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- Frankyfan3, on 07/02/2009, -0/+6I'm sorry that our racist and corrupt prohibition policies restricted your ability to receive the most appropriate treatment for your condition.
A tragedy that has been repeated more times than we can even begin to count.
Hopefully, with more studies based on compassion and actual scientific data, this will be behind us soon. Hopefully. - zephc, on 07/02/2009, -1/+7Maybe it needs a more positive and friendly-sounding name, like "Schizofriendia", because you have all these new friends to talk to!
It's like a holodeck in your head! - bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+5It does. And it ***** with my body much less than the anti-depressant/anti-psychotic mix that I was fed massive doses of.
I'm 1000% certain the Seroquel is why I have a cyst in my pancreas. - bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+5Thanks for you kind words of support :) it's much appreciated, and I hope you're right.
- bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4So, more pills?
No thanks. Natural is just fine. - gcnaddict, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder both share the same genetic root, it seems (at least according to the NIH):
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2009/schizoph ...
So we've got a bipolar gene-set; two vastly different disorders caused by the same genetic problem sounds like mega fun! :( - inactive, on 07/02/2009, -0/+4Im not crazy, the voices in my head told me so.
- Frankyfan3, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3SMOKE WEED ALL DAY!!!
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It actually might help some people who do not respond to other treatments, apparently
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19440079 - PowderedToasty, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3I hope they fix that ***** in the next 30 or 40 years. After seeing what it did to my Grandfather I can't think of many fates worse than slowly loosing your mind.
- bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Am I afflicted? Yeah. Am I one of those "Bachmann type loons"? No.
It doesn't make you stupid, or bat-***** psycho, but it does make you stop trusting your sensory inputs.
The meds I'd been given for years didn't do ***** except make me an emotionless zombie who still had horrible thoughts of hurting people, but with no remorse for my actions.
Bad, bad combination. I totally see why people on anti-depressants still kill themselves. They don't feel the remorse for their actions.
I try to keep myself medicated with a natural medicine. You know, that illegal one.
It works MUCH better than the pharma *****. - bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Let's just start off with this. gdog05, go ***** yourself.
Okay, Kevin. It can vary a lot per person. I do hear people, but most of the time I can't really make out any specifics of anything being said, it's like a conversation going on behind my head, and I can't quite make it out. Sometimes, it can be a bit more "interactive", but most of the time it's just background/fringe stuff.
But part of what I"m dealing with is that my "one" mind is like a mirror that's been dropped, and become many fragments, and instead of having "one thought process" running, I've got many of them, and the cross-chatter between them gets horrendous. Most of the time keeping a clear head isn't an issue, but a few of the triggers that can make life chaotic are sounds or strobe lights and stuff. Mostly sounds, for me. So I'm typically a rather quiet person.
Visions? Most of the time it's cats in my peripheral vision, in the shadows. It's hard to explain, but I've actually grown accustomed to that and again, strange as it sounds, would miss it if it were "cured".
Having to deal with it has given me some wild perspectives on theology and spiritualism. It's like actually being able to detect a "spirit veil". But again, if you can't trust your senses, you have to take everything with a grain of salt. So I just don't talk about it much as I play with it.
Accepting it was the one of the hardest, and most relieving, things I've ever done. It sucks having to admit to something like that, but when it explains 15 years of hell, it's kind of a relief to FINALLY have it recognized. Once you accept it, you just learn to adapt and keep smiling as you fight to keep your mirror together. - bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+3Fully aware, but it's my preferred method. Brownies/cookies don't seem to help as fully as just relaxing and grabbing a few hits.
It's much easier to control dosages, and must faster acting. Both of which can be important to take into consideration. - Frankyfan3, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2You realize that smoking is not the only way to ingest cannabis, right?
- kevincredible, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2People always mention "voices" when discussing schizophrenia, but I've never really understood what that means. Are they thoughts that are inserted into your inner monologue, are they whispers along the fringes? Do they "sound" different? Is it totally different for each individual?
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm not able to truly feel empathy because of something that I don't understand. - OLTP, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2There's also numerous studies that link schizophrenia and autism.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/08121 ...
http://www.physorg.com/news110641743.html
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/about-fathers/ ... - inactive, on 07/03/2009, -0/+2I dated a schizophrenic girl last year. I think the fact that she was "emo" bothered me much, much more.
- bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -2/+4No, it's far from awesome. Stop making light of something you don't understand. It sucks.
- bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+2I don't know why anyone would digg you down. It's horrible, and leaves you feeling rather helpless.
I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. The possibility of passing it on is why I won't have kids. - bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1Thanks :)
- PowderedToasty, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1I'm sorry man, you are way too young. For you sake I hope they fix it sooner than later.
- borewell, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1very helpful article
- gcnaddict, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1only all of your friends are telling you to murder others or are otherwise telling you that the CIA/Mossad/MI6/everyone is after you.
- lordspidey, on 07/04/2009, -0/+1My psy says that cannabis exacerbates psychosis, I'm praying to FSM that he's full of BS.
Bjornski you sir are awesome, keep fightin' the good fight. - d2cole, on 07/04/2009, -0/+1dude, i'm schizo, There's no reason not to make light of it, especially if you have it, there are two ways that i see you can look at it: either hate it and be depressed all the time, or try to enjoy it, like you said.
- bjornski, on 07/02/2009, -0/+1Oh, and as for "too young"? It started coming on at about the age of 15. At that point, it was just diagnosed as "bad attitude". It wasn't until my 30's that it was diagnosed a bit more fully and found to be much deeper than just attitude. So it's not really an 'older person's" issue, it strikes pretty young.
- smokinJoecamal, on 07/02/2009, -1/+1are you schized out?
- dandaman0345, on 07/09/2009, -1/+0yes smoking it is sooo much better for your body than taking a pill, especially those lungs!
- gdog05, on 07/02/2009, -3/+1"No, it's far from awesome. Stop making light of something you don't understand. It sucks." Just because you're uber sensitive, doesn't mean that someone who makes light of it doesn't understand. Don't be so goddamn dense.
- walruspanzer, on 07/02/2009, -3/+1What? Who said that? STOP YELLING AT ME!!!!
Would you care for a drink? - gdog05, on 07/02/2009, -4/+2Eh, just order some Taco Bell and they'll quiet down.
- d2cole, on 07/02/2009, -5/+2Being schizophrenic is awesome,
it's like an acid trip 24/7,
at least until the voices start speaking in Spanish, that sucks. - dandaman0345, on 07/02/2009, -3/+0I'm sure they could isolate that chemical in weed that helps schizophrenics somehow so that the user wouldn't suffer from emphysema
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