Is there anyone with a schizophrenic parent?

My father was diagnosed with schizophrenia around the time my twin brother and I was born.  We are now 30. We never got to know the normal dad that our older brothers and sister got to know. They say he was very smart and handsome. My father sleeps all the time. He likes to stand in front of a mirror and stare at his self while he chain smokes cigerettes. He does drink alcohol. I went with him to my great aunts funeral when I was 13 and during the service he busted out laughing. I was so embarrased and didn't know what to do. He doesn't take care of his personal hygiene. He likes to take electronical devices apart to make new devices that make beeping noises. When we were kids he thought bombs were under our house and people were watching us through the television. He has overdosed on his meds and went into a coma for about three days. He would not eat my mothers cooking because he thought she was trying to poison him. He also tried to slit his wrist. He tried to preach the demons out of us. He is more calm now that he is older but not very social. My older brother is his caretaker, so my father lives with him. I love my father very much. I just wanted to share with you all what I've seen and been through with a schzophrenic father. My father is 61 now.

My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was 5.  I was taken into care with cigarette burns over my feet and legs. I stayed in care until I was 18.  I have always kept in contact with her.  She is currently in hospital after a fall.  I always believed her rudeness, swearing and nastiness was due to this disease.  I have been told today that in fact my mother has had capacity since 2001.  It is simply bad behaviour I am told by a qualified person.  The realisation that my mother is so nasty to me is actually her own choice is a revelation for me.  She has now developed Parkinsons disease as well from years of anti-psychotic drugs.  I was contacted today by a probate research company, a great aunt has left her money.  Mothers money is controlled by the authorities. I feel like never seeing her again, it all makes me sick.  I have never wished anyone dead, but this thought did cross my mind and now I feel terrible.

My dad is talking by himself,screaming "stop distrubing me!" to our neighbours,he attacked my cousin twice,he accusing my father cheating on him,he said someone is spying on us and a lot of violent behaviour.He can't be stressed or he will do everything up there,i already told him that he's sick and need treatment but he wont go nor admiting he's sick.

He still dont want to go to hospital even it has been 6 years already since hes starts behaving weirdly,but now situation is going to the worst,my parent is going to DIVORCE!!

I dont know what to do :c ,pls anyone help me,i really need your help.

Sorry for any mistake that i do,my English skill still suck,but i'll do my best to tell you my problem and i'm glad that im not alone facing this problem.

sorry correction,my mother cheating on him*

My dad thinks everyone is "after him" and the the " government is stealing his money and trying to kill him".

Hey I have a similar situation - my dad I think has paranoid schizophrenia - hey left when I was 1 too. I found him and for the past year have been in email contact- it's been a total emotional roller coaster. He is obsessed with the fact he thinks his brothers and sisters tried to have him assassinated, that my mother did. That he was manipulated by some generals- and the list goes on. I've really tried to remain level headed. The other day I absolutely lost it however- he won't meet me- or talk on the phone- which I have respected. However he said he was essentially a sperm donor - had no bond with me- called me ungrateful, lazy and pathetic- and said I was a drug addict because I work in the tech industry. we have not met- I am married with two kids- and have a pretty lovely life. He was outraged I had referred to his car as a cat not it's name. We can't really discuss a lot of things because he is extremely racist, sexist and homophobic. Honestly after receiving his abusive email I called his behavioyr out as being cruel and malicious and chastised him for denying abandoning me. I had never said anything like this- I'm feeling terrible because I know he is sick - but it was so unprovoked I was gutted that he would treat me like that - previously I acknowledged his pain and did not finish his delusions at all. I'm absolutely unskilled in this area- and feel guilty for reacting to his insults emotionally - but I want to know if anyone has reacted back at someone in this state- and whether it was salvageable - or ultimately worth it- I know that sounds mean. He seems to go through periods of more intense delusion.. And then have a bit more clarity. He has been homeless for any years but is well read- but he is completely self obsessed. Absolutely self focused. Is this what the illness is like? At one stage he was so keen on meeting.

Hey guys, this is more of a burning question, than a sob story. I am 31 yrs old. I grew up with an amazing father. He was a doctor. He gratuated at the top of his class, with honors.. He is a diagnostic genius.. He was also dislexic, and he memorized his text books.. Very smart dude... Every since I can remember, my father always "thought out loud" He would literally walk in another room and talk to himself.. He would "replay" situations, phone calls, diagnosises, conversations, arguments, etc out loud.. I never really thought much of it as a kid.. Just figured he was so busy it was normal... But 20 plus years have passed now. My father talks to himself worse than ever before.. He thinks he is doing it in private, but everyone in the house can hear him... It almost sounds like he is talking to another person.. He slips into a different voice sometimes, like a different person is talking.  He's become increasingly more isolated, spending most of his time closed off in his bedroom watching TV and talking to himself.  When he I know this sounds silly but, I've even wondered at times, if he was two seperate people in one body...  It's gotten worse. Even when he tells us a joke, story, etc, we hear him repeat it to himself when he walks away... Is my father schizophrenic?   

My dad has had schizophrenia since a young age. He smoked marijuana frequently as a young adult, I believe this is partly the cause. His grandad was also mentally ill. As a kid he was fine, now I've grown old it has become awful. One day his fine, the other he's insane. There have been many times where he has tried to attack me, but he mostly just verbally abuses me. He picks primarily in me and my mother and has made our life's miserable. I don't think I can handle living at home much longer.

I'm 17 and you wrote this when you were 14 but I would like to contact you on Facebook or something cause I'm dealing with the same thing and I can't take it much longer. You won't see this but I really need someone to talk to. I've grown up with a schizophrenic mother and I have to stay in the house with her on a regular basis and I can't cope with this much longer it's deeply effecting me emotionally and now physically.

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I believe my father is a paranoid schizophrenic My mother divorced him and kicked him out of the house when I was pretty young as he was making our lives hell and refused to get any treatment stating we are the problem. I never really processed what had been happening as I was pretty young but now living with him and experiencing his erratic aggresive behaviour I realize she was right to get rid of him as I am pretty sure he would have eventually killed her. He would constantly verbally attack her spit on her and beat her then blame her for making him do it. He was arrested on multiple occasions because of this. After they divorced he spent the last 20 years living on welfare by himself as he could not get employment due to his erratic behaviour and temper not to mention his paranoid delusions thinking people were out to get him. I have been staying with him for a bit now due to finances and will be moving out soon thank God. Being naive I thought maybe he would have mellowed out over the years and thought I would be able to stay for a short time to improve my financial situation. What I can say about my time here is that I have never in my life been so mentally, emotionally and physcially abused by anyone. He constantly explodes with anger over the smallest of things such as drops of water on the floor or a bit of water beside the sink. He viciously attacks me for doing things that he himself does and when I point that out he gets even angrier. He has not achieved anything in his life yet talks down and hates people who are doing better than him. He does not understand the concept of hypocrisy even when I try to explain it to him. He swears at me frequently has pushed me and threatened to kill me about 7 times now once with a large butcher knife. Recently he tried to choke me for no reason but the fact that I pointed out it was his turn to clean the washroom as I had done it before. When we speak about the past and how he treated my mother or us he instantly goes into a rage and states that she deserved it as she would not listen to him when he told her what to do so it was her fault. He is very aggresive both physcially and verbally and I have constantly kept my cool as I know that he is mentally ill but everyone has their limit so I have defended myself as well on some occasions. He has literally tried to start physical fights with me over nothing and I have always kept calm about it but I have had enough. I now realize that he will never change or get help of any kind and he will be this way for the rest of his life. The only thing I keep in my head now when he has another one of his mental episodes is that I will be moving out soon and wont have to deal with him anymore. I am constantly stressed out and walking on eggshells here making sure not to say the wrong thing or do something that would in his own sick mind be offensive. I have heard him talking to himself alot and he creates scenerios in his head about why things happen with absolutely no basis in actual reality and if I try to question him about it he just gets aggresive and starts swearing at me. I try to avoid him as much as possible now as I don't want get into anoter altercation with him for no good reason and end up being homeless. I am going to be so happy living on my own again I can't even describe it. Even though he is my father that does not mean I have to take his abuse and just keep dealing with him especially since he wont get any help. I am so glad to know that I am not the only one having to deal with a mentally ill parent and that there are others out there that know what it's like.

Hi my dad was diagnosed with skitaprenia when I was 7 year old.the problem is everyone in the familie tells me he would do anything for me when I was a child but since I remember he hnot been in my but has. It's like he does notfare one but about me. I am now 21 years old and it's just started to really hurt me I don'niño what to say to him I case this hurts his feeliIRS or sets him back. I just wantmet dad not the zombie he has turned into.he just does not understand how much it hurts. The most I get out of his is weather I watch big brother which he must ask me every time he sees me. Any way my question is when having skitaprenia does this stop you from showing your feelings? I have thought about writing him a letter with how I'm feeling I've hid it awAy too long now !

True but arrogant behavior like not seeking treatment but using state benefits is picking and choosing my fathers arrogance has led to him dating a 13 year old raping a womenvin coma stabbing a pedestion and finally 2 years ago accidentally killing a neighbor withbmy name adult PS patientsvand an the arrogance of denial of treatments kills the legacy of the family food for thought just saying

This is one of the most ignorant posts I've seen. You clearly don't have a clue about schizophrenia and who the true victim is. What is implied here is that schizophrenia is the patients fault (false) and that you are a victim of his life. Let me remind you that you would not be here without him - whether he's sick or not. I hope your offensive assumptions and self proclaimed victimization come to an end at some point.

Living with someone who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia is extremely difficult at times, no doubt. However it is not the patient's fault nor is it their responsibility for your outcome. If you or your mother are unhappy or feel threatened and you should sanction him to seek help. Saying or doing spiteful things towards him makes you the bad person.

Those things are the nature of schizophrenia! Do your research before being spiteful towards anyone - regardless of relation.