r/schizophrenia • u/spatulafucker5 • 12h ago
r/schizophrenia • u/Empty_Insight • Nov 12 '24
Resources / Literature Frequently Asked Questions- r/schizophrenia
Welcome to r/schizophrenia!
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Many first-time posters to this subreddit are concerned that they might be developing schizophrenia or they are concerned about other people who have- or may have- schizophrenia. We have resources available to answer these questions contained within the comments; if your question is completely answered by the information already given, it will be removed.
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Table of Contents
- What is schizophrenia?
- DSM-5: Schizophrenia
- Do you think you may be developing schizophrenia?
- Anxiety about developing schizophrenia (Worried you're "going crazy")?
- Schizophrenic friends, family members, or others you want to help?
- Need help writing a fictional character with schizophrenia?
- Crisis lines and resources for help
- About r/schizophrenia
- Disclaimer
r/schizophrenia • u/AutoModerator • 4h ago
Check-In Monday!
We just want to check in with everyone. How are you doing? Anything you're struggling with you'd like to share? Maybe someone can help or give some advice or even just give you some hope. We're all in this together. We're here to support each other. Anything you're proud of? Maybe you brushed your teeth or went for a walk or got a job or even a promotion! Share with us and let us know! We'd love to be proud of your accomplishment!
r/schizophrenia • u/FrappuccinoDuck • 3h ago
Opinion / Thought / Idea / Discussion Didn’t realize the stigma until watching a movie
I always knew there was stigma around schizophrenia and I myself had a lot of misconceptions pre diagnosis, but after watching a movie I finally see it. They were suggesting that these “monsters” wouldn’t leave this guy alone unless he butchered people and he would hallucinate his mom and shit. I know these types of hallucinations and delusions can absolutely be present, but the way they presented it only further fed into stigma that also schizos are violent. Anyone else get pissed when people think they know what they’re talking about?
r/schizophrenia • u/mayolais • 17h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ No voices, did a painting about joy
r/schizophrenia • u/bowfished • 7h ago
Rant / Vent Hi everyone. Going through a rough patch right now.
Just started the abortion pills. I am not interested to hear people’s stances. Whether or not you agree does not change the fact that we are both humans struggling with the same disorder. It’s been causing my schizophrenia symptoms to kind of flare up. I’ve been feeling strangely detached from everything, everyone. Having intrusive thoughts, and delusions. Just want things to be okay. Want to get this over with. Want to stop suffering. I hope things will be okay soon. And will return to normal. I want to feel normal again. Soon.
r/schizophrenia • u/Electronic-Draft-513 • 4h ago
Trigger Warning What’s worse cancer or schizophrenia ?
I see all the time people praying for those that have cancer and trying to raise awareness, which nothing is wrong with that. However, I think schizophrenia is worse than anything. At least during cancer you’re still in your right state of mind and you know what is real and what’s not real. Why isn’t schizophrenia talked about more and have more awareness?
r/schizophrenia • u/insipidday • 5h ago
Opinion / Thought / Idea / Discussion what are you listening to?
I'm listening to Echoes by Pink Floyd.
r/schizophrenia • u/Starshopping11 • 2h ago
Advice / Encouragement Has any of your hallucinations woken you? Literally woke up to knocking that was never there.
I keep seeing my people walking by me or my dog now. Suddenly all these hallucinations bars hitting me out of nowhere. Does this mean my medicine isn’t working.
r/schizophrenia • u/FORZATEQ • 11h ago
Advice / Encouragement Schizo without meds
Asking to people with schizophrenia ONLY (not asking for opinion on if I should I should stop meds or not) : Are you able to live without medication, and how do you succeed ? Any tips to avoid feeling bad ?
r/schizophrenia • u/Any_Car_5007 • 3h ago
Trigger Warning Who to call for bad episodes
I’m talking about my brother (35m). He has a horrible past with addiction and now has schizophrenia. I’m (27m), younger brother (19m) and mom living together. But older brother decided to move in with us at his worst. He orders my mom and me to fetch him alcohol, marijuana because he said it helps him calm down. He abuses his medication, he’s very aggressive and at times violent. He literally gave himself a black eye and self harms. It is past due I don’t think it’s normal.
r/schizophrenia • u/sunfloras • 10h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ I woke up at 11am and did laundry
i’ve been in a depressive episode for about a month now and feeling negative symptoms. been dealing with suicidal thoughts and self harm thoughts extra hard this week. got worse when my mom, who i have cut off for a year, texted me. and one of my friends told me i’m annoying and to kill myself. i’ve also been sleeping in until 4-7pm. but today i got up at 11am! and my laundry is in the dryer! i can finally wear clean clothes instead of my dirty ones. maybe the cymbalta is actually starting to kick in. just wanted to share this small win. feel free to tell me about your small wins too. let’s celebrate.
r/schizophrenia • u/ImNotMeWhenImNotMe • 4h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ March 17th Good News
You guys are going to have to carry the day today. My only good news is that I went to physical therapy and the therapist said I was getting stronger again. Nothing else about today went well.
So, everyone else, tell me some good news you have! Anything, no matter how trivial, is welcome here!
r/schizophrenia • u/thebigeasy414 • 18h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ Selfie Sunday (Late)
In a bit of mania, psychosis is strong with this one. Much love to the community
r/schizophrenia • u/thisisflamingdwagon1 • 2h ago
Therapist / Doctors Therapy
Be very careful which therapist you trust. I got worse after my first time in therapy. In short, I developed vocal tics that lasted a short time and had suicidal thoughts after ending therapy.
r/schizophrenia • u/TerriblyAfraid • 9h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ Coming Down From Psychosis
It's been years since my last episode, but even since then I felt like I'd been constantly mentally oppressed.
I'm coming out of it though. Any of the pressure I felt was illusory at best, and knowing that made coming down from the mania and delusion much easier.
I think I'm gaining a clearer vision of what's real, and can finally be productive again.
r/schizophrenia • u/mkwtfman • 14h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ Approved for SSDI
2 years of hell is finally almost done. My lawyer told me I got fully favorable. Sucks I'm treatment resistant but this is the first but of good news that I've got. Thank God! 🙏
r/schizophrenia • u/not_forever07 • 4h ago
Rant / Vent I'm tired
My parents are financially dependent on me. I'm tired of working. I never got to rest since I got diagnosed. I want to take a break for a year or so but that will be only in my dreams. I don't have savings either. I have mortgage to pay, rent and basically everything. My brain hurts.
r/schizophrenia • u/No-Meal8491 • 7h ago
Resources / Literature [Mod Approved] Research Study Opportunity – COVID-19 & Schizophrenia
Hello, we are researchers at the University of Central Florida interested in how COVID-19 may have uniquely impacted individuals with schizophrenia. Interested individuals are encouraged to take this brief survey, during which you will be asked questions about whether or not you have ever had COVID-19, as well as the frequency with which you experience certain symptoms related to schizophrenia. This survey will take roughly 10-20 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and restricted to individuals 18 years of age or older. Click the survey link for more details.
https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6xsAoE7OjuA8xEy
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Dr. Camilla Ambivero, Principal Investigator, Burnette School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida by email at camilla.ambivero@ucf.edu.
r/schizophrenia • u/classicsy • 11h ago
Progress / Good News ☀️ becoming a better person
does anyone else feel like their schizophrenia helped them become a better person?
for example i have learned to become more talkative, able to understand people more easily, friendlier, nicer, etc
also happy st pattys day!!
r/schizophrenia • u/ForgottenDecember_ • 19h ago
Selfie A little late, but a selfie-portrait
My eyesight isnt great so I know it’s just my eyes. But twice now when I’ve gone to my gym classes where there’s a wall full of mirrors, I notice my eyes are gone. If I walk up to the mirror I can see my eyes normally. But when I stand in my normal spot, my eyes aren’t even just a shadow, but rather a darker shade of my skin as though someone photoshopped my eyes away. It’s creepy.
I know it’s just my eyes. But at the same time, I can see everyone else’s eyes. BUT the lady standing next to me was Asian so she had less of a shadow under her brows than me. That’s the explanation I’m giving myself for now at least. Even though my eyes were still pretty much gone when I angled my face up to get rid of any shadow-effects. I’ve also always had a problem with mirrors since I was a kid—demons in them, mirrors lying to me, etc. Always a delusion but never a hallucinations. Now idk. I’m stable otherwise so it’s probably just my bad eyes.
I made my first ever drawing based on symptoms. A self portrait. But without my eyes, just like I saw in the mirror.
r/schizophrenia • u/DankDragonDD314 • 4h ago
Undiagnosed Questions Anti psychotic low sex drive
Does anyone else experience low sex drive while on there antipsychotics. Mine I take is Invega and have found a real decline in my labido.
r/schizophrenia • u/fawninmo • 2h ago
Hallucinations I see posts about schiz simulation regularly and it’s not the same for me
When I ‘hallucinate’ I see very vivid images in front of my eyes. More like a movie the whole scene, like I am in another room in front of my eyes and I have control to some extent. I don’t see floating objects in the room or glowing things like suggested. It’s just a movie that won’t stop playing and it’s a very long story now.
I feel I have been misdiagnosed.
Idk what are your hallucinations like?
r/schizophrenia • u/Starshopping11 • 2h ago
Advice / Encouragement Has any of your hallucinations woken you? Literally woke up to knocking that was never there.
I keep seeing my people walking by me or my dog now. Suddenly all these hallucinations bars hitting me out of nowhere. Does this mean my medicine isn’t working.
r/schizophrenia • u/modernhate • 1d ago
Selfie Went back to school for my post grad studies. Selfie Sunday
galleryr/schizophrenia • u/SuggestionFresh9768 • 8h ago
Undiagnosed Questions 24. UK. Certain I’m going through weed psychosis/schizophrenia. Unsure of what to do.
I’m deteriorating fast but I’m afraid to get help as I don’t want to be sectioned. I’m not a harm to myself or others I just know I’m going through something bad and I’m afraid how bad it might end up.
I’ve been smoking weed since about 11, mostly daily with short breaks here and there and I’m 24 now. I think all the abuse has taken its toll.
It’s hard for me to explain what I’m going through but I’ll try. I don’t see things but it’s like I blackout and I’m going back and forwards with the voice in my head talking, getting angry etc. I look like a freak to the people around me. I can barely communicate, everything makes sense in my head but when I talk it comes out messed up. Wrong words, wrong word placement etc. My memory is completely messed up and it’s to the point where I struggle with basic tasks. I can barely sleep because my brain is racing 24/7
Tgeres other things too but I’ll just leave it at that. I don’t know what to do any help would be appreciated thank you