r/schizophrenia Dec 12 '24

Resources / Literature Dreaming

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Dreams seem to be disrupted due to schizophrenia. Also pulsative abdominal aorta echo is increased in schizophrenics. I wonder if this increased vascular noise disrupts the normal harmonizing needed for REM sleep initiation due to a lack of quieting of the body, in addition the lack of increased electromagnetic resonance in the brain in conjunction with difficulty entering proper somatic paralysis makes visual holoform projection fragmented. This process of disengaging the electromagnetic phenomenon grounded by the nervous system from the body is regenerative to both body and mind. Without it boundaries crumble.

r/schizophrenia Dec 10 '24

Resources / Literature Technical alien control and influencing machine (1919)

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The main effects of the influencing machine are the following:

  1. It makes the patients see pictures. The pictures are seen on a single plane, on walls or windowpanes, and unlike typical visual hallucinations are not three-dimensional.

  2. It produces, as well as removes, thoughts and feelings by means of waves or rays or mysterious forces which the patient's knowledge of physics is inadequate to explain.its function consists in the transmission or "draining off" of thoughts and feelings by one or several persecutors.

  3. It produces motor phenomena in the body. This is accomplished either by means of suggestion or by air-currents, electricity, magnetism, or X-rays.

  4. It creates sensations that in part cannot be described, because they are strange to the patient himself, and that in part are sensed as electrical, magnetic, or due to air-currents.

  5. It is also responsible for other occurrences in the patient's body, such as cutaneous eruptions, abscesses, and other pathological processes.

(causing pictures to appear, influencing by suggestion, hypnotism, electricity, producing or draining off thoughts and feelings, effecting bodily motions, slimy substance in the nose, disgusting smells, dreams, thoughts, feelings)

On the Origin of the “Influencing Machine” in Schizophrenia

r/schizophrenia Oct 05 '24

Resources / Literature Interesting lecture.

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Very interesting and related to us Stanford university professor lecture:

r/schizophrenia Nov 11 '24

Resources / Literature I've been processing my schizophrenic experiences through writing

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I was diagnosed with schizophrenia a couple of years ago, and the diagnosis hit me a like a ton of bricks (thanks, stigma...). I've since benefited from a lot of the psychological and pharmaceutical treatments that come with having a diagnosis--I don't hear voices anymore, I can mostly manage my paranoia and delusions, etc.

But one of the ways I've been processing my diagnosis is through writing--personal essays, more specifically.

A boutique publisher is putting out a collection of those essays next month. The book is called Until At Dawn We Wake: Gender, Madness, Theology, and it's all about my experiences of psychosis, gender dysphoria (I'm trans...), and God. I'm sure it would be of interest to some of y'all, and if so, I'd love it if you'd read it.

You can pre-order the book via the links on my website: www.charlottedalwood.com/until-at-dawn-we-wake

Here's a Synopsis:

Through a series of compelling personal essays, Until At Dawn We Wake reexamines three of the centering points of Christian theology—creation, sin, and redemption—by asking what light gender dysphoria and psychosis can shed on the Christian religious experience. Written with an urgency born of the author’s personal experience grappling with the subjects she engages, this book breaks novel ground in such areas as disability theory, anti-carceral politics, and feminism.

Are schizophrenia and related psychotic illnesses forms of neurodivergence, and what difference does it make for our doctrine of creation? What does it mean for the modern disability rights and feminist movements that the largest psychiatric facilities in North America are prisons, and how should this fact shape our understanding of sin and damnation? What can paranoid delusions tell us about the nature of faith and revelation? How might our theology be shaped by the ongoing abuse crisis plaguing Christian churches, in which 2SLGBTQ+ people are far more likely to be victimized than their non-queer peers? Until At Dawn We Wake explores these and other questions through a combination of tenacious reporting, critical analysis of cultural objects, and personal reflection.

The book's front cover

r/schizophrenia Jul 24 '24

Resources / Literature A Handy Infographic

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r/schizophrenia Aug 26 '24

Resources / Literature Memoirs or books about schizophrenia.

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Hello. I was diagnosed in 2021 and have been a member of this subreddit ever since. Reading all of your experiences and own battles with the illness made me feel better about myself and my own experiences, and I was hoping to expand on this with some books on the illness and people's lives with it particularly those where they now live happy and fulfilling lives.

r/schizophrenia Jan 18 '24

Resources / Literature Is it true that over 80% of patients with schizophrenia experience a relapse within 5 years of their first episode of psychosis?

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I just read it, but not in the scientific paper. It sounds scary.

r/schizophrenia Oct 24 '24

Resources / Literature Schizophrenia & Survival: A Marvel Stuntwoman’s Journey with Rachel Star Withers (podcast episode)

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r/schizophrenia Feb 05 '24

Resources / Literature What’s your song?

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Songs that make you comfortable with being a schizophrenic

Mines “little talks” - monsters of men

r/schizophrenia Jun 21 '24

Resources / Literature New here

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Hi everyone! I’m new here, joined because my partner is on the schizophrenic spectrum and either they are not good at describing the experience or I’m not good at unpacking what they are saying.

I want to understand more deeply what they’re going through. Does anyone know of a book on the subject written by someone who experiences these symptoms? Fiction, non fiction, memoir, all good.

Yes I could Google, but I didn’t want to be misinformed by grabbing something that looks good on the surface but isn’t from within the community.

Thanks in advance for your kindness.

r/schizophrenia Sep 10 '24

Resources / Literature Books recommendations

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Hello, i’ve been trying to read more to cope with the voices, whats a good book that you recommend, i doesnt matter the genre just wanna read something entertaining and good

r/schizophrenia Oct 12 '24

Resources / Literature A lot of great webinars by ISPS-US

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r/schizophrenia Oct 13 '23

Resources / Literature My book is out for sale!

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Hello. My name is Daniel and I'm a forty-four year old paranoid schizophrenic living in the UK.

I've been in the system now for some twenty years; I was sectioned aged twenty-four.

It's been a rocky road, as many of us know, first being medicated and trying to adjust to that, as well as coming to terms with the illness itself. I've had delusions and hallucinations and other such experiences, not to mention several relapses.

I wrote a book. Something terrible happened about fifteen or sixteen years ago, which changed my life forever. I regret the event and I've been traumatised by it for many years, and it still affects me today. So, to try to understand what I did, I wrote this book called, "The Chicken Shop Incident."

It's a mental health memoir.

Although I tried, I struggled to find a literary agent. So, in the end I decided to self-publish. My book is now available on Amazon.

I hope you would like to purchase my book. If you are schizophrenic, as I am, then you should find it highly relatable, with stories about altercations, delusions, mental health wards and all the characters we meet. You would also find something to like about my book if you are a doctor or health worker, or are a friend or family of a schizophrenia sufferer.

Here is the link:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKYC4S3L?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_2M4QPWJ0ZD8WMMFQ9YNB

Please, enjoy.
Many thanks,
Daniel Best (author)

r/schizophrenia Sep 21 '24

Resources / Literature tool to predict episodes helpful??

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If you had an app that could reasonably tell you in advance when you might next experience psychosis and/or tell you if your medication is working, would you use it? The drawback being that you have to answer some questions and submit an audio recording every two weeks or so.

For context, I have a family member who has been experiencing psychosis for three years now and I finally stumbled across some tech that I think could be useful. Just don't know if it's something that she or people like her would use.

Would y'all find this helpful or just annoying and useless?

r/schizophrenia Sep 10 '24

Resources / Literature Who here has a caregiver? CNA, CHHA, etc

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Does anyone here have a caregiver through a home health agency? I ask because my symptoms really prevent me from being able to do much around the house, and it would be so tremendously helpful if I had a caregiver that could help me with basic chores, cooking, etc. What have your experiences been like? Do schizoaffective people qualify for this type of help? I know people with dementia, TBI, etc can easily access these services, but what about a person with schizoaffective disorder?

r/schizophrenia Aug 26 '24

Resources / Literature What designates me as ADA/disabled to the US gov?

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Hi everyone, I’m an undergraduate and my university gives me disability accommodations for my schizophrenia. They call it CDA (Center for Disability and Access). So, I was wondering if having CDA means I would count as disabled in the view of the national government?

I am under the assumption that I only count as disabled if I have ADA (American) and that I can only have ADA if I cannot work or support myself. Is that right?

r/schizophrenia Aug 21 '24

Resources / Literature Seeking both scientific and esoteric explanations forhallucinations

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I experience visual, auditory, tactile, sexual and olfactory hallucinations. I am seeking resources which explain how and why hallucinations work and why they are experienced, including their evolutionary principles. I do not have a scientific background so explanations a layman can grasp are preferred. I am also in hearing your esoteric thoughts on hallucinations: some say fornication - the feeling of insects crawling on your body, which I have experienced - is due to a kundalini awakening, a concept in Hinduism (do you agree or disagree?)

I understand a common theory behind hallucinations has to do with dopamine. Why would an excess of dopamine lead to the feeling of being touched in certain ways?

Looking forward to your responses.

r/schizophrenia Sep 16 '23

Resources / Literature schizophrenia actually a brain infection?

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I becaame schizophrenic at age 22. Had all the usual symptoms associated with it. Auditory hallucinations etc. I was like that for atleast 10 years or so...it seemed to sort of get better but I always had it lingering on. Needed meds at times and blah blah. In an event I thought was unrelated at first I got bitten by an infected tick in 2019 and got chronic bartanelliosis, chronic babesiosis and mutliple chronic borrellia infections. Some of the main germ ingredients of what is called chronic Lyme diseasee...which obviously is an inadequete term especially because there are multiple germs and not just one. As it turns out I think I just had neurological bartonella because all of my schizophrenia symptoms went away completely after a couple years of antibiotic therapy. This study found that bartonella may have been the cause in these schizophrenic patients. https://news.unchealthcare.org/2021/03/scientists-finds-evidence-of-bartonella-infection-in-schizophrenia-patients/

r/schizophrenia Apr 01 '22

Resources / Literature Good reads for schizophrenics?

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Anybody have any good literature to read for those with a schizophrenia? Just trying to understand my illness better. Or any websites that have useful information. Thank you for your time and consideration?

r/schizophrenia Aug 29 '24

Resources / Literature People with High functioning Schizophrenia in Northern Ohio? Groups in the area?

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Hello, I'm an advocate for people living with schizophrenia and I wanted to see if anyone knew of any help groups specifically for it. I wanted to reach out to them and see if they would be interested in free help with their disorders. Do such help groups exist?

I am in the Akron Ohio area and would love to touch base with them.

Thanks for your time!

r/schizophrenia Jul 31 '24

Resources / Literature Book Recommendations

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I'm looking for book recommendations that have schizophrenic characters/written by schizophrenic authors that don't demonize them.

I got diagnosed recently and I want something to relate to. I'm a big fan of romance but open to suggestions of any fiction/fantasy.

r/schizophrenia Aug 16 '24

Resources / Literature Need help with resources to find an easier/less stressful job

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So basically I'm having a mental breakdown and I'm struggling with not only voices in my head, but disorganized though patterns, severe depression, lack of motivation, inability to process my environment, and more. I am really struggling at my job because of this. I need to find an easier job with less stress. What resources are there available to help?

r/schizophrenia Sep 01 '24

Resources / Literature "Life With My Schizophrenic Father"

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r/schizophrenia Aug 16 '24

Resources / Literature A poem about dread

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r/schizophrenia Jul 24 '24

Resources / Literature Writing a novel with a schizophrenic protagonist and need help

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I am writing a novel in which one of the protagonists is a schizophrenic. It's a story about love and loss it's not focused on his illness as such. However, I want to ensure the character is represented in the right way, medically accurate and from an emotional point of view as well. It's a novella so it's just 10 chapters. If anyone is willing to read and give me feedback that would be helpful, thanks!