USC Law Professor Elyn Saks on High Functioning Schizophrenics
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2012
- Imagine being told that because you have mental illness, you should drop out Yale Law school and spend your life in institutions or perhaps, at best, doing menial labor. Then imagine going on to becoming a law professor, writing a best-selling book, and winning a McArthur Fellows "Genuis Grant". That's exactly what happened to Elyn Saks, who was first hospitalized with schizophrenia at 21. Elyn had a hunch she wasn't the only high achiever coping with schizophrenia, and she set out to find other people like herself.
In this interview with Liz Habib August 23, 2012, on Studio 11L.A. Elyn talks about her study into high functioning schizophrenics, and her own journey. Elyn is author of "The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness"
I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, I am struggling thru college at the age of 37 but I am making it. It was when I was on the cusp of quitting when I googled successful schizophrenics. I came across this. Thanks for coming out and sharing it really impacted how I feel about being successful. Thank you. Oh, and I graduate in May!
How was your graduation, what did you graduate on, and how are you doing now?
Awesome Shelly, I have schizophrenia and I'm going to an online University for Cybersecurity. I love life and yes it's a challenge at times, but I can't wait to see what my future holds!
Elyn Saks is a brave, brilliant and compassionate woman who is encouraging and giving hope to those who suffer with a mental illness they did not chose. She’s my hero!!
“Imagine having a nightmare while awake”
OMFG!!!! The perfect way to describe what I constantly deal with. I’m paranoid schizophrenic. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Wish there were more people like her, good role model for many!
Thanks Elyn
Functional paranoid schizo here! I take care of my grand father and make punk and heavy metal jackets and vests, I haven't had a helucination since I was let out of the hospital 5 or so years ago, I do have problems with time. I had anxiety but now I've been lifting weights for almost 2 years and have very little anxiety
Thank you Elyn! You are an inspiration and you offer so much hope. I read your book and listened to your Ted talk, and I thank you so much for everything you are doing to help those with schizophrenia. Thank you Elyn! Keep up the phenomenal work and keep telling your story. You are a role model.
you have a beautiful smile Elyn, Thanks for sharing your story and giving hope to so many people out there
I'm a high functioning person with schizoaffective disorder "depressive type." I believe they misdiagnosed me my 4th time (within a year) at inpatient. I believe I have bipolar type.
Anyways, I struggle with working a full-time job, as I lose energy so fast that I just want to lay down. If I go to work in this state, dread, and anxiety kick in (I suffer in silence, a lot actually). My mom doesn't even think I have the disorder, claiming the doctors gave her baby the wrong diagnosis (I'm almost 25).... almost slapped her. Props to you, miss, for being able to overcome your disorder.
Wow. Incredible. Thank you so much for this Interview.
Jesus, this woman, Mrs. Saks is incredible. Big kudos to her!
That’s fucking crazy! I walked for no reason a few times. One time I just walked into the middle of the road and just laid there right on the double lines separating opposing traffic. This was so long ago, I can’t remember why I did it. I’ve seen peoples faces transform into demons, I’ve heard voices and when I was a child, it was mainly a man’s voice, very sinister or multiple people speaking to me at the same time and getting overwhelmed when they’re all talking to me. It drives me nuts when they get so loud and I can’t hear my own thoughts.
I have hebephrenic schizophrenia and an IQ of 153.
I'd like to thank the geniuses who made Latuda.
she says she had psychoanalysis therapy 5 days a week. since she is educated about such matters, i will accept that she is accurate and she is undergoing Freudian psychoanalysis. however, the gold standard today is not psychoanalysis, it's CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy.
I'm a counselor for schizophrenics and persons with psychosis and people vary in terms of eye contact.
But yeah, there are many other conditions that have psychosis within the symptoms. Bipolar and depression even..
My story on CZcams at: Hearing Voices: real help and understanding. may enlighten you to another view on schizophrenia that you may not have considered yet. Please take the time to listen to it. Praying for you all, Carol
@Carol buck You are everywhere.
interesting!!!
An functioning orthodox Muslim here.
If my psychiatrist was as smart as me I would be fine.
Stay away from them, only one out of ten are worth their money🙈
i realize that the original comment above is 8 years old, but i don't think it is helpful for this misinformation to be unchallenged for one minute, let along 8 long years. so here is my response to winstono75:
perhaps your grandiosity is part of your problem. if you need a smarter psychiatrist, go out and find one and then hire him or her. P.S. "was" is the wrong word. the wording should be "If my psychiatrist *were* as smart as me, i would be fine." you're busted!
The key takeaway for me was that she needs and gets 5-day a week psychotherapy. Talk about accommodation. If only more people suffering from such conditions could be given that same amount of grace.
What's the best medicine?
It is different for everyone because each case of schizophrenia is different. But for starters cognitive behavioral therapy comes to mind.
Fasting and cold showers
@@rooster555555 : oops! your idiocy is showing!
@@nowvoyagerNE my bad i meant weed and soda
@@rooster555555 : wow...you've won me over. now i *REALLY* hate you. congrats.
I would like to pick her brain
She's In This World, Not Of It.
Please sir ಶ್ಚಿಝೋಫ್ರ್ನಿಯಾ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಕೊಡಿ
Closest to an anglo shaman i've ever seen
Wait what?
I understand this interviewer has a time limit, but man she doesn’t do a very good job with listening. You can tell she has a list of questions instead of having a genuine conversation with her
im suspicious of her condition becuase of how easily she maintains eye contact.
That's an...
Odd, conclusion.
Shes medicated that's why she can keep good eye contact.
Okay i recovered from the time i lost posted this comment. There was a lot of repressed emotions and traumas that i had to face.
@@rooster555555 : you do know that you can delete your original comment if you'd like to, right? point off to the right of your comment until 3 small vertical dots appear. you can click on them and delete your comments.
@@rooster555555 are you better now?
Dude with a knife eh elyn? You are a smart woman, do you think that it is possible to screw with people's brains at all? Maybe you could make them see things or hear things? Maybe you could make them think things to huh?
Do you know that they are screwing with your mind elyn? Sometimes we don't do we. You couldn't really know if they didn't tell you huh. You'd just be randomly hallucinating for all that you know.
You've run into some pretty bad dudes elyn. They can do some very bad things to the mind to. I would know.
You aren't sick elyn. They are in your head now.
How are you doing now?
Demons?
She kinda sounds like a man... Maybe she is actually a he... who thinks he is a she... O_O; and her husband is just gay? Lol
Grow up...
Basia S
No problem.
+Juan Galan means you did not read her book. She is not a he, she is she. read her book you will see.
Edres Mn
Dude this was like two years ago, seriously? I don't even remember who the fuck or why the fuck I said this
+Juan
Do you remember now why did you say this?