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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic disorders can be defined as a severe disconnection with reality, including by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or agitated behavior without insight. Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder and Shared Psychotic Disorder are some of the psychotic disorders you may encounter. Talk about them on this forum.

SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

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I know very well schizophrenia is devastating brain disorder and the most common and disabling of the severe mental illnesses. I know that because one cousin of mine had schizophrenia while he was still alive. Now I am 35 years old mother and I have child. Since I know it could appear in families,...

by User avatar kloberdanz2151

Hallucinations and dreams of death and suffering

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Since I was about 7/8 I've heard things and seen things. I've heard people calling my name and it would start off normal but it would get more and more distorted and demonic as it continued. I sometimes see huge snakes that would go round corners and then disappear. I would see like an 8 year...

by User avatar Howl227059

Really Heavy Period Please Help!

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I'm 17 and I've have irregular periods since they started when I was 13. At the age of 14 there was nothing until late 15. I havent had one for about 6/7 months. Then yesterday one started and it was really heavy worse than they usually are. I've gone through 2 packs of sanitary towels in the two...

by User avatar Guest

schizophrenia- can I be locked up if accused?

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My mother decided that I am schizophrenic. (she is not all there, but she doesn't want to go for help...) She got my brother put in the psychiatric ward for close to a week, because she decided he was bipolar. Does she have the ability to send me to the psychiatric ward as well? Is there something...

by User avatar Guest

ex boyfriend possible schizophrenia or amephtimine psycosis

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 I dont know what to do. The love of my life was talking about microphones in my head and me recording him and streaming audio on the computer.He does not believe he is sick at all. Today he said he never said any of that and it was me who was delusional when i have proof from my mom who witness...

by User avatar trish katski

Food for Schizophrenia mood swing

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I have a sister with schizophrenia.  Our family has been suffering with her.  Since she turned to 18 years old, her first symptoms was aggressiveness, not able to sleep, stay like statue, talk illogically .  It has been a nightmare to our family.  my dad once thought it was exoticism.  ...

by User avatar jclvhs222318

Conspiracy theory in paranoid frantic psychosis

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Hello, folks. My friend has been diagnosed with paranoid frantic psychosis. I know that he used to have some conspiracy theories. I would like to find out something more about this. Can you tell me something more about these theories? I would appreciate if anyone could tell me something more. Bye!

by User avatar horatio81294039

Total detachment from reality in paranoid frantic psychosis

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Hi, guys. My friend has been diagnosed with something called paranoid frantic psychosis. It seems that he has a total detachment from reality. I would really like to know whether this is common for this kind of people. I would really be grateful if someone knew to answer me. Thanks, folks.

by User avatar rubin61559126

Are audible hallucinations necessarily a sign of schizophrenia?

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Hi, I hope you can help me because I am not sure how to handle my mother's condition any longer. She is 67 years old and she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She said that she heard some voices (has been like that for the past couple of months). I am not sure I can deal with that diagnose and...

by User avatar romonda160064293

a mix between tourettes, schizophrenia, and an unspoken normal behavior

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im not quite sure if this could be considered touretts but, ive been experiencing these sessions of communicating to myself along. Usually it happens when im in the extremes of ludic happiness or intense anger, where i'll think of scenarios (ones that origionally provoked the feeling) whether theyre...

by User avatar Guest