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.

Have recipe to fight Schizophrenia, however must not be on any Antipsychotics.

I am 80 yrs old, my son is 54yrs old with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Agoraphobia, Tardive Dyskinesia, memory loss (VA Dr prescribed Valiums 30mg for 6+ yrs) I stop his medications in 2007 after I saw what Antipsychotics do. I put him on my own Alternative meds...

by khaki anger over a year ago

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 bracing ingrate over a year ago

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 Guest over a year ago

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 The Dreaming Wolf362834 over a year ago

Dating a guy with schizophrenia and bipolar, it seems that we went too fast

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I started dating a guy with schizophrenia and bipolar. Things were fine at first. He was the best guy I had ever dated. We had so much in common. He is a music producer and I'm a vocalist so it started out being a business thing but our energies must have pushed us together. We only dated for about...

by Guest over a year ago

Both of my parents are schizophrenic. what can I do to prevent the mental illness before it happens?

Alright so both of my parents are schizophrenic and I wanted to know the chance of me becoming like them, and if there is anyway to prevent the mental illness before it happens? Also how do I talk to my mom and dads I live with my grandma and I barley see them and I don't know how to start a conzo...

by MeraBurley 359530 over a year ago

Hormone Oxytocin Can Help In Schizophrenia Treatment

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New study found that hugs, touches and sharing feelings with loved ones induce so called love hormone (oxytocin) in the brain and this hormone can help patients who are suffering from schizophrenia, social anxiety and similar disorders. Researchers claim that oxytocin can change brain signals...

by Mayo over a year ago

paranoid and jealousy.

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I am 20 years old and am in a relationship with a guy who I believe I am in love with. The problems starts way back when I was younger like 7-8 my dad was very aggressive at home and would occasionally hurt the entire family once he had lost his temper. This would only really happen if he had been...

by Guest over a year ago

I have been hearing a voice in my head for a few years now

I think that there's something wrong with my head and I have no idea what to do.I'm currently 16 and have been hearing a voice in my head for a few years now. I don't feel any emotional attachment to anyone and most of the time don't feel at all. The only time I do feel is when I'm scared, in pain...

by Guest over a year ago

I'm suffering from Othello syndrome

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I am someone who suffers from this disorder and it is very hard to deal with. At the end of the day I hate myself for making my boyfriend put up with me. I love him so much and I don't know what to do. I tell myself all the time he wouldn't ever do anything to hurt me. I honestly believe that he...

by Softballgirl over a year ago