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Apr 29, 2005 at 01:16 AM
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hi -
im just wondering if anyone here has schizotypal personality disorder and what it is like for you. At first, i thought i had it, but i've been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and have since realized that this diagnosis is more accurate because i have actual psychosis (but it is maybe a little milder than most schizophrenics) also, whenever i read about schizotypal, it alwasy mentions the "odd perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions) i have lots of experiences like this. What is it like for you, if you have these? eh, one other question. usually, when i read about schizotypal, it states that schizotypal people do not have hallucinations or delusions. But i've also read somewhere that they can have mild hallucinations. Does this mean the bodily illusions? I dont know if this is true or not. It seems like if one is having actual hallucinations, they would be diagnosed as schizophrenic. Anyways, if any of you have hallucinations, what are they like? thanks for any input. -becka |
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Apr 29, 2005 at 10:55 AM
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From my experience, people with schizotypal PD don't even really care that they have schizotypal PD. Most tend to be emotionless, withdrawn from friends and family, enjoy their time alone, and have odd beliefs (like you said) that sometimes have to do with God. They can think a major event in the world had something to do with them, and don't find much humor in anything.
I just did Schizotypal PD in my Abnormal Psych class (I wish I had my book on me right now...).  If you have these symptoms, then maybe you should get it checked out (if you're still questioning your diagnosis). Good luck! __________________ "Next, don't go to Europe to 'find yourself.' Who told you you were over there anyway?" -The Colbert Report on 'Things Not To Do After Graduating College' |
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Aug 25, 2005 at 02:46 PM
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I have been diagnosed as schitzotypal and I think that my dr's have missed the boat a little. When reading about Schitzophrenia, I have recognized enough symptoms to say I am schitzophrenic.
As for hallucinations, my dr's have said that I have "auditory hallucinations" after I have told them that I hear voices. My medicine helps with that, though I still hear them a few times here and there. At least my meds have gotten them to a bearable level. |
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Sep 16, 2005 at 01:51 AM
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I don't know about 'schizotypal' but I started out thinking I was depressed, and now, after a few months of research, I'm wondering if maybe I'm actually schizoid - and have been all my life...
It's strange - I prefer to be alone, I'd rather do things by myself, I spend a lot of time in my head, and I don't really get a lot of emotional variance from doing anything. I also don't usually have strong feelings for anything one way or another. A lot of times I feel like I'm 'acting as though', sort of pretending I feel something so others around me won't think there's something wrong with me. I enjoy sex w/my husband, but it's not like I couldn't live without it. I don't get strong cravings to do things - I just sort of live this bland, unremarkable life. __________________ For every ailment under the sun, there be a remedy or there be none. If there be a remedy, try to find it. If there be none, then never mind it. |
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Sep 16, 2005 at 05:36 PM
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One of the girls I work with was diagnosed that way (schizotypal, but maybe schizoid would fit also). She used to claim that she didn't belong in this world, but was sent here by a wizard in another world who got mad at her. If something upset her she wanted to go back to her other world (and I think she saw suicide as the way to get there). She didn't feel that she could fit in socially at all, due to being too different. She has improved so much! Now she tells me that when she came here, she used to be crazy. Her social skills are coming along, and she has a sense of belonging. She doesn't have the melt-downs that used to be so frequent. I'm really proud of her.
__________________ “We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.” – John H. Groberg 
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