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Allwood
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 Posted - 10/18/2011 : 13:36:55
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| I talk to a psychologist regularly about my dilusions and am on medication for my schizophrenia. But what do you do when the halucinations, such as voices, are really there. I tell my pschologist their real, but he only sees them as part of my condition. |
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| chelle25
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 17:36:06
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| Hi Allwood, welcome to the forum. I don't have voices but others here do or have had them. Someone will be along shortly to help you and answer your questions. |
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| loggedin
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 18:21:15
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i haven't been classified with schizophrenia, but i do "hear voices" and i'm not always sure if i am really hearing what someone is saying or not.
i also have a learning disability, and i'm not always sure if someone is joking around with me or being serious, or whether i should take something as concrete or metaphorical.
What i have learned to do with the "voices" is to ignore them if they are below a certatin volume. Am i missing things? I don't know, but its a solution. If someone wants me to know something, they can repeat it louder.
Allwood, it sounds like you are saying that you accept the diagnosis of schizophrenia, recognize that you do in fact have some delusions, and willingly take medication. Although i could be wrong.
So what i'm getting at is, "How do you know which voices are real, and which are delusions?" Or, another question might be, "What would you like to do about the voices?" |
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| lowlyworm
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 19:11:36
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Hi Allwood,
I have schizophrenia although I mostly have delusions and have rarely heard voices. I do know that part of sz is thinking things are there when really they are not. I can't confirm that your voices are or aren't real but I can tell you that it's possible that they aren't real but only seem real to you because of your condition. Did that make any sense? If course your doctor will always tell you that these things aren't real because that's their job.
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| lynn2150
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 21:19:56
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Hi Allwood and WELCOME .
I have had this experience of hearing people partying who weren't there.
I remember thinking, "How dare they have a party and not invite me".
I had good self esteem at the time. 
I went to the room where the party was, and not a soul was there.
This scared me so much that I went to seek help.
I was dianosed as Amphetamine psychotic. I was using this drug to lose weight.
I was prescribed the older anti psychotics, and did not like them at all.
Gradually, I returned to a new normal, for I think these drugs have scarred me for life.
I quit the anti psychotics, (it may have been the side effect drug Artane, I didn't like but, looking back, I couldn't handle feeling zonked out.
I stayed on aa mild tranq, for anxiety, Valium. Maybe not the best choice, but I could tolerate them.
SOunds like your psycholgist doesn't "get it".
My brother, my dear brother who has been a police officer for over 30 years.
He has seen, and believes, that the hallucintions some of his
"clients" have had are definately real to the person suffering.
He has had people in his cruiser, coming off of alcohol, terrified at the visions they saw.
I brag about my brother a lot, He has a way of relating to people in distress, I've never seen anyone so good with people.
So, any way, yes, having heard parties that weren't there.
and seeing rock bands / concerts, develop out of threads on my patched denim jeans. (after trying LSD) I definately believe, these perceptions, sound, seem real. are real, to the person experiencing them.
What to do about them, Stay on a med that works,
and in my case, away from street drugs of any kind,
Which is not a problem,
Alcohol abuse, fatigue, many things can cause these things.
PS- Allwood, Is there any way to have a Psychiatrist see you ?
I think they are far more in tune with treatment.
Hang in there,
Please feel free to make yourself at home here.
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| nancyannee
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 21:32:25
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Welcome to MT Allwood!
I am diagnosed schizo-affective. I live with both bi-polar and schizophrenia without the aid of doctors or prescribed meds. ***NOT RECOMMENDED***
I handle my voices by ignoring them mostly. The visions, thoughts and smells are harder for me to ignore so maybe that is why ignoring the voices is easier....
I am glad you have a doctor to talk to,and even though the voices ARE real, he will never admit that to you....hang in there and just know that you have found a safe place to be yourself!
nancy
We must become the change we want to see.
Mahatma Gandhi |
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| WolfMN
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 22:25:21
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Sometimes I listen to music with my Turtle Beach headset on. That way all I hear is the music and I can tell myself that whatever I am hearing at the time isn't real. Even if you swear it's real. I often times find myself saying "it's not real, it's not real, it's not real, it's not real" over and over again but that doesn't seem to help me personally. I just had this problem the other day I think due to lack of sleep. I think that lack of sleep can be a trigger for me. I just found myself scared and lost. My mind was going a million miles an hour but I read a different thread about relaxing music an administrator made.
http://www.mytherapy.com/discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23896
This was very relaxing and calmed me down. Although it didn't chase the voices away I still felt better than before.
I guess sometimes music helps me but not all the time. |
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| stigmastomper
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Posted - 10/19/2011 : 14:46:46
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hello allwood
i have several diognosies that complicate my diognosis and mimic each other. but i have not heard voices . my experience is different
i hear what people think but that doesent happen on the meds wich is good because i dont like it. the meds keep me in the same area of experience as most people. and its controled by my risperdal,lamotrigine
and i have had help to block it out.
my diogosies by western medical doctors is anything from learning disabilities to include head injury, the more nasty form of bipolar disorder [also known as manic deppression] and i have severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , as well a thought disorder so ive been told that i have schizoaffective disorder.
and i have a type of miniscule siezure disorder the doesent show up on the eeeg [electroencephalligram] the wire hairdo that measures brain wave activity
set goals plan for success, failure, is"nt failure!, its part of the formula of success acceppt it roll with it over come it. everytime we fail ,we learn,see opportunity not failure
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| Allwood
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Posted - 10/19/2011 : 21:42:41
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| Thanks for all the input. I am trying to get passed the real voices by simply ignoring them or say to myself there just like a test a test of my will. My thoughts have gone through alot of self examination to find out why real people would be saying these things. At this point I am pretty much tired of trying to figure it out and want to get past the paranoia. |
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