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sage.emlang

Updated 1y ago

Understanding Schizophrenia: What Does It Look Like?

hello! I am 20yo and just recently diagnosed with schizophrenia but I'm not exactly sure what all that diagnosis entails. what exactly is schizophrenia and what does it "look" like?

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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and abnormal behavior. It can manifest in various ways, including hearing voices,...See More

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faerywyrm

1y

For me, schizophrenia "looks like" hallucinations, false beliefs, and delusions. I also tend to subject-hop. I can't seem to keep my thoughts on one track. I see and hear things that aren't real and have trouble telling the difference between the hallucinations and reality. I have carried on whole conversations and not known whether it was real or not.
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Jelly_JellyFish

1y

I agree, also for me there are a lot of memory problems because of it. Most people who have Schizophrenia have mostly or only auditory hallucinations, but I’ve also have had visual hallucinations. A lot of the time, doctors try to diagnose Schizophrenia as Schizo Effective because Schizophrenia has a stigma, usually in those cases there are less of really negative hallucinations.
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azraiel

1y

Schizophrenia for me is like being in to different realitys at the same time and being aware of both but not knowing which is real
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OverwhelmedBard

1y

For me, I have a lot of paranoia, delusions that everyone is against me, and I have severe depression that also comes into play. I hear things and see things that I can rationalize and tell that they aren't there. And ptsd doesn't help either because I'm finding that they often trigger each other. I have troubles with speech, Concentration and memory. If I get interrupted I can't really remember what I was saying and it's frustrating sometimes.
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kitaboo

1y

What med r u on?
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JohnLocke

1y

When I'm stable I just have low motivation and disorganization
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CatherineDerry

1y

Schizophrenia has actually recently been declared a psychosis spectrum disorder, and it affects everyone differently, depending on what type(s) you have. There is a GREAT channel on YouTube called Living Well With Schizophrenia. Very informative videos. Check it out sometime!

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