What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia?
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Hi, everyone! I'm Stephen. Today, we're exploring a crucial topic: How to Recognize the early signs of schizophrenia! Stephen and his father discuss their personal experience with the early signs and symptoms of schizophrenia. Stephen was diagnosed with the illness at age 12. They emphasize the importance of recognizing early symptoms to improve the long-term outcome of the condition. Among the early signs Stephen experienced were social withdrawal, sensitivity to noise, sleep disturbances, and odd beliefs. Stephen recalls believing in a war between heaven and hell, feeling like he played a significant part in it, and thinking he was controlled by demons. His father reflects on the challenges they faced in finding prompt and adequate medical care in the United States. They mention misconceptions about schizophrenia, particularly regarding violence. The conversation underscores the necessity of raising awareness and understanding of mental illnesses to combat stigma.
Recognizing the early signs of schizophrenia is crucial because early intervention can significantly improve the long-term outlook for an individual with this condition. The early signs can be pretty subtle and ambiguous, often starting as changes in behavior, thought patterns, and perceptions that might not initially be recognized as symptoms of a serious mental health disorder. Here are some early signs and symptoms to be aware of:
Social Withdrawal: One of the first noticeable signs might be a tendency to avoid others and prefer being alone, accompanied by a general lack of interest in social activities that the person used to enjoy. This is not just occasional introversion but a marked and consistent withdrawal.
Depersonalization: A sense of detachment from oneself or feeling like an observer of one's life can be an early indication.
Loss of Interest or Motivation: Apathy or a lack of motivation and enthusiasm in activities, including work or studies, even those that were previously considered enjoyable or important.
Unusual Behavior: Out-of-character behavior that's distinct from the person's normal behavior patterns. This might include a new tendency toward irrational or inappropriate actions.
Deterioration of Functioning: This encompasses various aspects, like a decline in overall daily functioning, erratic performance at school or work, neglect of personal hygiene, and difficulty completing everyday tasks.
Mood Fluctuations: These can include bouts of depression, irritability, or sudden, unexplained mood swings.
Cognitive Difficulties: Trouble with concentration, memory, logical thought and speech, and decision-making capabilities. This may manifest as needing help to keep up with schoolwork, difficulty maintaining a train of thought, or expressing thoughts coherently.
Sleep Disturbances: Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep or other significant changes in sleep patterns.
Suspicion or Paranoia: Unfounded fears about others, feeling like they're being watched or followed, or a general sense of anxiety and unease around others, even those they know well.
Sensitivity: Increased sensitivity to sights or sounds, bright lights, or strong colors, which can be overwhelming or uncomfortable. This sensory alteration is not the same as a hallucination but can be disconcerting.
Vague or Odd Beliefs: Expressing beliefs or worries that are peculiar or out of touch with reality but aren't quite delusions. For example, they might feel like they have some extraordinary destiny, or they start engaging in superstitious or magical thinking more than usual.
It's important to note that many of these signs can also be indicative of other mental health issues or even just phases or reactions to stress in people's lives, especially adolescents. They do not confirm schizophrenia. A psychiatric evaluation is necessary to diagnose someone, and these signs are clues that a professional consultation might be needed.
In cases where these symptoms are observed, especially if they are impacting the person's life significantly or persisting over time, it is crucial to seek professional help. Early intervention and treatment can often prevent the more severe symptoms of schizophrenia and improve the course of the illness.
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My Mother had schizophrenia, I would describe it as a very deep form of depression, ruined her life and ours too. We all grew up in Children's homes because mum was alway in hospital having treatment. I feel very sad for the life she had.
I'm sorry for you.
I feel sorry for the life you had😢
Absolute warrior mate! Living with any mental illness is no joke. We don't know how strong we are until being strong as the only choice we have, you should be proud!
Thank you very much!
It’s a brain disorder
Thank you for sharing and educating the public about schizophrenia.
What do you so
I was on the verge of psychosis as a result of overdoing thc vaping. I had an increasingly hard time over the course of months being able to control my thoughts, my facial expressions, my behavior in public etc. Quitting vaping and having a regiment of vitamin supplements and exercise brought me out of it, but even the mild psychotic issues I had took a long time to go away. Having an unsteady relationship with reality is frightening regardless of whether its substance induced or not. I can't even imagine what a full on psychotic break at a young age must've been like for Stephen. I think anyone would be blessed to have a father as supportive as his.
Thank you for sharing.
Its touching to see how involved and loving your dad is to you. It should be the norm, but its not
Can i have your dads email address pls. I need to ask him about a bunch of things. You guys are amazing and very helpful on such an important topic. I see u as my only hope blv me cause you explain things from very practical perspective
A lot of parents are very supportive of their adult children that have the brain disorder schizophrenia
It is such a blessing to have found this channel. My son is 22yrs old, seeing a new doctor and we just discussed this today at appt. Thank you for these videos, I really appreciate you both sharing. Love to your family❤😊
Thank you so very much! That means a lot to me!
Walking with my brother he thought people were looking at him and didn't like him. So glad you are talking about it.
Lucky kid to have such supportive parents. I once met a young man who had schizophrenia and he was living in an apartment that was paid by his parents. However this dude was not taking his meds and coping with his illness by using all sorts of drugs including crack. I’m not privy to the relationship between him and his parents, but seems like the only sort of support they gave him was financial. Sad..
Thank you to you both for talking openly and your Dad is right - the diagnosis of schizophrenia of one of your children is shattering, our son .is 24 and had a breakdown/ psychosis 18 months ago and spent over 9 months in a mental health ward - he had a very bad reaction to clozapine unfortunately and has had to have ECT many times, I wish he would watch your videos- Take care xx
I would like to thank both of you for helping me understand my granddaughter. My family is in the process of working with professionals to figure out a plan for her. She is 11 years old and many of the items you focused on in this video are traits she’s got. Please realize what you’re doing by talking about schizophrenia is helping many many people ❤. God bless you and your mom and dad 😊
Thank you very much!
@@SurvivingSchizophreniaif u don't mind what phychosis felt like because my uncle has it he has been self hamring 😢😢 one more question what stopped u from ending ur life was it ur family or ur inner mind
@SurvivingSchizophrenia
Could you please tell us wether you hears some voices or saw something that they are not .
Could you please speak more about your paranoia ?
This video is so informative. Thank you so much. Unfortunately, I have a 49 yr old brother who was a very active young boy, worrying my parents bc it was out of the norm tho the Dr always told them that he was a normal young child & at that time, mental illness wasn’t a topic so other medical advice was never given. At 20 my brother became too much to handle & fell into deep drugs for many years which lead him to get into trouble with the law….He’s on meds now, at 49, but can’t seem to stay away from drugs. Has been a big battle for my poor parents for so many years. I wish this information would of been known way back when. I’m so happy you are well treated and doing so good. What an inspiration. Thank you. God bless and keep you in His hands 🙏
I feel like sueing the ER at Boston Children's for not treating my daughter, who had become psychotic for the first time ever. They said that she could do an outpatient program and that wouldn't be available for a month. She sat in her psychosis for a month before getting treatment. To this day I think it is and was malpractice not to get her on antipsychotics immediately. Thank you for saying what you are saying around 15:11 because it's EXACTLY how I have processed this traumatic time in our lives. I really think we need to act on reforming the medical protocols. I would fight hard for this if I knew how.
Thank you very much for sharing. This means a lot to me!!
Some schizophrenic s have poverty of speech,so it's great to hear you explaining and talking
Useful information! Schizophrenia in children under the age of 18 is called early-onset Schizophrenia. However, doctors often misdiagnose it as another condition, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or another psychotic disorder. The early signs of Schizophrenia will be like, sleep disturbances, social withdrawal and isolation, learning difficulties, behavioral issues, speech and language difficulties, cognitive issues. Thank you for sharing this educational and very helpful video Stephen!🙌❤👍
Thank you!
Useful information
All children are under 18 years old
You're welcome
@@yyxy.oncesaid Well picked up Kyle! Definitely that's not right. I should've left out the under the age of 18. Thanks for correcting me and have a great day! 🙌❤👍
Thank you Stephen and to your father too for another great and informative video about your illness.
My Mom was schizophrenic and her early signs happened in high school but as a small kid (age four) my sister and I were frightened of her when she was awake all night and thought we were evil or drug dealers.
Thank you for writing the main information in the description box! Much appreciated
I suffered those signs as well however I was in my late twenties when I was diagnosed
Your dad is amazing Stephen I think because he takes it seriously and knows your potential... My dad had the biggest optical (glasses) chain in the country when I was growing up... Really looked up to in the business world... I haven't even been able to get a job for years (because of schizophrenia I don't know?) so I volunteer at the SPCA .... I will never forget one day he said to me I've achieved more than he had... It's really hard... I still don't know about that statement ha but I did get a leg out of the hole I was in and one thing I always knew even at my worst was I knew like it was set in stone that I was better than where I was... Anyway like you and your dad said that's hope... Some give up so thanks to you both for your videos they make sense ha by by 🙂
I am just so happy that Stephen is away that he has a mental illness and speaks so openly about it and is determined to manage it with the assistance of all those who love him. My daughter has schizophrenia and bipolar and for 11 years has been in denial. It's just awful.
Thank you very much for sharing. I wish you and your daughter the best.
Another well done session! You are so brave and helpful! Yes, the word is HOPE! I remember when you did not have hope…it was sad. Look at you now! Bravo! You are a spark of light and hope for the thousands watching these videos! Extremely proud of you, Stephen!
Hello Stephen and dad once again. I find myself looking at you two loving caring father and son.
Your medical message has so much potential for millions of families around the world !!
The 18 months of acute illness would’ve been extremely difficult for me as a father.
The wants that you have, to make it all okay. Praying for assistance and guidance and strength.
And now look 🙂
Many thanks for your well thought out video on early onset .
Coming from a parents perspective also, from a medical perspective, I am positive that your video will make a significant contribution towards improving the quality of life for all who watch it bc regardless of who you are, you will gain a huge amount of confidence in approaching someone with a mental illness and you will have some idea of what they may have been through and what to recognise as warning signs indicating their might be a need to seek out help for a family member .
Also you provide people with hope that given the care and support mental health can be improved and managed properly. Cheers Col 🇦🇺
Very lovely father and son. Father is so supportive of his son. They have great love and respect for each other! Wonderful to see!
Thank you so very much! Have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
My son also onset with it at 12. He is 22 today. I can identify with all of your experiences.
Thanks for making this video Stephen, it's great to see you so accepting of your experience with this condition. Sorry for the horrible parts but really thankyou for the courage to expose the memory so you could tell us about it.
Awesome to see your Dad as well being a great support 👌🙂🌼
Thank you both,your helping so many,at all stages of this journey
I think stress or distress is the main factor here, where we all go through highs and lows of the day being able to shrug these emotions off if need be. Another factor is a person's general health status.
The world we live in can be very crazy and stressful so l'm not surprised if people display distress, but we usually shrug it off and soldier on. But some people lose that ability to shrug off bad experiences or emotions and develop mental fatigue then eventually illness.
I've experienced mental illness and I blame it on spirituality or our moral compasses to be exact. In today's world your moral compass can go haywire because theres so many crazy things happening around us, is that normal? Am I normal? or Are they normal?
Thats why I became a Christian and I see life the way it really is, and my moral compass is now a Christian one. Yes it is about good and evil especially when we contemplate to ourselves whether certain behaviour is good and well, or evil and unwell. To put it mildly, a battle for our own sanity, because our sense of morality is always being challenged. God bless you Stephen in Jesus name ✝️ 🙏
Thank you for another great video. I'm 25 with the Phrenia and you inspire me and I do believe things will get better for us. You're the best ~ mcdizzle
Thank you very much McDizzle!
Tears of joy for Stephen and his father!
Thank you!
Thank you Stephen! I have a similar story. Was a straight A student and everything crashed down in months. Memory issues and extreme tense in daily live.
I forgot to take medicine and went out months before. The tense and strange feelings of attending highschool came back. But I sit at that familiar restaurant and realized those people I know will not criticize me like this, it doesn't make sense.😂 It was me being delusional, feeling like the first psychotic episode.
So I observed awhile, sitting there being thankful of these 10 years added to my life. Before the cognitive dissonance was too much, I left a bit earlier than usual.
The sense of illness is so precious 😊
Very interesting video. I hope you're doing well as an individual and a family. The love,patience and support is so important. My best wishes to you all. From the UK.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I appreciate greatly!
Love these videos. It is great that you have the wonderful support of your father. 😊
Thank you so much!
I love what you're doing here. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing Steven!
I probably have schizophrenia. thank you for sharing all the work you do to stay optimistic and manage symptoms. it makes a huge difference during this really discouraging period in my life where I have to scale back my responsibilities just to cope on a daily basis
turns out I'm only 6 months younger than you. with time, I'm sure I'll be ok 😊
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate it.
I didn't know schizophrenia affected people under early adulthood
My ex has severe issues with a voice talking to him. Sometime can we have a discussion about this? For him, that was what would stop him from going to church, and other things as the voice would tell him he doesn't need to do that. Delusions are also a big issue, with paranoia. Also severe loss of short term memory. The short term memory is extremely debilitating too because he loses his wallet, keys, phone, money, constantly. He's not even able to remember to lock his front door half the time.
Hi Steven, thank you for sharing, my son is 22 years old now and having Schizophrenia too after I found out around 9 months ago. My son went into trouble in compulsory national service as a soldier in army, in Singapore... Due to this illness, he has committed A war without knowing the consequences and facing a court marshal soon. As a father, I am trying to help him in whatever ways I can. I also hope to understand more on how you could control it and becomes better. Following your updates soon. 🙏
Thank you for sharing and caring xxxx
Good info - thanks! So helpful
Thank you for sharing. We are dealing with this in my family. It is a very scary disease.
Thank you for commenting. It is a scary disease, but there is hope.
You're doing great Stephen. 🎊 🎉😊
Thank you!
You and your dad make a fantastic team!❤❤
Thank you!
Very brave move . But very necessary. We need to accept and seek to understand persons with these traits.
You are not a burden. Just remember in society there are givers and takers. You deserve the help and the love and the support. You deserve to thrive and live x
Thank you so much!
Thank you both, very informative. Reminding everyone not to live in fear, but to have hope was profound.
Thanks, this is so helpful.❤
Great video, one thing I did notice was that you mentioned that psychosis is damaging to the brain. From what I’ve read that’s a controversial topic and some doctors believe that but others don’t think psychosis is damaging.
Thank you. You make a very good point
@@SurvivingSchizophrenia No problem, I only mentioned it because I thought that was the case and was worried about it and my counsellor told me she had never heard of that so I researched. I do feel like I regress a bit cognitively after every episode though, but who knows for sure.
Such a good and rare topic people talk about
Thank you, Stephen.
Thank you for sharing
thanks for sharing ... yes we have to be open about it .Maybe teachers that teach teenagers and young people ought to be educated in spotting traits , and have an easier way to send those to a nurse or doctor
Thanks for this video about early signs. Just wondering when you couldn't go in to church were you feeling paranoid about people that they are talking about you etc or was it just anxiety? I always felt everyone was talking about me and they were all in on it, i am on the outside. It was very stressful.
I think it was just anxiety. Thank you for watching and commenting! Have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
This prodromal stage doesn’t always happen quickly. It can last for months or years
Also even though brain damage can occur during psychosis - brains can regenerate. My daughter had cognitive loss but much of it returned. Obviously psychotic episodes should be avoided but there is hope for recovery
Steven I hope that your day is good and that you are happy and healthy today!!!!!😊❤
Thank you Greg! My day is going very well. I’m going to see my Cousin for lunch. Have a happy and healthy day too!
Stress at a young age triggered it of for me just wanted to be left alone with my. Thoughts chain smoking trying to work out why I was so tired and what went wrong
Thank you for sharing
you are so fortunate to have skitsofrenia , it brings out the best in your father , your walk in life is to have a great family , you are blessed ,,,,real talk dude
Thankyou great job.
Jerry Marzinsky's videos on CZcams cover a lot aspects of schizophrenia not commonly discussed. You might find some of his information helpful.
Thank you very much for the recommendation! Have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
Talking about it more is key!
This was a hard one to watch and the first time I've cried watching. My son was hospitalized for the first time in late July for 2 weeks and finally diagnosed with unspecified psychosis with a high probability of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, but he's been sick for a long time and just holed up in my house. He's 27. Probably has had symptoms for a long time-even as a child- some OCD type issues. But this got so much worse during the isolation from covid and now he's just been entirely isolated- no friends, let his license lapse, won't come out of his room and is lost on the internet and computer. Well, he had another psychotic break last week. He decided the computer was consuming him so turned it off and had withdrawals and he was awake for days, and then started cutting himself. I hid the knives, and tried to sleep but woke up and he was searching for knives again, and said he had to bleed so I had to call 911. Turns out he had buried his iphone and computer out in the yard. He hears voices- people praying. He has a lot of ideas of religiosity mixed with paranoia and persecution. He's on an involuntary hold now and he's not happy about it. I'm glad he's safe, but this is a rough road. His first hospitalization he was given Abilify but only complied for 2 weeks after coming home. Nobody from the hospital has called me yet so I'm quite on edge.
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time 🫶🏼 Stay strong
Thank you so much. We're at one week since he got home and he's on Sertraline, Olanzipine, Trazadone and Xanax. He was given long-acting Haldol, and we have to see a doctor in 9 days to set up the referral for his ongoing treatment with that. I do see improvement but still also see signs that we aren't out of the woods yet. This is HARD WORK. @@brendacx6100
Thank you Stephen
I believe I’m having my onset at 29. I’m dealing with psychotic episodes and paranoia.
All of the best for you ❤️ U can be glad for your Loving ❤️ dad May the Good Lord Bless and Keep you 🙏
It is great that you have the support of your dad and mum. It would make so much difference. I just want to say that spiritual healing or hands-on healing can definitely help with schizophrenia. I have checked, and I cannot find anywhere in the Bible that disallows it. It appears to be acceptable. Should you want to try something different.
I been feeling these symptoms for about 2 years now. I smoked weed had a derealization episode and never ever felt the same since. Idk if im showing signs of schizophrenia or not. I feel like i have it just hasnt fully triggered.
There are a few things that I have researched for helping to mitigate this condition, I'm fairly certain that Dr. Chris Palmer's book has a chapter on it, maybe not.
Do you know if you have any absorption issues? Thank you for sharing your story.
I don’t think I do, but I will check into it. Thank you very much! Have a happy and healthy holiday season!
Happy late birthday Stephen🎉❤
Thank you!
I'm here for my 24 year old brother who is an addict, but I'm fearful that he's schizophrenia. I honestly think he is. Drug abuse aside.
Thank you for sharing
I have a severe case of siczhprenia and it’s ruining my life I hope you can offer some advice
Thanks!
I so very much appreciate your support Laurel! Have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
Have you heard of ketamine treatment? I’m researching it for myself. I don’t know how it would work for mental illness. I just saw a segment on Ketamine on ABC. I don’t know if I could get it covered but maybe….
I can see how these symptoms can be misdiagnosed as Autism.
Hi Steven. Have you tried supplementing iodine, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, or vitamin D? Those vitamins helped me with my mental health. I got my friends and family to take vitamin B1 and iodine and it helped most of them as well. A low carbohydrate diet consisting of mostly meat also helped me and some of my friends.
Thank you very much for the information!
I have all of the things listed on the chart, but it doesn’t seem to be in the same way as Stephen’s. Idk, it seems different. But I’ve also been told by my uncle, while I was having a therapy session with him, that other people he’s met that think/talk like me have schizophrenia. Also, my thoughts feel too loud. I’ve learned that talking out loud helps drown out the terrible icky feeling of my brain, but I feel crazy because I’m talking to myself.
I don’t feel like I have schizophrenia, but idk, maybe. I don’t think there are hallucinations. I don’t know what’s going on with me. It’s so complicated. I feel like I’ve been suffocating for years. I don’t function like other people.
Thank you for sharing and for watching.
Conspiracies and delusions real bother me and make me anxious. I come in and out of it but I can't deny nor confirm we live in a simulation. Or the government and big pharma is out to get me. You are right, Stephen. It seems to get better with age
Is there any new advanced medications or therapy to avoid symptoms in 2023
There aren’t any that I know of, however there continue to be advancements in this area. Thank you for commenting!
God bless
Please research high dosage D3 . It has helped someone I know extremely. It reduces the psychosis episodes.
The symptoms sound like a large part of the global population. Also, many ppl are diagnosed with these things, and their side of the story isn't considered before judgment. What's the difference between autism and schizophrenia?Thank you for sharing, though. Hope it helps ppl. ✌🏾
I will do a video on the difference between autism and schizophrenia. Thank you!
Did your cognitive problems improve with medication. Are your abilities back to what you were like before onset?
They did improve with medication. However, my abilities are not even close to how they were before onset.
I really wish they would change the name to delusional thought disorder …. Schitzophrenia has such stigma…. Also how long before clozapine helps? May I email with you directly?
I'm sure I have some form of mental illness or personality disorder but do not know what kind or level. I just live better away from people. I'm happy and harmless so I just leave it alone.....
my son suffers from paranoid schizophrenia . He spends a lot of money. is this schizoaffective disorder or is it part of schizophrenia??
Thank you for watching. I am not sure about that.
I'm bipolar 1 and spend alot of money. I also have a few impulse control disorders.
I didn't realise psychosis is damaging to the brain
Do you ever have olfactory hallucinations or smell scents that aren't real?
Good question! No I have never had that. Thank you for watching!
So what's wrong about walks?
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A lot of these could just be depression
Yes it could be depression too
Was curious about the autism I always thought kids were just getting misdiagnosed and loaded with drugs causing other problems
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Sorry to say but. For some reason I feel like this is fake? There’s no family picture up? Steven sounds a little more self aware some bumps here and there but…. Maybe it’s the dose he takes? The doctor that took care of him? But Steven sounds very passionate and seems like he understands every word being said. Correct me if I’m wrong I’m sorry or please let me know if you answer my questions.
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Shit. This sounds normal to me.
What does that mean?
I've always believed, that it's just Growing up Black in America.
Must be nice to have people understand and care about you and want to help you. As for me, my family and friends all ran away scared and left me alone to deal with my disorder as best I could. Nothing scares people more, than a mentally ill person, and the only help you'll get, is cheap advice to turn to religion
Have you tried switching over to keto or carnivore diet ?
Do doctors think that the extreme summer water event you had maybe caused the Epstein Barr Virus to manifest in your illness a few months later.
Copper overload directly causes insomnia, anxiety disorders, etc.
Have you had a brain scan ? Dr. Daniel Amen should evaluate you. You are obviously a wonderful person.
Thank you very much for your comment! I’ve had several brain scans in the past.
See if you can see him.
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