My Schizophrenia Symptoms Today | VLOG
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- čas přidán 9. 10. 2021
- I live with schizoaffective disorder, and in this video, I share the symptoms I experienced in a day.
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I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in my early twenties and told I should never have children. I now have three wonderful sons aged 18, 20 & 21. 🙂
I know this comment was made a while ago, but I just wanted to say good for you not listening to those people. 😊 People who say stuff like that have a very… eugenicist mentality. I went through psychosis and still have symptoms (not schizophrenia), but I’m happy to be alive and I think I would be a good mom.
Wow those doctors should be fired, it is a very individual decision
@@heather4190 It isn't, really. Have you heard of people, especially mothers, murdering their children, because an angel or a demon told them they should do so to spare them from living in sin or some bullshit like that, obviously due to schizophrenia? Of course not every individual with this disorder will have these symptoms, some will just hear music, or voices teasing them and stuff, and with psychotherapy and proper medications they can live healthy lives.
But you never know how soon, and to what extent the illness may escalate.
Doctors are there to do their job, of course they're gonna share their personal opinions.
I'm glad this lady made it and has a good healthy family. But you all need to stop be opressed about everything, especially doctors, police officers and others doing their job. No one in their healthy mind will fire doctors for sharing their personal professional opinion. If you think they should do that, then all has gone to shit and we, as a human species, deserve everything we get.
@@wetfart420 is that true?
@@wetfart420 ohh
Thank you for all these videos. My wife have schizoffective disorder with bipolar symptoms too, and she was hospitalized twice last year. I have tried to learn as much I can about Schizoffective Disorder to help my wifey, and educate myself, your channel has helped me learn a lot, thank you again. My wife has been doing a lot better since she came home from the hospital last November:)
Take care John.
You are a good husband
My mother suffers from this as well. She was lucky enough to find the right medication that worked for her. Best to you and your wife 🤗
Everyone needs a husband like this. What a gem you are.
fair enough. just so you know the diagnosis of schizoaffective already includes the implication of bipolar disorder :)
I love how deeply you share. It is a huge courageous gift. Blessings to you and yr family
I just got out of my 46th hospitalization in about a decade and I am traumatized. Thank you for making me feel less alone.
I hope your doing better. I don’t know why, but your comment brought tears to my eyes. One day at a time. Two steps forward, one step back still means you’re making progress.
@@Cinnamon1901 thank you ❤️
Hugs for you❤
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@@mitch5222 i had a hole note book filled with hospital bracelets
I noticed being younger it was alot easier to manage my mental illness symptoms but the older I get the more tired I get of managing mental illness symptoms. Hopefully you have better luck than I.
I think a big part of it is having more serious responsibilities and decreasing support. The stress that comes with adulthood (which only increases the older we get) is such a big trigger. Stuff just gets so overwhelming and much more tiring and it feels like we can never catch a real break.
Oh no I don't want to get worse 😔
@@snoozyq9576 One moment at a time my love. Try and not worry. I am 55yo with Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder. I have managed it for 40 years. Keep getting by in the moment with mindfulness and gratitude for small things in life. I have had to manage for 4 decades now, you just keep on keeping on. Be around people who love and support you. Sending you so much love and light. Aloha, love and peace from Hawaii. ❤️😘💋🌈🌺🌊🌴❤️
When I’m more stressed out, I hear music playing outside of my head. Like in another room or across the room. It’s made up music too and singing. I can’t make out any of the words. But it’s constant music playing and it never ends.
I don't have schizophrenia or any type of psychosis related disorder. But when a fan is on in my bedroom, my mind can sometimes turn the sound into music that I hear from a distance. Our brains are always looking for patterns visually and auditory. If you look at random shapes, like a random wall pattern, you can see faces or a dog's head, etc., if you look long emough. Our brains are always on the lookout for meaning within random noise like a fan or random patterns like on a wall or ceiling.
That's me!
I call it the piano in the sky. It’s to sooth the soul.
I hear this every night, or when I'm very stressed. I hear women singing, flute, piano, and violins all at once; it's pretty angelic. But its just so rumbled together, and like you said, it doesn't stop. It's pretty disorienting
Yes i was sat on a bus once and a guy singing and playing guitar came through the bus drivers radio. If the tv is playing and i leave the room, I hear different voices saying different things from the actors
Your video and your channel do matter for so many people: please, feel extremely proud of your accomplishments! With admiration and thankfulness from all your subscribers
The love you have in your life is contagious!! The connection between you and your family so wonderful to see. Great video Rob and Lauren! I couldn’t help but notice how often y’all smile. I like that.
I have ADHD and I never don’t have a song playing in my head, unless I’m in a severe depressive episode - for some reason it’s not as persistent then. It’s pretty much 24/7, I can even change up the song sometimes lol. My head is basically a radio station.
Mine too
Yes me too, I've heard that a lot for others who have adhd.
This video VERY MUCH matters Lauren. Many thanks for your candor and you courage...
I’m so thankful for this channel. My brother has schizophrenia and my oldest son. My brother has a beautiful family and is doing well and has been for a long time. He’s started shots at 23, he’s now 47. Knowing him before the symptoms kicked in he’s probably 95%. Like who he was before. He still has a bit of paranoia and some racing thoughts, but he manages it like a trouper. He still sometimes tries to convince me he doesn’t need the shots anymore.Lol. I just smile and say, “it just means your medicine is working. Remember how bad it was? Then he pauses to think about it. I’m sharing this to give people out there hope. It possible to lead a very happy life and have schizophrenia. My son has come out from the depths of psychosis and is doing so much better. He’s been on shots for nearly a year. The injections helped him so much. A good psychiatrist and the right meds make a giant help in the battle. Keep up the great work Lauren. You and your husband are making a difference in so many lives.❤️😊
I don’t have schizophrenia but I have severe panic and anxiety disorder. You give me so much hope in my own journey, as my life is a constant “what will my symptoms be today” battle. I’m also glad to know I’m not the only one who is constantly questioning my reality and the existence of people around me.
You are an amazing person. As a non neurotypical myself I often struggle in my own ways. Seeing and hearing you put it all out here in your videos is inspirational and brave beyond words. I have the highest respect and admoriation for what you guys are doing, and how hard you work to educated. Thankyou all very much! I hope you have a fantastic week. We love you and we are all super proud of you. You're legend mate! All the best, from Australia
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I love your videos. My brother has schizophrenia and I have always wondered what his inside life was like. Unfortunately he is very severely impacted and so he has never had a job, a child or a partner. I am so fortunate however that now, finally, he has 24 hr care and he is living the best life he can. He is an artist, has a flatmate and a dog called 'Ellie'.
What I think is incredible is the way you share the positivity of your journey. I have many friends who had parents who almost certainly had schizoaffective disorder, however it was never diagnosed and treated. Hence their childhoods were incredibly difficult and secretive.
You are doing so much to take away the stigma of mental illness and letting people know that it is an illness like anything else that needs to be managed daily. You should be so proud of what you are doing, your honesty and clearly your commitment to making the world a better place. Thank you to you and your partner.
The struggle is real such inspiration for others.
Songs stuck in your head may have different causes. I think the scientific research on that is unclear and insufficient at this point. My mind is almost always playing random original tunes. That may be associated with ADHD, trauma (escapism), or just a creative mind, but also with hallucinations.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. I wish you all the best.
Hey nice to see you here.
Thanks for your comment 👍
if i get a song stuck in my head its either an Attack on Titan opening theme or ending
Or just possibly you respond to music.
Totally makes me think of OCD, getting stuff stuck in your head.
Thanks for the videos. My partner of 20 years has schitoeffective and her story is very similar to yours. Her meds keep her out of hospital and leading a fairly 'normal life'. She's been hospitalised 3 times in the 20 years I've known her. She also suffers form anxiety so has not held a job for the last 10 years. My aim in life is just that we grow old together and be happy.
We all love your stick to her-nessp
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. It is amazing how open and honest you are about your life with schizophrenia. My younger brother was diagnosed at 17. He unfortunately has a severe case of paranoid schizophrenia and is unable to function at all. This really helps understanding what he may be going through when I see he is struggling with being in the “now”. I hope that your channel will help with the negative stigma of mental illness. Thank you! I learn so much watching your channel.
Thank you for your honesty and opening your life. You help me as a mom of a daughter dealing with Schizophrenia. Thank you...thank you🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hello, me with my son, I am in california, at what state are you
I can feel what you're experiencing as my wife has schizoaffective bipolar, I hope she can reach to a similar stable stage where she can handle it with the brave you do
This video is so important for people like me. Working with adults who have mental illness, you give me a new empathy for them. It's hard because a lot of them have done violent crimes. By listening to your struggles I can understand their struggles better without judgement of manipulation. Thank you for all that you do, it's hard to share such personal thoughts with the world and I find you to be a strong person for this alone. Public speaking is the most common fear and you have overcome it beautifully.
Also, why do people commit crimes.
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You are amazing!🙏🕯❤
Your baby is simply precious…xx
I love your haircut it looks great on you ❤️and thanks for your honesty.❤️
I feel so seen in this video. So many similar things happen to me in a day, and I am so harsh on myself. I've never just accepted them as symptoms of my disorder. Thank you talking about it, you help make me feel so valid
Thank you for sharing your day-to-day life with your mental health journey. Your videos have been so helpful in reminding me to take better care of myself and to realize a new symptom that I need to speak with my therapist about that I've just been ignoring. Thank you!
You're both awesome being so open and supportive of others. You have helped so many people including me.
I also love that your sense of humour is coming thru a lot more of your recent videos and I love that!!!!
You have a beautiful life and family!!
Thank you Lauren & Rob. Sharing about a good day seems really valuable, L & ur always interesting. It’s generous & kind of u to provide a spectrum of info/videos on the whole topic & to share of yourselves ~ thank you! Your baby’s adorable!!
I love that Rob is so supporting of you! Checking in on you to see if you’re ok! 👍☺️ Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! 💚
Wow , the amount of people that you are probably helping with your videos is so powerful and amazing! Thank you for making these and and sharing such vulnerable parts of yourself.... Love how supportive your partner is....
Thank you for making your videos. I love watching them and learning from you. I’m happy for you that you are stable and relatively symptom free.
Thank you for all your videos 🙏🏼 blessing
my son is just been diagnosed with schizophrenia or depression, catatonia he doesn’t talk you are a great help for me.
So glad you're willing to share about your illness. It helps me to understand what you are experiencing. You are such an average person but yet so unique too. It's terrific you have been stable for so long. I hope you continue on your wellness journey for a very long time to come!
Not boring, actually helpful, keep sharing 💜
I absolutely love this idea. You're so honest and I appreciate it 🥰🥰🥰
So good to see you smile! You're such a joy. Being outside is definitely a wonderful thing. We came from the earth, so it makes sense that we feel best within it! Our rhythms, our sleep, feet in the dirt; everything! 💜💙💚💛🧡❤
Thank you for all you do, Lauren. You’re amazing. And Teddy is the cutest baby!!
I ALWAYS have a song playing in me head! Hearing you say want you experience makes me feel a lot better knowing other do have these symptoms too!
Thanks for sharing...I've recently been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, PTSD, and Generalized Anxiety. Never think that your videos are stupid because your videos have helped me soooo much to understand what is going on with me and I'm sure that it's helped others too.
Thank you so much for opening up your world to us. I suffer from anxiety and complex ptsd, and I actually relate to some of your symptoms, especially the hypervigilance in busy places. It gives me so much hope to see you in a healthy relationship raising a child❤ I hope for this for myself some day. Ps your baby is so cute😍
I’ve been following you for awhile and have learned so much about schizophrenia. One of my really good friends I believe is living Unmedicated with schizophrenia. Thank you so much for being so committed to helping us understand what it is like. Your a true blessing.
I have the same symptoms as you described. Right now, I feel rough, but no matter what, the paranoia is present and I too think people are watching me or I hear what I think is whispering and it’s just me. I’m on meds for my schizoaffective disorder but it’s just challenging bc there are days when I don’t bathe bc it requires so much energy. One of my therapists said that bc of my disorder, it’s challenging to treat it. I just feel sad maybe even a little depressed.
What a beautiful inspiration you, and your family are Lauren! God bless you sweetie!!🙏🏻😘
I appreciate that you document your good days and not so good days. Your coping skills are amazing and your husband is wonderful. Stay safe and may you have smiley days often 🙂
Oh teddy looks a lot like rob I just noticed. Such a cutie.
He sure does hey?! Wow! A miniature Rob 👶
I agree he does! You guys are a beautiful family.
I can't thank you enough for opening up like you have. You're helping me understand my son so much. ❤️❤️
Love these more impromptu videos and it's good that you did it so people can see and hear that you are not always 100% and can be hearing auditory things whilst looking perfectly together. Don't forget, you have just had a baby and that plays havoc with everyones hormones for quite sometime afterwards, that and sleeplessness can be tough for even the most together person so I was glad to see you were going for a nap when you needed one. You are so lucky having Rob around to help out. Not everyone has such an enlightened and supportive partner so well done to both of you and keep on prioritising your self care needs as you often advise your viewers to do.
Lastly, how cute is Teddy? 👶
Fascinating video. Thank you for being so open and sharing your experiences.❤ Please keep the videos coming!
Thank you so much for sharing such deep contents in such a sweet way. A big big hug from Italy.
What a lovely family! Thank you for sharing so openly 💜
hi Lauren i want to tell you how grateful i am for your videos there are not alot resources or help for schizoaffective disorder out there. for someone who struggles with it it feels so special to have someone like you on youtube. its meaningful to have your story shared and all the information you provide. When im struggling and feel alone i like going to your channel i enjoy watching the video with your family it shows that even with this diagnosis you can live a full and meaning life and that there are people out there who will care about you no matter if you have schizophrenia or not i want you to know that you are making a difference thank you
My mother had this !! I am so proud of you that you are taking your medication and trying to manage things! People have no idea 🤷♀️ how hard this truly is .. Keep going for your kids and family..
I love the amount of vulnerability that you shared with us 💙
Thank you for that!! Wish you all the best, for you and your family
This is 100 percent not stupid, this video nearly made me cry because it’s possible to make life worth living and you are a prime example of that :( I know how tough it can be and a lot of the times I feel hopeless that I’ll find someone who can handle my mental issues but I know it’s possible ❤️
It would be nice to see more ppl open up about their mental health illnesses
When I wake up from sleeping, I always have a song stuck in my head. And the reality/unreality thing definitely affects me, too. I've never thought of these "symptoms" as schizophrenia, in spite of being diagnosed with "mild schizophrenia" almost 10 years ago. Thanks for another good video, and thanks for sharing your life. :-)
You guys are just lovely. 🙏 Glad you’re having some good days. X. ☺️😘
I am relatively new to your videos. I cannot find the words to thank you enough for continuing to make them. I finally feel seen. Thank you.
Its so good to see a "boring" day. This is really, really, really helpful, too. I do hope you believe that.
I also think your family is adorable.
Mommy of a 16 year old, newly diagnosed son who I love so much.
Your videos are literally saving my life. This one made me tear up a lot. They thought my friend had schizophrenia forever she said eight Baker act and they finally discovered that she has bipolar one with psychosis no presence of mania. The transparency of you and your partner is the most real thing it’s like air to me right now. I’ve been down such a tough road and your channel has helped me understand more than anything how to respond and how to love someone when they are in an unsafe place in their mind. I literally just said the psychologist in the facility that she’s located in This video and I’m hoping she is gonna love your channel as I do. I’m hoping that some of the patients get to see your wonderful work. Thank you thank you a Chabellion time thank you……….❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing your day with us!
It's great to see you in a place of well-being. Thinking of Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective as a spectrum is very helpful for my career as a doctor, and I hope that I may find ways to guide my patients in balancing their lives, as I get inspired by your videos!
I have songs in my head regularly and even at night when I am sleeping (not suffering from any brain disorders, perhaps for me it's because I grew up in a musical family). But, your efforts to share what life can be while living with an illness such as yours gives so many hope beyond words. You are making a big dent in helping to end the silence and helping to end the stigma.
Thanks for sharing, and that's to both of you, my wife and I have a son with schizophrenia and it's good to see people dealing with this in day to day life.
What a vlog! Delightful colors and light throughout the video. And ending with an uplifting message. :-)
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us💕!; I am learning so much through these videos.
Creating such awesome content and reducing stigma all at the same time 👏Super!x
What a beautiful loving family.💜💜💜Teddy is gorgeous and looks so happy!!😇
I really appreciate your videos. I spent years with psychosis but made a full recovery. I still struggle with OCD and some aspects of that remind me of psychosis. It's really nice watching you talk about your symptoms, it's helping me process what I went through.
And I love your hairstyle :)
Amazing video! It describes how my good days pretty well (I have schizophrenia). It can be hard to describe that lack of motivation for me, when people try to normalize it, by saying that everybody feels this way. That's why I also loved the video about people saying that you are high-functioning - I dislike when people say that to me too.
Its amazing how alot of our symptoms are so similar it feels good to know that I am not alone in this. I can identify with the music you hear at times, but the one thing I do remember is before I got sick, I use to grind my teeth alot when I had a song in my head, play with my fingers to the beat. When I got sick, I no longer do those things anymore. The music I do hear are part of my hallucinations. Thats how I can distinguish the difference is just remembering what it was like for me before I was diagnosed with bipolar schizoaffective disorder. I've been going through this since 2010. God bless!
Seriously your videos have given me so much comfort in knowing I’m not alone I’m 4.5 months into the diagnosis and I’ve felt so so very alone but your channel has helped me a lot in understanding I’m not crazy
Thank you for sharing Lauren❤️
Lauren you are a brave women! I have learned so much from your videos, they are never stupid!
Yeah, thank you for sharing your life with us! Your family, your daily routine, baby time and all! Thank you for the love🤜😀🙏
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I do not struggle with schizophrenia but I do have bipolar 2 with psychotic symptoms and guess I just admire how brave you are! I started my channel because of you!
Thank you for sharing you guys have no idea how much you guys are helping me personally. Sending you love and good vibes 💙✨
Thank you for yr awesome video. Very informative. You are doing so well. Bravo. Keep sharing with us.
You’re awesome, Lauren. Your creativity is really a God-given gift - it didn’t just happen that you are able to conceive of this type of video. And none of this is “stupid.” It’s ingenious.
Hey! Ive watched almost every video of yours and this one is really well done by you and your husband. My name is Martin and I myself suffer with scizoaffective disorder. I was also false diagnosed with bipolar at first. Ive been stable for 1 year 4 months and 16 days. I also have my daily issues like little halluzinations or the belief that other people know what im thinking, though i know its just a made up thing of my mind. Anyway. Please keep doing your videos. By the way I find it inspiring how your husband handles your illness and is able to cope with it. It really is remarkable. A VERY BIG HUG FROM GERMANY! My Grandad is english and he always used to say, keep taking the tablets. I guess thats what we do. All the best, Martin
Thank you for sharing you will help others. It is a difficult symptom but you are living a healthy life. I commend you for that. It takes a lot of courage to share this I love you for that. Prayers and love for you 🙏💞🙏💞🙏
Thank you so much for posting these videos.
Thank you for sharing. It has been a big part of understanding my mum and helping her to cope
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. You are a beautiful woman and I admire you wanted to do something about your illness by sharing everything you know about it.
Her videos are brilliant. Love the commentary, expressions, baby and life touches.
You give me hope. Thank you 🙏❤ and may God bless you.
Teddy is beginning to look like such an adorable blend of you and Rob. You look healthy and happy, so focus on what makes you feel that way. Voices, melancholy, fatigue, you recognize them for what they are and you do what you need to manage them. You are loved, appreciated, and respected so those qualities enter into the longevity of your wellness. I’m so very happy for you.
Thank you for sharing and being honest and open. 😘
I love watching your videos and learning about life with Schizophrenia. My very best friend in my teenage years was Schizophrenic and while people were questioning my friendship choices I knew better and had the most beautiful friendship ever. Being close with someone who lives with the disorder is the most colourful and beautiful experience in my life so far. We had the best friendship and I wish I still had him around. Sadly he lost his battle with drug addiction after a fentanyl overdose but while he was around he brought light to a lot of peoples lives. Thank you so much for educating the public and de-stigmatizing the disorder. It’s about friggin’ time that we have positive representation for Schizophrenia in our world. ❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. You are amazing and so strong. Xx
You’re a blessing! Thank you for making this channel.
Living with ADHD and omg I get songs or saying stuck in my head that I have to say out loud sometimes. Usually under a stressful moment/ busy time.
This was an insightful video, when medication is given there is that idea that it will stop all the symptoms and make someone "normal".
I have songs stuck in my head all the time, well, most of the time. Sometimes right when I wake up, even before I open my eyes. It helps block out the voices but sometimes it bothers me because it happens even when the voices aren’t bad. I find your channel very helpful. Thank you for all you do.
Videos like this are more helpful than you can know. The candid 'This is what's happening now' part, especially so. There is a sense that you are disclosing stuff you would rather keep to yourself. I can't thank you enough for taking us there.
I've been caring for my stepdaughter for a number of years and always struggled with the 'How are you?' questions. She will always say 'fine', even when she clearly isn't. Sometimes, she is pleased that I ask, other times, less so.
Schizophrenia can be so nuanced.
I’ve been subbed since before Rona hit, I’m really enjoying these videos and seeing you being you. Your baby is stinking adorable too. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. You are doing so well. It’s wonderful to see.
And as someone with OCD (my main theme is existential thoughts) all through my days I have those same thoughts “is this real? How are we here? How can XYZ…” I do think it’s common for people to occasionally experience those thoughts.
You're so beautiful and i am so grateful for your vulnerability in your videos and your channel. This particular one made me cry..i can see from your experience what my husband is going through and has been going through for years. I'm learning all i can so I can help him. Thanks for all the work you do
You are a beautiful person Lauren, you're family as well. Wishing you the best.