Am I really schizophrenic?
I was recently clinically diagnosed with schizophrenia, on the grounds that i displayed many positive symptoms for more than two months. symtoms included:
inability to express emotions or feel emotions
insomnia
auditory hallucinations
delusions about a religion and religion in general
something about over reacting to criticism and insults
my delusions were about a group of gods, which i follow and pray to. i was prescribed aripiprazole, which i took until i met someone else, who follows the same religion, uses the same bizarre names and terms, (Dioblos, Xiolok, Kirit, Krith), he also believes in everything i believed in, and is planning to kill himself the exact same age i plan to, the day after im 50. so are they really delusions, if two people who have never met share the exact same beliefs? baring in mind that there is nothing on the internet or in books which we could have got the information from. i stopped taking medication a few weeks ago, but alot of my friends are worried about me, but i insist i am fine, college is going great etc. but they are still concerned. what do i do?
i am 16
i am white English
the person i met has been seen and spoken to by the majority of my friends who can all confirm his existence
i have had the supposed ‘delusions’ ever since i was 5 years old
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I’m also taking abilify but not for schizophrenia, for an adjunct to my antidepressant. The symptoms your describing do sound like delusions, but if they aren’t consuming your life and you feel like you can control them then you don’t necessarily have to be on medication. This isn’t to say it wouldn’t help you though; so if you feel the medication helps then continue taking it. If it helps you then there’s nothing to be ashamed about regarding taking it; some people need temporary or permanent assistance from medication.
go to a different doctor and get a second opinion…a third one woulnt hurt also. take care
i am sorry, but it sounds like it.
have you ever heard of a gluten-free/dairy free diet? it is supposed to help many ailments and balance out brain chemistry. I was diagnosed w/ bipolar disorder, and i find sugar and too much wheat makes me really cranky and depressed. (As a girl it helps my PMS symptoms as well). I also have Tourette’s (just a couple tics), and eliminating/limiting those foods seems to help.
i am VERY sensitive to critism and get defensive (and feel as if somebody is personally attacking me), so don’t feel bad. remember, many schizophrenic ppl are remarkably inteligent and creative (such as John Forbes Nash in the link below).
My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I’m sorry but you do show a lot of potential for it.
Have you thought of getting a second opinion?
and I agree with one of the other answers, people with schizophrenia are often Intelligent.
My mother is a very Intelligent woman. Her only problems are hallucinations and also delusions about religion.
They say sometimes people with schizophrenia will meet someone, share their thoughts, and if that person says anything even remotely close to what they were sharing, then they see it as the EXACT thought that they are having. My mother does it all the time.
Just please get a second opinion and take care =) and remember even if you really do have schizophrenia, it’s ok..to me there’s nothing wrong with it. I live with it every day of my life with mother and I couldn’t see it any other way. I do wish sometimes that she could see the world the way I do, but maybe if I seen the world the way she does it would be better =)
Good luck