Hello,
I am writing this because I don't know what illness I have. My doctor has diagnosed "psychotic syndrome", but some say that "psychotic syndrome" is a variety of illnesses, including Schizophrenia. I am wondering,is it possible that I have schizophrenia? Does what others say apply? Or psychotic syndrome is a special pathisis different
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My wonderful handsome popular son was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia in April 08 at the age of 16, he is now 18. It has taken over a year to get him on a great treatment where he is able to attend his senior year of high school and loves it. He moved in with me this past September 15, 09 after living with his dad for a little over a year mo
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I am only 17 years old, but I do not live with my parents. I've told my parents multiple times throughout my life that I think something is wrong with me. in the last 2 years, I have experianced extreme problems. I see things that aren't there, I hear things that noone else does, I am very paranoid, and there I have urges to do things that I don
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in the past two years, I have been experiacing some very weird things. Thoughts will come to my mind that I don't think and i will have a hugh urge to listen to them and do what they say. a few weeks after my daughter was born, my mind said to suffocate her. I didn't, but it made me feel horrible that I would even consider such a thing. I someti
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I am a new mom to be, I am currently 31 weeks pregnant and i have schizoaffective disorder, I was diagnosed when i was 12 years old. Growing up my mother always could tell there was something wrong with me mentaly. but doctors ignored her becasue i was so young. My mother's sister is diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. She has a 12 year old son and
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I've been dating this guy for about a year and have noticed when he's stressed out this "other" person comes out. Different voice, hateful, mean and tells me things like me and my bf will never be together, and I'm causing stress, and other things to just hurt me. I have no idea what to think or do.
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Am I schizophrenic? I have been experiencing a sudden onset of uncontrolable episodes that have raised a lot of concern. I am 25 yrs old and I have had a history of mental illness.
When I was 13 I was hospitalized for suicidal thoughts and depression, I was diagnosed by several doctors who never could truly come to one conclusion. One said I h
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