Do you have a family history of schizophrenia?

naminori · Jul 19, 2023 at 12:17 PM

I often wondered, since I have schizophrenia, if my parents who are both long since deceased had some kind of mental illness too.

When I think about it, my dad was a strange guy. He had all kinds of weird beliefs. He believed in psychic ability and was paranoid as hell.

My mom was weird too. She thought she could see ghosts.

I'm suspecting that my both dad and mom had schizophrenia or bipolar.

I guess, in the end, I shouldn't be too surprised that I developed schizophrenia.

Does anyone else have a family history of schizophrenia too?

TheGal · Jul 19, 2023 at 06:09 PM

My paternal grandmother had schizophrenia and 2 of my father's other daughters have schizophrenia.

I have severe major depression with psychotic features, also GAD and some OCD.

MuddyBoots · Jul 21, 2023 at 03:24 PM

No, but there's history of mood disorders, substance use, anxiety disorders, and psychosis. I have schizoaffective bipolar type

MrAbbott · Jul 22, 2023 at 04:58 PM

History of substance abuse in mine, two uncles. My maternal grandmother suffered from depression for many years.

avlady · Jul 30, 2023 at 08:48 PM

I had an aunt that suffered from schitzophrenia. She was a very strange person and it was very obvious, unlike me that tried so hard to hide it. obviously hiding it didnt work because i was so far gone at certain times. i finally was put on closaril after being on every other kind of drug and it worked.

Buffy01 · Aug 03, 2023 at 05:57 PM

Yes one of my brothers.

Desoxyn · Aug 12, 2023 at 03:08 AM

I can't just get my dad to take a diagnosis seriously lol. But I'm sure he has severe Schizotypal PD. And his mom is a narcissist sociopath (Very very twisted and evil). My grandmother on my moms side is also narcissist (Was very very evil).

My parents were both abused (Severely), but didn't abuse me (Although my moms ex did after they separated - He was a narcissist sociopath). My mom seems to have very bad ADHD/OCD. My cousin (On my moms side) was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 and ADHD with psychosis.

So it's kind of weird. I'm sure my brother is on the autism spectrum.

raspberrytorte · Nov 12, 2023 at 03:01 PM

I don't know. We don't talk about such things in my family. I know I inherited my mental illness from my mom's side of the family though. My mom is weird. Everyone on that side of the family is weird. My grandma (mom's mom) is VERY weird. A priest had to get a restraining order against her.

It's not fair, but I'm pretty peeved they gave this to me. I know it's just genetics, and I'm not pissed I was born. I've disowned myself from that side of my family.

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TheGal Poohbah Member Since Aug 2022 Location: The House Posts: 1,020 1 667 hugs given	Jul 19, 2023 at 06:09 PM #2 My paternal grandmother had schizophrenia and 2 of my father's other daughters have schizophrenia. I have severe major depression with psychotic features, also GAD and some OCD.
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MuddyBoots Monster on the Hill Member Since Sep 2020 Location: by the river Posts: 4,140 (SuperPoster!) 3 4,839 hugs given	Jul 21, 2023 at 03:24 PM #3 No, but there's history of mood disorders, substance use, anxiety disorders, and psychosis. I have schizoaffective bipolar type __________________ Live life for nothing but that sweet sweet melody.
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MrAbbott Member Member Since Jul 2022 Location: Spain Posts: 124 1 148 hugs given	Jul 22, 2023 at 04:58 PM #4 History of substance abuse in mine, two uncles. My maternal grandmother suffered from depression for many years. __________________ Dx: bipolar type 1 with psychosis + some OCD Invega 3mg Depakine 800mg Plenur 400mg
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avlady Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jan 2013 Location: angola ny Posts: 9,786 (SuperPoster!) 11 28.8k hugs given	Jul 30, 2023 at 08:48 PM #5 I had an aunt that suffered from schitzophrenia. She was a very strange person and it was very obvious, unlike me that tried so hard to hide it. obviously hiding it didnt work because i was so far gone at certain times. i finally was put on closaril after being on every other kind of drug and it worked.
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