Schizophrenia needs to be understood.
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Schizophrenia needs to be understood
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*”It’s not about YOU.”* is what more people need to understand about mental illness in general/as a whole. That used to be common sense. It should still be, but it isn’t for some reason and that’s not good and incredibly counterintuitive for everyone.
It's crazy it even needs to be said, right?
@@calhountubbs4031 SERIOUSLY!!!
I watched a woman give a Ted talk on her schizophrenia once. And she doesnt make eye contact with people sometimes. She says its because a hallucinations will be right there on or behind the person. And she decided that the best way to cope sometimes is to not interact with the hallucinations. Some of them are pretty scary or brutal. She also avoids telling people where she sees them because the first thing they do is look in that direction, which she hates. Because they're not going to see anything. But them simply looking in that direction causes an interaction with *her* hallucination and will make it worse for her. I thought that was really interesting.
I saw that video Cecilia I think is her name. She also stated that it’s to keep reality apart from the hallucinations to not mix the two.
@@itsbubbles4021 yes, she did state that. It was really enlightening.
@@ilevel007 yes it’s sad a lot think people with schizophrenia as monsters when they are not . Also I have the stigma around BPD that people think we manipulate people and do these crazy things when we usually are the ones who get manipulated because it happened to me :/
@@itsbubbles4021 my best friend growing up had an uncle who was schizophrenic.
He never scared me, which is why I have an interest in understanding it better. I didn't like how his siblings treated him. I have a family member with BPD. And she does come off as manipulative sometimes, but the way she was raised back in the day, I feel the "manipulation" is a survival behavior for unmet emotional needs. I watched a vid where a shaman said most people with these "disorders" actually have a spiritual gift that they're not taught how to manage and use effectively. The way we "treat" it either makes it worse or numbs them. I truly believe that.
@@ilevel007 does he have Chanel?
I laugh uncontrollably while at work, having hallucinatory conversations. It's quite embarrassing, I've opened up to my coworkers that I live schizophrenia and shockingly enough they're all really supportive. The sad part for me is when it is happening, I'm actually having a blast. I just embrace it now.
That’s great your coworkers are supportive
I have this issue I'm undiagnosed but I have convos like that with friends but they aren't here lol more like day dreams live action lol😅
One of my best friends has schizophrenia but it heavily impacts him negatively. Its super interesting hearing you say that you’ve embraced and learned to enjoy it. (: would you be open or interested in talking about it more? As someone with my own struggles of hallucinations as well, its really comforting hearing others stories and how they interact with it!
Also please absolutely tell me no if you have no desire or comfort to share that knowledge 🙏🏽
What I really need people to understand about Schizophrenia is that just because someone has that particular mental illness, that doesn’t mean that they are going to do violent things to you or anyone else
I think there’s heavy blame on the film industry here. Feels like half of horror movies are about people with mental illness who do things to harm others. And orphans. The mentally ill and orphans deserve a break 🥲
Literally people with schizophrenia are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, I can't remember the specific stats but they might even be less likely than the general population to commit violence. Some people with schizophrenia being violent doesn't mean shit about schizophrenia as a whole, because people with any mental illness or indeed no mental illness can be violent too, but we don't judge people with depression or anxiety or no mental illness as violent because most of the time they don't. It's frustrating that people don't understand the same about more stigmatised mental illnesses
The media has absolutely vilified all mental illness, but especially schizophrenia. It’s constant being used in sensationalized headlines and it’s used as a plot device to explain who a certain character is explosive or violent.
It’s (to a lesser degree, like that with bipolar disorder. It’s made to be something that will turn someone into some kind of monster…. When, really, most folks that I know with bpd would be the first ones to try and save someone, not harm them.
It’s shitty and I’m sorry to anyone who has to deal with that stigma and ignorance from others.
Yet, we still don't have 100% proof that they won't. Sorry, I just put myself in others shoes, and being that I was attacked while pregnant, just walking into a building by someone who had it..something trigger that action.
@dadebator369 people without schizophrenia also might just randomly attack you, it happens, it's just not common and it isn't common for people with schizophrenia either. It's understandable to be frightened of someone who is behaving in a way you don't understand, and that isn't predictable to you, especially if you've had bad experiences with similar people in the past, but that doesn't mean they should be treated poorly. I think watching more videos from this creator might help make you feel safer about it, as long as you're open to hearing her perspective and understanding how she experiences the world.
That is BONKERS to me that people are so needy and insecure and probably narcissistic nowadays that they are threatened by your hallucinations!!
Yes it is
I came to say this 🙌
Are people really that full of themselves that they would take your hallucination as a slight to THEM??!! Oh gosh!🤦🏻♀️ I'd constantly scream, "It's not about you!!"
Exactly what I was thinking how could anyone take it personally ???
I lost a alot of good friends due to the the stigma of schizophrenia alone.
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Wow. You seem very intelligent and very witty. Glad to hear you acknowledge everyone around you during your episodes. You teaching me so much in your "#shorts" videos so thanks.
Makes sense to me! I would feel rude interrupting your conversation, even if I can't see the other party. As long as you're safe, sounds groovy to me :)
You're a very, very inspiring Woman ❤
If I were more of a Talkative out loud in public schizophrenic, instead of stay inside and pretend that I dont exhist until dark schizophrenic, I am completely sure I would be living the Light.
But I agree 100% with you. About people. And lets not forget, sometimes you get Tired too, just from Life itself. Your brain 🧠 is your friend and battery 🔋 needs re-fueling.
Is that is your art in the background holy moly it’s amazing
Yes. Thank you!
Omg yes… I was laughing to myself in the bathroom.But I started daydreaming on the eclipse and then I realized Oh no. Anywho the eclipse was happening I was laughing cause the voices were telling me funny things. I come out and my room mate he’s kind of aggressive with me and say who are you talking too. But we have been room mates for like 8 months and he knows I talk to myself. So I don’t understand why he is so mean some times. Then last night he got into a fight with his chick at 2 am in the morning has a tantrum runs down the stairs and slams the door which then woke up the other room mate from below me. It was a mess. Sorry tmi. But yes that’s how it’s going.
Don’t worry you got this. Don’t give up.
Your roommate sounds like a loose cannon. Be careful around him. I'm sorry you have to share a living space with someone who doesn't always treat you with the kindness you deserve. Stay safe 💙
Please be careful for future reference this person sounds unsafe
I hope you can move away from this roommate at some point in the future. I don’t even have schizophrenia but it would definitely overwhelm me to live with this person based off the way you describe him. You deserve a peaceful living environment…please stay safe ❤
I think you need to reconsider your housing situation and move out. That is not normal behavior of a stable person. They sound like they have anger issues and the way they took it out on you is uncalled for. And it was inconsiderate of him to be yelling at 2AM in the morning, whatever the argument was about, it’s still not right. Please be careful about this person.
Thanks for being an ambassador and helping us understand
This channel helps me so much with my brother. Thank you.
For me, I genuinely believe we really never will be understood fully, simply because normal people can barely comprehend their own singular thoughts.
So I feel like the thought of having to deal with "thoughts that aren't yours" is incredibly difficult to grasp for them.
Maybe someday they'll be able to truly understand that we're not thinking or acting "as they expect".
The art in your background is amazingly beautiful
Is there anything a person can do when they see a friend or family member go through this? How do we show support?
Yes support is so important because depression is very common with it. I have a mother and 3 siblings with it and keeping everyone on a stable course with talking things out constantly is helpful. We are very successful I think. Not always peaches and cream but I think more when we need someone with a change in meds occasionally has a wild ride but we keep it simple and normal. People still have normal lives with mental illness as well and have great jobs and beautiful families. You always need support. And it doesn't have to come from family you can have friends or a community that will support you if needed. Much love ❤
I also live in another province but I FaceTime everyday
@@me4093wow it sounds like maybe you could write a book or blog on this you seem to have a very valuable perspective to offer if you ever decide to
Honestly, every Schizophrenic is completely different, so what might work for us may not work for them.
My sincerest advice... Ask them.
Beautifully explained. Education fully loaded! 😊👍🏾
Wow. I dated one with the same condition, and he never talked to a hallucination, so I thought it was something with the rigth medication. You've made me realize that there is so much more to it. And I know that meds are a choice. Thank you!
That there are people so entitled that they have the audacity to get offended when you're engaging with hallucinations... is baffling.
All the art behind you is beautiful
Hi .....i understand.....my son has paranoid schizophrenia....my husband has schizophrenia too ....and i am a bipolar......you can help people to understand your mental disorder....they may try to help and care for you but don 't
expect to much .....otherwise you will be disapointed....try to protect yourself and love yourself....That 's very important
You are a very special and intelligent person ❤
Me as well
Is it like a compulsion to engage with the hallucinations? Are you ever aware that you’re engaging with a hallucination, and if so, is it something you can choose to engage or ignore?
My half brother has this. But he doesn't think he needs medication. He has been in total denial forever and he gets violent. He is totally gone if he doesn't take medications.
Imagine getting jealous of a hallucination. In this case... they're better company than you
Some people won’t ever get it until it probably happens to them. I’m glad that I can be very understanding.
I love this😂😂😂 i agree. Im sure their company sucks. I prefer real people too
I’ve noticed a tendency in people who don’t experience mental illness where they take things like this very personal and make it about them. It’s really frustrating.
The hallucinations are as real as a person seeking attention. In order to give your attention to the person present, you must first deal with the hallucination. ❤
Who would get offended? The narcissism!
My ex had drug induced schizophrenia . Thank gosh he came off drugs and is on a shot once a month. He is doing good. He has OCD. Other than that he is good. No voices for the last three years
Who would even think that?. This would have never crossed my mind. I guess I don't realize how some other people think.
The fact that people are pressed about this worries me
They are not hallucinations.. seeing other dimensions is a gift
We need to be taught from an early age to take things less personally. I wish I was! It’s better for the both of us when I understand that it just isn’t about me.
Very good point!
I make up scenarios and talk to people in my head. I don't see them, but I imagine something in vivid detail, and sometimes I can't remember if it's real or not. I do hear things at night though and it's from trauma
I appreciate you so much for being honest and patient with people trying to understand. You seem like such a fun person to be around, your videos usually make my day better
Trying to understand this. My sister is bipolar schizophrenic and she turned to drugs which made it worse
Living with schizophrenia, misunderstood conversations within myself isolate me. I have unique ideas about finance and hobbies, seeking professional advice. Many prefer traditional work. I lack common interests like TV and mainstream music but seek connection nonetheless.
I did not imagine anyone getting jealous of a hallucination was an actual thing 😮
Sure let get jealous of someone else their struggles. 😂 if you ask me, people wo think that way definitely need therapy to sort out where that insecurity comes from. 😅
My father in law who is schizophrenic. He is usually aggressive verbally, disorganized, eats and talks a lot, doesn't sleep at night, only takes naps during the day. Self destructive scratching wounds, smokes 2 packs of ciggs a day. Eats uncontrollably. Most importantly can't have a coherent sentence or conversation. Very sad.
Personally, if I was with someone and they started talking to an invisible thing because they were hallucinating, the last thing I would be feeling would be offended or worry about that person finding me boring lol!
I think I would just stop talking and listen in on the conversation for awhile to make sure they were alright.
I wish people knew how powerful they can be! If its something fear related or a serious delusion, I am "there" but absolutely cannot engage. Just want safe people nearby.
We know it’s not us. We are just annoyed because it’s wasting our time to consistently have to repeat ourselves.
Do not appologies.. those guys are crazier than you if you feel offended!
We can all make choices.
Would you want the person you’re with to try to snap you out of it if you start talking to a hallucination or do you prefer if they let you work through them as they happen?
Is it possible to actively choose to ignore the hallucinations? Like choose not to engage with them? And what happens if you do?
ESP❤ beyond the veil. Shaman or spiritual church for mediumship helped me
My mom never there. I tell her to talk to me and she just doesn’t
I just found your channel and I have a question about stigma. Do you feel like people are afraid of you just because of stigma? Also, I really appreciate that you’ve made this channel, thank you!
WOW, UR A DOCTOR! I NEEDED TO HEAR THIS YRS AGO, MY BRO WAS DOIN THIS TO ME& IT WAZ PISSIN ME OFF
Did you ever think that is all your chakras that open in the same time and you never been able to close it properly? And your hallucination are actually in an other dimension…
I just saw a short so I’m very new. Are you talking out loud to hallucinations or do you mean you seem distracted?
I learned with my bff with same. That I was never the only "'person" or whatever in the room but "its" and I never acknowledged each other. But i never felt like she was ignoring me or any of that becausei got it. Now when they talk to her about me i defended myself outloud as though tney could hear but she had to tell me what tbey said. However i never asked her if they were talking about me cuz i didnt care if they did or not.
Not acknowledged but Met or introduced or whatever
I will say that 99% of the condos about me were defending me. Refusing to believe any if the paranoid things they would tell her. Stuff like "No, she does NOT. Stop talking about her like that. She does not hate me. ..." It angered her when they talked about me. I loved Sherry.
Thank you for this❤
You're welcome 😊
I can imagine that - in some environments (perhaps in public where the people around you don’t know you or your condition) - it might be dangerous to reply out loud to your hallucinations. If you reply to them ‘in your head’ (thinking the words internally rather than out loud) would the voices still engage/respond?
I’m thinking kind of like how a person might have a bit of a ‘back-and-forth’ with themselves in their own mind.
I imagine in situations like a plane (where there can be a lower threshold of acceptance for behaviours deviating from the ‘norm’ as they may be read as somehow threatening.
Also - what happens if you ‘ignore’ your hallucinations (look away, don’t engage). Does their behaviour change (become aggressive/confrontational towards you)? Is there a feeling of stress/discomfort (like when someone with Tourette’s tries to suppress a tic)?
Does it happened that it changes your state of mind, but I mean completely? A bit like in a paychosis episode? Like thinking someone close you know thinking that you haven't seen him since 2 years?
If I was with you and you started talking to your hallucination what should I do? Sit and wait for you to finish or interrupt you? Thank you
Do the people in your hallucinations just talk or have they suggested you do something that you know is wrong?
Are those tyles behind you paint by you? They are beautiful❤
I'm new. Is that YOUR art behind you? I like it SO much! Do you sell it?
Like it's kind of overwhelming they are in your head so I suppose they "speak" louder than everyone and everything? My mother cousin (so way older than me. The only thing I know it is she was under injection medication to help cop. with the symptomes) live with this but I was really young so I never had the chance to ask her any questions.
I suffer from OCD
This is honestly effed up people think like that toward you
What do yall talk about when hallucinating?❤
Are your hallucinations mainly the same, are the topics usually the same?
Anyone getting offended by someone talking to their hallucination idk what to say to that 😂
I have a question that may seem very personal.. how do hallucinations affect you or do they affect you while with a partner… or is a person stimulated/distracted that it’s not happening in that moment.. if it’s too personal I understand.
Does pysics and mediums ezperience the same senarios as schizophrenic person?
Facts
I can't imagine someone getting offended bc you're talking to an actual hallucination. It seems like it would be obvious what's happening, if you're friends with you. Rt?!
I wonder if you created the art on the wall behind you?
I worked with a guy that, when in the middle of a conversation, if he thought he was hallucinating he would take out his phone and start recording the other person and if nobody was on his phone screen he knew he was hallucinating.
❤ your a wonderful person
Do you see people to match the voices you hear or just hear vot?
I don't get how anyone could see someone with schizophrenia and make it about them being like "how dare you not to hallucinate around me"
Altho, I'm curious, I know nothing about schizophrenia, when you talk to an hallucination does it feel like not realising stuff around or more that you know there is somethint that entertain you but you can't ignore the hallucination?
I'm just curious about how you say you will just talk to the hallucination no matter how many interesting things may happen around
I don't know but I just wanna hug you!! ❤🤗
What you don't understand or want to accept is that it's not are problem and you should just keep it to yourself. We all have are own things to worry about and deal with. Not trying to be mean just being real
Isn’t that what this video is about?
Can music heal my mom's auditory hallucinations 😢
What's one thing you hate about the way people make schizophrenia sound like. All my life people made schizophrenia sound like a mental illness that makes a person violent
If you gotta explain that to someone, they are insecure af while you’re schizophrenic. Who tf gets jealous that you’re talking to your hallucinations? Gtfoh. Drop those ppl off. Shyyyytttt get friends that wanna know if they talk, do the hallucinations hear and respond to what they said too. What do they look like? Are the hallucinations salty that you were talking to other ppl? I’d rather talk to someone who I sent real then have to validate someone that I’m not ignoring them whilst dealing with my conditions that I’m sure you’ve told them about already. ❤
People really get offended when that happens? They really think it is a choice?......
So is it like you’re on weed and having a post traumatic experience where you’re placing yourself in a circumstance to address issues with ppl you’ve had in the past but you do it without being on weed ?
If that’s happening to you then you should stop smoking
@@SchizophrenicNYC thanks but it’s not happening to me. I’m drawing conclusions from what I’ve seen in your videos and in people’s weed like behaviors so asked to see if it’s similar thought I’d kindly ask.
You are not sick. You see both worlds. You only think you are sick. You are gifted. Very special. Meditation will help. Yoga as well. Veganism brings balance to you. Be great. Shine brightly. 💚💚💚
When did you have your first hallucinations and how did you know it was one
Listen. I’m not saying what is happening to you is fake. Because I know everyone is different.. but how do you not get scared? It’s so scary for me and I can’t distinguish reality from hallucinations sometimes and the auto hallucinations, I believe are more scary in my world.
It doesnt kean its not entertaining!
It just means i have schizophrenia.
The best explanation.
I did it somebody who had bipolar, schizophrenia. And to be honest, they actually scared me because I never knew what their next move was gonna be.
It's a Mr. Jacqueline, Mr. High 24/7.
My psychiatrist told me you can’t have bipolar and schizophrenia. They call it bipolar one because that’s what I have. I don’t know if it’s different everywhere you live but apparently when you have bipolar one, your mania comes with hallucinations of all types but I was told you you can’t maybe my doctor was wrong
Yes, I understand!
I might be wrong , im not a doctor but as im going through awakening and learning some things just want to ask you a question... are you diagnosed with schizophrenia or you just very sensitive to the outside world what other people are not aware of? Maybe you just can hear the spirits talking to you good or bad... do you get my point? I would recommend to go to a spiritual healer instead taking meds... get some more information , we are living in a world right now where's global awakening happening and many people will find out that they were misdiagnosed for many years.
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But, are you able to not answer them? It seems like if you can control your outward self, then people wouldn’t even realize.
Do the hallucinations look like humans? Is it just like having a conversation with another person except they just aren’t there in reality?
Wait so you can’t help that ur talking to them or are they just too distracting?
So you’re medicated but experiencing hallucinations nonetheless? My sister is schizophrenic and living in a delusion right now. She went missing 4 years ago and when we found her she said she wasn’t related to us, said she only spoke Spanish, was living on the streets. She’s off meds and gone again.
But you can use that now when you want to get rid of someone lol
No podría ofenderme sabiendo lo que pasas.
Do people seriously give you that bs? That’s absolutely stupefying. Wow. Livingdeadbabydoll is right. That calls for a “not about you.”