Anybody have schizophrenia?

[ototot]

I have and while my life wasnt that great to begin with in early adulthood, schizophrenia has certainly robbed rest of it.

 

[AnotherTragicName]

Not really schizophrenia, but some psychiatrists tried to put me in the schizo-disease-family group before, depending on my condition. Schizotypical and stuff. I think it's kinda interesting, one psychiatrist told me that hes even of the opinion that schizophrenia is like a very strong form of beeing very sensitive (HPS), which kinda fits me.

When did you got your diagnosis, how does it affect your life?

 

[heru3]

I was taken into a mental hospital because the "parents" didn't like the way I expose and go against them.

 

[BobMorane]

I've been diagnosed with a very similar condition : bipolar with psychosis. I get a lot of the same symptoms: positive & negative symptoms, anhedonia, cognitive deficits and to make it worse I get mood swings, mania and depression. It's robbed my life too

 

[xLosthopex]

I don't have schizophrenia but I have psychotic episodes sometimes when I'm experiencing high levels of stress/emotional pain(Not trying to imply that my experience is the same or as bad as yours though)

 

[down for the count]

Yes. It is largely controlled by medication. I get rather suspicious of people still.

 

[ototot]

Not really schizophrenia, but some psychiatrists tried to put me in the schizo-disease-family group before, depending on my condition. Schizotypical and stuff. I think it's kinda interesting, one psychiatrist told me that hes even of the opinion that schizophrenia is like a very strong form of beeing very sensitive (HPS), which kinda fits me.

When did you got your diagnosis, how does it affect your life?

When I was 23. It's turn off to all kinds of relationships and i am on disability

 

[mentalhealthfighter]

I've had psychosis. I think I'm schizoaffective. Which means I'm between bipolar and schizophrenia. I'm on medication now. I take lithium for Bipolar and antipsychotics for schizophrenia. But I'm trying to taper off the antipsychotics because maybe I can go without them.

 

[down for the count]

I've had psychosis. I think I'm schizoaffective. Which means I'm between bipolar and schizophrenia. I'm on medication now. I take lithium for Bipolar and antipsychotics for schizophrenia. But I'm trying to taper off the antipsychotics because maybe I can go without them.

Be careful with that. I've wasted a lot of time in my life with trying to get off medications.

 

[noname223]

I had psychosis. Thought I was schizophrenic for a time. But I am probably bipolar. Both sucks.

 

[Bone]

im bipolar with psychosis and the psychosis ruined my life. having psychosis matched with heavy mood and energy boost was a recipe for disaster. i dunno if i can ever recover now.

 

[wesv]

I have schizophrenia. These past few weeks have been really hard. I wake up everyday thinking about killing myself, but my intended way to go requires a lot of reading and preparation. They also tell me to take more medication first, blah, blah, blah, blah. These meds are literally poison. Will give me heart disease, diabetes, dementia.

Everyday feels like I am being tortured. I feel like a prisoner. This "illness" is a prison and torture chamber and I am the prisoner.

My mind is not my own anymore. My body is not my own. My dreams are not my own. I don't have free will. I am a prisoner, and everyday I am being controlled and tortured.

 

[BipolarExpress]

im bipolar with psychosis and the psychosis ruined my life. having psychosis matched with heavy mood and energy boost was a recipe for disaster. i dunno if i can ever recover now.

I'm also bipolar with psychotic features, and a manic episode I had earlier this year (which was the first time I'd experienced psychosis) was one of the things that brought me here. Although I don't have schizophrenia, there's a lot of overlap if you have bipolar and your manic or depressive episodes include psychosis. I had about 100 different paranoid and grandiose delusional beliefs, as well as some minor hallucinations. I heard voices. It was a harrowing, confusing time, and I don't care to repeat it. I wish I could just roll over and die now.

 

[makethepainstop]

I have schizophrenia. These past few weeks have been really hard. I wake up everyday thinking about killing myself, but my intended way to go requires a lot of reading and preparation. They also tell me to take more medication first, blah, blah, blah, blah. These meds are literally poison. Will give me heart disease, diabetes, dementia.

Everyday feels like I am being tortured. I feel like a prisoner. This "illness" is a prison and torture chamber and I am the prisoner.

My mind is not my own anymore. My body is not my own. My dreams are not my own. I don't have free will. I am a prisoner, and everyday I am being controlled and tortured.

Are you taking any medication? I hope you can get something. Big solid hard hug to you.

 

[Ineedtodie]

I had BDD which has a psychosis element to it and it become less gripping overtime. I probably developed overtime either Apd+dependant personality. Or schizophrenia. I guess the diagnosis would be difficult.I don't hear voices or have hallucinations. I have dissociative symptoms due to my bdd and cptsd. I wonder if meds differs not that I ' m hopfull for my life to turn around. I take resperidone, paroxetine and an other oxazepam.Just curious. Thank you.

 

[annointed_towers]

It's one of my diagnoses and I take anti psychotics for it. They don't help because my delusions aren't delusions. They're real.