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Originally Posted by katnic2817
i want to know what it is like for you having sz. i have been told by doctors and family i do not have sz. i have read books a beautiful mind and the center cannot hold by elyn saks and many other books about schizophrenia and i have never lost touch with reality to the point of not knowing who i am or believing that there is someone or something trying to harm me. i do however hear my thoughts outloud all the time spoken by people in public and believe people can hear what i am thinking most of the time. of the books i've read and shows i've watched i imagine a schizophrenic to be a person who says things that make absolutely no sense some of the time when they are talking, doesn't shower, sees and hears things, believes people are trying to harm them, basically out of touch with reality. that is not me but i have thought broadcasting. that is my problem. i believe people are saying what i am thinking a lot of the time because i can hear them saying it and i believe people can hear my thoughts most of the time. but as i said i have never lost touch with reality so wtf is wrong with me i wonder. thoughts?
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There might not be anything wrong with you at all. About 5% of the population hears voices sometimes but only about 1% have schizophrenia. If you don't lose touch with reality then does that mean you can tell when your thoughts are not actually the person speaking and always know that they cannot actually hear your thoughts. If you can't tell then you actually have lost touch with reality and are living with the reality that your mind created. I certainly knew who I was when psychotic I just thought I could communicate with other people telepathically and that they were helping me to complete my work projects as a team. I didn't think anyone was after me but I did think they were recruiting me into their telepathic community because I had abilities that not everyone had and together we could help heal people. I never had issues taking a shower but given the voices presence I did think people were monitoring me at all times and I just chose to ignore it. Should clarify, I just had psychosis because it did not last long enough to be sz but otherwise it's very similar.