My girlfriend recently got diagnosed with Schizophrenia I cannot tell you how much hope you've given me for her. Shes hanging tough ill give her that. And I will stand beside her.
bless u i have schizophrenia i find nutrition is a big part after switch to ketogenic diet i have little issues but if i get sick or eat a bad thing then it gets bad or if im over tired or high stress its bad
Best thing you can do mate. Hang in. My mom is almost 60....if you argue with them put them down it triggers it 10x fold. I've made this mistake. Just love them and be there. Help them get help. They really somtimes have no idea..
My mom have been a paranoid schizophrenia since I was born. I didn't found out until my grandma passed away and my mom insurance got messed up and that when everything just went to hell. I'm dealing with it now, because I'm caring for her and it very hard. I suffers from depression and anxiety as well. She also have depression and anxiety. She constantly hear voices, smells things that are not there, sometimes see things that are not there. I have to called her doctor and see what other meds they can do for her to help. She always afraid that someone is trying to hurt her. This week I had to learn to approach the situation better to be calm and learn even more about it. That's why I'm here on youtube getting help about it. I hate when ppl make jokes about this illness. This is a serious illness and I don't see anything funny about at all. There was a lot of close call that my mom could have hurt herself really bad. It's really hard to deal with.Thank you for this,Lisa^^
Lisa I have a identical story to yours....still trying my mom is 60 now I'm 26 literally whole attempts have failed. I don't wanna fail my mother either. Thank you for sharing. You maybe made me feel better than this video
Thank you for uploading this. My brother has schizophrenia and my mom always tries to portray him as a bad person but he's very kind and sometimes socially awkward but I like talking to him and while I dont talk to him much (We live far apart) I still try and make conversation when I see him and he enjoys talking. Ive been looking it up lately to understand him more. My mom normally doesn't let me talk to him but at family outings (He's thirty I'm fourteen he's my half brother but I consider him a full-brother lol). I hope everything goes well for you! Your 'Schizophrenia on a bad day' video is how I got here but you seem much better ♡
Talk to him treat him like ur own brother. Give him. cbd oil if it works for him its a natural antiphycotic with no other side effects. know how is him motivation and drive. Ask him about his gf if he has any.
Excellent video (: My partner was recently diagnosed Schizoaffective disorder. I did exactly as you suggested and he told me later that that was the most wonderful thing anyone had ever done to show they care. I continued yo learn more a out the disorder to show I am committed to live with this with him as well. My hat off to you for educating yourself in this as well. Great job. (: A partnership with one with any kind of mental health disorders is a life long commitment. We as the loved ones need to be strong for both of us.
Wow I watched your videos from 2014 and watching you now in 2017 made me so happy. Good to know you're doing so much better and the treatments you received helped. I feel so genuinely happy for you. Wishing you the best! Also, the beard looks great on you!
I work in a group home for people that have mental health issues and one is very ill with cancer as well as paranoid schizophrenia. He has auditory hallucinations and is most of the time yelling at nothing as well as not making real words. Being a psychology major graduate, your points are extremely valid (not that they wouldn't be if I didn't take psychology) and I wish I knew more about how this first started with him (but it's almost too hard to figure out how now because he's so far gone) as well as what age it started and such because it would really help understanding how to help him. I'm so happy you're at a point of acceptance and realization that medication is helping you. I wish you the best of luck and that you're always finding help.
My first love and highschool sweetheart got afflicted with this illness after withstanding so much traumatic and abuse/neglect in his past; it came about 2-3 years ago. Despite him having a maniacal event and it left me physically and emotionally damaged, I understood what the cause of it was and easily forgave him. As well, I helped him evade other assault charges and get his record wiped clean. I chose to devote to him, better or worse, and for almost 9 years I have been there for him. “You are who you are, and that is what makes me love you. Why would I change you, my perfect wish made true?” I repeat that to him as much as I can. 🖤💜
This has truly been an eye-opening video just recently found out that my bf has schizophrenia and I had to learn it from his mom that he has it. He went off some of his meds and did something he thought was the right thing to do. After watching your video it became a little more clear to me what he might actually be going through. I will take your advice to heart and I want to be able to support him in any way that I can. Thank you so much
you can help so much people with schizophrenia and a lot of other mental illnesses. You'd make a great psychologist because you're so calming and have years of experience living with the illness
Thank you so much for this video, I'm studying to be a nurse and I want to work in a mental health hospital and help people. Personally, I think that the best way to do that is actually listen to the person. However there are so many nurses and doctors that all they care about is getting their work done and go home and earn money, which I think is really sad and wrong and I want to make a impact and make that change in the best way possible. So thank you so much for making these videos. You inspire people and help a lot, more than you know. A huge hug from Spain! (Yep, that's why my English is not good, sorry about that)
I just needed to say thank you for your openness. My son is just being diagnosed with a mental illness. I'm trying to learn how to help him and be there for him. He's not a child so finding help and support has been a struggle. As I had said before THANK YOU for helping me to start learning how to help him!
You sir are courageous and strong for sharing your videos. Your experiences have changed the way i viewed schizo. Today i received news that my some of my dads relatives are diagnosed with schizophrenia. Your advice has given me great insight and i thank you for that
Thanks so much for this, and all your videos are great! I didn't want to over-fuss or over-care for someone with this, but wanted to understand, and this was awesome to explain the inside feeling and tips. Thank you!
Hi! My mom is schizophrenic, and there are many things I never understood about her while I was growing up because I was mainly living with my grandmother,by then we were living in Cuba. When I turned 16 I realized that I wanted to live with my mom, I wanted to be able to really know and understand her. I wish I would have have more knowledge about her condition before. But I love her and even though sometimes we get stressed out, now I understand how to make her feel better. Right now I am in America but she is still in Cuba living with my younger brother, I am trying to bring her to live with me and give her all the attention she needs. Thank you for your videos, they really helped me to understand this condition a little bit more. And lastly, I am always a little bit scared of getting schizophrenia myself or my brother since is 50/50 chance. Thank you again :)
Thank you for this... as you know, it's vary rare to hear this. I work with and coordinate care for those with the the diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Most of them are court ordered via AOT. I am always trying to find ways to build trust, and help to enhance stability. What I've learned is that I cannot drive treatment. I am there for them and never push them. I have a unique approach to care (I believe), which for the most part works. I've come to realize, is the initial meeting. This is the hardest part. When the paranoia drives how one thinks and receives the world, the most important thing to remember is to back off, and wait. I am thankful for your honesty and commitment to helping others. Peace!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and journey. This is such a valuable perspective to me, learning how someone with schizophrenia would want to be treated and helped. I can tell your illness has put you through a lot but you've begun to embrace these parts of yourself while learning to open yourself up to becoming more fulfilled, which I respect so much. I was wondering if you have any advice on how I might help a family member accept that they need professional help or at least to become open to the idea, before the symptoms again intensify and they reach a crisis? They are in denial especially because they are functioning pretty well at a surface level right now but I want to reach them before they come to a more stressful chapter in their life. I love them so much and I want to actively prevent any suffering that I can so I'm trying to learn how to be proactive in a sensitive way. Thanks again for the vid!
Hey, I'm glad I found your channel. I have a classmate friend who is diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. He has been in a mental hospital many times for the last 8 years. We dont meet quite often but when we do he describes his disappearances as a decision to avoid people for a while and switches the phone off. Until one of our recent meetings when he told me about the stay in the hospitals and the diagnosis. But according to him the schizophrenia diagnose is wrong because as he said "his mind just vibrates on a higher frequency than the rest of the people and only highly conscious individuals could actually understand him" and he" is not delusional and does not need to take any medicine cuz it's all normal(plus they make him feel heavy and numb)". Actually nothing is normal because he is highly dysfunctional and hardly graduated school, then couldn't cope with university and now he struggles to find any work. He lost almost all his friends. His parents seems to have lost any motivation about him getting some normal life so they kind of made him homeless during the day, sometimes they have fight at home, police and ambulance often visit the house. My friend is not aggressive when we hang around but god knows what psychosis he gets when at home coz fight and scandals happen often, he avoids sharing. Since the day I understood about the diagnosis I try to read as much material as possible so to know how to communicate with him, not to say something stressful and to avoid confronting him about his delusions but not to support them at the same time , etc ..but I don't know how to help him when he denies the diagnosis and the need of medication (actually a common symptom). I try to explain to him that the pills/depot are something good , they will bring balance to his life so he can find a job and girlfriend for example ..he agrees for the next 10mins and then goes back into denial. The situation feels like to be helpless in a never ending loop
(Sorry for my broke english). I love when you say get medication, find the right medication, is the key. And i m happy and congratz you to be doing so good. I shared my life with a schizophrene for 3 years and he where and still a complet mess, he refuses medicaments, have been living an horrible life for years and not that he wanted but he dragged me down with him very very deep. In this 3 years i became more then his gf but like a nurse, i would do eveything from food to shower him up when he was on his periods of crisis. I was a kid and tought my love would save him , i did not understood at this time that with him refusing to take his medications i couldnt help him. His mom and his sister who have already gave up on him was who convinced me on leaving him after much shit , saying kate you cant help him, just let it go. He need doctors and take his medicaments. I ended up leaving him and moving to other city. To this day i still regret and i know things got worse when i was gone, he s turning 30 this year, still dont take medicaments, trust too much on his doctor who dont care enought to realize he need more serious help then just a prescription every month. To be honnest after all i saw pending this years , i m suprised he still alive. How i know how he s doing? It has been 5 years since i left but From time to time he will make a new account on Facebook to write me, with the usuel very same messages that he allways did : or insulting me or telling how the fbi still trying to get him, or about ovnis.. or asking for money... or telling how much he loves me and we re gone to have kids or then the most frequent message is like "when you come home tonight bring me cig" or " you forgot to wash my clothes" ...
Good advice with the understanding and patience. Couldn't be more true. People need to treat us as Humans before treating us as Labels like "Schizophrenic". I have Schizophrenia too and it has shaped my whole belief system. I think being Schizophrenic makes you wiser than others, and that seems to be true for you Buddy. Amen to this video.
It's like even my duty sometimes, as a strong minded & hearted individual, to be understanding. Sometimes just being there for them, or just listening, .. being a Good Friend makes a difference. Not making them feel like they are alone, or have to fight their battles all the time alone.. don't let them be alone!
I have been watching your video's for quite a while, and I find them to be educational. I am 21 and my sister is 23 years old. Seven years ago my sister got diagnosed with psychosis. she began to see hallucinations and hear different voices. poeple with psychosis/ schizofrenia can not communicate very well about their symtoms in the early stages of their illness. So it was pretty diffecult for me to believe her. ( I was very sceptical of anything she said anyway). But when i eventually understood what was going on. It was too late. I did more damage than good. If only I was more properly informed.. That is why people should be properly educated about these illnesses. your videos helped me understand how one feels to have such an illness. I am now more able to identify with people whom have such illnesess.
I recently subbed and will probably watch all your videos, based on the 4 I've seen. My dad was paranoid schizo until he died last year (from surprise cancer). A few months ago, I confronted a coworker for talking shit about me whenever I wasn't looking at him...he had no idea what I meant and had no history of treating anyone that way; long story short, it was a shitty meeting. Anyway, the voices seem to be mirror versions of my verbally abusive schizo dad. Your videos help me understand this BS, I hope you continue producing them. In about 10 hours I get the see the state (Georgia) doctor in my area for the first time. I went there like 10 years ago, but I couldn't handle the homicidal and suicidal effects of the medications he made me take (misdiagnosed as OCD at the time) so I left and have self-medicated ever since. Until now. I can't hold a job anymore and it's hurting my wife, so I promise to try new meds. So here's to reclaiming some measure of normalcy, cheers man. Thanks again, please keep it up!
My parents kicked me out of the house for a month which ended in a psychotic break down where I thought my closest friends were working against and my parents were trying to ruin my life. Wish they could have watched this.
Wow, this is exactly the topic I was looking for. Thanks a lot Jacob!! Those are really some good advice. Sadly some schizophrenics have fear of going to hospital, they usually don't tell the truth to doctor about how they feel in fear of possible medication change. I have such a friend, even though he's medication doesn't work, since he's delusional and depressed all the time, he doesn't understand that his meds, meds he took for many years, don't work anymore, he thinks it will be worse with different or new meds so he's saying everything is fine to doctor, acting everything is fine. I think someone like that can't be helped. I mean, I failed, so it seems like a mission impossible.
We haven't seen each other in a very long time, so I think he now see me as someone who he doesn't feel comfortable with, since my last suggestion for him to go to hospital and explain to doctor about his severe depression and weird thoughts. I my book that's a failure. He'll continue to use medication that obviously doesn't work for him and he'll progressively become worse and worse.
I'm very sorry to hear what's happening.. Same type of thing happened with a close friend. I guess whatever you do is like an offer for help, and if they don't want to take it then they simply just won't. It's heartwrenching knowing what path they may be lead to but you must know it isn't your fault and that you have tried your best and when they may hopefully be ready to accept and understand they need help, they will start to have changes being made.
I don't know what's going on with him since I haven't seen him in quite some time, but when we used to see each other every day or every few days, he sort of confided in me and told me many things. I concluded he's severely depressed and suicidal, and since he already cut himself trying suicide and the cuts were both horizontal and vertical, and since he gave himself 2 years period to get better, but is scared from doctors changing his meds and the current ones are not working, then it's really hard to explain to someone like that what to do. I told him that current meds are not working there is no other way than trying other meds to see which one is working and I haven't seen him since. I fear there's nothing anyone can do really, not even his family members who are aware of all of it since I told his brother, who I know since the elementary school in which we went together. There's a huge difference between Jacob here and him. The way Jacob is thinking is rational and Jacob understands the difference between what's real and what's not. My friend thinks it's all real, even while being medicated. We're talking about some deep extreme schizophrenia. And back then I was searching YT trying to find someone similar but was unable. It's possible that such people can't even open a YT channel, record and post videos.
I think you did your best Jacob you don’t have to contemplate a lot of what you haven’t done because of your illness. I have Schizophrenia too. I hope the best for both of us.
Hey Jacob, I have been following your videos for a while and really enjoy listening to your experience with schizophrenia! I have a question for you: Do you think your ability to distinguish between what is real and what is an hallucination has improved over the years that you had this illness?
iHave lots of patience & understanding though, iCan see how hard it is for others sometimes to deal with it, sometimes it may even seem impossible because it's very challenging // Just Love them, think about them.. Sometimes you just have to love people, step out-side your own self.. you're a strong person, you can handle it
My husband is on Geodon with a side of amphetamines and he works out. He is dedicated to being as healthy as possible, so helping him stay symptom free is pretty easy.
I had an ex back in high School who had schizophrenia but his was pretty bad. I tried helping him out to seek treatment and take his medication, but he turned really aggressive to where it wasn't safe for anyone to be around him anymore. He would run away almost all the time and hardly come to school so he wouldn't be sent to a mental health hospital, it's been years since I've seen him. Found out not too long ago he's still lives in the same city is now on hardcore drugs, in and out of jail, and is homeless with a former classmate of mine who also went down that path and got hooked on drugs too. Unfortunate what has happened hopefully someday they can get the help that they need, but they can't get that help unless they want too.
never thought id be in this place but here i am. just recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and general anxiety and major depression. i really dont want to be this way. i go to meet a therapist in a few days. but watching this video gives me a bit of hope. i refuse to be on medication though for my own reasons. is it possible to get a handle on this without it? i hope so. im very tired of dealing with it. i checked out a book about my issues and told my husband about what i did and he's comment pissed me off, said "are u sure u want to be reading that" im very easily irritated and just wanted to know wat im up against. His comment made me feel ......i don't know the word for it but not good.
I've recently started listening to you. Do you hold a job and what kind if you don't mind me asking. My son has schizophrenia and is on medication and doing well but we cannot get him interested in working. When he became ill he was in his third year of college and I don't believe he is going to go back.
My uncle has had schizophrenia for 25+ years. He constantly yells aggressively, always in a hostile mood. He was an avid drug addict before he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It seems everyday it gets worse, he has been to mental hospitals but usually released because he can act normal around authorities and doctors. Life at home is hell, nobody gets any sleep. There is no cure for him it looks like, no chance of healing a little bit. Everyday he drifts farther away from us.
That is very sad and I am so sorry to hear that your family is struggling like that. My family is going through the same with my 32 year old brother. He won't help himself. It's so sad to see them destroy themselves, but from what I have seen, no one can help them when they are like that, my mother has sacrificed her life for him... so, clearly love and kindness can't help them all. He's just learned exactly how to manipulate her now. They have to want to help themselves and to work on themselves. If you have learned anything that you can share with me, I would greatly appreciate it! My brother has been down the drug roads and is also smart enough to act normal in front of cops and doctors. I just don't know how to help someone that does not want to help himself! He'll research and learn all kinds of things all day, but I doubt over the last 8 years that he has ever researched his illness. I wish he would and I wish he would realize that there is a community here to help him find his way! I will tell him this, but I am afraid that my words fall on deaf ears.
Dude my brother is going through the exact same thing! He acts normal when cops or doctors are around ..he says he needs help but he doesnt actually wna go to hospital.. or get any type of medicine.. he argues with himself every day..he doesn't stop talking to himself 24/7..he yells alot , thinks the world Is after him..anti social.. he was messing with shrooms and had a really bad trip ..
What happens if my brother who is schizophrenic agreed to go to rehab to get correct meds, he was discharged by the doctor who said he was stable, but my brother still thinks his illness is being controlled telepathically and that he doesn't want our help. He wants his freedom, even though we want to help.
Btw, a relative of mine has been diagnosed schizophrenia (so super early stage), he's going through psycotic episodes and he refuses to take his meds (he thinks its a plot against him). How should his family deal with that? Because from what I've read and seen the medication seems to be the absolute foundation, and must to be able to live with schizophrenia. I assume it's difficult to have the insight, that the medication is important, when your mind convinces you not to.
Hi. My aunt has paranoia, it isn't exactly schizophrenia bc i don't think she hears voices in her head, but she thinks people are following her. idk how to help her, she doesn't want treatment
thank you so much my brother is schizophrenic and relates alot to you he had dropped out and its his fourth year at home. Its bad but whats your advise for trying to get him to slow down on smoking.
Uh, it's really hard to do that. I don't know if you're talking about marijuana or cigarettes, but if it's cigarettes then try to get him to try to use a vape. It helped me to quit smoking easily.
This video needs to be shared. We need to end the stigma of schizophrenics and understand us. Help by asking questions to progress the logical thought process in schizophrenics. Dont confront or be mean, but ask questions to understand their thoughts.
I've been struggling with My Anger,.. from when you love somebody, and want the best for them so they can live long & prosper. My little brother over-dosed too many time & is now mentally un stable.. Now I struggle with his Drug Addiction & Mental Issues iWatched Him Destroy Lives & then His Own, Time & Time Again. & Now I'm supposed to have sympathy for his self infliction : / i aM so angry at him, iDon't want to be but i aM.. iNotice it sometimes, & hate myself for it. He is lucky to even still be alive today
I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia because I see shadows everywhere I go. I would only see them in my peripheral vision of they would run in and out of my eyesight... sometimes I could see them full on. I would hear whispers at night and sometimes during the day. I would feel fingers poke me or breath down my neck. I would taste some weird stuff in food sometimes but no one else in my family would. Now I am diagnosed as schizophrenic but I believe I am not but I am not sure cuz I don't really know. I have seen a psychologist. Does it sound like I have Schizophrenia? I am now taking abilify and it helps a bit.
My brother has this illness and has gotten violent, how would you suggest i help ? He wont see a doctor but has been diagnosed but in another state. Im lost
Very beautiful words of wisdom, thanks for sharing, I really want to understand the people that I work for. You say you are open to ask questions, I wonder if you have time and if you would be interested to have a conversation with me, I have some really specific questions. Thank you again!
hey man my brother has had this mental disease and had been ok for about 4 years. about two weeks ago his medication ran out and is just getting it again. my question is how long will it be until he is "ok" again?
what do you do if the person you know refuses to take his medication and is over 18. you talked about homelessness and thankfully my brother isn't homeless but he's becoming very hard to deal with, that a social worker actually said to kick him out and change the locks. of course we won't do that but what do we do
How the hell do you EVER convince your sister that she needs help??? We just got a court order on my sister and she went to a phychogical hospital but they would only keep her for 5 days. They have her on 100 mg of seroquel but I’m not sure if it’s once a day or 2-3 times a day but it’s hard to know if she’s even taking it. This is the absolute worst disease I have ever seen in my life!!!!! Any suggestions on how to convince my sister that she is really really sick???
my brother was been acting very strange the last 6 months or so. He yells and spits at me and accuses me of things that have never happened. He confuses truths and fantasies and mentions people who do not exist. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia but he is also a meth addict. My father is an enabler so how can I help someone who refuses help and considers meth his medicine? especially since he is rarely in a mind state that he can reason
If you spit on and walk out on a person suffering,.. i personally couldn't respect someone like that. It's not hard to see what they are going through, most of the time // don't take everything personal* "Not everything is about you" ~ Sometimes they need you, and they need you to be present.. for them.
I think my husband has schizophrenia and we have been going through such a bad time I want to leave him but after J told him he's saying such strange thing and he says he's something he isn't and how I shouldn't tell anyone.. What should I do? I feel this is getting me so down I don't know if I can cope with this.. 😢
Does anybody think that I can apply this sort of advice to other similar mental illness's. Should I try to be understanding for most mental illness's that cause delusions please reply I'm just looking for advice. I have been patient for 7 years and running out of ideas
I'm diagnosed with schiz also I'm having a really hard time getting out of my house I'm super fucken paranoid always I only go out if I need to . Your videos really Help me
Cold December That happen to me too. mostly after I took the medicine. it felt like everything was against me. I took the medicine a month then I felt better not taking it. I'm back to normal now. hope everything goes well.
I'm very introverted myself ,very shy! Do not , and cannot be around a big crowd of people! Don't like going places by myself , although I'm trying to push myself. I have depression, and bipolar , and bad anxiety .I have panic attacks a lot , especially being around people,I hate this crap😕
I have Schizophrenia too. Paranoid type. My doctor told me it's a life illness. I can't study too. I'm still on medication. Invega sustena injection and risperidone one mg in morning and at night. Please what's your advice to me?. I make videos too.
"Don't put them in a situation they don't wanna be put into, unless it's beneficial for them." Can I add **directly** beneficial? Relatives and close ones of people with mental conditions often manage to make all kinds of stuff "beneficial". Like "oh, so you get extreme anxiety from seeing people? Then you **need** to come to this family gathering because that **will** make you get used to being around people, and that is **beneficial** for you!"
Hey my baby brother love you soooooooooooooo much as your videos have given me so much strength as my brother suffering from schizophrenia and I was feeling very low today he is getting worst day by day he hit my other brother badly today and I was scared how to give him the normal life again and thank you so so much .Stay blessed 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
Hey um I don't know if you will see this but my boyfriend has bad mental illness and he is scared to get help and I don't know how to convince him it's okay (I have schizophrenia) I got help 2 years ago and I'm still in the process but I feel much better I want him to be okay, I don't want to loose him.
IhaveSchizophrenia This is what I do with my dad. He refuses help but what I did was I looked into basically everything I could about Schizophrenia it's actually how I stumbled upon your CZcams. I know alot about it and I talk to him about it and try to understand what he's going through. The families tried to get him to get help several times but he refuses cause he believes it's all real and we can't make him get help for other reasons I'm not gonna get into on here. So we're just gonna continue to be here for him. :) Your videos really do help me to understand more about this btw so thank you. :)
i always like watching your videos, i don't know anyone personally with this illness but it's just very interesting to hear your perspective on things, keep it up and best of luck to you :)
Hi. Some advice if possible please. I live 1600km away from my son. In June 2015 he was hospitalised for the first time after he said he'd attempted suicide. If I remember correctly he was already having delusional thoughts. He was diagnosed bipolar. He stopped taking his medication after he was discharged. In June 2017 he was hospitalised while having a psychotic delusional episode. He was was rediagnosed bipolar with psychosis. He stopped taking his medication after he was discharged. He was admitted to hospital again on Monday for another 72 hours of observation because of the delusional psychotic state he is in. Each time he has denied that he is ill and that someone has "hijacked his mind and is placing conspiracy theories in his mind. He believes he gave the world free fusion energy. He believes he is the chosen one because he has the "mark" where Jesus was crucified with the sword. He believes he can manipulate electricity and that things happening around him are a "sign" My question is how do you "convince" a person, if that's the right term, that they need medication to manage their thoughts. Any advice?
I even had boyfriends with Schizophrenia, ..before I even realizing they were suffering I understand life is hard sometimes and even when they go insane it's never bothered me any.. if anything it's a cry out for help sometimes, they need cared for // Some of the most amazing people iKnow suffer from some sort of "mental illness", they always have extra-ordinary minds
Agree with you,they are BEATIFUL people💜. I have a GOOD friend who I LOVE so much..❤,a GOOD soul..Many people talk shit about him ,say nasty and ugly thing about and to him.. I am one of FEW who is SUPPORT him..❤,I see those videoes about Schizofrenia for to learn and understand my LOVED one.I am a HSP person...💑
Hi 👋🏿 bro good videos umm my question is I have a ex girlfriend who has schizophrenia for the past nine years and she's 29 and I'm 28. We where together for a year and 4 months . I moved to a different city we keep in touch but a little bit about her she wasn't taken her meds when I met her six months later she ended up in the hospital and I was there visiting her as much as I could. She was a zombie when she got out very different from when she was off the meds. The negatives of her she's very lazy, messy and not motivated. When we talk I can tell she wants to do things like go to school and get a job but she never follows through with anything. It's very frustrating a lot dealing with her illness but I do love her but sometimes I just want to just eraser out my life cause I lived with her the last 4 months of our relationship and it hard coming home to a messy house and her just smoking a lot cigarettes which I smoke to but way not as much as her. She befriends the wrong type of ppl and they take advantage of her. She has little to none support from her family at this point. And I'm like the only person who really cares but it's hard and I've tried talking to her and telling her about how I feel about it but I know there's only so much I can do. She's really clingy but she is a good person at heart but idk what to do cause I'm moving forward in life and she's just stuck and satisfied with her living situation even tho she says she wants more. Well she's on the shoot now but bro any ideas on how and what should I do
Yes...the vape worked for me... I smoked for over 40 years and in 2009 I put them down and went and bought me an e-cig... That was the first thing they came out with and now I Vape. I don't think I could ever pick up another cigarette. It would make me sick definitely. Proud of you
i moved schools, tomorrow is my first day but i have depression i feel good rn i feel like i will talk to people and everyting will be okay i hope i don't get too nervous and shy pray for me 😖😇
I would be so scared and depressed if I had to take antipsychotics because they lead to significant structural brain changes. Those who receive higher average lifetime doses of an antipsychotic had less gray matter. It's almost as if antipsychotics are simply damaging the parts of the brain that may be responsible for some schizophrenic symptoms. What are other potential long-term side effects- Alzheimer's or Parkinson's? Other common drugs like Benadryl with anticholinergic effects have already been implicated in Alzheimer's. What if they can be implicated in the development of other disorders? What does that say about medicine?
My girlfriend recently got diagnosed with Schizophrenia I cannot tell you how much hope you've given me for her. Shes hanging tough ill give her that.
And I will stand beside her.
bless u i have schizophrenia i find nutrition is a big part after switch to ketogenic diet i have little issues but if i get sick or eat a bad thing then it gets bad or if im over tired or high stress its bad
Take care of her bro...
Are you guys still together my girlfriend has it its very hard to deal with
Best thing you can do mate. Hang in. My mom is almost 60....if you argue with them put them down it triggers it 10x fold. I've made this mistake. Just love them and be there. Help them get help. They really somtimes have no idea..
Jacob great advice. "Patience, understanding, accept, love, be there for them". This helps me to know how to help my son ❤️
Thank you very much! I'm glad I helped!
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U should contact Alec of MyOddExperiences and tried to communicate and talk to 1 another you two can really help each other
My mom have been a paranoid schizophrenia since I was born. I didn't found out until my grandma passed away and my mom insurance got messed up and that when everything just went to hell. I'm dealing with it now, because I'm caring for her and it very hard. I suffers from depression and anxiety as well. She also have depression and anxiety. She constantly hear voices, smells things that are not there, sometimes see things that are not there. I have to called her doctor and see what other meds they can do for her to help. She always afraid that someone is trying to hurt her. This week I had to learn to approach the situation better to be calm and learn even more about it. That's why I'm here on youtube getting help about it. I hate when ppl make jokes about this illness. This is a serious illness and I don't see anything funny about at all. There was a lot of close call that my mom could have hurt herself really bad. It's really hard to deal with.Thank you for this,Lisa^^
Lisa I have a identical story to yours....still trying my mom is 60 now I'm 26 literally whole attempts have failed.
I don't wanna fail my mother either.
Thank you for sharing. You maybe made me feel better than this video
Thank you for uploading this. My brother has schizophrenia and my mom always tries to portray him as a bad person but he's very kind and sometimes socially awkward but I like talking to him and while I dont talk to him much (We live far apart) I still try and make conversation when I see him and he enjoys talking. Ive been looking it up lately to understand him more. My mom normally doesn't let me talk to him but at family outings (He's thirty I'm fourteen he's my half brother but I consider him a full-brother lol). I hope everything goes well for you! Your 'Schizophrenia on a bad day' video is how I got here but you seem much better ♡
Talk to him treat him like ur own brother. Give him. cbd oil if it works for him its a natural antiphycotic with no other side effects. know how is him motivation and drive. Ask him about his gf if he has any.
Excellent video (: My partner was recently diagnosed Schizoaffective disorder. I did exactly as you suggested and he told me later that that was the most wonderful thing anyone had ever done to show they care. I continued yo learn more a out the disorder to show I am committed to live with this with him as well. My hat off to you for educating yourself in this as well. Great job. (: A partnership with one with any kind of mental health disorders is a life long commitment. We as the loved ones need to be strong for both of us.
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Wow I watched your videos from 2014 and watching you now in 2017 made me so happy. Good to know you're doing so much better and the treatments you received helped. I feel so genuinely happy for you. Wishing you the best! Also, the beard looks great on you!
I work in a group home for people that have mental health issues and one is very ill with cancer as well as paranoid schizophrenia. He has auditory hallucinations and is most of the time yelling at nothing as well as not making real words. Being a psychology major graduate, your points are extremely valid (not that they wouldn't be if I didn't take psychology) and I wish I knew more about how this first started with him (but it's almost too hard to figure out how now because he's so far gone) as well as what age it started and such because it would really help understanding how to help him. I'm so happy you're at a point of acceptance and realization that medication is helping you. I wish you the best of luck and that you're always finding help.
I'm liking the birds in the background. The blue jays were trying to steal the show.
You're amazing dude! This channel is doing such a great job of informing, and de-stigmatizing mental illness.
My first love and highschool sweetheart got afflicted with this illness after withstanding so much traumatic and abuse/neglect in his past; it came about 2-3 years ago. Despite him having a maniacal event and it left me physically and emotionally damaged, I understood what the cause of it was and easily forgave him. As well, I helped him evade other assault charges and get his record wiped clean. I chose to devote to him, better or worse, and for almost 9 years I have been there for him. “You are who you are, and that is what makes me love you. Why would I change you, my perfect wish made true?” I repeat that to him as much as I can. 🖤💜
This has truly been an eye-opening video just recently found out that my bf has schizophrenia and I had to learn it from his mom that he has it. He went off some of his meds and did something he thought was the right thing to do. After watching your video it became a little more clear to me what he might actually be going through. I will take your advice to heart and I want to be able to support him in any way that I can. Thank you so much
you can help so much people with schizophrenia and a lot of other mental illnesses. You'd make a great psychologist because you're so calming and have years of experience living with the illness
Thank you so much for this video, I'm studying to be a nurse and I want to work in a mental health hospital and help people. Personally, I think that the best way to do that is actually listen to the person. However there are so many nurses and doctors that all they care about is getting their work done and go home and earn money, which I think is really sad and wrong and I want to make a impact and make that change in the best way possible.
So thank you so much for making these videos. You inspire people and help a lot, more than you know.
A huge hug from Spain! (Yep, that's why my English is not good, sorry about that)
I just needed to say thank you for your openness. My son is just being diagnosed with a mental illness. I'm trying to learn how to help him and be there for him. He's not a child so finding help and support has been a struggle. As I had said before THANK YOU for helping me to start learning how to help him!
You are not alone..lots of prayer..and good meds..and healthy eating.. being positive ...
You sir are courageous and strong for sharing your videos. Your experiences have changed the way i viewed schizo. Today i received news that my some of my dads relatives are diagnosed with schizophrenia. Your advice has given me great insight and i thank you for that
what an inspirational message you're sending. keep it up man!
I really enjoy what you are doing, spreading some knowledge about your condition to the world. Congrats my friend!
it's pretty crazy that you subscribed I've been a fan of you for the longest time
Thanks so much for this, and all your videos are great!
I didn't want to over-fuss or over-care for someone with this, but wanted to understand, and this was awesome to explain the inside feeling and tips. Thank you!
iGot Your Back. I also give much respect to you for opening up and talking to us. *I am sure it helps out a lot* #NoDoubt
Thank you! O think hard to find a video that shows a perspective from someone who have this illness. Greetings from Brazil!
thanks for making these videos so we can learn how to help our loved ones & have a better understanding...
Hi! My mom is schizophrenic, and there are many things I never understood about her while I was growing up because I was mainly living with my grandmother,by then we were living in Cuba. When I turned 16 I realized that I wanted to live with my mom, I wanted to be able to really know and understand her. I wish I would have have more knowledge about her condition before. But I love her and even though sometimes we get stressed out, now I understand how to make her feel better. Right now I am in America but she is still in Cuba living with my younger brother, I am trying to bring her to live with me and give her all the attention she needs. Thank you for your videos, they really helped me to understand this condition a little bit more. And lastly, I am always a little bit scared of getting schizophrenia myself or my brother since is 50/50 chance. Thank you again :)
Thank you for this... as you know, it's vary rare to hear this. I work with and coordinate care for those with the the diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Most of them are court ordered via AOT. I am always trying to find ways to build trust, and help to enhance stability. What I've learned is that I cannot drive treatment. I am there for them and never push them. I have a unique approach to care (I believe), which for the most part works. I've come to realize, is the initial meeting. This is the hardest part. When the paranoia drives how one thinks and receives the world, the most important thing to remember is to back off, and wait. I am thankful for your honesty and commitment to helping others. Peace!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and journey. This is such a valuable perspective to me, learning how someone with schizophrenia would want to be treated and helped. I can tell your illness has put you through a lot but you've begun to embrace these parts of yourself while learning to open yourself up to becoming more fulfilled, which I respect so much. I was wondering if you have any advice on how I might help a family member accept that they need professional help or at least to become open to the idea, before the symptoms again intensify and they reach a crisis? They are in denial especially because they are functioning pretty well at a surface level right now but I want to reach them before they come to a more stressful chapter in their life. I love them so much and I want to actively prevent any suffering that I can so I'm trying to learn how to be proactive in a sensitive way. Thanks again for the vid!
Hey, I'm glad I found your channel. I have a classmate friend who is diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. He has been in a mental hospital many times for the last 8 years. We dont meet quite often but when we do he describes his disappearances as a decision to avoid people for a while and switches the phone off. Until one of our recent meetings when he told me about the stay in the hospitals and the diagnosis. But according to him the schizophrenia diagnose is wrong because as he said "his mind just vibrates on a higher frequency than the rest of the people and only highly conscious individuals could actually understand him" and he" is not delusional and does not need to take any medicine cuz it's all normal(plus they make him feel heavy and numb)". Actually nothing is normal because he is highly dysfunctional and hardly graduated school, then couldn't cope with university and now he struggles to find any work. He lost almost all his friends. His parents seems to have lost any motivation about him getting some normal life so they kind of made him homeless during the day, sometimes they have fight at home, police and ambulance often visit the house. My friend is not aggressive when we hang around but god knows what psychosis he gets when at home coz fight and scandals happen often, he avoids sharing. Since the day I understood about the diagnosis I try to read as much material as possible so to know how to communicate with him, not to say something stressful and to avoid confronting him about his delusions but not to support them at the same time , etc ..but I don't know how to help him when he denies the diagnosis and the need of medication (actually a common symptom). I try to explain to him that the pills/depot are something good , they will bring balance to his life so he can find a job and girlfriend for example ..he agrees for the next 10mins and then goes back into denial. The situation feels like to be helpless in a never ending loop
nice video man I look forward to seeing your videos every Monday
(Sorry for my broke english). I love when you say get medication, find the right medication, is the key. And i m happy and congratz you to be doing so good. I shared my life with a schizophrene for 3 years and he where and still a complet mess, he refuses medicaments, have been living an horrible life for years and not that he wanted but he dragged me down with him very very deep. In this 3 years i became more then his gf but like a nurse, i would do eveything from food to shower him up when he was on his periods of crisis. I was a kid and tought my love would save him , i did not understood at this time that with him refusing to take his medications i couldnt help him. His mom and his sister who have already gave up on him was who convinced me on leaving him after much shit , saying kate you cant help him, just let it go. He need doctors and take his medicaments. I ended up leaving him and moving to other city. To this day i still regret and i know things got worse when i was gone, he s turning 30 this year, still dont take medicaments, trust too much on his doctor who dont care enought to realize he need more serious help then just a prescription every month. To be honnest after all i saw pending this years , i m suprised he still alive. How i know how he s doing? It has been 5 years since i left but From time to time he will make a new account on Facebook to write me, with the usuel very same messages that he allways did : or insulting me or telling how the fbi still trying to get him, or about ovnis.. or asking for money... or telling how much he loves me and we re gone to have kids or then the most frequent message is like "when you come home tonight bring me cig" or " you forgot to wash my clothes" ...
your videos have really helped me understand my diagnosis Thank you for posting your videos.
Brittney Sprout hope you recover. don't get too stuck on medication.
Good advice with the understanding and patience. Couldn't be more true. People need to treat us as Humans before treating us as Labels like "Schizophrenic". I have Schizophrenia too and it has shaped my whole belief system. I think being Schizophrenic makes you wiser than others, and that seems to be true for you Buddy. Amen to this video.
It's like even my duty sometimes, as a strong minded & hearted individual, to be understanding.
Sometimes just being there for them, or just listening, .. being a Good Friend makes a difference.
Not making them feel like they are alone, or have to fight their battles all the time alone.. don't let them be alone!
I have been watching your video's for quite a while, and I find them to be educational.
I am 21 and my sister is 23 years old. Seven years ago my sister got diagnosed with psychosis. she began to see hallucinations and hear different voices. poeple with psychosis/ schizofrenia can not communicate very well about their symtoms in the early stages of their illness. So it was pretty diffecult for me to believe her. ( I was very sceptical of anything she said anyway). But when i eventually understood what was going on. It was too late. I did more damage than good. If only I was more properly informed.. That is why people should be properly educated about these illnesses. your videos helped me understand how one feels to have such an illness. I am now more able to identify with people whom have such illnesess.
Groovy groovy...very powerful video man thank you
Very nice to hear from you again. ♡
Thank you for creating this.
I recently subbed and will probably watch all your videos, based on the 4 I've seen. My dad was paranoid schizo until he died last year (from surprise cancer). A few months ago, I confronted a coworker for talking shit about me whenever I wasn't looking at him...he had no idea what I meant and had no history of treating anyone that way; long story short, it was a shitty meeting. Anyway, the voices seem to be mirror versions of my verbally abusive schizo dad. Your videos help me understand this BS, I hope you continue producing them. In about 10 hours I get the see the state (Georgia) doctor in my area for the first time. I went there like 10 years ago, but I couldn't handle the homicidal and suicidal effects of the medications he made me take (misdiagnosed as OCD at the time) so I left and have self-medicated ever since. Until now. I can't hold a job anymore and it's hurting my wife, so I promise to try new meds. So here's to reclaiming some measure of normalcy, cheers man. Thanks again, please keep it up!
2 unrelated things: 8-20 is my birthday, and vaping helped me quit a 21-year smoking habit lol
U are very strong..
Thanks for sharing all of this, you are amazing
Thank you for another wonderful video!
You`re amazing, intelligence, brave, strong and a good person!
My parents kicked me out of the house for a month which ended in a psychotic break down where I thought my closest friends were working against and my parents were trying to ruin my life. Wish they could have watched this.
Wow, this is exactly the topic I was looking for. Thanks a lot Jacob!! Those are really some good advice. Sadly some schizophrenics have fear of going to hospital, they usually don't tell the truth to doctor about how they feel in fear of possible medication change. I have such a friend, even though he's medication doesn't work, since he's delusional and depressed all the time, he doesn't understand that his meds, meds he took for many years, don't work anymore, he thinks it will be worse with different or new meds so he's saying everything is fine to doctor, acting everything is fine. I think someone like that can't be helped. I mean, I failed, so it seems like a mission impossible.
codergames you haven't failed
We haven't seen each other in a very long time, so I think he now see me as someone who he doesn't feel comfortable with, since my last suggestion for him to go to hospital and explain to doctor about his severe depression and weird thoughts. I my book that's a failure. He'll continue to use medication that obviously doesn't work for him and he'll progressively become worse and worse.
I'm very sorry to hear what's happening.. Same type of thing happened with a close friend. I guess whatever you do is like an offer for help, and if they don't want to take it then they simply just won't. It's heartwrenching knowing what path they may be lead to but you must know it isn't your fault and that you have tried your best and when they may hopefully be ready to accept and understand they need help, they will start to have changes being made.
I don't know what's going on with him since I haven't seen him in quite some time, but when we used to see each other every day or every few days, he sort of confided in me and told me many things. I concluded he's severely depressed and suicidal, and since he already cut himself trying suicide and the cuts were both horizontal and vertical, and since he gave himself 2 years period to get better, but is scared from doctors changing his meds and the current ones are not working, then it's really hard to explain to someone like that what to do. I told him that current meds are not working there is no other way than trying other meds to see which one is working and I haven't seen him since. I fear there's nothing anyone can do really, not even his family members who are aware of all of it since I told his brother, who I know since the elementary school in which we went together. There's a huge difference between Jacob here and him. The way Jacob is thinking is rational and Jacob understands the difference between what's real and what's not. My friend thinks it's all real, even while being medicated. We're talking about some deep extreme schizophrenia. And back then I was searching YT trying to find someone similar but was unable. It's possible that such people can't even open a YT channel, record and post videos.
I think you did your best Jacob you don’t have to contemplate a lot of what you haven’t done because of your illness. I have Schizophrenia too. I hope the best for both of us.
Hey Jacob, I have been following your videos for a while and really enjoy listening to your experience with schizophrenia!
I have a question for you: Do you think your ability to distinguish between what is real and what is an hallucination has improved over the years that you had this illness?
iHave lots of patience & understanding though, iCan see how hard it is for others sometimes to deal with it,
sometimes it may even seem impossible because it's very challenging // Just Love them, think about them..
Sometimes you just have to love people, step out-side your own self.. you're a strong person, you can handle it
My husband is on Geodon with a side of amphetamines and he works out. He is dedicated to being as healthy as possible, so helping him stay symptom free is pretty easy.
Thanks for your videos, they help me a lot!
Nice Vape, I have been vaping for about 4 years, it's the only thing that has helped me quit smoking cigarettes, and have tried everything!
I had an ex back in high School who had schizophrenia but his was pretty bad. I tried helping him out to seek treatment and take his medication, but he turned really aggressive to where it wasn't safe for anyone to be around him anymore. He would run away almost all the time and hardly come to school so he wouldn't be sent to a mental health hospital, it's been years since I've seen him. Found out not too long ago he's still lives in the same city is now on hardcore drugs, in and out of jail, and is homeless with a former classmate of mine who also went down that path and got hooked on drugs too. Unfortunate what has happened hopefully someday they can get the help that they need, but they can't get that help unless they want too.
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never thought id be in this place but here i am. just recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and general anxiety and major depression. i really dont want to be this way. i go to meet a therapist in a few days. but watching this video gives me a bit of hope. i refuse to be on medication though for my own reasons. is it possible to get a handle on this without it? i hope so. im very tired of dealing with it. i checked out a book about my issues and told my husband about what i did and he's comment pissed me off, said "are u sure u want to be reading that" im very easily irritated and just wanted to know wat im up against. His comment made me feel ......i don't know the word for it but not good.
I've recently started listening to you. Do you hold a job and what kind if you don't mind me asking. My son has schizophrenia and is on medication and doing well but we cannot get him interested in working. When he became ill he was in his third year of college and I don't believe he is going to go back.
Thanks for this
My uncle has had schizophrenia for 25+ years. He constantly yells aggressively, always in a hostile mood. He was an avid drug addict before he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. It seems everyday it gets worse, he has been to mental hospitals but usually released because he can act normal around authorities and doctors. Life at home is hell, nobody gets any sleep. There is no cure for him it looks like, no chance of healing a little bit. Everyday he drifts farther away from us.
That is very sad and I am so sorry to hear that your family is struggling like that. My family is going through the same with my 32 year old brother. He won't help himself. It's so sad to see them destroy themselves, but from what I have seen, no one can help them when they are like that, my mother has sacrificed her life for him... so, clearly love and kindness can't help them all. He's just learned exactly how to manipulate her now. They have to want to help themselves and to work on themselves. If you have learned anything that you can share with me, I would greatly appreciate it! My brother has been down the drug roads and is also smart enough to act normal in front of cops and doctors. I just don't know how to help someone that does not want to help himself! He'll research and learn all kinds of things all day, but I doubt over the last 8 years that he has ever researched his illness. I wish he would and I wish he would realize that there is a community here to help him find his way! I will tell him this, but I am afraid that my words fall on deaf ears.
Dude my brother is going through the exact same thing! He acts normal when cops or doctors are around ..he says he needs help but he doesnt actually wna go to hospital.. or get any type of medicine.. he argues with himself every day..he doesn't stop talking to himself 24/7..he yells alot , thinks the world Is after him..anti social.. he was messing with shrooms and had a really bad trip ..
Try niacin in large doses with large does of vitamin c...and lots and lots of prayer.
loved this.video, Understand the person and be patient and get treatment. 😃
What happens if my brother who is schizophrenic agreed to go to rehab to get correct meds, he was discharged by the doctor who said he was stable, but my brother still thinks his illness is being controlled telepathically and that he doesn't want our help. He wants his freedom, even though we want to help.
Btw, a relative of mine has been diagnosed schizophrenia (so super early stage), he's going through psycotic episodes and he refuses to take his meds (he thinks its a plot against him). How should his family deal with that? Because from what I've read and seen the medication seems to be the absolute foundation, and must to be able to live with schizophrenia.
I assume it's difficult to have the insight, that the medication is important, when your mind convinces you not to.
im witnessing the very same thing w a friend of mind.. does it get better overtime?
Thanks for this!
Hi. My aunt has paranoia, it isn't exactly schizophrenia bc i don't think she hears voices in her head, but she thinks people are following her.
idk how to help her, she doesn't want treatment
thank you so much my brother is schizophrenic and relates alot to you he had dropped out and its his fourth year at home. Its bad but whats your advise for trying to get him to slow down on smoking.
Uh, it's really hard to do that. I don't know if you're talking about marijuana or cigarettes, but if it's cigarettes then try to get him to try to use a vape. It helped me to quit smoking easily.
IhaveSchizophrenia thanks honestly both but the Marijuana does help him when we can't think of anything else
This video needs to be shared. We need to end the stigma of schizophrenics and understand us. Help by asking questions to progress the logical thought process in schizophrenics. Dont confront or be mean, but ask questions to understand their thoughts.
I've been struggling with My Anger,.. from when you love somebody, and want the best for them so they can live long & prosper.
My little brother over-dosed too many time & is now mentally un stable.. Now I struggle with his Drug Addiction & Mental Issues
iWatched Him Destroy Lives & then His Own, Time & Time Again. & Now I'm supposed to have sympathy for his self infliction : /
i aM so angry at him, iDon't want to be but i aM.. iNotice it sometimes, & hate myself for it. He is lucky to even still be alive today
I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia because I see shadows everywhere I go. I would only see them in my peripheral vision of they would run in and out of my eyesight... sometimes I could see them full on. I would hear whispers at night and sometimes during the day. I would feel fingers poke me or breath down my neck. I would taste some weird stuff in food sometimes but no one else in my family would. Now I am diagnosed as schizophrenic but I believe I am not but I am not sure cuz I don't really know. I have seen a psychologist. Does it sound like I have Schizophrenia? I am now taking abilify and it helps a bit.
Yes that sounds exactly like schizophrenia.
My brother has this illness and has gotten violent, how would you suggest i help ? He wont see a doctor but has been diagnosed but in another state. Im lost
Very beautiful words of wisdom, thanks for sharing, I really want to understand the people that I work for. You say you are open to ask questions, I wonder if you have time and if you would be interested to have a conversation with me, I have some really specific questions. Thank you again!
hey man my brother has had this mental disease and had been ok for about 4 years. about two weeks ago his medication ran out and is just getting it again. my question is how long will it be until he is "ok" again?
I work at a Vape shop man. good pick on the helmet. its a great setup
what do you do if the person you know refuses to take his medication and is over 18. you talked about homelessness and thankfully my brother isn't homeless but he's becoming very hard to deal with, that a social worker actually said to kick him out and change the locks. of course we won't do that but what do we do
How the hell do you EVER convince your sister that she needs help??? We just got a court order on my sister and she went to a phychogical hospital but they would only keep her for 5 days. They have her on 100 mg of seroquel but I’m not sure if it’s once a day or 2-3 times a day but it’s hard to know if she’s even taking it. This is the absolute worst disease I have ever seen in my life!!!!! Any suggestions on how to convince my sister that she is really really sick???
Keep on keeping on. Book recommendation! Viktore E. Frankl. Mans search for meaning.
my brother was been acting very strange the last 6 months or so. He yells and spits at me and accuses me of things that have never happened. He confuses truths and fantasies and mentions people who do not exist. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia but he is also a meth addict. My father is an enabler so how can I help someone who refuses help and considers meth his medicine? especially since he is rarely in a mind state that he can reason
If you spit on and walk out on a person suffering,.. i personally couldn't respect someone like that.
It's not hard to see what they are going through, most of the time // don't take everything personal*
"Not everything is about you" ~ Sometimes they need you, and they need you to be present.. for them.
I think my husband has schizophrenia and we have been going through such a bad time I want to leave him but after J told him he's saying such strange thing and he says he's something he isn't and how I shouldn't tell anyone.. What should I do? I feel this is getting me so down I don't know if I can cope with this.. 😢
Does anybody think that I can apply this sort of advice to other similar mental illness's. Should I try to be understanding for most mental illness's that cause delusions please reply I'm just looking for advice. I have been patient for 7 years and running out of ideas
yo man you are the bomb digity
I'm diagnosed with schiz also I'm having a really hard time getting out of my house I'm super fucken paranoid always I only go out if I need to . Your videos really Help me
Cold December That happen to me too. mostly after I took the medicine. it felt like everything was against me. I took the medicine a month then I felt better not taking it. I'm back to normal now. hope everything goes well.
Cold December Meditation is the best medicine Always.
I'm very introverted myself ,very shy! Do not , and cannot be around a big crowd of people! Don't like going places by myself , although I'm trying to push myself. I have depression, and bipolar , and bad anxiety .I have panic attacks a lot , especially being around people,I hate this crap😕
Jen Gemini Alright, im just bad at school because i've been diagnosed with ADD, Dysphasia,Dyslexia and Epilepsy
I have Schizophrenia too. Paranoid type. My doctor told me it's a life illness. I can't study too. I'm still on medication. Invega sustena injection and risperidone one mg in morning and at night. Please what's your advice to me?. I make videos too.
"Don't put them in a situation they don't wanna be put into, unless it's beneficial for them."
Can I add **directly** beneficial? Relatives and close ones of people with mental conditions often manage to make all kinds of stuff "beneficial". Like "oh, so you get extreme anxiety from seeing people? Then you **need** to come to this family gathering because that **will** make you get used to being around people, and that is **beneficial** for you!"
The Easyway to Stop Smoking from Allen Carr is out of this world! everyone needs to know the level of genius this guy's formula is at.
Are you doing CBT? I wish I would hear folks talk about the benefits of CBT
Hey my baby brother love you soooooooooooooo much as your videos have given me so much strength as my brother suffering from schizophrenia and I was feeling very low today he is getting worst day by day he hit my other brother badly today and I was scared how to give him the normal life again and thank you so so much .Stay blessed 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
I had to be homeschooled for this year since I was panicking so much at school. I'm so scared they won't let me back in.
These things are always in my mind, I may Not exactly suffer the exact illnesses but I might as well bcuz Friends do
Hey um I don't know if you will see this but my boyfriend has bad mental illness and he is scared to get help and I don't know how to convince him it's okay (I have schizophrenia) I got help 2 years ago and I'm still in the process but I feel much better I want him to be okay, I don't want to loose him.
I created a facebook page, not really sure how it works right now but okay.
facebook.com/IHaveSchizophrenia/
IhaveSchizophrenia This is what I do with my dad. He refuses help but what I did was I looked into basically everything I could about Schizophrenia it's actually how I stumbled upon your CZcams. I know alot about it and I talk to him about it and try to understand what he's going through. The families tried to get him to get help several times but he refuses cause he believes it's all real and we can't make him get help for other reasons I'm not gonna get into on here. So we're just gonna continue to be here for him. :) Your videos really do help me to understand more about this btw so thank you. :)
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i always like watching your videos, i don't know anyone personally with this illness but it's just very interesting to hear your perspective on things, keep it up and best of luck to you :)
liked your facebook page.
you're doing great work, man!
IhaveSchizophrenia Can I have your email?
You're so interesting to listen to !!!
Hey so I'm 15 I'm going through the same thing I have the symptoms of schizophrenia but no one will diagnose me because I am to young.
Hi. Some advice if possible please.
I live 1600km away from my son.
In June 2015 he was hospitalised for the first time after he said he'd attempted suicide. If I remember correctly he was already having delusional thoughts. He was diagnosed bipolar. He stopped taking his medication after he was discharged.
In June 2017 he was hospitalised while having a psychotic delusional episode. He was was rediagnosed bipolar with psychosis. He stopped taking his medication after he was discharged.
He was admitted to hospital again on Monday for another 72 hours of observation because of the delusional psychotic state he is in.
Each time he has denied that he is ill and that someone has "hijacked his mind and is placing conspiracy theories in his mind.
He believes he gave the world free fusion energy. He believes he is the chosen one because he has the "mark" where Jesus was crucified with the sword.
He believes he can manipulate electricity and that things happening around him are a "sign"
My question is how do you "convince" a person, if that's the right term, that they need medication to manage their thoughts.
Any advice?
I even had boyfriends with Schizophrenia, ..before I even realizing they were suffering I understand life is hard sometimes
and even when they go insane it's never bothered me any.. if anything it's a cry out for help sometimes, they need cared for
// Some of the most amazing people iKnow suffer from some sort of "mental illness", they always have extra-ordinary minds
Agree with you,they are BEATIFUL people💜.
I have a GOOD friend who I LOVE so much..❤,a GOOD soul..Many people talk shit about him ,say nasty and ugly thing about and to him..
I am one of FEW who is SUPPORT him..❤,I see those videoes about Schizofrenia for to learn and understand my LOVED one.I am a HSP person...💑
A few days ago, when i was laying in bed i saw small faces looking at me. Do i have to be concerned? I also was dealing with panick attacks those days
Should be a little concerned if it happens very often. If it continues to happen I would go see a therapist or psychiatrist.
IhaveSchizophrenia thnx!
Hi 👋🏿 bro good videos umm my question is I have a ex girlfriend who has schizophrenia for the past nine years and she's 29 and I'm 28. We where together for a year and 4 months . I moved to a different city we keep in touch but a little bit about her she wasn't taken her meds when I met her six months later she ended up in the hospital and I was there visiting her as much as I could. She was a zombie when she got out very different from when she was off the meds. The negatives of her she's very lazy, messy and not motivated. When we talk I can tell she wants to do things like go to school and get a job but she never follows through with anything. It's very frustrating a lot dealing with her illness but I do love her but sometimes I just want to just eraser out my life cause I lived with her the last 4 months of our relationship and it hard coming home to a messy house and her just smoking a lot cigarettes which I smoke to but way not as much as her. She befriends the wrong type of ppl and they take advantage of her. She has little to none support from her family at this point. And I'm like the only person who really cares but it's hard and I've tried talking to her and telling her about how I feel about it but I know there's only so much I can do. She's really clingy but she is a good person at heart but idk what to do cause I'm moving forward in life and she's just stuck and satisfied with her living situation even tho she says she wants more. Well she's on the shoot now but bro any ideas on how and what should I do
Jonathan Patterson Hi hows it going? Is everything ok now?
I have a question: where do you live? :)
greetings from poland!
Relate to you a ton not completely but alot
Yes...the vape worked for me... I smoked for over 40 years and in 2009 I put them down and went and bought me an e-cig... That was the first thing they came out with and now I Vape. I don't think I could ever pick up another cigarette. It would make me sick definitely. Proud of you
i moved schools, tomorrow is my first day but i have depression i feel good rn i feel like i will talk to people and everyting will be okay i hope i don't get too nervous and shy pray for me 😖😇
How was your first day ?
Meow Meow I hope your first day went well!!
can anyone discribe what he say abt treatment...m indin nd dnt understand this level of english...plz help me
My partner got a late onset. He was 41. He is now 50 and its been a long road
can you start a facebook page? perhaps just for uploads or something. i tend to avoid social media i only have facebook because everyone uses it
fallinghairlesscat download instagram
That vape is so awesome, looks nice and small. I stopped using mine because I was sick of having a brick in my pocket.
Yeah this new one I bought is extremely good, very small and packs a lot of power.
I would be so scared and depressed if I had to take antipsychotics because they lead to significant structural brain changes. Those who receive higher average lifetime doses of an antipsychotic had less gray matter. It's almost as if antipsychotics are simply damaging the parts of the brain that may be responsible for some schizophrenic symptoms. What are other potential long-term side effects- Alzheimer's or Parkinson's?
Other common drugs like Benadryl with anticholinergic effects have already been implicated in Alzheimer's. What if they can be implicated in the development of other disorders? What does that say about medicine?