Hi im 15 year old male. and my dad says im skitzo cause i daydream alot. and most of the time i see things that arent actually there.
Hi Guest
There are many different types of mental illness and you could search schizophrenia symptoms and it will give you more information on the illness 70 percent of people with schizophrenia hear voices but not all do and there can be delusions as well.
Daydreaming a lot and an over active imagination does not necessarily mean you have a mental illness.
What you need to do is talk with your dad and get him to make an appointment with your doctor and your doctor can refer you to a psychiatrist.
A psychiatrist will do the testing required and give you a proper diagnosis to find out if you have a mental illness or not.
Drug use can contribute too many mental health problems and if you are using drugs stopping could help reduce the delusions you are experiencing.
The most important thing is to not delay seeking help there are treatments available that can help you and a proper diagnosis is the first thing that needs to be done.
Your dad calling you skitzo is not a diagnosis and he is probably just not able to understand your behaviors and unfortunately he picked skitzo as a label for you but schizophrenia tends to affect people a little older than you are but there is a chance of it happening to younger people.
Please don’t delay talking with your dad and seeing your doctor there is help available and with the proper diagnosis your doctor will determine if you have a mental illness and if treatment is needed.
Hi Guest
There are many different types of mental illness and you could search schizophrenia symptoms and it will give you more information on the illness 70 percent of people with schizophrenia hear voices but not all do and there can be delusions as well.
Daydreaming a lot and an over active imagination does not necessarily mean you have a mental illness.
What you need to do is talk with your dad and get him to make an appointment with your doctor and your doctor can refer you to a psychiatrist.
A psychiatrist will do the testing required and give you a proper diagnosis to find out if you have a mental illness or not.
Drug use can contribute too many mental health problems and if you are using drugs stopping could help reduce the delusions you are experiencing.
The most important thing is to not delay seeking help there are treatments available that can help you and a proper diagnosis is the first thing that needs to be done.
Your dad calling you skitzo is not a diagnosis and he is probably just not able to understand your behaviors and unfortunately he picked skitzo as a label for you but schizophrenia tends to affect people a little older than you are but there is a chance of it happening to younger people.
Please don’t delay talking with your dad and seeing your doctor there is help available and with the proper diagnosis your doctor will determine if you have a mental illness and if treatment is needed.
maybe its a little bit late of an answer but yes. You should mention the possibility of mental illness in your family, specially your parents as it could be passed on.
I am 14 and and I think I am schizophrenic. I am adopted and my mom(adopted)says that my birth mom was schizophrenic.that i was never tested for it. I lie on my doctor checkup form saying that i feel normal.I haven't told anyone that I think I am.I'm afraid of how they will think.I can't tell them(my family and doctor) that I want to hurt people,myself,and everyone including them.that I am scared,and think everyone wants to get me.that I hear people in my head telling me that i am stupid and useless.I laugh at sad times,like if in a movie someone dies or gets hurt I can't help but laugh.if I'm watching a movie like that with my family I have to say I'm going to my room just so I can laugh even when children get hurt.my mom and sisters are all I have I don't have any friends. I can't stand people. I try to avoid talking to them.I get angry VERY easily, and cry for absolutely no reason.I am even afraid to go to bed thinking that my mom or sister is going to kill me in my sleep.my doll Abigail sleeps with me because I am afraid if I put her up she will kill me.I think that people are spying on me.that there is a demon living in my house.even though we are Christians.afraid to tell mom.I came close to it once but my voices isn't want to go so they told me to stop.plus my mom will just probably say that I need to pray and it will all go away.but I have.I don't want to be scared, feeling like everyone is going to kill me.maybe I should just die.I feel or KNOW that I am useless.I am scared and sad
1hearing things(voices)in your head
2unsocial
3want to hurt
4exp. Laugh when others cry(laugh at unnesiccary times