When you were at school did you had good marks in general? How much you did at philosophy?


I want to share some of my experience with schizophrenia: I am a guy, and my mother is diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder(mood disorder + schizophrenia) and she was so bad that my father had to move away with me(1 or 2 year old me). I never go to a mental doctor, but i know now by self investigation on internet that i had grave OCD in teenage years(13-16). I thought in the time that was too much time at computer that caused that(stress), and guess what, i start to get discipline and i was getting a lot better but later i camback to stress... then after OCD(16-19), i start to be paranoid and with thoughts of being watched by people around me, and disorganized speech, lost of concentration, difficult on making easy decisions, i hardly could have a decent talk to somebody... and i was thinking about my mother thinking:"oh no... maybe she passed me the illness". Now Im 20 years old, and im getting back to normal now, I have no OCD and getting better and better on schizophrenia/schizoaffective symptoms. I think it was a phase of my brain development that triggered that illnesses on me and stress played a major rule!! I discovered stress triggers/make much worse this illness on me because i have that tendences, but happly im getting naturally lot better and almost normal . thank god.

Now what i think about meds. Personally i would never take any meds because of it side effects, they are horrible and plus... they can damage your brain in long term, affecting your motor abilities. My mother is an example for example, she don't have technic to throw a tennis ball more than 3 meters away, difficult swimming, etc.... . But maybe this was the cause of the most strong meds she take some time ago when in crisis, because i hope light meds dont do so bad, i hope! . On other side, meds make much better schizophrenia symptoms... but imo, only if no way the hell out i would take that drugs. So my advice, always try to use natural methods to heal yourself, because meds can be dangerous... and very important, stay away from stress and lead a healthy life!

I just wanted to share . Sorry for disorganized text. Feel free to ask me questions. cheers

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Wow, you're brave for starting this thread, imo
I'm glad you did though, it's definitely changed my understanding of people with this condition for the better. You seem more intelligent and lucid than a lot of people around here, actually!
Here are my questions... sorry if any have been covered already:
1. Does it have any effect on your ability to feel empathy?
2. Do you have any pets?
3. Do you paint, draw, take photos or play an instrument?

Originally posted by doorbell412

Originally posted by CleverNameHere
I know it seems a bit absurd; trust me, you don't know the half of it.

It all goes so deep, I'd rather not start on any particular part of how I became Schizophrenic.................

ATS attracts some real whack jobs these days....

Well, some of us aren't in denial anymore.

Originally posted by enonymous99
Kind of different than me. My voices I physically hear things that are not there. Shouts, A distant radio, conversations I can not make out. I see people stanind in looking at me when no one is there. I constantly misunderstand people hearing a different conversation than what they are actually saying and can not read body language at all. I constantly think I can do things I can not like stopping my medications, working, or living on my own.

I'll neglect hygiene for days on end if not reminded and have next to no concept of time. I want to drink or use drugs just in order to shut my mind off.

I am paranoid but likewise I consistently get taken advantage of. It took me 18 years of legal and personal problems to even admit I had a problem because you do not even know you are having a psychotic reaction.

You know most people I talk to make no sense to me either. Mostly a lot of useless jibber jabber noise.