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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.

Is there anyone with a schizophrenic parent?

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Hi. My Dad is schizophrenic. I am 21 years old and I fear that I will develop schizophrenia too. What to do? How is schizophrenia treated? Is there anyone with a schizophrenic parent?

by User avatar Guest

My mother won't discipline my Autistic 26 years old brother in our house

i have a 26 yr old autistic brother. (Who also had 6 brain surgeries) i and my mother let him thes things. (please make it in list format and explain why). I KNOW I CAN NOT SPELL I HAVE DISLEXCEA. (we make him behave in public but at our/his house we don't care what he does as long as he's not...

by User avatar bracing ingrate

Is there anything you let your kids or adults with special needs do that most NT people will not?

i have a 26 yr old autistic brother. (That also had 6 brain surgeries) so our caring for him is totally different from that of NTs. As such i and my mother let him thes things. (Because it's fun for him and it's therapy for him as well. Do you let your SN. People do any of these or what do allow...

by User avatar bracing ingrate

What is Othello syndrome?

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Hi, guys. I have been reading some medical literature and somewhere I found out Othello syndrome. I must admit that I have never heard about this, so I would like to know what it is. I would really appreciate if someone could share this piece of info with me. Thank you in advance.

by User avatar ximenez130687646

Possible Seizures in Sleep

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Alright, So maybe I'm crazy but I believe I am having seizures in my sleep. I am 17 years old and 4 years ago I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, and OCD. I have taken many different medications and am now stable. I do not know how to explain what happens sometimes in my sleep but I know...

by User avatar stopchasingmee

Would abilify help alleviate symptoms of a Capgras syndrome?

My husband was originally diagnosed with alzheimers but recently this has been changed to lewy bodys disease. As well he suffers from capgras syndrome. I want to be able to care for my husband at home but the capgras syndrome is making this almost impossible. I have tried calling before coming home...

by User avatar Guest

Schizophrenia related to religion

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Hi, my sister is 34 years old. She is schizophrenic for a long time, and recently she started talking about devil and similar things. Is it a common thing that schizophrenia is related to religion?

by User avatar Guest

Emotional flatness after psychotic episode

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My story starts about two years ago. I started getting severe IBS. I constantly needed to go to the toilet and it would feel incomplete. I was told it was just stress but it severely affected my life and confidence. This became an obsession that crippled me. I also had a bout of severe malaria after...

by User avatar EmEmEm

Schizophrenic boyfriend wants to leave me over something that didnt really happen!!!

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Okay, so I have been with my boyfriend for 6 months now and I have known him for years. I didnt know until we started dating that he had schizophrenia. He told me how he hears multiple voices in his head and they are all talking to him constantly. I told him that I dont hear voices in my head and...

by User avatar amwest01216221

My family is trying to put me in a Home.

My family is trying to get me to move into Assisted Living. I lived on my own from age 22 to age 27, before my Bi-polar depression, and my Schizophrenia (which isnt that bad) became more severe and i could no longer find gainful employment. Since i moved in (and i do have an income so im not living...

by User avatar The Dreaming Wolf362834