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Originally posted by sliceNodice
Do you have a pet?
Since people are probably hard to get along with because of hallucinations, a pet might do you some good, for purposes of company. At least then, you would know if you are hallucinating when your pet tells you to F off or whatnot lol.
Originally posted by superwurzel666
Sometimes I feel as if animals are reaching out to me as well. I always like that as it fits in with my beliefs, though. I believe that underneath the surface all creatures are really part of one great being, and that the world exists ultimately inside our collective imagination, so when I get a sense of animals and trees and things reaching out to me, it makes me kinda feel like I am part of everything and everything is part of me.
I find it easier to express this through poetry or art though rather than in prose, or trying to articulate such feelings to my doctor who probably just wouldn't get it anyway.
Originally posted by Ghost375
reply to post by avatar01
Dude, you're an idiot. Schizophrenia isn't a catchall term, it refers to several specific symptoms, albeit these symptoms show up in different proportions in diff people.
Question OP:
Did you ever see anything odd in newspapers? And what did you see?
Originally posted by Serizawa
reply to post by Radekus
the more money I got the more distant everyone around me became.
It was all about what car your driving, How you dress...
Hell I made a good old bunch of leeches that would try and suck me dry at any point possible. All the women around me wanted money and status......It was really a BS lifestyle.
Whats important in life is family and a couple of very close friends and a good woman who you can trust...as you stated in your last post. Without those things you will feel the vacuum withing you no matter how much money you spend on yourself. I usually get more joy out of helping other people then I do out of myself, I know I'll always be ok.
Dude, most of that is pretty normal stuff I thought. Except for hearing "ghost conversations" of course. But I thought all people could hear their own thoughts? I'm also fairly certain most people can imagine songs playing in their head, I can imagine songs near perfect quality and change the tempo, lyrics etc as well. I do all those all the time, and I've done it ever since I can remember. I'm 99% sure none of those things are signs of schizophrenia.
I hear voices, like, ghost conversations in other rooms, and I can hear my own thoughts. I hear things, as though they are coming from an outside source.
If I imagine a song playing in my head, I'll hear whatever my mind comes up with, faster tempo, strange lyrics, weird sounding instruments, etc. Sometimes songs sound just like the original.
Originally posted by WhizPhiz
reply to post by heyJude
I hear voices, like, ghost conversations in other rooms, and I can hear my own thoughts. I hear things, as though they are coming from an outside source.
If I imagine a song playing in my head, I'll hear whatever my mind comes up with, faster tempo, strange lyrics, weird sounding instruments, etc. Sometimes songs sound just like the original.
Dude, most of that is pretty normal stuff I thought. Except for hearing "ghost conversations" of course. But I thought all people could hear their own thoughts? I'm also fairly certain most people can imagine songs playing in their head, I can imagine songs near perfect quality and change the tempo, lyrics etc as well. I do all those all the time, and I've done it ever since I can remember. I'm 99% sure none of those things are signs of schizophrenia.
I hear things, as though they are coming from an outside source.
Originally posted by sliceNodice
reply to post by mr-lizard
Awesome post Mr. Lizard. Definitely agree with getting creative
If only more doctors would tell their patients this!!