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Old Mar 20, 2014, 09:51 PM
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Hello I am 21 year old Female,
I have a problem with seeing and hearing things that aren't there
Sometimes I see people,or cartoons.... Or shades of light that are there then
Gone in a blink of an eye..this has been happening for as lng as I can remember
But only recently has it gotten worse. Sometimes I will hear my name being called or I will hear the tv being on or two or more people having a conversation...Even when No one is home and I am alone and every electrical appliance has been turned off. Sometimes I feel that life is a dream and I am in a coma and none of this is real
And sometimes I laugh or cry or do some random impulsive thing for no reason
Like kick the wall or the table/desk or break something then I play it off like it didn't happen.. These things happen when I am under no stress at all but when I am under stress they do get worse. they are always present even on my best of days. Also I get tired more than usual and sleep for longer periods of time than I should. I have weird and disturbing thoughts of things That I have to constantly fight back from my mind,Thoughts that I know aren't mine,I would never think these things but yet they pop into my head. I took the sanity score test on here and it told me i scored 70 points for schizophrenia.then I took the screening test for schizophrenia and scored an 75 then I took it again but answered more truthfully about things and got a 78.I looked schizophrenia up and many things I experience are very similar,it kind of freaks me out,I am too shy to seek professional help I just can't talk to someone face to face about my problems what if someone laughs at me or people see me going to a doctor and try to use the new found info that I have something wrong with me against me? And I cant talk to my parents either they just laugh it off as just stress they are in complete denial they can't accept something is wrong with me So if I get help I will have to seek it myself but I am afraid of it! I am afraid of people knowing my problems I don't want to be dubbed crazy and slapped on some medicine that I probably don't need. any advice on how to overcome this fear of seeking help would be much appreciated. I don't feel comfortable with giving out my email adress so I would prefer to talk about it here.
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Old Mar 21, 2014, 04:19 AM
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It's a sad fact of life that if people find out something they can use against you, they just might. You're going to need to see a doctor anyway. Nobody here, except those members who happen to be doctors, has the qualifications to diagnose you, and even the ones who are qualified can't do so online. You will have to be seen face to face. If anybody is incompetent and unprofessional enough to laugh at you, go to someone else. You have a right to be taken seriously.

I do understand about the parents in denial, but you are of legal age and can get help without their approval--unless you have been adjudicated incompetent and placed in their guardianship, in which case they are obligated to provide you with medical care, and you can call adult protective services if they don't.
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Old Mar 21, 2014, 06:20 AM
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Trying to push myself into seeing a doctor is like trying to make a cat take a bath
It's almost like I physically can't bring myself to do it,the thought makes me nauseous.
Is there a way to talk to a doctor via internet or phone before an actual visit? that might
Help me ease into it better.
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Old Mar 21, 2014, 11:15 AM
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U can call a few drs and ask them questions to see if they'd be a good fit for u. I did go to a dr until I was 25 and it took me losing everything and then some. I didn't want to share any info with anyone. I've never been into sharing my feelings or thoughts but that's how I was raised. I was very isolated and was a loner
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Hello I am 21 year old Female,
I have a problem with seeing and hearing things that aren't there
Sometimes I see people,or cartoons.... Or shades of light that are there then
Gone in a blink of an eye..this has been happening for as lng as I can remember
But only recently has it gotten worse. Sometimes I will hear my name being called or I will hear the tv being on or two or more people having a conversation...Even when No one is home and I am alone and every electrical appliance has been turned off. Sometimes I feel that life is a dream and I am in a coma and none of this is real
And sometimes I laugh or cry or do some random impulsive thing for no reason
Like kick the wall or the table/desk or break something then I play it off like it didn't happen.. These things happen when I am under no stress at all but when I am under stress they do get worse. they are always present even on my best of days. Also I get tired more than usual and sleep for longer periods of time than I should. I have weird and disturbing thoughts of things That I have to constantly fight back from my mind,Thoughts that I know aren't mine,I would never think these things but yet they pop into my head. I took the sanity score test on here and it told me i scored 70 points for schizophrenia.then I took the screening test for schizophrenia and scored an 75 then I took it again but answered more truthfully about things and got a 78.I looked schizophrenia up and many things I experience are very similar,it kind of freaks me out,I am too shy to seek professional help I just can't talk to someone face to face about my problems what if someone laughs at me or people see me going to a doctor and try to use the new found info that I have something wrong with me against me? And I cant talk to my parents either they just laugh it off as just stress they are in complete denial they can't accept something is wrong with me So if I get help I will have to seek it myself but I am afraid of it! I am afraid of people knowing my problems I don't want to be dubbed crazy and slapped on some medicine that I probably don't need. any advice on how to overcome this fear of seeking help would be much appreciated. I don't feel comfortable with giving out my email adress so I would prefer to talk about it here.
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Secondly, you are the perfect age for schizophrenic symptoms to begin manifesting themselves. It's not that you're "crazy" or someone is going to go all American Horror Story: Asylum on you, but I think it's already beginning to worry and interrupt your life.

If you go to the doctor, I assure you that they won't laugh or call you crazy. Doctors don't laugh at people that have cancer symptoms or erectile dysfunction (okay, maybe they laugh later about the ED) and this is no different. They want to see you get your quality of life back. They will probably refer you to a psychiatrist and maybe a therapist who specialize in helping people with mental illness and they will likely help you talk through what's going on an maybe suggest some medications to help you as well.

There's no reason to be ashamed or nervous. Heck, they probably won't even take blood samples.
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Old Mar 21, 2014, 01:40 PM
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Thanks for that,it's very helpful I am going to talk this out with my fiance too he always is able to help me get over my fears,and insecurities I Would have been talking it with him already but i needed to get it all on a forum so i can be calmer.i want to be able to talk to him and others calmly about this so i don't make him worried. Thank you for listening. being 21 with these 'problems' makes things so hard at times.
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Old Mar 23, 2014, 02:54 PM
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Hi, sorry you are going through this, and sorry for what I'm about to say, it is very blunt. I too would rather talk to a computer or "find" an answer in a book. But you can't. You can have the most detailed instructions for open heart surgery, but you wouldn't attempt to do it on your fiancé. It's the same with the myriad of websites and "test" that "tell you" you have a particular disease. Some of these are for fun, some may have some truth, but none will tell you what you have. Diagnosis happens in a two way multidimensional aspect. When you talk to a doctor, they will listen to what you are saying, but they also will observe your body language and non-verbal communication. Only then do you have a chance at a diagnosis and even then, it is somewhat of a best guess. This is psychiatry and medicine. We would like to think that because it is scientific there are yes/no answers. Psychiatry and medicine don't have right/wrong answers. They have best guesses based on the information presented. Sometimes it will take several guesses before the doctors find a solution you and them can live with. Take a copy of the test and your score to your GP and he/she will have a starting point. Diagnosed, with meds and treatment you become "normal", you won't hear and see things others don't. Good luck!
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