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I Know Someone With Schizophrenia

I know a couple people with this. I am interested in the disorder and have watched some documentaries about it. Have seen a couple stories on here where people are complaining that they are unhappy all the time due to their schizophrenia. They claim they can't enjoy anything ever, and that life has no pleasure for them. I just want to ask, is this normally a symptom? Or is it something comorbid occurring with their schizophrenia? Everything I have studied about it so far has not mentioned symptoms of intense depression. So I was wondering if there are some narcissistic elements in there. When they say that people's happiness angers them, it perplexes me. I cannot imagine not being happy for other people when they are happy, even if I myself am miserable at the time. I have several mental illnesses myself.
I am no expert - but it stands to reason that depression could be a large part of/induced by schizophrenia.

Something like three out of four experience at least auditory hallucinations. Experiencing a reality that is not being experienced by those around you would be very isolating and disturbing.
badgay · 36-40, F
@SW-User We often joke in misunderstood ways about schizophrenia,often these fun harmless chat people actually describe are actually split-personality disorders etc..

Make one like myself enjoy those chats even more
@SW-User One of the things we rarely know about documentaries is - who financed them?

You will get a very different doc if the piece was financed by pharmaceutical companies or by independent researchers. You can’t always tell, either.

We think of documentaries as information and education. Often they are. However, when a documentary is made, it is made to attract viewers and to sell advertising. You will rarely see one that says, “You know, we interviewed 500 people - and really didn’t find out much of anything.”
@SW-User I believe schizophrenia causes delusions. Either in the form of sensory hallucinations or delusions of thought.
badgay · 36-40, F
Mix it with bi-polar and personality disorders and it get pretty sad. I am a person that has schizoaffective disorder mixed with Bi-polar 1 and ongoing stress diagnosises. I think part of my issues are personality disorder of some kind as well. That is just what i think though. Depression disorders usually come with anxiety as well. Mix these and they are ugly beasts. To be honest, I'm not sure doctor know how to diagnose much anymore in my opinion. They treat symptoms i think,not the illness itself.

Example here. Depression is an illness and sad is an emotion. Why would you give someone an anti-depressant, for being sad. with sadness there is no imbalance.

For me its feeling uncomfortable, so i tend to never be happy.
Carazaa · F
@badgay So sorry!😔
badgay · 36-40, F
@CarazaaEveryone goes through that.
not all are proactive though. Balanced sleep and reduced stress through the right amount of alone time. I believe that makes symptom lessen. On any mental illness.
SW-User
@badgay It is so important to know yourself and your symptoms. Otherwise they will just guess and throw various meds at you
Pfuzylogic · M
Schizophrenia has many sub classifications. They have one major theme of delusional thinking in common. Grandiose Schizophrenia would be one expression of schizophrenia that would involve possibly narcissistic elements. Some believe they are famous people.
Carazaa · F
@Pfuzylogic Yeah that makes sense, especially if there is also paranoia.
Pfuzylogic · M
@Carazaa
Paranoia can bring it to the edge of Psychosis.
It is a very dangerous condition!
Carazaa · F
@Pfuzylogic negative symptoms can be bad too.
Carazaa · F
Marijuana use has a positive correlation with schitsohrenia, and so does harder drugs taken just once.
Carazaa · F
@Pfuzylogic Smart 🙏
badgay · 36-40, F
@Carazaa I have used marijuana, at times in my life seeking relief. It work very well for symptoms. Especially sleep for me and less side effects. Currently being declassified it is a wonderful option for one to have. It is illegal for me to use where i live. Relocation is also an option people.
Carazaa · F
@badgay OK thank you for sharing.
Carazaa · F
People with schitsophrenia sometimes have chronic voices and paranoia and they sometimes want to kill themselves because of their frustration and hopelessness. Prognosis is poor with no support and some studies in Finland has shown that patients who had no meds did better in the long run and had no symptoms after ten years, worked, and were social. Low stress and good social support is vital.

huge doses of Omega 3 also has shown to decrease symptoms significantly in some studies.

Good nutrition is vital, lots of nuts, and complete amino acids, and veggies.
I might have some mental illness myself but im not sure yet.
emptiness, narcissism, an inauthentic feeling, need to thwart other people...are all symptoms.

Inner fragility and outer brittleness.

Obsessions with things bodily and not particularly shared but obvious at the same time.

Problems with verbal communication, unintelligible sentences, no responses when appropriate, autistic reasoning, problems with appropriate abstraction and concreteness..stuff like that.
BalmyNites · F
If you are referring to the post here earlier, whereby the person was expressing their resentment at other people’s apparent happiness, this person is suffering from auditory hallucinations - not necessarily schizophrenia
BalmyNites · F
@SW-User Likewise, I’m not an expert either, hence I wouldn’t doubt someone’s personal symptoms or their unique experience of mental health issues.
badgay · 36-40, F
@BalmyNites well said.
BalmyNites · F
@badgay 🤗

 
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