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Steel Maiden · 11-10-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by yanna

i think unfortunatly scitzophrenia does get worse over time, tho i'm not sure where i got this from (i have known sufferers and read and watched documentories about it, so i do know a bit even if i can't pinpoint a source).

counteracting this however, is that people can through therapy learn to deal with it better so it is not such a big disruption in their lives. eg. some programs teach how to identify hallucinations as hallucinations, and how to not let yourself be as moved by them.
this means people can be content and productive in spite of having some pretty awful symptoms.

things also do go up and down over time, so you may be having a temporary bad time, and hopefully an up-turn is coming soon for you.

~yanna~

Thanks Yanna for the information. I have heard similarly in documentaries and internet resources that schizophrenia can get worse. I am trying to contact my tutor in order to discuss this with him, but he hasn't replied to the e-mail yet.
I am awaiting a new psychiatrist in Cambridge. I am hoping that my new one will be good.
I will discuss this with the relevant people because I am honestly worried that I will end up having to throw my whole life away because this illness is eating me up.
Already I am taking twice as long to complete work because of my thought disorders. The Voices are annoying at best of times (hence need for music constantly) and the Men in Suits, that black cat and my Guardian Angel are all following me. The paranoid thoughts in my head are murderous and it is preventing me from talking to the other students, so I spend whole days being within groups of people (i.e. lectures), but not actually interacting with people. As I already mentioned in the other thread, my thought processes are affected so talking is difficult.

BASICALLY...I'M IN DEEP SH*T.

I have ambitions; I don't want my illness to take me over.

11-10-2008, 04:12 PM	#3
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	Quote: Originally Posted by yanna i think unfortunatly scitzophrenia does get worse over time, tho i'm not sure where i got this from (i have known sufferers and read and watched documentories about it, so i do know a bit even if i can't pinpoint a source). counteracting this however, is that people can through therapy learn to deal with it better so it is not such a big disruption in their lives. eg. some programs teach how to identify hallucinations as hallucinations, and how to not let yourself be as moved by them. this means people can be content and productive in spite of having some pretty awful symptoms. things also do go up and down over time, so you may be having a temporary bad time, and hopefully an up-turn is coming soon for you. ~yanna~ Thanks Yanna for the information. I have heard similarly in documentaries and internet resources that schizophrenia can get worse. I am trying to contact my tutor in order to discuss this with him, but he hasn't replied to the e-mail yet. I am awaiting a new psychiatrist in Cambridge. I am hoping that my new one will be good. I will discuss this with the relevant people because I am honestly worried that I will end up having to throw my whole life away because this illness is eating me up. Already I am taking twice as long to complete work because of my thought disorders. The Voices are annoying at best of times (hence need for music constantly) and the Men in Suits, that black cat and my Guardian Angel are all following me. The paranoid thoughts in my head are murderous and it is preventing me from talking to the other students, so I spend whole days being within groups of people (i.e. lectures), but not actually interacting with people. As I already mentioned in the other thread, my thought processes are affected so talking is difficult. BASICALLY...I'M IN DEEP SH*T. I have ambitions; I don't want my illness to take me over.
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.