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Understanding Schizophrenia: What Does It Look Like?

sage.emlang

324d

hello! I am 20yo and just recently diagnosed with schizophrenia but I'm not exactly sure what all that diagnosis entails. what exactly is schizophrenia and what does it "look" like?

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    • CatherineDerry

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      Schizophrenia has actually recently been declared a psychosis spectrum disorder, and it affects everyone differently, depending on what type(s) you have. There is a GREAT channel on YouTube called Living Well With Schizophrenia. Very informative videos. Check it out sometime!

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    • CatherineDerry

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      Schizophrenia has actually recently been declared a psychosis spectrum disorder, and it affects everyone differently, depending on what type(s) you have. There is a GREAT channel on YouTube called Living Well With Schizophrenia. Very informative videos. Check it out sometime!

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    • JohnLocke

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      When I'm stable I just have low motivation and disorganization

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    • kitaboo

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      What med r u on?

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    • OverwhelmedBard

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      For me, I have a lot of paranoia, delusions that everyone is against me, and I have severe depression that also comes into play. I hear things and see things that I can rationalize and tell that they aren't there. And ptsd doesn't help either because I'm finding that they often trigger each other. I have troubles with speech, Concentration and memory. If I get interrupted I can't really remember what I was saying and it's frustrating sometimes.

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    • azraiel

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      Schizophrenia for me is like being in to different realitys at the same time and being aware of both but not knowing which is real

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    • faerywyrm

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      For me, schizophrenia "looks like" hallucinations, false beliefs, and delusions. I also tend to subject-hop. I can't seem to keep my thoughts on one track. I see and hear things that aren't real and have trouble telling the difference between the hallucinations and reality. I have carried on whole conversations and not known whether it was real or not.

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      • Jelly_JellyFish

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        @faerywyrm I agree, also for me there are a lot of memory problems because of it. Most people who have Schizophrenia have mostly or only auditory hallucinations, but I’ve also have had visual hallucinations. A lot of the time, doctors try to diagnose Schizophrenia as Schizo Effective because Schizophrenia has a stigma, usually in those cases there are less of really negative hallucinations.

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        • faerywyrm

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          @Jelly_JellyFish I know what you mean. My psychiatrist is very good and diagnosed schizophrenia and bipolar disorder instead of schizoaffective. It means a great deal to get the right diagnoses. It's also hard to admit to schizophrenia because of the stigma.

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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and abnormal behavior. It can manifest in various ways, including hearing voices, seeing things that aren't there, having false beliefs, and experiencing difficulty in distinguishing between reality and imagination. Each individual's experience with schizophrenia may differ, but these are some common symptoms associated with the condition.

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