What is Schizophrenia?
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Condition commonly mistaken for MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder). Schizophrenia like the name suggests means a split, but not a split in personality. Schizophrenia is a split in perception that causes an individual to become detached, isolated and remote from reality and from the rest of society. A person experiencing schizophrenia might see things in a way that he can only understand. He might also experience hallucinations such as hearing voices and seeing things, paranoia, feelings and thoughts of persecution and feeling like he is in another world.
I'm borderline schizophrenic.
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A severe mental illness, often recurring and sometimes progressive, in which the behavior becomes withdrawn and out of character, the intellect and emotions deteriorate and hallucinations may occur.
"Yeah, my friend, Bob here is schizophrenic; watch what you do."
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Characterized by delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech, and illogical thinking. Formerly called "dementia praecox" by Emil Kraeplin, and renamed "schizophrenia" in 1911 by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. About 1% of the adult population in the United States is affected by schizophrenia. The
Me, my uncle, and my great uncle.
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severe mental disorder that can vary in intensity and symptoms, some you can't tell they have schizophrenia unless you have known them for months, others it may be obvious, symptoms may include:
Mild to extreme paranoia, feeling like people are watching/listening to you, possible visual haullucinations that can vary from objects changing shape to seeing people who arent there, social isolation and hearing voices or noises that arent there.
1) I can't stand people who call people with schizophrenia "crazy people" or "psychos" its downright fascist.
2) I have a family history of schizophrenia.
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Condition in which person's perception of reality differs from that of most others. Commonly believed to be an illness; in some instances this may be the case, but in others it may be that the person exists in a transcendent state that has not yet been defined or detected by science.
I live two lives. One is as a Web developer and programmer on a planet called Earth. The other is as an intergalactic diplomat from the Ammethane system. Both are equally real to me. Neither has adversely affected my existence as a functional being in the opposed reality. But most of you who read this would say I suffer from schizophrenia.
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A mental disorder acquired through the combination of genetics and trauma or anguish. Characterized by a split from "normal reality." A classification in psychology for a person, of which, they know very little about. Marked indication of any person diagnosed with schizophrenia of becoming "lost" in their own brain. Possibly correlation between levels of consciousness and the barriers that exist between those levels functioning differently causing major confusing between what is actually "real" and what the mind has created, thus, allowing the subconscious and the conscious self to communicate directly, which does not happen to most people. A marked high sensitivity to electromagnetic fields and low frequency sounds and/or noise. Extreme adherence to beliefs in such things as
Scenario 1
Guy #1 "E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.
He said, "You are the Chosen One,
the One who will deliver the message.
A message of hope for those who choose to hear it
and a warning for those who do not."
Guy #2 wtf man?
Guy #1 Me. The Chosen One?
They chose me!!!
And I didn't even graduate from f**kin' high school."
Guy #2 whoa dude you must be schizophrenic. is that why you keep singing those Tool lyrics?
Guy #1 Shhhh don't tell anyone. It's a bad stigma and I keep hearing the word crazy by everyone who knows. I'm not insane dude. I just really like Tool and I have bad interference with electromagnetic fields in my brain.
Guy #2 What's an electromagnetic field dude?
Guy #1 Don't you know anything about physics?
Guy #2 That class is boring.
Guy #1 Yeah, because they don't teach you about the interesting parts. You have to learn those for yourself.
Guy #2 We should hang out more often dude, I like Tool too.
Scenario 2
Guy #1 I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It's why I hear and see things you don't and I have a hard time functioning in this society because my brain rejects the fundamental teachings of this societal structure.
Guy #2 Does that mean you're on medication?
Guy #1 Yes, lots of medication, but it doesn't change a damn thing about this except that I have an easier time going to school and work in a day.
Guy #2 So you still hear those voices and see those things no one else sees even though you're on med's?
Guy #1 Yeah man. They can't do sh*t all about that. They can't completely change my perception.
Guy #2 Well, maybe some day when our technology and medication is advanced enough it can help people like you.
Guy #1 I have a gift but I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy.
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a mental disorder which sets in during late teens to early adulthood in which the afflicted experiences delusionary imaginings or sensory hallucinations (hearing voices etc) in acute cases. Common medication for schizophrenics is risperdal, dosage depending on severity of condition. With the support of family and friends, a schizo can live a normal life. But he must seek treatment. Most schizos refuse to seek treatment and, coupled with paranoia their denial and suspicion that medical treament is an attempt to attack their character/standing as normal person further aggravates their condition. Like diabetes, there is no cure for schizophrenia. Its effects can be reduced/tempered, but never completely eradicated. Strong hereditary/gene trends.
I only knew i suffered from schizophrenia when i was well into my late 20s. And i resisted treatment initially thinking that it was a conspiracy to do me in. Now i am on medication and things are better, but it comes and goes. But at least now i know what it is when i feel that way.
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