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I'm a 21 year old male who has recently been experiencing possible psychotic symptoms. From the time I was 18 I have experienced depression and anxiety, but over the course of the last year things have become progressively worse. First I became withdrawn, and suffered severe anxiety when around peopl...

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David Robbins
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Hello Terrified and welcome to RMH. You have found a great site with the most amazing people.

I'm sorry you are distressed. I will suggest that you seek professional help. The sooner you get help the easier it will be for you later on.

Schizophrenia is treatable. There is no cure, but with proper management you can live a good life.

I take meds and I get ECT's. I am all for the taking of meds.

Seek help. If you broke your leg , would you go to a doctor? I would. This is no different than seeing a pdoc.

Keep us informed as to how you are doing. The people here do care.

Take care,

Dave

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Christina Bruni
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 01:15 PM

Hi Zenide,

First of all I want to say I support you and want you to find some relief.

Dave meant SZ Connection, not RMH, by the way.

I agree you should see a professional and get bloodwork to rule out or confirm SZ or another medical condition that could be causes your distress.

Because you have the insight that something is out of place, you are in a good position to change things. I would suggest therapy if you'd like to pursue that, too. A lot of people initially present with depression and turn out to have SZ. I'm not a psychiatrist so I can't diagnose what happened to you. The quicker you act to get a consultation, the better the outcome will be. Please don't put off seeing someone who could put your mind at ease. Like Dave said, SZ is treatable and you can recover.

You can recover. Feel free to write SharePosts here to get support. Click on the blue Connect button at the top of the page, and then click on "Create a SharePost."

Regards,

Christina

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Anonymous
Thursday, June 04, 2009 at 06:49 PM

Hello,

I dont believe in ects, there are loads of other ways to treat your illness, it will just take time to get the right medication, go to yor doc.

Mother of son who is schizophrenia.

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azaz
Monday, June 08, 2009 at 03:08 PM

You can hope thatthis is a temporary condition which will abate. It can happen. If it doesn't seem to, however, the best thing you have going for you (following your missive) is that you do, or can, still see the unreality of your "strange" ideas. Don't ever let that go.

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Anonymous
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 11:49 AM

I read your response and I am experiencing some of the same things. You may want to try "Recovery International" or what used to be called "Recovery Incorporated". This is a self-help group you can attend for free. The program focuses on not taking your symptoms seriously, that you can function regardless of how you feel. They have tools such as "Feelings are not facts" and others. The woman who leads the meetings in my area is schizophrenic and has been helped very much. You may want to check this self-help group on the internet.