Ways to Manage Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder In Addition to Medication
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- In this video, I discuss different ways to holistically manage schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder in addition to medication.
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For me staying well with schizoaffective disorder means keeping life as simple as possible 💚
Suzanne Alsop definitely agree
A constant state of distraction.
Hi Suzanne Alsop..Are you suffered from sczophernia or sczoefective?
What medicines do you use that actually work?
This is deep
1) Get a good therapist
2) Find and go to a "Group"
3) Have supportive friends
4) Family, that leaves me out of that one
5) Do activities you like
6) Maintain good physical health
7) Keep things different and engage
8) Have proper nutrition
9) Get good sleep.
People always list this type of thing, and it's great. But what am I to do when I'm too zoned out to exercize, or too anxious because of my delusions to sleep? How am I supposed to benefit from support groups when the whole point of support groups is to drag you down and keep you navel gazing and not actually improving? What do I do if I don't have any friends?
@@professionalpainthuffer Good points, mental illness has a way of being self-reinforcing at times. I would say it's important to just be as committed as you can to yourself and your recovery, and to take whatever small steps you can based on what you feel able to do in a given moment. Eventually these small steps add up and make other positive acts of self-care easier and easier. Try just tackling one or two of these aspects at a time, setting small daily goals for yourself which you check in with each day until you turn the action into a habit and move onto another point. A good place to start is keeping a journal or mediation, as alongside therapy these habits can give you the self-awareness and peace of mind to make improving your life in other areas easier.
@@professionalpainthuffer msg me
Get me the no of the person nd I promise to cure him without drugs or medication
1. Sex, lots. And no, why would you think this is sarcasm.
Obstaining from recreational drugs can affect someone’s mental health in a positive way as well!
Just quit recreational drugs, definitely been helping though I miss it
@Puggelicious you being on lsd is my hypomania... my manic eps are not fun... not anymore after college
Im a little over a year sober and it helps but not completely... Im not even on meds though and I feel way better without the drug crud in me so I must agree.
Great video, Lauren! Here are a few things not mentioned that help me manage my schizoaffective disorder.
1. Meditation
2. Abstinence from drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
3. Cold shower therapy
4. Minimalism/simple living
I didn’t realize how much better my injection worked until I got sober and quit smoking. I am currently on a small maintenance dose and feeling great with minimal symptoms.
Have you ever gone delusional by persuing a grandeur lifestyle and ended up finding minimalism as a way to get back in balance?
@@italovidigal4204 people might think you are joking, but I don't. I'm curious. My girlfriend is grandiose delusional, and right now is an ideal time for her to put herself out there and possibly get lifted because of her friend. I could see that scenario playing out though.
How can you stop smoking when everything is so stressful..
@@quinn9268 good question
Could u please please explain how it feels like when smoking alot especially to help someone understand the impact smoking has on the illness. Totally agree smoking makes things worse
I too suffer from skitzophrenia and all I can say is take it one day at a time and just breathe when your overwhelmed with anxiety attacks/panic attacks. Just know your not alone be strong and know your worth love you guys xoxo
Crying by the end because you are so gentle, loving, and forgiving with yourself and your journey
Sending love and support for all warriors♥️
My rescued dog Kisses helps a lot when it comes to my wellness. I've thought about having her registered as a therapy dog so I can take her with me more places.
Sounds lovely, just be careful when it comes to transmissable illnesses caused by bacteria that dogs carry - especially if immunocompromised at any point.
xHaniffax what you’re looking for is a service dog, not a therapy dog as therapy dogs are for general people in hospitals and places for comfort to the public. Service dogs are highly trained dogs to keep you safe and sound and give you that comfort although that part is is not a job. There is no registration for a service dog but there is a test that therapy dogs need to pass to be safe for the public as THATS who they’d be serving. I personally have a service dog for crippling mental illnesses and for my drops in blood pressure. Although to have a service dog you have to be disabled and unfortunately I was dubbed disabled by my psychiatrist. Good luck on your journey
You don't need a registration per federal laws.
Living with schizophrenia is very hard
It’s too hard and I’m so tired
Sleep and nutrition are the most impactful things for me when my mental health is going in an unhealthy direction. Sometimes I have to simplify my goals down to: get into bed between 10-11pm and eat a cup of plain whole fat yogurt at some point during the day.
Thank you for your tips
Thank you for your videos. It’s hard living with mental challenges. Even harder realizing that there is no end point. Just a journey. I keep wanting to reach a point where I’m finished with everything and it’s hard knowing that’s not how it is.
Natasha Nicole I know what you mean.
You can be well. I went through this for 8 years, and have been set free for 35 years, but not by drugs, or Doctors those never worked for me. I even had shock therapy, and psychiatrists... you can be free of this.
N Nicole I have Bipolar Type 1 with Psychotic thoughts and it's horrible. I started eating MUCH healthier and in one month my psychotic thoughts are gone. I have cut way down on my sugar intake (by 75%). I don't hardly ever consume white refined sugar anymore. I eat dates, organic raw coconut sugar, and organic 100% raw honey occasionally. I've cut out all fried foods, all fast food (I don't go out to eat anywhere), all processed foods (including any canned soups, flavored beans, and all vegetable, chicken, & beef broths as they ALL contain MSG even if they say they don't). Basically all I eat is fresh produce (organic if you can afford it) except corn as it's GMO, canned beans that have no preservatives, frozen vegetables (also no preservatives), frozen fruit, pasture raised or local eggs, organic milk (but I mostly consume almond milk), and I try to avoid carbs as much as possible. I read all labels and if it contains Aspartame, Sucralose, yeast extract, Monosodium glutamate, vegetable oil, canola oil, soy oil, sodium benzoate, sulfites, Hydrogenated Oils, Margarine, carrageenan, natural flavors (really means artificial flavors), anything with a scientific chemical name that I don't recognize I put it back on the shelf or in the garbage. I'm going to improve my diet enough and balance out my vitamins and get off all of my prescriptions. BTW you need your vitamin D level way higher than they recommend. 50-70 is good. Not 30. Take 10,000-20,000 iu D3 with 100 micrograms of vitamin K2 for every 10,000 iu of Vitamin D3. Get probiotics everyday. I take kefir. Watch Dr. Berg, Dr. Mark Hyman, and FlavCity with Bobby Parrish. They'll really help you know what to consume. We don't have to live like this forever. We just have to fix our bodily problems through a whole foods diet. But it could take awhile as the western diet wreaks havoc.
@@dandannydaniels so what did you do
Awesome reply. I understand. I thought the same until now. Thanks sis
Thank you for your videos, my husband recently went off his meds and we’re on the road to recovery. It’s slow and best taken day by day. I can’t imagine what my husbands experience would be like if I weren’t here for him. Caretakers also need support, there’s no shame in asking for help. ❤️
Yes my husband been going threw tuff time recently got out the hospital and Yes as caretaker need help and support
For me staying occupied helps a lot. I have an 8pc drum set and every time I would get mad or bored I would play it for an hour or so.
Meditation really helped to my recovery and to get well!
And breathworks too!!
@@lovekarro2438Yes, I do breathing meditation and it really works to calm the mind. 🙏
@@rezaf4213 Yes, I heard that for some cases it doesn't work. In fact, at first it didn't make my mind calmer, it did the opposite, more chaotic and I needed more medication, but I persisted and I felt better with time. Then I heard that it happens to all beginners, they usually feel worse, because you become aware of the catastrophe of your mind. I don't know... it helps me a lot every day but I don't want to generate misunderstandings. You should try to find a proper solution, hope you will...
@April Apeson no, never. It is good? Should I try it?
I have schizophrenia and I have been capable of managing my symptoms with simply accessing the level of awareness within us all which is rather independent of any external, or even internal, stimuli and I also have recently been seeing a weekly therapist, just to have some connection with a professional who can keep an eye on my progess. I don't take any anti-psychotics, simply because I couldn't care less for the side effects of them, and I am well aware of my symptoms and capable of staying aware and present throughout the day. However, it is still very hard for me to focus on things like school and work, since much of my time is spent looking inward and my mind may not be capable of performing certain kinds of tasks. Despite this, I am able to remain happy, safe, and healthy. I personally do not view schizophrenia as an illness for these particular reasons. I view it as a condition which can cause some to feel ill and some to simply be disabled by capitalism's standards.
Your medication is just as important as Insulin for the diabitic patient and Chemo for the cancer patient, Thrombolytics for the heart patient. The psychiatrist who prescribes your medication for schizophrenia, treats this brain disorder equally as serious. The patient must take their medication along with therapy and a healthy life style to achieve the best results for continued life long healing.
* all those medications given to the diabetic patient , the cancer patient and the heart patient all have side effects too.
For me medication didn't do anthing besides make me sleep all day long. Also a patient with a mental illness has the option to not take medication and they will be ok where the ones you named do not have that option open to them if they want to live.
There are not schizophrenia support groups where I live. I don't have much support aside from counseling. Glad for the video.
That's a major problem I find too - lack of access to adequate resources and support. When friends and or family aren't there or able to help for whatever reason, when finances are limited ..it is so hard.
@Jacinthian Dharampaul me too.
I'm in the same boat. I wish we had a support group specifically for people with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder in my area. I would definitely feel less alone.
I don't either, but there are private facebook groups for people living with schizophrenia.
No support here either, my doctor didn't diagnose it schizophrenia but it is.,. I don't have any help.
I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder 2 and a half years ago after suffering and living with it since I was born. I was very manic as a baby, child and teen. I was a low functioning girl throughout my whole life. My symptoms got worse after 20 years old and thank Goodness for that because that was the only way they found out I was in fact living with scitzoaffective disorder. I am taking medication that is fit for me for 2 years. Recently for about 9 months I've been living the best years I can possibly live. I only wish I would've been diagnosed as a child and would've been happy, confident, full of personality and life as I am now. A therapist is very helpful and the mere fact that I choose to change my mindset. The pills itself doesn't do all of the trick. It's the choice that you make. That you are incredible with this addition to your life. You are so unique and great. Life is amazing especially when you know how you are able to live after going through so much. Choose activities, learn, find amazing people, and explore. This isn't an illness. It's what makes you Great.
Does anyone else have trouble with their creativity when taking antipsychotics? I am an artist and composer and I found that 3 I had tried made me feel like a drone and I could no longer tap into the wild creative chaos that inspires my style so much. The medication helped with racing thoughts but I dont know if it's worth it for me. 🤔
Yes it definitely does for me.
Lauren, you said something that reminded me of this.
One thing that we do in 12 step work is working with others. This is an always go-to when I seem to be struggling. It enables me to get out of myself (which is usually a bad place to be ... in my head.)
Working with others can be as simple as being at a meeting listening and sharing. It can be walking with another, as you said. It can even be volunteering at a senior home, sitting with someone with Alzheimer's or someone who has no one left (family).
These techniques and others have kept me from drinking for awhile, but mostly from losing my mind and hopefully keeping me somewhat humble, besides possibly helping others.
Thank you again for what you and Rob do for us.
i used to be on medication, but i haven’t been for the past couple years for personal reasons. i genuinely feel like i’ve gotten so much worse and i’m unable to get back into therapy or get on meds at this time. i really don’t have much support because most of my family is toxic and i don’t really have any friends. i feel like i’m losing my mind and no amount of coping skills can help me. is there any way i can get better without medication? is there any such thing as getting better? i truly feel doomed to my own mind and i don’t know if i will ever be “saved”.
Your work here is vital. Your likeability and vulnerability create care in your audience. The more people who care about someone with this disorder, rather than fear them, the more those people will be invested in societal change and treatment. We need so much more research and community education in battling this illness. It's very distressing that you have to suffer this way, Lauren. But your willingness to fight through, and bring us with you, will change the world.
You're the most important Canadian on this platform. We stand behind you, and are so very proud of you.
I started poledancing, which also gave me a huge selfesteem-boost.
north or southpole?
Remember eye contact
Recently got diagnosed with schizophrenia. Thanks you for sharing all of your experiences and being so open.
Thank you, Lauren. You’re really helping destigmatize schizophrenia spectrum/psychotic disorders. 💕
Thanks for the input. I’ve been living with this for a very long time, but it is always good to be reminded of ways to enhance our well-being.
I got diagnosed with Schzioaffective Disorder-Bi Polar Type and thank you for sharing this.
Meagon
Coming across you and other organizations when I first began experiencing psychosis symptoms is what gave me hope to keep fighting. I’ve made my way into recovery for now
Living with schizophrenia and the establishment that discriminate against us. Im not a criminal. I've never been aggressive or violant. Just terrefied of what I could see, hear and feel! .
I don't take medication and don't want to, but thank you for the list of other helpful factors :)
Hi Lauren! Good vídeo! I'd like to suggest you just an opposite vídeo, i mean, things that prejudicate a good life with schizophrenia. Like anti-tips.
1- Don't take the medications (looks obvious but lots of people quit medication for several reasons, like side effects, paranoia, or feeling they're ok after a while and don't need the medication anymore)
2- Drugs and alcohool abuse. (according to the researchs that's pretty common with people living with schizophrenia).
3- Avoiding people. (that's also common, because there is too much prejudice and unfamiliarity around us and the illness, that makes us just to run away).
4- Don't trust in yourself as being capable of living independently. (that's for us and family and close people).
5- Feeling that you're not able of being loved by others because your illness.
6- Push yourself too hard and have unreal goals.
That's it. Wish you like it!
Thanks for your work!
Thank you so much for another excellent video! I'm just finishing up my first semester in my Masters in Social Work program, and I've been telling all my cohort friends about your channel. I really appreciate the time you take to share your experiences and your expertise!
This is really great advice thank you !! I do wish there were more groups where I live but now I know to keep trying to find support as much as I possibly can. This is a great reminder that there is help out there 💜
you're a star, doing good work! Never forget you do good work here!!
I did the worst thing early on in life and hide away effectively locked away in my own head and laughed away whenever I would say odd things to people.for 14 years I had only one friend who was more like my brother but he sadly died last year and now I must begin new
Thank you so much for your videos. This one has really helped me a lot with managing tough times.
Good to know that I'm doing some of these things already, and good information. Thank you
I think these are good ideas for everyone ❤️
Thanks so much for your videos, you are a wonderful resource for people. It's really awesome to see you create such personal and informational videos...
Great vid and well spoken. We can't choose what we are born into but we can choose where we go from there. Im glad you have a support system and people who understand 👍❤
This is a great video very helpful
Blessings
These tips are helpful for other mental illnesses as well!
Thank you for helping me to not feel so alone. I kno it can be hard to talk about it outloud thank you for that
Thx, lots of very good advice.
Youre a pretty lady
Nice video. It's also extremely important to have a good cry when you feel in the mood. People with schizophrenia and those around them can get nervous about emotions - thinking of them as the psychosis starting up again etc. and try to inhibit them in various ways. Crying is different, it may be unfortunate that something has happened that makes you want to cry, but the crying itself is extremely beneficial.
thank you for good video.
Hi I am Andrea I too deal with Schizoaffective disorder ever since I have been 24 years old. It’s tough even though I have medicine and therapy. But it hard to deal with the your mind making you seeing things that are not there. That’s schizophrenia part of it the I get frustrated all and I blame myself for this illness all the time. And I get really depressed about it. I feel like I am alone in my head and. But when I to the hospital and when we had group therapy. Hearing about others problems and talking about mine. Helping me see that I am not alone and don’t be afraid to speak up and continue to get therapy. And hearing about your recovery is really encouraging to me so thanks for sharing with us about your recovering tips
live with minimal stress.
My husband really helps by not judging me and encouraging me
Greetings from a Canadian living in France. I miss you Canada and I love you 💕 🍁
Thank you so much for another great video Lauren. Actually I have my support group tonight with Nami there's only a few people in it these days but nobody else with schizophrenia at least not diagnosed. But everybody else in there is diagnosed bipolar or Autism and roughly deals with a lot of the same issues. It does help a lot to talk with others that experience similar things as I do. And since I don't want to take the medications because I'm still pretty low on the Spectrum and other medical reasons.
I am looking for more holistic Avenues myself. I find a good multivitamin and daily supplements help mine and my family's moods greatly along with some mindfulness practices to help understand triggers and such. I don't think regular medical doctors will tell you a lot of alternative ways to help increase brain health, but there are some more holistic PPO doctors that will discuss a few things with you without having to go to a holistic doctor. There is a ton of information on the internet on how to keep your brain healthy and what supplements and such that can help such as ginkgo biloba which is one of the better once I found. Omega 3s as in fish oil and flaxseed oil can help your heart and your brain. I think my biggest issue is blood flow to the brain because vascular dementia runs in my family. so with anyting you try it is also very very important that you drink plenty of water to keep the blood and fluids flowing. a lot of people don't take a look at their diet either. maybe they're not getting enough vitamins or they are investing inflammatory substances that their body does not like but doesn't present to be an issue that a doctor will recognize easily such as gluten allergies.
I also just joined a group on Facebook just for people with schizophrenia. there are a lot of us out there that are confused and think recovery means cure. the best we can hope for medicated or not is stability.
You might be interested to know about a video game called Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, it's a game set in the Viking age and you play as Senua a woman who suffers from psychosis while trying to save the soul of her lover from Helheim, the game was developed alongside a group of doctors and people who have actual psychosis such as Schizophrenia, and is hailed as one of the most accurate depictions of mental illness in media, several fans have mental illnesses who praise the game as it helped others who don't have mental illness understand what it's like for those that do.
That is an excellent game. I have played through all of it and appreciate the accuracy of the many different kinds of experiences someone with psychosis or schizophrenia may have.
However, I can tell you first hand that the game can be very triggering. Anyone with a mental illness similar to Senua should be cautious in deciding to play it.
@@EdenMemories The game does warn of that when you first boot it up.
@@Hecata_Harbinger True and for me and my love for video games. It was worth the risk.
@@EdenMemories It triggered me and I couldnt play it more than 10 minutes. Props to the creators for making something so realistic.
Her smile is fantastic.
Very Well said...
May god bless you always
Watch you back young lady. Caz their behind you watching don't doubt that
Thanks that is a healthy lifestyle reminder
Good morning from California.
Keep up the good work, girl! You are my hero
P.S. You are so beatiful :)
💙💙💙 love from Texas!!
I just found that viewing my schizophrenia with a spiritual mindset helped me a lot. I keep it lowkey, so I only look as excentric, I guess.
I journal because I don't like being stimatised as sick, so I don't talk about it other than in anonymity. I view it as a mediumnity gift. Sometimes it feels like it.
Sometimes it feels like a total bliss. Like talking to the dead loved ones and angels and everything positive.
Sometimes it feels like a walk through hell as i'm super aware of energies; so if I feel down it may turn into a constant state of internal fight.
My spiritual mindset makes me very effective on this with my experience. I also tries my best to be vegetarian, to avoid Abusing substances
and to adopt a lifestyle that suits me well. I found a way to face adversity and be comfortable in discomfort; still, some symptoms occurs when I'm overwelmed.
It makes me stronger. Maybe it's placebo effect. I don't care. You may call it psychosis. I call it spiritual warfare. It makes me feel a sense of purpose with it as I believe I didnt have to physically interfer because I view it as mind and emotions of communities and individualities smashed together. I choose to stop pharmaceutical medication for natural treatment like St. John's Wort. It's a personnal choice and I know it doesnt suit everyone. At least I dont feel suicidal anymore about the side effects of my meds. Stay strong, everyone, there is hope!
Love your videos
One thing that helps me is at least once a day sitting down somewhere and having myself a cup of coffee and smoking a really good tobacco of some sort and listening to some of my favorite music and just ponder about life and think about something you enjoy
Thanks!
I just want to say that I do not suffer from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, but I've known people who do. These videos are very eye-opening for me and help me to understand those around me. I love what you are doing, and I encourage you to keep up the good work!
This guy I really like has schizophrenia so I’m trying sooo hard to learn as much as I can about this condition.
One thing that helps everybody is laughter.
My stepson needs help. What your saying is accurate with what his symptoms are. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia 6 months ago. I did research and listened to you and now I get it. He abused meth . I researched the link between and now it's all for real damage. Thanks.
For me meditation helps me stop pondering on a matter at lenght which seems to start the positive and negative voices it seems to be triggered by pondering about a matter at lenght so I say finding your calm in meditation fast works
Great video!
You need to know in the past till presant. Physciatrist /psychologist have altered my doses, changed my meds, stopped my meds all without my consultation. They have also at least 4 times given me arriprazole jab with other patients name on. They had me assaulted in hospital. In short let me say this meds cannot change your symptoms if you are gonna have an episode, you have one, irrespective of meds. Cas
Thanks
I feel a lot better after listening to you.
Seriously? You can't see what's happening?
nope. family is not there for me. not one. i have to be the strong one. not easy.
I love you ❤️
I can understand your situation. My sister has auditory hallucination and she’s been on anti-psychotic drug for 30 years. Most of family doesn’t understand her condition. Luckily my sister have me. I’m a therapist and managed to get rid of her auditory hallucination naturally and now in the process of reducing her medication. So there is hope. If you want, I can help you too at no cost - it will be out of kindness.💜💙💚🧡💖
Hi! Do you ever work with (or alongside) Occupational Therapists? If so, would you mind sharing some insight on those experiences and any tips you have for productive avenues of care? Your videos have been such an incredible first-hand resource in education on schizoaffective disorder and its surrounding implications :) I'm entering my masters at usc for OT and am planning on fieldwork in mental health clinics working with individuals with Schizophrenia.
Concerning running, maybe Lauren should try to make some joint thing with some running RUclips channel. The Run Experience would be good candidate, because they do everything run related from (before) beginner stuff to ultras. Using running as mental health tool would fit right into their scope.
You look like you are managing your illness very well. I have a friend with paranoid schizophrenia but medication appears to make him sleepy, slow and his paranoid and self punitive thoughts are still bothering him daily. :-(
When your medication causes restlessness, and your muscle relaxer makes you take short naps... yep, forget sleeping well! It's so important, too =(. Thanks for the videos. Recently told my sort of working diagnosis is schizoaffective disorder. Fun times! Diet usually helps with weight gain more than exercise, but exercise is important too. I've had to drop my calories significantly, thanks to other medications for physical ailments, and I'm losing instead of gaining now. It's not the most ideal situation, but it's effective. Dealing with these diagnoses in the US is a whole different animal, but I wish anyone in treatment (or not in treatment, because 'Murica) the best.
Have you ever been to mental health club house it’s a place that gives people a place to go they have exercise equipment, they offer 2 meals a day, and they help you find a job and support you during work. They also do advocacy.
I just got my meds increased. Ive been doing good. I hardly hear voices or see things anymore. But that doesnt mean i dont get depressed or delusional. I started working and going to school recently. It feels like a lot sometimes and all i want to do is isolate. Last year i was in the mental hospital and couldnt spend christmas with my family. Ive gone there many times. But through meditation, calling and socializing a bit, some of my very few hobbies i have been able to do, and therapy im getting way better. They say i changed a lot. Do u have any tips on what to do when i feel scared or want to quit? Also does medication build a tolerance and end up needing to be dosed higher? I dont wanna get sick again
I had always dreamt of a big facility where ppl with anything could come for help.
There'd be a school built straight in it for teaching all aspects, psychology, doctors specific to and modern medicine/meds.
There could be counselors for sessions, group sessions, as well dwellings for ppl that need a set time.
If ppl just seek help that's cool, but if some wanted to they could attend the school sections so that students would have someone actually going thru it to help guide the classes.
And decisions wouldn't just be by staff so to say, patients would also attend meetings so that all parties could put their heads together to make things even better.
There'd be foods, a place to walk about, pond etc. Workout facility.
And my fav for council sessions, a puppy/kitty store where they raise them to sell at the facility.
So when going into therapy session, you go pick ur fav cute lil puppy. I think it'd help alot IMO.
i'm near Toronto (in a city called Mississauga) and we have no schizophrenia or bipolar support groups. The few mental health groups that they do have are really far and usually dead because only like 2 people attend. It sucks
Medication is necessary for treating YOUR schizophrenia.... and I wish all the best for you and your recovery.
I have scitzoaffective disorder, i am now getting ect treatments every Monday wensdays and Fridays, I I my first one on Friday I stopped medication with approval from my doctor but im hoping to make an appointment to get back on soon but we thought it was best to do this because I would've only been taking my meds on Saturday
God bless you
New to your channel thanks for your honestly, where can I find support groups?
I may have missed you covering off this topic, but if you haven't, could you please tell us how the two of you approach these events with your kids? I was a child of a mother with schizophrenia, and I believe my parents should have tried to find a way to explain 'why' she behaved the way she did towards us, at times. As a child, the environment was extremely confusing.
Hi Loren, you have very useful videos on your channel.
Can you tell what medication you are on, because you are in great shape and as far as I know that most antipsychotic medications make you gain weight and it is difficult to maintain good shape when you are on them.
Sara Almousa this was my same question
Love this! This seems to be appropriate for any mental health issues! I have MS and depression and other mental health issues go with it.
I was referred by 411NOW! Thank you Will! 📀
im not on meds and not planning on going on them, im watching this because i want to make my schizophrenia worse to improve my thinking and the development of my religon. but no one else should do that you guys get better and take ur meds love you
My schizophrenia can be terrifying
Had to leave my schizoaffective fiance with two children and take the children as she wouldnt take meds or profession help. Any advice on getting someone to medicate or get help?
I am trying to go to college and with the stress of returning to college my voices have gotten louder. Can you offer any suggestions for returning to college.
Swimming will help. A way to calm you down
Love your content and delivery! #youtubepro
Can you develop schizophrenia from PTSD? I know PTSD can branch off into many things; Anxiety, OCD, anger issues, paranoid schizophrenia. Depending on your sort of PTSD. How do you cope from close life danger contact on many occasions?
How can we make shower time less stressful for my teenager who is recently diagnosed with schizophrenia he finds any reason to have to leave the bathroom when he is in there speciffically for shower time.
I've had schizoaffective disorder for 9 1/2 years. I struggle with thought broadcasting more than any other symptom. I get stuck in my head thinking the voices I'm hearing are actually just neighbors, family, friends hearing my thoughts so I send what I think is telepathic prompts to them. Makes me question if I even have schizoaffective disorder.
I'm wondering what you can do as a loved one/caregiver while my girlfriend is exhibiting the negative symptoms. Such as, when she's having symptoms. For instance, what does Rob do when you might be experiencing symptoms