#schziophrenia

[dorianbrightmusic]

PSA

-OCD is not a synonym for neat or preoccupied with tidiness. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is all about distressing intrusive thoughts and rituals (compulsions) used to combat those thoughts.

-Intrusive thoughts are not synonymous with silly things I want to do. They're deeply upsetting, often taboo mental apparitions. Letting them win is the last thing anyone wants, and nobody is immoral for having them. (See 'impulsive thoughts' if you need a term.)

-Anorexic is not a synonym for thin or emaciated. The majority of anorexic people have OSFED atypical anorexia – that is, their BMI is above 18.5. You cannot judge the severity of someone's illness by their appearance. (If you're worried about someone, look out more for rapid weight loss than thinness, even when it's occurring in someone in a larger body. 10kg in 10 weeks is never a good thing.)

-Eating disorders are not synonymous with just anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an ED, but it's nowhere near the most common. Bulimia is an ED, but again, not the most common. Together, they do not constitute the most common. The most common ED is binge-eating disorder, and the second most common is atypical anorexia, which is one of many, many OSFED categories. Those living with ARFID, pica, night-eating syndrome, rumination disorder, subthreshold BN, subthreshold BED, and orthorexia all deserve dignity, compassion, and acknowledgement. Remember: EDs are not necessarily thin, and never glamorous.

-Schizophrenic is not a synonym of all over the place, abnormal, unpredictable, dangerous, or crazy. Nor is schizoid or schizotypal. Folks with schizophrenia spectrum disorders live with hallucinations, delusions, disorganised thoughts/behaviour, and/or catatonia. They are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, and go to huge lengths to act okay even when distressed by symptoms.

-Schizophrenic is also not a synonym of multiple personalities/volatile. For the disorder involving having different facets of personality that are generally unaware of each other, see Dissociative Identity Disorder, and even then, don't assume it's a) dramatic as it is in the movies; b) evil; or c) trivial. DID is a trauma disorder.

-Delusional is not a synonym of wrong. Nor is it the same as this politician/friend is saying something I do not like/that is potentially dangerous. Delusions are false, fixed beliefs held despite evidence. And generally, folks with delusions don't tend to proselytise them. I know that certain politicians have beliefs that seem to persist in the face of evidence, but nevertheless, we don't need to stigmatise mental illness further to call out poor political/social behaviour. If you need a word for the pundit spewing potentially dangerous content, use 'dangerous' or 'wrong', but don't call them delusional.

-Bipolar is not a synonym of all over the place or fluctuating results. Bipolar disorder involves mood states that, even in the rapid cycling form, tend to last at least 3-4 days (mania) and weeks (depression). If you need a word for the weather, use 'British' instead.

-Psychotic is not a synonym of evil. Psychosis is losing touch with reality, whether it be through hallucinations or delusions. It doesn't make a person bad or violent. It's just a neurological phenomenon that may be distressing. It's also relatively common: 6-15% of people will hallucinate in their lifetime.

-ADHD is not a synonym of just quirky/scattered/forgetful/unfocussed/lazy/careless. ADHD is fundamentally a disorder of being able to choose where to direct attention, rather than of just I can't focus. If someone can't tune out the noise of the crowd, but can't prevent themself focussing on something trivial because their brain is wired that way, it's not laziness or just being quirky/scattered.

-Autistic meltdown is not a synonym of temper tantrum.

-Borderline is not a synonym of harridan.

-Narcissist is not a synonym of abuser.

-Mentally ill is not a synonym of volatile or bad person. This doesn't mean we have to make something artificially positive out of mental disorders. If there is good to be found in certain disorders, great; if there is nothing positive about living with certain others, that doesn't make you any less real or resilient than anyone else. It's okay to have complex feelings about your own disorders. It's okay to feel exhausted or frustrated by a disorder. But never should anyone have to face stigma.

#vent post but also important #ocd #intrusive thoughts #eating disorders #eds #schziophrenia #delusions #bipolar disorder #bipolar #psychosis #adhd #bpd #npd #cluster b #mental illness discourse #i want to make this for a couple of reasons: #a) i have intrusive thoughts (and possibly inserted thoughts) and they're awful #b) i've had OSFED and seeing the AN = thin stereotype is... frustrating #c) so so many people live with the other disorders on this list and don't get help and support because of stereotypes #d) so long as stereotype persists the medical system will not acknowledge the needs of its patients #e) while i don't have the right to speak over anyone with any of these disorders i can at least try to start a conversation #those of you with the above disorders: feel free to correct me if i stuffed up a detail #nt people you may interact with this post #everyone: feel free to add more to the list

[ninjagofan420]

me: today i want to draw 

me 8 hours into my minecraft session: today i want to draw

me going to bed after 12 hours of minecrafting: oh today i want to draw

#dont let schziophrenia and adhd mix #texts

[computerpeople]

i do think its funny that josh and ashley are like *synchronization* when it comes to supernatural stuff

#LIKE I DONT KNOW. SHE FALLS FOR HIS TRAP LIKE *SO* FUCKING BAD!? #AND THEN HES ALKSO SCARED OF GHOSTS AND SCARED OF BEING HAUNTED BY HANNAH AND BETH THEYRE LIKE PSYCHICALLY MERGING #dont get two bitches with schziophrenia in a room man or they will. connect #txt

[strawberrybabydog]

do u or anyone know what having psychotic depression is like? and how is the experience with it different from schzioaffactive? or different from schziophrenia with two comorbid depressions

psychotic depression:

a mood disorder (not a psychotic disorder)

themes in psychosis are consistent with themes in depression

psychosis is flared when depression is flared

schizoaffective:

a person has symptoms of a depressive mood disorder (bipolar usually) and also schizophrenia (think of it like a midway section between schizophrenia and psychotic depression i guess?)

psychosis may be inconsistent with themes of the mood part of the disorder,

but psychosis will flare when other mood symptoms do

schizophrenia:

two or more (positive) psychotic symptoms are present for more than 6(?) months

can be bizarre or nonbizarre

flares whenever it wants to, but the patient is still living in psychosis all the time regardless of flaring. flaring just means it's Worse than normal

this is probably not the best summarization. schizoaffective and psychotic depression are areas i don't have a lot of research in & i also dont have those, so anyone's free to correct me if i'm wrong here

#asks #not dog #psychotic depression #schizoaffective #schizophrenia #psychosis #q

[lazarus---rising]

hate having schziophrenia . like [talking to myself] fucking prove theres a creature out for my ass you fucking cant faggot [i can say that i.m gay i like cock]

[marikoth]

I don't like this potent redditor era of "OHHHHHHH MY GOD IT'S POKEMON WITH GUNS OHH FUCK IT'S EVIL STEAMBOAT WILLIE. WINNIE THE POOH SCHZIOPHRENIA. I FUCKING LOVE POPULAR THING MADE VIOLENT AND IRONIC CHUNGUS"

#PLEASE shut the fuck up #rick and morty and south park did so much damage

[lumberjackloverboy-moved]

do u have any tips on how to tell when something is paranoia vs when it’s a delusion? also what makes things even more confsuing lol is that some ppl have schziophrenia and bipolar rather than schzioaffevtive too! and some people w schizoaffective call themselves bipolar or schizophrenic still 💔 so it’s confusing

oooooof that is a good question, and one i still struggle with. so, i guess i see paranoia as a fear and a delusion as a belief? like, if im paranoid the water is poisoned, im scared that it might be poisoned, but if im having a delusion, i KNOW it HAS to be poisoned. if im paranoid someone is following me on the drive home, im scared they are/might be, if im having a delusion, i know for a FACT they are.

but most of my delusions are like. im god. im dead. the sky is full of cameras. which is very different then my paranoia, so it makes it easier for me to separate.

as for the terms, frankly im just some guy and don't know for sure what ppl 'can' and 'cant' call themselves, just that my doc said i cant be schizoaffective and bipolar. but what do i know, ya know? /lh. it's confusing as fuck, and i wish you the best in finding needed understanding.

[notabled-noodle]

hi! so I have ocd and I was reading ocd criteria and it mentions “With absent insight/delusional beliefs: The individual is completely convinced that obsessive-compulsive disorder beliefs are true.” so does this mean that ocd by itself can cause delusions? bc I know obsessions aren’t different from delusions so are these delusions? do u know more abt this? I know a lot about it schziophrenia spectrum and disorders causing delusions … but I never see ocd mentioned as being able to cause delusions .. does this mean the delusions in ocd must be followed by a compulsion to differentiate from other psychotic disorders?

the easiest way to look at it is as “the doubt disorder”. OCD is an intolerance of uncertainty, and a desire to rid yourself of doubt. the obsessions create uncertainty, and the compulsions are an aim to get rid of it. 

if you have fair insight, your brain is not greatly exacerbating the likelihood of a bad event happening. maybe you shift a 1% chance up to 5%… but the issue is not that the probabilities have changed, it is that there is not 100% chance either way. you know full well that the chances are low, but you still want that certainty. 

if you have poor insight, your brain is shifting the likelihood up a significant amount. you’re less able to see that the chances are low, so your brain needs a lot more convincing that you’ve arrived at certainty. at this point, you might end up trapped in cycles of reassurance-seeking, Googling, and other uncertainty elimination behaviours. 

if you have OCD with delusional beliefs, your brain has now flipped the probabilities — you think there’s a 99% chance that the bad event is going to happen (or has already happened, and you’re just repressing it). at this stage, compulsions are no longer about seeking certainty, they’re about actually trying to change the state of the world OR about trying to “cancel out” perceived wrongdoing. at this point, you think that doing a compulsion actively prevents the obsession from occurring, or is able to fix everything. 

it’s possible to have OCD and another psychotic disorder, but it is also possible for OCD alone to cause psychosis. it’s possible to have different levels of insight at different times, with different themes, or with different triggers. 

the differences with psychotic OCD vs other forms of psychosis are:

OCD has compulsions

the psychosis will start to go away without antipsychotics and with the help of ERP and other therapy if it is solely due to OCD

psychosis with OCD follows themes in the same way as a regular OCD obsession

OCD psychosis is very much episodic — it can come on suddenly, last a couple days, and then go back to non-psychotic OCD

hope this makes sense and that it answered your question! sorry for the long response, but I hope it was helpful

#ocd #asks #tw ocd #tw psychosis #q

[strawberry-s0ap]

im doing alright! this week has definitely been rough though :{ i trust you a lot to say this and i hope this isnt oversharing but if it is let me know and i wont talk about it anymore <3 i recently got diagnosed with schziophrenia, ive had weird hallucinations for a big portion of my life but didnt tell anyone out of fear. but after going to the doctor about it and getting it confirmed, i guess it makes me nervous what everyone is going to think of me because people with schizophrenia are often demonized or made fun of. i really dont want that to happen, so im hoping for the best. but enough about me, how are you doing? :}

-vulture 𓅐

hi vulture!

i’m sorry your not feeling your best right now :(

being diagnosed is definitely a big step, i totally understand why you’d feel nervous. i hope at least a diagnosis can help bring you some closure and any support you might need <3 of course i’m not expert or anything, but my dms are always open if you need to chat or anything:)

i’m doing ok! a little sick, but it’s nothing serious <3

#asks #strawberry spam #vulture anon

[subjectseventeen]

thank u for your response .. it is confusing though bc I do experience heavy neg symptoms and psychotic symptoms possibly.. but I also have persistent and major depression meaning my depression is constant and lasts two years or more .. although persistent is considered more “mild” than a major depressive episode. i feel like when I do have a major depressive episode it’s not that I get psychotic symptoms bc of that I just get very depressed… I get psychotic symptoms at other times when the depression is not at its most severe .. and my delusions are bizarre and not mood congruent (not related to depressed mood) so I assume the psychotic symptoms are not because of the depression.. would that be accurate to think? I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a week without mood symptoms bc persistent depressive disorder is like everyday for two years at least to even be diagnosed. i wouldn’t say I always feel sad I guess but the numbness anhedonia and avolition/exec dysfunction is always there at least.. so I’m not sure how things work bc well. my mood symtloms do feel very prominent to me so it wouldn’t meet schziophrenia criteria bc of that right? but as for schzioaffevtive I’d need a week or so without any mood symtlosm which I don’t understand bc how do I tell if I’ve had that? does it count only major episodes? if so how do u know major vs persistent depressive episode?… and also with that in mind how would u even tell psychotic depression vs schizoaffective in that situation?.. is it fair to say that I just don’t thjnk my psychosis is connected to depression?.. but how can I be sure! anyway it’s also confusing when ocd can cause psychosis too … and the fact that my autism/depression/ETC could cause neg symptoms seen in schizophrenia spec disorders.. how do u know if your neg symptoms are just bc of depression rather than schzioaffevtive or schziophrenia? also may I ask a question about disorg speech and delusions?

yes, i think schizoaffective May fit you best then. i'm no professional, but in my understanding they mean major depressive episodes when referring to mood symptoms. of course the person with depressive schizoaffective disorder probably will have mild symptoms while also experiencing psychotic ones. if you don't think that your psychosis stems from your mood, you're probably right about that!

you definitely know yourself better than i do, so i can't really tell you the difference between a Major episode and constant mild symptoms in your case.

negative symptoms are associated a lot with other disorders yes, i guess it depends how much it impacts you and how many negative symptoms you feel you experience. 

i see you’ve sent me another ask, and i don’t mind answering your questions at all, it’s just very hard to parse what you’re actually asking. i will never be able to tell you When it’s okay to self diagnose, that is honestly completely up to you. it’s definitely okay to be wrong, by the way. not saying to try out these diagnoses like identity but, we all change over time, and maybe your symptoms show that actually you have [insert thing here]. professionals are wrong often, and sometimes there are factors that we miss when addressing our mental health as a whole. this is why its usually recommended you speak to a mental health provider about this if you can, but of course this option is not always available to everyone.

you can send more asks of course, but if you could limit your asks to three questions that would be great!! /nm

#asks #anonymous #schizophrenia #schizoaffective #psychotic depression

[neurosciencenews]

Betaine Supplement Treats Schizophrenia in Mice

Betaine, a dietary supplement extracted from sweet beets, reduces behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia in mice with genetic risk factors for the disorder. The supplement may help protect proteins that build the cellular skeletons of neurons.

#schziophrenia #neuroscience #science #mental health #psychology

[physiologicdeadspace]

The Rosenhan experiment is a notorious piece of research that was published in the journal Science in 1975. The experiment itself was designed to test the validity of psychiatric diagnoses, and was simple but effective in its design. The first part of the experiment involved 8 mentally healthy individuals (including the chief investigator, Rosenhan himself) attempting to gain admission to psychiatric institutions. They were instructed to do this simply by making an appointment with for an assessment, and reporting one psychotic symptoms - auditory hallucinations. They were instructed to inform the assessor that the hallucinations took the form of a voice that simply said one of three words, ‘empty’, ‘thud’ or ‘hollow’. No other symptoms were to be reported, and once admitted the ‘pseudopatients’ were to cease reporting these symptoms and behave normally. None of the staff in the institutions were aware of the experiment.

Every participant was admitted, and the experiment required that they get out of the hospital on their own. Once admitted they discovered that in order to be discharged they were expected to admit that they were mentally ill and agree to take antipsychotic medication. Seven of the participants were diagnosed with schizophrenia, one participant was diagnosed with manic-depressive psychosis. The average admission length was 19 days, with a range of 9-52.

After the first part of the experiment was completed, a well known teaching hospital that was not involved in the initial experiment felt that they would be able to identify any pseudopatients if they were to receive them. Rosenhan arranged a 3 month period of time where pseudopatients would be sent for assessment and the staff would rate patients on their likelihood of being an impostor. Staff identified 41 patients out 193 as impostors.

Rosenhan had not sent any pseudopatients. All 41 ‘impostors’ had been genuine psychiatric patients.

This experiment challenged the idea of validity surrounding mental health diagnoses and highlighted the subjectivity involved in diagnosing mental health conditions. There are many criticisms of the experiment - such as the obvious use of deception. However, the experiment leant support to the push for community care and the effort to deinstitutionalise people with mental health conditions.

#The Rosenhan experiment #psychology #psychiatry #mental health #mental illness #psychosis #schziophrenia #medicine #medical history #medical research #psychiatric research #experiment #experimental psychology #clinical psychology #history of psychiatry #history of medicine #mental institution #institutionalisation #psychotic illness #psychotic symptoms #critical psychiatry

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[carmenpeach]

#all my seqrch history is just (sonic character) insanity murder drugs schziophrenia suicide blood etc etc etc #so i cant search refs ever cause it just shows me whatever the hell i looked up last for them #shes actually schziophrenic at least <3 #sonic

[filamints]

thoughts i have no where to put and no one to direct to. hlvrai ships big brain thoughts. i know frenrey is the fandoms fav ship but. i cannot love it completely. i see it portrayed with just. real terrible dynamics all the time with like a handful of exceptions.

tomrey good, two neurodivergent men in a long term friendship that becomes romantic... that gets me good. just a couple of slightly older dudes figuring out how they vibe together. its sweet, this dynamic is all about friends who stim together becoming partners who understand eachother on a real deep quiet level. quirky domestic. tommy likes mean people and i think hed take all of benreys jokes in stride real well. tommy/benrey vibes is a simmer down comfortably energy.

freelatta good, tommy is like the only one consistantly on gordons side. gordons pretty much stated tommy is the only one he really trusts during the rescas aftermath. love blossoms on the battle field vibes. this dynamic is all about the hurt comfort, their love seems a lot more clumsy and experimental as it builds, their minds work very differently. they gotta talk stuff out a lot. tommy/gordon vibes is an envigorate each other energy.

frenreylatta is nice too but i always see people make content of tommy n benrey adoring gordon. you fools. its all about tommy. he has 2 boyfriends now. benrey n gordon could see each other as friends or romantically in this context whatever i dont care but i assure you the lynchpin is love tommy.

#fuck u guys u made me think about ships for a stupid fucking machinima /j #i can count the number of people i trust with frenrey content on one hand tbh #tomrey is autism x autsism adhd #freelatta is schziophrenia depression x autism #basically

[singletons-halt]

neurotypical singlets: I love doing things to help those with mental illness, like reblogging posts, donating money, being understanding, etc!

*doesn’t give a crap about people with DID, schizophrenia, and more serious mental disorders*

#actuallydid #actuallymentallyill #actuallyptsd #schziophrenia #dissociative identity disorder #I don't have schizophrenia or hallucinations but I wanted to make a point