic. Because my consciousness detached from my ego.
The psychology of the wounded healer. I found my inner divinity.
My brother had acute schizophrenia at age 14 requiring him to be hospitalized. My son was "different" since birth - reclusive and not expressive emotionally. He developed acute schizophrenia at age 30. His was also precipitated by illegal drug use
My son is 14 as well
Trying my hardest to educate myself of this mental illness that my 24 year old is suffering from it's so heartbreaking 💔
This helped me so much. My son is 29 yrs old. I work and he is home alone but copes. I would love to hear talks on what would stimulate him at home. We HV tried to find compassionate employment but none close to my home in SA.
It is interesting that nobody seems to have mentioned the possibility of leaky gut being a potential cause for some people.
Gary Null has some interesting ideas about that...
I have schizoaffective disorder and despite my best efforts, I haven't been able to secure any career goals or make ends meet. Texas requires you to take medication to get disability and I have ADHD and hypersensitivity. The drugs give me brain zaps and uncomfortable/intolerable symptoms like agitation and headaches. Anyway, I'm fairly high functioning and I have bipolar type II so things are really tough but I manage to stay alive and keep making the best possible choices. It goes a long way to keep your mouth shut and sleep whenever possible. Also, attempt to accept other's attitudes as a baseline standard just as a theoretical exercise to consider how you could feel if you thought like they do. Don't envy, don't want, don't scold yourself for love and success, only regret the love and care you couldn't give yourself continuously and keep scheduling self care is the only work that will reward you. Shower, shave, brush teeth, clip nails, use hair conditioner... make it your goal to own a spa someday and live in your own private spa so you can recover the time you forgot to care for yourself.
My dad who is like 90 years old was just diagnosed a few years ago with schizophrenia after my mother passed away, he was completely devastated and he stopped living and before she passed away he was still working, he was a horse trainer, he drove, he and did a lot of things went walking, played golf. He never had any hallucinations never heard voices none of that. My mother did everything for him and he did everything for her she was his life. he never ever had any symptoms of it at all. But then it was like he couldn’t do anything he didn’t know how to unlock the door he didn’t how to know how to use the microwave… It’s like he lost all that ability after she passed away. He has no drug, or alcohol abuse history nothing. I just think it’s a bogus diagnosis from a whack psychiatrist. And now he’s taking medication for it.
A diagnosis of schizophrenia in your 90s sounds bogus to me. Schizophrenia presents in the late teens, early twenties and it is an all-encompassing disability. Your father would have had debilitating periods of illness throughout his lifetime. Sounds much more like dementia (which is also, reluctantly, treated with major tranquilizers)
When they get you ...they get you It is hard to return This was his GRIEF...not mental illness
The man was grieving. Absolutely grieving.
I had my drink spiked, probably by Amphetamine and wasn't able to sleep and quickly became psychotic. That was just the start of the roll-a-coaster. A few years later I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia. I've been on Zyprexa for 25 years and can't live without it, I've tried once, I quickly became psychotic, so returned to it. A life ruined, which I just accept now as normal. Can't hold down a job due to not being able to cope with stress. This wasn't the life I planned.
I used to be on Zyprexa but it caused awful weight gain; so the Doctors then gave Sertraline and Quetiapine which I am on now. Also on Gabapentin and Propranolol amongst others for Diabetes, but seems to be not too bad now. Thank you.
Other than these medicines give you awful dizziness and drowsiness alas!!
My sister was put on clozaril and it performed miracles. Supposedly they tried it on her when she first became sick and it made her sicker. I'm not so sure of this though. They reintroduced it and it was an absolute miracle on what it did for her and still does for her to this day, almost 2 decades later. Don't just stick with 1 medication and call it a day IMO.
As he mentioned, Over alcohol and withdrawal of alcohol is one of the causes for Psychosis.
Chemical imbalance
I was a detox nurse for many years and these people needed thiamine for the nervous system and librium or valium temporarily to safely wean them off. Without medicine there were horrible seizures and death.
So sad praying 🙏 for all these people who suffer from chronic illness.🙏😔 my son got diagnosed with this breaks my heart everyday. Hopefully one day he can get rid of all the symptoms and be able to work.🙏
This is as close to the truth that I have heard regarding causes of schizophrenia. It’s sad that scientist/psychiatrist do not talk about the spiritual aspect of these mental illnesses, simply because they cannot do empirical research, but it does not make it less relevant, and I feel a lot of information is lost because they ignore the spiritual aspect of mental health, which does not help patients looking for answers and wanting to recover
I agree with you, all we know they cannot consider the spiritual aspect because the psychoanalysis founders are atheists
My Daughter had symptoms of schizophrenia as a young child. Psych drs didn't agree and book smart told them she was too young. I saw it at around 4 ys old....full blown symptoms presented, and I knew this was going to be a life long struggle for us both. She's almost 50 now. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. She is in a grouphome and comes home about once a week plus overnights for 4 or 5 days. It's been so difficult but I have to say ...she's doing pretty well at this point. She is DD as well, and this dual diagnosis is beyond difficult. The auditory and visual hallucinations are hard on her. ❤ God bless you all.
Thank you for revealing the scientific evidence of where schizophrenia may come from. I have had schizophrenia affective disorder since 1987. It makes sense where I got this devastating mental health illness from!!!!! After all these years of not knowing......thank you Dr. so much.
Did you ever try the ketogenic diet? My brother did very well when he was eating only chicken and carrots-we thought he was cured. This diet destroys a parasite that can cause schizophrenia, although they didn't mention it. It's toxoplasma. Look into it-it's a fascinating, and treatable, parasite, if you happen to have it.
I think I aged out of Schizophrenia just in the nick of time because I had some of the symptoms from the prodrome phase. I was sexually abused by two people when I was 9-11 yrs old both were around 18 and 19 yrs old and one of them was my neighbours son. I was threatened that if I ever tell anyone I would end up being done by the police and they would come and beat me for grassing them up. I was told to say nothing to anyone or else I would be in really serious trouble. My dad was horrible to me and he drank everyday and as I came home from school he would start his bullying me and when he saw me getting upset so my bottom lip was quivering I was told I was mard/soft which was very upsetting and it destroyed all my confidence. I always lived at my Grandads at weekends and he was even more horrible than my dad and he used to hit me always in the head for almost anything like nudging the table or making a noise in the house. My sister was treated like a princess and I was always hit and bullied making me think I was just bad.
I lost all interest at school believing I was not bright enough to succeed in anything and this turned into truancy and minor altercations with the police like trespassing and cations ect. My nervousness turned into panic disorder and I had a distinctive feeling of apathy or no interest in anything except music. I now have no interest in anything but music and science and work feels like torture to me. I have struggled with these feeling all my life and now I have very strong feelings of suicide.
I have no family anymore albeit for my mom who is now 70 and I do everything for her. I have tried everything for depression but they don't work. I know everything about Climate Change and how we are killing this planet but 99% of the people ignore just how close we are from a global catastrophe which is about to destroy everything. I have had all these stresses and abuses that should of pushed me into a mental illness yet I fortunately aged out of the bracket where I would of developed such a catastrophic ending for me by just luck. For those who succumb to this dreadful disease I have nothing but empathy and sympathy for you all.
I would like to be evaluated for everything I have been through to help me get a better understanding of what is wrong with me now but nobody wants to listen to me anymore.. It doesn't feel fair. I don't want to be put on any benefit or for any money but to have someone explain if I am feeling this way for a reason. I want just someone to understand me before I finally kill myself. I just want to understand me before I die and if someone does that then I will cry with joy and possibly say thank you to them. I am now tired of the tears and all this hurt. Merry christmass to anyone who gives their time to reading this. I hope you have a good time and please give something to the Dogs Trust even if it's just a couple of ponds cause they saved my dog who I still have. She loves me and only want's some food and water, warmth and a little affection from me.
Your plight is so sad. I can relate as our family is the same. I’ve had depression since I was 14. Now I’m 62. Life has been very hard so I can empathize with your pain. But there is hope. I took a course on psychology and it woke me up to a lot of abuse my family gave me. I no longer thought I was worthless. It took a long time but now I feel “enough” and worthy. Basically it wasn’t me it was them. Do something soothing for you. Take a course. It will open your eyes towards mental health and realise you are ok
Best thing to do is pray 🙏 my grandson is schizophrenic h he calls me to pray with him & it helps him calm down. I tell him God loves us so much & will help if you just ask Him. He is our heavenly Father. ❤
I'm so sorry you were the victim of so much evil. The Bible can help you understand why people do evil things and although it sounds hard I think forgiveness could be a good step forward for you. But, it is very hard and may take years of work. Praying for you. May Christ reveal himself to you.
You sound depressed, rather than prodromal phase of schizophrenia. How are you today friend, i hope you're alright and still here with us 😟♥️ please answer, if you read this. I'm worried about you
May the almighty God help you out of this feeling of not worthy we pray 🙏🏻 for you and ask God to make you better and happy again !!! I know it's hard but please try to forgive the people who hurt you so deeply. It's not for them but it's for you to let go of the anger and pain... my son also have this illness due to a narcisstic father and the pain made him smoke weed and hasj to forget the pain he went through he is a beautiful soul but doesn't want to go to a clinic to help him ... I hope you are fine now and be in ease 👊💪🤲🏻
I wish y’all talked more about childhood sexual assault causing this as well.
This one is a great topic too
Yep think this happened to me
Same
@@Chulpansilu It sucks, how are you now?
Environmental factors are related to trauma - hence why at the end he speaks about the ACE which includes sexual assault. Often it's the genetic predisposition which is a-symptomatic or 'lying dormant', that then gets triggered through such traumatic events.
My maternal uncle is suffering with schizophrenia but im 10 and he is always angry with my father and thinks he's cheating on my mother but he sees stuff but my maternal grandmother gives her the like sleep medicine secretly in his food but he thinks he is alright and doesnt want us to make him go to the doctor because he thinks he is alright and my mother tells me that he has been suffering from schizophrenia for 16 long years thanks to you for providing information😢😊
I have done my own research on schizophrenia and everything I read and research on schizophrenia that this Dr. has it right on the risk factors of schizophrenia.
I have added this inservice video on schizophrenia to my RUclips library to do more research and understanding of the risk factors of schizophrenia
My father was diagnosed with schizophrenic, surprisingly in his 40s. His brother slit his own throat at the same age my father was diagnosed, but luckily pulled through and recovered from a mental breakdown. My cousins daughter died of anorexia and another cousins son committed suicide ny hanging. I’m pretty sure the gene runs through our family
Freda! Praying for you and family!
@@mcm8794 Thank you so much
@@fredahallworth4079 You Are Welcolme!! Keep the Faith sugarplum.
It is easy to say that it is genetic. From my observation, unhealthy beliefs and patterns of behavior passed from generation to generation contribute to unhealthy thinking and unbearable feelings. People can break the cycle, but it is hard work. So sorry for the suffering in your family.
@@nadiaraikin8102more like unspoken trauma
its a nightmare how severely sick in the head and very dangerous many so called normal people truly are
Great information on this topic. Especially going into the theoretical approach. Thank you
It is way more than 1% of the population. Trust me.
Yes, in fact, it could be like 2% or 3% because all of the people that doesn't get treated.
I usually don't tend to trust people who say "trust me".
People are afraid to get treatment because of the stigma attached to mental health problems....its way more than 1%
Yeah no.
No it isn’t. They overestimate those numbers, not underestimate. This “condition” is not normal in a healthy human being. And there’s obviously lifestyle factors that trigger this. rigorous stress and anxiety, as well as general unwellness is the most likely by far. The only physical diagnosis is changes in activity in the brain. What does that tell you?
I’m a simp for Kyle and dr DOM
AHahahhaha same
The psychiatrist is so hot
What’s a simp ?
Kyle, I know it's an odd angle of approach in terms of a topic but have you ever considered having an expert guest on the show to discuss porn use and addiction, and how this affects neurochemistry, pair bonding and intimate relationships?
good idea and I say its a terrible disease in many countries...
Yes!
I've been thinking I have schizophrenia and now after doing some research and listening to this I'm more convinced.Im was born in the winter,I got sick when I was young, are family had other mental problems and I got neglected because I was the ok and strong one.I also now have some symptoms of schizophrenia.
This is my son. He never had any signs but used mushrooms only ones and abuses cannabis all day long. He is having primary psychosis. Still using cannabis and refusing treatment. Doesn’t analogy at all that he is in psychosis. Very sad.
It’s amazing how much they know about herpes. I was raped in 2019 and got symptoms, I couldn’t walk at all. The Doctor didn’t have any clue only (Dr.Ani John) on RUclips has the complete medication.
Our family friend went to a party in the 70’s where LSD was slipped into his drink ( he was a good kid before this and never did drugs). His mother said he came home a different boy that night and never recovered his mental health. He was in his late teens. His father was abusive and it’s possible (though not diagnosed) that his mother’s side has a family history of mental illness.
So sad to think one’s sanity is that precarious, he was a sweet, smart, compassionate young man before that night but after that night he became unruly, violent, and nonsensical, like a switch went off in his brain. When he was medicated and semi stable, his personality would emerge and it was beautiful to see the real him. It was a huge loss to this world as he was just the best, most calm and gentle person prior to his illness. It’s so tragic...
don't spread "shadows of truth" the real truth is that no one knows the true cause - there are millions of different stories of people becoming schizophrenic for non drug induced reasons
@@americana1234 You have no right to invalidate their story, what they said is a very sad and true case for many people. For some highly predisposed people, taking certain drugs or substances can trigger schizophrenia.
This means so much to me.
RIP Richard G. Roth Nov 17, 1967-Jan 1, 2000
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The increase in families with schizophrenia may be that it is socially inherited. Even for adopted children, since they at some point experienced a separation from birth parents which is a great stressor. They find matching sequences in dna but that is *not* a proof in itself that it is inherited genetically.
I was diagnosed with Schzioaffective disorder bi polar type and thank you for explaining the schizophrenia part. It makes sense. Meagon
Ah! Man I have also lost much because of chronic Schizophrenia I developed almost 10+ years ago and it remained undiagnosed for about 6 to 7 months because of lack of awareness/resources where I live and I almost became dysfunctional.
My mom is 77 now so I find it hard to differentiate between her mental illness, recent strokes, and dementia. I can't seem to find the right doctors to help her. She is now living with me so as long as she's happy I can deal with the rest. The worst I am dealing with is her irrelevance. It is constant. I can't even watch tv with her without her interjecting her own self and our families into the situation. She is right I am wrong I know this.
And also, is it common to constantly talk about the past? She is constantly talking about about my dad and his family member (he left her when I was only six years old in the 80s) she is fixated on the entire family meanwhile they are all dead. Very upsetting.
I'm a slave to stimulants and I am a schizophrenic. I've told my doctor about my extreme fatigue, it is non-stop and 24/7 torture unless I have very strong stimulants. My doctors are doing tests on me and trying to figure out what to do. My substance of choice happens to be methamphetamine, and I tell you, schizophrenia and meth don't mix. They need to get their data together and figure this out now I don't like stimulants this is very evil!
Have you ever heard the term withdrawal effect? Oh man!
@@spartandrops1792 Withdrawl for 3 years? I don't know maybe I should check your source.
Hello there bud.
I understand you, i had that same effect say 12 years, i found a doctor and studys these illnesses, the meds iv be on help me in so many ways, my mind didn't stop works subconsciously 24/7, i went to bed, yes i sleeped but when i wake up it felt like i never sleeped. Doc ask me have i had any surgery, its seem strange at first this question but follow though with next question, how did you feel when i woke up from the surgery, it dawn on me, i felt great for some reason, he prescribe me seroquel. We started with a small dose of 50mg, i tryed it that night, it realy had some effect, the next week seeing him agian and told him it really help but still felt tiredness, we move doses up 100mgs it improve my alertness much better, by the time i felt 100% i was taking 300mgs and ive been on them for 38 years. You can focus on life and everyday dreams happily.
I didnt have a great upbringing at all, but got the help i needed. Try it and explain to your doc what ive discuss with you. Give it a go. But no more drugs or alcohol or weed. Stay right away from it all. For at least 4 to 5 years, study it what it dose why you got sick, after you can have a few drinks and have no sight effects. When we fall down we learn how to get back up. Enjoy be safe and hope this mite help best for you.
@@buzzlightyear2490 seroquel doesn't work. Stimulants are a last resort, I swear I've tried everything under the sun to kill the fatigue. Sometimes the stimulants don't even work. I am super screwed here.
@@brandonharrell7837 I had extreme fatigue. Started peeing blood because I didn’t have the energy to get up n go to the bathroom. I’m talking EXTREME fatigue. I came 2 days from dying because I have ADDISONS DISEASE. It’s rare n doctors don’t check for it n it’s only a blood test. Get your doc to see if you have Adrenal insufficiency. Sounds like what you have going on.
it's very sad 😔 to know people are suffering from this symptoms, may God help them, to take away this problem 🙏 🙏
My daughter just died from schizoaffective.
She never once had any drug, except perscription. I hate big pharma. What a horrible society .
She was a VERY lovely, wonderful person.
I'm so sorry you lost your precious daughter, words are hollow to fill that place in your heart. Forgive (the world).💌
@@faithm9284 you can try x
The psychiatrists are not full docs. They became ones since they agree to diagnose to prescribe
Yup
So sorry for your loss
I started smoking weed when I was 16, had a substance-induced psychosis at 18. Quit weed and never went back sense. I'm 24. Does abstinence change the course of developing schizophrenia or am I doomed?
It changes it ,but you should also see if it is demonic
How are you doing now?
@@foodchewer Hey, doing incredible. Happy to share good news. I am completely off all psychiatric medication and no longer attend therapy. That wasn't even the goal, I just discovered I didn't need them anymore. Excelling in every aspect of my life. I hope you are doing well too.
@@TheRareCriticalThinker I'm alright, thank you; been better, been worse. Good to hear your life is running in a better direction. That's wonderful, and from what little you've said, it doesn't sound like you have schizophrenia either; that's great! That may well have been your lone psychotic episode! And even if it wasn't, it doesn't mean you have or will develop schizophrenia; just stay off the drugs.
Neuro development disorder caused by the environment one is exposed to sounds like a fit for my mum. She’s a genius trapped in a world of poverty and lack.
Informative and well constructed episode, I like those! As for 4:38 , drug use can definitely create many of the symptoms like hallucinations, totally distorted reality (on LSD), mood extrema or totaal sensory crossover or Synesthesia. But sleep deprivation (about three nights & on speed) can do that too.
I’m shocked that amphetamines wasn’t higher on the list of drugs implicated. I have seen people fall into meth use in their 40s, with no previous mental health problems, end up with behavior and symptoms similar to schizophrenia
I agree, my son was on meth for about 5 yrs that when he stopped, had voices in his head. You can not tell him the scenario he has said isnt real. He actually works too many hours at a job. You would never know, he hides it well. 😊
My moms came first from hereditary, laid dormant till series of traumatic events. Here brain would go into fight or flight during stressful situations and then their subconscious mind kicks in. It’s like autopilot, also going back to the age in their minds when certain traumas took place. The voices they have are close to the same way we talk to ourselves and lie to ourselves about our insecurities. Other voices will be from the people in their mind that actually put there some type of trauma and abuse.