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Originally Posted by lucami
delusions-sometimes I have, like I was sure I saw spider, but there was none, but it lasts for like few seconds so my psychologist said it doesn't count
hallucinations-same, 'few seconds doesn't count'
disorganized speech-I think I may had once, when I was outside with my dog and got so unreal I wasn't sure what I said to neighbor's kid and everything was so strange I was sure I'm going to wrong home, my room looked totally like not mine.. but it was the only so heavy episode like this
disorganized/catatonic behaviors-my life is quite catatonic, I don't go anywhere because of agoraphobia so it's hard to tell
I also never had something like not knowing what I did for whole day, even if I still feel disconnected I talk normally and type normally as you can see. My current diagnosis- anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, depression, depersonalization/derealization, OCD.
But when I feel like now I'm not sure is I'm not shizoaffective, I read that there's thin border between this and dd with anxiety and stuff.. I'll ask my doc about tests but next appointment I have 30th December so it's whole month of waiting. Till I will be able to see doc I would like to know if my current feelings/being are something to worry about, if it may be this or that..
And btw, in next week I'm going to neurologist, I want to check my brain because I have very heavy headaches and sometimes shaking vision an it worries me, so does shizoaffective, etc, could be visible in CT? I've heard schizophrenia can be, but I'm not sure if it's true..
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catatonic doesnt mean you are stuck at home due to a mental disorder. it means you are literally a statue...you cant speak, you cant move, you cant respond. example in mental hospitals you will find people sitting on their beds or standing in the hall ways. they dont move, blink or talk, frozen in place so to speak. the nurses have to literally dress and move them from place to place. some what little movements they can make have no purpose ie take a step side ways but nothing was in their path, nothing for them to do in that new direction just stand there again like a statute. most if not all their catatonic positions are what treatment providers call out of the ordinary/bazaar. maybe their arm is up over their heads for hours/days on end while in this catatonic state, or their foot/leg is held up off the floor for hours/days on end. one person I know during their catatonic state their foot is up off the ground and toes pointed for days at a time and their fingers held at a strange angle for days at a time.
Disorganized speech doesnt mean the person with schizophrenia doesnt remember what they said, or that they cant organize their home. quite the opposite what they say and do makes perfect sense to them and they actually are able to keep their home and activities very organized bordering on obsessive organization....
its others outside themselves like friends family treatment providers that find the schizophrenics speech disorganized because it usually rhymes /echos and a different sentence structure....example one schizophrenic I know says frequently I red, red, gate blue green 123, gzb gzb , ...when she is stable you ask her what it means and she says "you asked me how I am my answer was I was scared, stuck and sad and trying to hear past the 3 voices that wouldnt shut up."
my suggestion dont worry about what else you may have. just keep working with your treatment providers and you will feel better/things will get better