schizophrenia
Schizophrenia 101; look beyond the pop culture portrayals and learn the reality behind this oft-stigmatized mental illness.
20 facts about schizophrenia
1. Schizophrenia is a highly disabling and costly medical disorder. In fact, it is ranked among the main conditions contributing to the global burden of disease.
Nicolas Teixeira CabralPublished 3 years ago in PsycheALONE
What can fill loneliness? Like a pitcher in need of water. Or a drowning person in need of the hand to pull them to safety. This story will be about my imaginary world of ghosts and spirits, lastly how it saved me from loneliness.
Brandy TharpPublished 3 years ago in PsycheTea Party
Hello, my name is Brandy Thorpe am I am diagnosed with an illness that has handicapped my life as an individual. Some may say we are not our illness that we are more than our illness, But I have not found the strength or community that proves that to me. Those I have spoken with think my illness is real in this sense that it is not an illness at all, but a fact of life. Growing up I believed in my illness as spirits and ghosts of course now as I am on medication, I can only see it as my imagination. In my 30s the illness became too strong to handle day to day life. Years of believing it was real has caused me to be confused about who I am, what I am supposed to accomplish with my life, and to be an outcast. This illness Is schizoaffective. I am also diagnosed with bipolar and personality disorder. I am still my disease.
Brandy TharpPublished 4 years ago in PsycheBroom Closet Memoir
The Broom Closet Memoir I don't know why I'm here. I did what anyone else would have done. I did it for companionship, and love. I wanted to be happy and that landed me here. I was labeled as crazy and dangerous. I don't care, I am happy here. I am happy because she is here with me.
The CloudwalkerPublished 4 years ago in PsycheSchizophrenia and AAT
It has always been a dream of mine to work in the psychology field. I would like to work with adolescence, young adults, and adults that may have psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia). The first line of treatment for many psychotic disorders is antipsychotic medication. A psychiatrist would prescribe antipsychotic medications. In severe cases, hospitalization may be required. Implementing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a form of therapy that may be used and there is also family therapy. Both are said to be effective when trying to manage psychotic symptoms. There is also increasing research suggesting that animal-assisted therapy can contribute to the improvement in general well-being of people with schizophrenia. There are other options for treatment, but for this paper, I am focusing on just one.
Living with Schizophrenia
Hello! my name is Abbi and I'm here to talk about something that I've been dealing with ever since I was a little girl. DISCLAMIER: THIS STORY IS BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCES. SCHIZOPHRENIA IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY.
King Chaz Velk's Universe
Hi my name is Charles Andrew Ventura Jr the believer of plethora of religions AKA Ayoz my rapper name (put it out there before that other rapper popped up said it on Facebook.) AKA Dr. Charles Andrew Ventura Jr the doctor that doesn't have a degree but can go toe to toe sometimes in various fields AKA Shuriken Jr the lower case g god of dementions and multiverses, AkA the dementional superhero ODDMAN that comes a Universe that is well balanced and King Chaz Velk the author of this book.
Charles Andrew Ventura jrPublished 4 years ago in PsycheBattle of the Mind
"Mom...why are you always shaking your head?" I know what I can’t say and that would be “oh hey honey, it's because your mommy is looney toons”
Structured PandemoniumPublished 4 years ago in PsycheSchizophrenia and it’s symptoms
Mistake me if I’m wrong, but haven’t you argued the facts about being Confused and reacting to something unpredictable, like our mind and body is not our own? “It’s not just you!”
Vibeka Joy Dean-RogersPublished 4 years ago in PsycheSchizophrenia
I was completely aware when I entered my psychotic state. I was walking through this crowd of students at my highschool between classes in 2008. I was 17 when I felt like the pressure had been let out of my head. It felt like a gas was escaping my mind as I slowed to a halt in the midst of these moving students. I couldn’t remember anything. I didn’t know where I was or where I was going or what my name was. I felt lost and I started to cry. They called my parents because I was standing in the middle of the quad way into the class period. I went home. I stopped eating, I stopped sleeping, I couldn’t talk or form thoughts but I was very aware of all this as it was going on. It felt like I had lost control of some function.
Jose ArguellesPublished 4 years ago in PsycheHomeless and Mentally Ill in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona
In 2005 I had one of my worst schizoaffective episodes I’ve ever had. I attempted to receive treatment when I first noticed symptoms occurring. I contacted my mental health clinic seeking help. They decided to help me by taking me to the streets of downtown Phoenix, Arizona to stay in a homeless shelter.
Adrienne K.Published 4 years ago in PsycheSuffering From Mental Illness
I've been suffering from major depression, hearing voices, and seeing things that were not there since the age of 5 yrs old. No one in my family knew what I was going through, accept my grandma, who truly knew I had a problem. Going to school was rough for me, as I was getting bullied every single day, which led me to almost take my life, but instead of resorting to that, I started doing self affliction to myself which took the pain away. To make myself feel better I'd scratch myself til I bled, which gave me at that time some relief. As I got in my teens, I started hearing and seeing shadows, angels, and demons, which at first, scared the hell out of me. In my teens, the depression got bad, I didn't want to live and the voices were telling me to hurt myself and others, the depression was severe I didn't have any energy, I didn't want to take a bath, comb my hair, etc. When I sought help and meds, I slowly got better and I recovered, I'm not cured, but medication and therapy for my mental illness has been a big help, especially with God's help. Don't be afraid to seek help, your not crazy, your not insane, get help and treatment, don't worry what people think or say, you got to look out for you!!!! Sometimes dealing with the highs and lows of mental illness can be depressing but meds really do make a difference , because it truly has helped me. Now that I'm on meds and getting therapy, my life has totally changed. Once upon a time I had social anxiety, which keep me away from large crowds and stores. I kid you not, walmart was one of the stores I feared the most because of large crowds, it was so bad I couldn't function, but therapy has helped me in this area. So now I can do my own shopping, pay bills, and drive. It has truly been a blessing, because now I got my GED, CNA license, Driver's license, and now I'm in school for psychology. I hope sharing my story help someone and encouraged them to seek help and not be afraid or ashamed to. Getting treatment for mental illness, is the best thing you can do to change your life, because it did me a 360, and hopefully you would apply yourself, change will come, you just have to have patience with yourself and have faith in God. You will get through this, together with spiritual, mental, and physical help. It's going to be alright, help is on the way, you can do this, I believe in you. Also I'd like to say to keep yourself busy at all times, because an idle mind is devil's workshop, because when your bored and not keeping your mind busy, all kind of thoughts will come to mind, and then, that's when the depression sets in, and for people, when it gets to that stage, some be so depressed that they commit suicide. Suicide is a serious issue today, people who not in our shoes will never understand what it's like to even have the thought or a plan. People who commit suicide, show signs before they do it like: depression, withdrawn, and pretending everything is alright when it really isn't, they be crying out for help, please have a listening ear or a shoulder to lean on, in their times of gloom and darkness.
Latasha BryantPublished 4 years ago in Psyche