Schizophrenia
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I wonder how many of you know it's a kind of mental illness. I think I am suffering from this illness (Jin1 Shen2 Fen1 Lie4 Zheng4) (yrs back till now still is) but strange, my psychiatrist didn't mention about it.
Weeks ago when I couldn't eat at all, just drink water only, that's bcos I've stopped the medicine for quite some time. Now that I am back on medication, I can eat already.
I am feeling quite upset about it cos my psychiatrist deny I am suffering from schizophrenia. But the symptoms are some sort similar whereby I can hardly eat and sometimes can't talk at all (that is when colleagues started to call me a dumb). Upset also bcos it has affected my daily lives and work lives. But I know I must do something about it, which means I have to continue medication.
Other than this forum and my old frens, I dare not tell other people that I am on medication. -
How are you doing lately Raingal? Don't seems to be able to contact you anymore? Any improvement in your life on your part?Originally posted by raingal:I wonder how many of you know it's a kind of mental illness. I think I am suffering from this illness (Jin1 Shen2 Fen1 Lie4 Zheng4) (yrs back till now still is) but strange, my psychiatrist didn't mention about it.
Weeks ago when I couldn't eat at all, just drink water only, that's bcos I've stopped the medicine for quite some time. Now that I am back on medication, I can eat already.
I am feeling quite upset about it cos my psychiatrist deny I am suffering from schizophrenia. But the symptoms are some sort similar whereby I can hardly eat and sometimes can't talk at all (that is when colleagues started to call me a dumb). Upset also bcos it has affected my daily lives and work lives. But I know I must do something about it, which means I have to continue medication.
Other than this forum and my old frens, I dare not tell other people that I am on medication.
Mental illness or not, people would always have something to say about other things and other people... Don't be too bother by it and just try to ignore or just used to it if you find them non-constructive or inappropriate? Hope you're getting better...? -
we are in the same boat...
my name is often called by people...
oi.. SIAO EH!!!!
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my frend also say i got shen jing bing...
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erm.. i duno much abt dis.. but guess mayB sumtimes it'd b beta 2believe e professionals.Originally posted by raingal:I wonder how many of you know it's a kind of mental illness. I think I am suffering from this illness (Jin1 Shen2 Fen1 Lie4 Zheng4) (yrs back till now still is) but strange, my psychiatrist didn't mention about it.
Weeks ago when I couldn't eat at all, just drink water only, that's bcos I've stopped the medicine for quite some time. Now that I am back on medication, I can eat already.
I am feeling quite upset about it cos my psychiatrist deny I am suffering from schizophrenia. But the symptoms are some sort similar whereby I can hardly eat and sometimes can't talk at all (that is when colleagues started to call me a dumb). Upset also bcos it has affected my daily lives and work lives. But I know I must do something about it, which means I have to continue medication.
Other than this forum and my old frens, I dare not tell other people that I am on medication.
guess.. besides ur medicatn.. change a grp of fwens.. hangout more.. i tink it mt hlp more or less..
take care..
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does not sound like schizo...more like eating disorder?? or mebe juz stress...
hiaK~
schizo is a thousand times more serious than u described and u have to be "certified" by a psychologist (not a psychiatrist) to be a real schizo
schizos lead a bery bery normal life..other than close frens and family, most other ppl wun notice until the 'other personality' come into place
it does not affect sleeping and eating..
the 'other personality' come in bouts and at random
the case study i came across last time is about an american lady who is 38 years old...she is a manager of a small advertising firm...her colleagues see her as a hardworking and serious boss...
however she has this 'other person' in here, which is a 8-year old girl...when the 'attacks' come, she will talk in a whiny voice and wear baby doll dresses and carries her teddy bear wherever she goes...and eben tok to the bear like a make-believe fren and will watch kids cartoons and brush teeth with kids toothpaste...
when she is her normal self, she is juz her normal self...go to work, watch movies...go to the grocery store...
some schizo cases can lead to murder...but the person is unaware tt he/she had killed someone as it is "the other person"'s doing..
so far, there is no standard explanation about the cause of schizo..some probable reasons include media influence..such as watching TV and too smitten with a character tt the person start to perceive himself/herself as the person in the show...another reason is childhood trauma...which is most common...some events tt happen when the person is a kid which is bery shocking and thus have a bery deep shadow in the mind...usually this leads to mental disorder (so called shen jing bing) which may in turn produce split personalities...
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reminds me of a jim carrey show...
cant remember the name...
but its a damn funny show... -
the mask?Originally posted by Prodigy:reminds me of a jim carrey show...
cant remember the name...
but its a damn funny show... -
Ya, my psychiatrist also say stress, me little stress also cannot takeOriginally posted by FireIce:does not sound like schizo...more like eating disorder?? or mebe juz stress...
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1st week did try to discipline myself, 2nd week back to lazy self and back on medication, now i can eat already but only small mealOriginally posted by Devil1976:How are you doing lately Raingal? Don't seems to be able to contact you anymore? Any improvement in your life on your part? Mental illness or not, people would always have something to say about other things and other people... Don't be too bother by it and just try to ignore or just used to it if you find them non-constructive or inappropriate? Hope you're getting better...?
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Me, myself and Irene...Originally posted by Prodigy:reminds me of a jim carrey show...
cant remember the name...
but its a damn funny show... -
CONCENTRATE on your SELF-DISCIPLINE... It's gonna be VERY IMPORTANT for that CHANGE to happen in your life... As a STARTER or as the ULTIMATE TOOL to bring you along your path... Don't give up on it... Giving up on it is as good as giving up on your life...? And also REMEMBER those stress-relieving techniques...?Originally posted by raingal:1st week did try to discipline myself, 2nd week back to lazy self and back on medication, now i can eat already but only small meal
Only when you get yourself back again would you realise the meaningfulness of living in this world?
GOOD LUCK... Anything just write to me or call me ok....? 
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u should not be too dependant on medication
try to relax and change ur lifestyle...a bit at a time..
find a new hobby...go all out on a shopping spree...buy a few books(mebe some self-help titles or juz novels) at borders...
go for a spa
start exercising regularly (can help in increasing metabolism to induce a better appetite) such as swimming, jogging or take up aerobics
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~~Evi|Ger~~
more affectionately known as...
tHe eXtrA-oRdiNaRy eCCenTriC PaRanOid BiTch wiF thE PaiZaBor aTTiTudE
(who is a Prata-natic...and a loyal supporter of Quickly and Qoo~)
A hiaK~ is a sarcastic laugh
***It's a sin to be unobjective*** -
You work for BORDERS..?Originally posted by FireIce:u should not be too dependant on medication
try to relax and change ur lifestyle...a bit at a time..
find a new hobby...go all out on a shopping spree...buy a few books(mebe some self-help titles or juz novels) at borders...
go for a spa
start exercising regularly (can help in increasing metabolism to induce a better appetite) such as swimming, jogging or take up aerobics -
Hi I'm in the medical line so i'll tell ya what i know......schizophrenia is characterised mostly by hallucinations, delusions.... so if u are seeing strange things or you hear people talking when there is obviously no one around.... its a strong indication u may have schiz....also some szhiz may tend to me depressive and other times manic (the "crazy" shouting type) but with medication many of them can be perfectly normal. What medication did your psychiatrist give u? if u post it i can tell u what its for... schiz will be at least given an anti-psychotic agent and perhaps an anti-depressent.
Second of all i dun think the psychiatrist will deny telling you your diagnosis (if it is schizophrenia).
Anyway if u have any other questions feel free to post here.
regards,
Workerbee -
FireIce: My favorite bookshop is POPULAR and I usually go library one. I've actually stop medication for 9 mths already but too bad, I've to be back on medication again.
Devil: I think only Borders sell mental health books.
WorkerBee: I am on stelazine cos I can't eat and sleep well. -
Been too busy in the past, and missed out this post.. Dunno if you still want it, but this is what I learn about Schizophrenia in my Psychology class.
Problems of is mainly
- Perceptual
Hallucinate by seeing and hearing things that are not there. Usually you will hear commands telling or something beckoning you to do stuff.
- cognitive
Delusions, often associated with thoughts of being followed, have some extraoridnary power or thinking of artistes falling in love with you.
Subtypes
~ Disorganized
Having thoughts that are odd and often have no links to each other, this is the most common problem. can just talk and talk lots of things out, but there is things may not associate to each other. Well if you can write a para of your prob as above, likely you don't fall into this type.
~ Catatonic
This type is charaterised by one just stop doing things half way and freeze there, but one will still know the things that's going ard him. Just the mind didn't want to control the legs to walk so stop there.
~ Paranoid
This one is a different from other subtypes. One can still have a trend of well-thought out ideas, and pattern of thinking, but has persucutary delusions. Like feeling annoyed, or fearful, or uncertain. Like who feels unsafe and suspect that someone is trying to stab you on the back kind of thing.
~ Undifferentiated
This is more commonly known as multiple personality disorder like what fireice had mentioned earlier... One can just change from one character to another just like you switch the channels of the tv.
How old are you?? I feel that likely it's the hormones in your body that's creating all the trouble that's all. We all have funny times in our lives, and it's usually becoz of excessive of certain hormones being activated. Should be better after taking some medication.
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i got admitted to the hospital due to low sugar level and dunno wad shit lah...
the moment i saw the doc... i kept crying... and crying..... and they ask a stupid trainee psycharist to attend to mi...
THIEW!
he dun even know wad i wan... until now... i also dunno wad i wan... -
serious? u need more sugar...
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i was upset over the breakup with my ex few yrs back... and i was realli down.... And maybe not much sugar intake... tts why....
boo hoo hoo...
"once a breakup, its a breakup"
and all these have to happen...
tts why the moment i saw the doc, i kept crying... SighZ... tt was sooo mani yrs back, until now.. im still so weary abt guys... -
*stops talking to raingal*Originally posted by raingal:I wonder how many of you know it's a kind of mental illness. I think I am suffering from this illness (Jin1 Shen2 Fen1 Lie4 Zheng4) (yrs back till now still is) but strange, my psychiatrist didn't mention about it.
Weeks ago when I couldn't eat at all, just drink water only, that's bcos I've stopped the medicine for quite some time. Now that I am back on medication, I can eat already.
I am feeling quite upset about it cos my psychiatrist deny I am suffering from schizophrenia. But the symptoms are some sort similar whereby I can hardly eat and sometimes can't talk at all (that is when colleagues started to call me a dumb). Upset also bcos it has affected my daily lives and work lives. But I know I must do something about it, which means I have to continue medication.
Other than this forum and my old frens, I dare not tell other people that I am on medication.
Nah,joking.But seriously,how's your current
condition?I've heard hallucinations and some
imaginary ideas connected to this,and sometimes you break-down all of a sudden.
Hope you get well soon.
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Thanks Bear for the info. I am 30 yrs old. Was watching TV just now about mental health, I confirm mine is stress+depression. I am feeling ok now, after some weeks of medication, I was depressed that time I posted this.Originally posted by Bear:How old are you?? I feel that likely it's the hormones in your body that's creating all the trouble that's all. We all have funny times in our lives, and it's usually becoz of excessive of certain hormones being activated. Should be better after taking some medication. -
Hehe, I agree trainee psychiatrists very the stupid one. But anyway, it takes about 10 yrs to train a doctor to become specialist. Actually my psychiatrist also can't help much with my problems, I only go back to him for medicine only.Originally posted by RuthBaby:the moment i saw the doc... i kept crying... and crying..... and they ask a stupid trainee psycharist to attend to mi... -
Thank you, JackOriginally posted by JacK84:*stops talking to raingal*
Nah,joking.But seriously,how's your current
condition?I've heard hallucinations and some
imaginary ideas connected to this,and sometimes you break-down all of a sudden.
Hope you get well soon. I am ok now. I did break-down all of sudden in March, that's bcos (I think) I've stopped medication for 9 mths. Now that I am ok, I stopped medication again, don't want to be too dependent on it. -
Yar,best wishes!
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