Mental illness...way off-topic

[BC1969]

Hey this may be a crapshoot, but if anybody on here knows something, anything about paranoid schizophrenia, preferably not something googled or read from a book, but first hand knowledge please send me a message, or just reply here, I would appreciate it.
Thanks

Mike

 

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[DizzyDigger]

Step 1: Find a MD/Psychologist/Psychiatrist that you trust.

Step 2: Talk with them about the issues.

Treatments are "individual specific", so discussing it here might not have
the slightest bit of relevance to the actual treatment (if any) needed.

I wish you well, and hope the person needing help can get it asap.

 

[aa battery]

Step 1: Find a MD/Psychologist/Psychiatrist that you trust.

Step 2: Talk with them about the issues.

Treatments are "individual specific", so discussing it here might not have
the slightest bit of relevance to the actual treatment (if any) needed.

I wish you well, and hope the person needing help can get it asap.

i agree

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Def. way off topic... But funny thing you posted this!

The other day me and my buddy were driving somewhere to pick my friend up from his new girlfriends house, the house was in one of those cluster type new subdivisions (where the houses are so close you can jump from one to one) so - we were in front of this black Malibu with a guy driving - we just got off I-95 and so did he & we ended up behind this Malibu for about 3 miles til we got to the subdivision. I never passed him or anything, we were just driving, I wasn't thinking the guy in front of me was thinking we were following him or anything.. He ended up turning into the Subdivision we needed to get to, so we turned also, he took this right @ a stop sign and it was the name of the street that we had to be on... I needed to take a Left and not a Right - I took the Right which ended us at a culdesac and i had my window down and the guy in the Malibu stops and he is shacking and his arms are shacking violently and he say's in a stuttering voice "whyy are you following me" and I just looked @ him like "whattt?" and he is like "yah you been following me since I got off I-95" i started laughing my ass off.. I told him "Man you think this world is about you or something? I'm trying to find a house my friend is at so i can pick his ******* up and take him home - We got off the same exit which is the exit i needed to get off, to get to this subdivision, and i ended up taking the wrong turn back there @ that stop sign.. why are you so paranoid? for real chill out... he then kinda stops the shaking a-little bit and I thought to myself "man this guy is a real whacko man im getting outta here" and then just drove off and then he starts following me to the house where my friend was and i was like "man if this guy stops or pulls in this driveway also i'm gonna call a cop friend i know who is probably working right now and ask him to send someone over to check this guy out" my friend was already outside waiting and ran to the truck and jumped in and then the guy in the Malibu pulls into another driveway turns around then balls passed us and flys away... I was like "dam" some whacko people around here these days in Stafford....

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Oh also i thought maybe you ran into someone or had a encounter with someone with mental illness - i know quite a few people who have like "schizophrenia" or act odd and it is kinda common in my neck of the woods for people to have some sort of paranoia for some reason, it is hard to explain but it is not the type of human behavior that was like back in the 80s and 90s where if you were driving down the road everyone would wave to one another and that does not happen anymore... anyway - if this is something personal matter then I hope everything is okay..

 

[mr_rich]

Years ago had a friend who was very stable he was heavily trained in the martial arts. He confided to me one day he was hearing voices. I thought he was joking but he was serious. He went to hospital and when the insurance ran out he ended up in a state mental institution. I don't think they helped him at all other than giving him drugs to keep him calm. He said it just came out of the blue one day like it turned on in his head all these voices talking to him sometimes keeping him up all night.

 

[BC1969]

Actually I am the one with the problems, and there are no doctors that can help me, nor do I trust them anyway, I have been on every med known to man since I was very young for this sh!t, and nothing has ever helped, been on meds that made it to were all I did was sit in a corner and drool all over myself, looking like a zombie, been on meds that have nearly killed me.
I believe in GOD, but I gave up on prayer a long time ago, who knows maybe it is worse without GOD, but its pretty damn bad, though some aspects are getting better, last few weeks I have been able to metal detect in daylight, which is a huge thing for me, since I think everybody is watching me, trying to get me, and no please do not freak out if you live in michigan, I am not violent, nor have I ever been, I know the difference between right and wrong, some do not unfortunately.
Was hoping somebody knows of something that has worked for them, or a family member or friend, I am running out of options, and hope, 4 decades of this is to great a burden to bear any longer.

Not sure why the post was moved to a forum barely anybody looks at, since there are other topics that have nothing to do with what it says general discussion is to be used for...but whatever.
Mike

 

[TNGUNS]

Would give anything if I could help. Words often seem shallow on such a topic. Did throw a prayer up for ya and sincerely hope you find some peace.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Dear, I wish I had the words, and magic wand I could wave, to make everything better and all right. I've known a few folks, with paranoia, and understandably so(as to where they were raised, environment, histrionics, etc). I do believe in talk therapy, I think we all need each other. It's not good to keep yourself isolated and alone, imho. I also think it to be good, that one reads and learns of things, in relation to what is relative, in ones' own personal world. (share your burdens one with another, for the load carried by two is lighter, than the load carried by one).

I like the author, professor, doctor, Norman Doidge. We don't know everything about the mind and it's capabilities. This man has helped many to gain insights, that we may not have been previously aware of. We build or brains, by our thoughts processes, and from our environment, imho. I do believe through our own powers and will, we can build and rebuild our brains, our thought processes, and our thoughts and actions, to serve us better. I know it all sounds good(on paper), and there are sometimes facts(such as traumatic brain injuries), that some are not able to overcome(as in the case of my mentor, whose daughter was thrown from a horse, he helped rehabilitate the hardest/meanest of criminals, and yet, could do nothing for his own child). Even for those, love, care, and compassion, is still the best prescribed medicine, imho. Stay strong, and remember, there are many that do care, even if we don't have your perfect answer.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Wish I could find the words as well,I know you are living in a tormented state right now and think that nobody cares but believe me,we do. I will say a prayer or you that you can find some peace somehow with this and seek some help to help you deal with the condition.there are medicines like Pat said that can help you and you shouldn't be afraid to keep searching until you find one that works for you.

 

[Lady Pirate]

I see that you have a computer. There is so much information there. Good Luck.

 

[mamabear]

My Brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is a hard disease to live with. I can tell you one of the best things he ever did was find a doc he trusted, (which was almost impossible given the nature of the disease) and to start taking meds. It took a lot of tries before we found the right med for him, and routine. The worst thing he did was street drugs. It made all the symptoms worse, even alcohol made it worse.

Please for your sake & for your loved ones, find a doc get on meds & start counseling. I know it will feel like it's not gonna help but it will. & if you can, start a healthy diet, cut back on sugars, caffine, & processed foods. It will help.
My heart goes out to you.

 

[worldtalker]

BC,


If I may suggest this article,does it ring true?God Bless you my Friend

Chris

 

[worldtalker]

BC,


If I may suggest this article,does it ring true?God Bless you my Friend

Chris

Sorry,

Who Are You?

 

[BC1969]

So much for better or for worse, my wife says she can no longer deal with my illness, cant say I blame her, how she has put up with this for 26 years is beyond me, I always thought as I grew older this would go away, fact is it's way worse, and thats just the paranoia, add in the OCD, the PTSD, the bi-polar disorder and the multiple personality disorder..well, life is grand I guess.
I think I'll go crawl under a rock now

 

[mamabear]

BC, please go to a specialist! There are treatments available now that can really help. I am sorry about your marriage, I know how hard that can be. You have the rest of your life to learn about what you are experiencing, & to take the steps to heal. There really are people out there that want to help, & are fighting the traditional methods of treatment that don't seem to work. Meds & counseling don't help if you don't change life style habits that nurture the disease. Keep talking to us. We are here.

 

[DizzyDigger]

BC, if the medical systems standard med's and treatments have been ineffective, you
might consider looking at some alternative medications. I do not suggest this in jest,
but know first-hand of the benefits of high CBD medications.

Here is a link that may be of some help:
Marijuana Compound Treats Schizophrenia with Few Side Effects: Clinical Trial | Mental Health Hub

When the commonly proscribed med's did nothing to help my Meniere's Disease,
I began to look at alternatives. In the process I learned a great deal about the
potential benefits of medical cannabis; it's worth taking a look at.

Most MD's don't know jack about MMJ, so do your own homework. If it interests you,
I would also suggest you contact the PhD's/Researchers of the article I posted. May
not be of any help to you at all, but when all other options are exhausted sometimes
it's beneficial to look at the natural alternatives.

You can download a copy of "Granny Storm Crow's List", as it lists links to over 50 research
projects specifically related to using high CBD medications to treat your illness.

 

[mr_rich]

Like all my stories start: "Years ago" I was working for an electrical contractor and I felt bad both physically and mentally for few years. It was more a depression.
Anyway, we were working at a dairy and they would offer us free milk. Now, I hadn't drank milk for a long time because I thought I was lactose intolerant.
So one day I drank some and it went OK, so I drank it everyday for the months we worked there and I felt like a new man. I probably had a vitamin D deficiency.
I'm not saying this is the answer but maybe experiment with different vitamins. Also,I've found when I have stress or racing thoughts and can't sleep I've found If I take a small amount (1/4 tab) of aspirin I fall asleep I have no idea why but it always works for me. I just figured I'd share. Don't give up try different things.

 

[BC1969]

Meh I went down the MMJ road, even did it legit, got the card and everything, I must have had tried every strain under the sun, but in the end it just made it worse for me, sure I slept better, and gained like 40 pounds ( bad ) but with the many diagnosises that I have, and what I have listed up there are just a few, add in panic disorder and several others, the MMJ led me to severe panic attacks, I am talking heart rate over 200 beats a minute, and thats just friggin scary.
Doctors cannot seem to help me because I have so many issues, sure its easy to treat somebody with one or two disorders, but they say I have 11 major disorders, so in treating one say the paranoia, the meds for that cancel out the benefits for say my anxiety, my current cocktail, is latuda ( stopped taking ) which the side effects are hell, prozac, ativan, lithium, and sometimes forced meds, ( shots ) meaning if I do not go to my doctor when I am supposed to, the police will come and make me go, so much for freedom and liberty.
I am sure GOD has a reason for subjecting me to these trials, though it just does not seem fair, what did I do that was so wrong that I have to suffer like this.
Then you have to toss into the evil mix I have to deal with in my life, which is the word HATE, I would never use that word, but I know there are plenty of evil people out there and I think my mother inlaw may be the most evil of them all.
She truly must hate me for what she said to me one day, you know she wanted her only daughter to marry some rich doctor type, instead she married me, and I aint rich, but anyway, my mother inlaw, hates me, one day while talking to my wife about having suicidal feelings, which is common for me, how much can one take, my mother inlaw, knowing my religious beliefs, and I know suicide is like the worst act you can commit against GOD, and she says she is a devout christian, and I know she knows the bible well....told me on that particular day, that maybe GOD is giving me a way out of my suffering by way of suicide, now I dont know how others would feel about that, but to me, you HAVE to truly HATE somebody, to tell a suicidal person that it is ok to kill yourself because GOD does not want you to suffer...anyway.
I am supprised, typing these things out is actually helpfull to me, of course I feel as though I am probably painting myself into a corner here, people will think great a whacko, time to move out of michigan...bleh, I may be crazy, but I am not, nor have I ever been violent, I just do not have it in me to be that way, I was raised in a way that makes me love everybody, even people that hate me, love always trumps evil and hate.
/rant off I feel better now, which is a great thing!

Mike

 

[CoilyGirl]

Morning Mike.I'm no doctor nor do I play one on t.v but it seems like MMJ would not be the way to go as it looks like you found out.Sure it mellows you out but then again it also causes people to be just space cadets which is not good. Have you thought about looking into some natural supplements? Suicide is nothing for your mother in law to belittle and as a Christian I would think she would know better but having the label Christian does not always steer you to walk in God's path and that was cruel of her to say such things when you are suffering.thst being said,here is a link of some natural supplements to help with depression and imbalances. There is such shame in mental illness and my heart just goes out to you. Read the link below and see what you think.

Symptoms & Natural Remedies for Depression