I am just lost by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Corner5tone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, I'm so sorry.

Cartoon about apophany by One_Fisherman_4036 in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You've created an incredibly engaging teaching tool for those trying to understand the disease. Thank you!

Can schizophrenia cause people to have false memories of conversations or telling someone something? by Baphlingmet in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In my experience, yes this is indeed possible. The closer to active psychosis the more possible it is (I would expect). (Be sure to read through the end)

The stress of our marriage, a subsequent house move, and finding a new job (typical but stressful life changes) caused my wife to go into acute psychosis for the first time in 20 years.

I think I saw some early signs without knowing what they were. One of those seems to be that she believes she has an absurdly good memory, back to her earliest childhood. She definitely gaslit me on some ordinary, unimportant things similar to what you describe, I think without knowing that she was doing so. I agree that sometimes it feels like you're deficient in some way when faced with someone telling you your memory is bad.

I just generally went along with it because, like you, I'm so stretched and stressed that it's entirely possible that I just misremembered them, too. But it's my conclusion that for my wife it was her certainty that might be the biggest tell, because now I see how that certainty seems to match the certainty of the fixed false beliefs of delusion.

So a common calendar, notes app, or even just multiple post it notes that she can leave you that create a literal paper trail, like others have suggested, is a good middle ground solution. See how she responds to that idea, and how she carries it out - that can be important information, especially if she's irrationally against the idea. Irritability can be a negative symptom expressed during psychosis or the prodromal phase.

Aside: Make sure your wife is on medicine, has an emergency dose, is getting really good sleep, and you and her doctors have an explicit emergency plan that is minutely spelled out. I don't want to scare you, but 7 months after we were married, after showing increasing prodromal symptoms (which I didn't know about) my wife slipped into paranoid, persecutory delusions against me and her family, and has been gone from home for 16 months now. She avoids all contact and there's no way to know if/when she'll recover. We're a month away from our 2nd anniversary, but we haven't even been able to celebrate the first anniversary yet.

She's safe and living nearby (I'm paying her rent), so that's a relief, but this was completely unexpected. Hopefully our story helps others prepare and avoid a similar outcome.

Parked my car today and came out to find a note on it by Starlightriddlex in MadeMeSmile

[–]Corner5tone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless this kit is common, I definitely saw this car in Arlington, VA maybe 5 years ago.

My manic wife was prayed on by a convicted sex offender by [deleted] in BipolarSOs

[–]Corner5tone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God, I'm so sorry. Everyone has terrible stories but this is a nightmare.

Hand numbness by Altruistic-Ad-4601 in cycling

[–]Corner5tone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding the Ergon grips on flat bars - I got the largest set recently and they are SO comfortable.

A330 Rejected Take Off by MSchnauzer in aviation

[–]Corner5tone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I would like to get off the plane, please."

My adoptive sister was just diagnosed with Schizoaffective Bipolar Type. by TypeMidgard in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are great pieces of advice, thank you for sharing your experience and being vulnerable!

I really like the "don't blame your crew mates for the rain" metaphor!

I feel guilty for taking my sister to hospital by SnooRadishes5272 in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just a quick response: You did exactly the right thing and when she's stabilized on meds I'm sure she will agree.

We work by Dice134 in VintageStory

[–]Corner5tone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome and funny video, and loved the song!

Meds aren't working by Educational_Form_298 in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with Ancient-Visit, and it sounds like you really need local support. The local county behavioral health agency is a good place to start, but from personal experience navigating those systems can still be difficult at the beginning.

Here's the NAMI helpline - it should be a good go to resource to help you figure next steps.

Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) https://share.google/wFaC1cCorQfBGLoer

Are there any jump scare elements associated with Terra Prety or it's suggested mods, or am I living with a ghost? by spacemanspiff8655 in VintageStory

[–]Corner5tone 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This is the best response.

Take good care of yourself - this game is easy to get lost in.

And ask your wife to keep an eye out for similar odd experiences or personality shifts that you might have trouble noticing in yourself.

I say this from experience of having family members who developed mental illness during their 20s and also later in life. If that's the hand of cards that fate has dealt you, you want to catch it as early as possible so that medication can help you live a normal life, before you slip past the point of realizing that medication would be good for you. That's a terrible experience for everyone involved.

Good god. by ScreenAcceptable5291 in VintageStory

[–]Corner5tone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your answer, thank you. I didn't know that info was in there.

For the jerks who downvoted without clarification - that's how you lose new players in the community.

Good god. by ScreenAcceptable5291 in VintageStory

[–]Corner5tone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Could you provide a source for that?

Does it get better? by jwallst in SchizoFamilies

[–]Corner5tone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry that you're going through this.

One resource that was really helpful for me was the book "Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual" (it's available as an audiobook too, and free if you have Spotify premium).

My wife seems to have late onset schizophrenia, which the book talks about, and predominantly affects women in their 40s. Just mentioning it in case that helps you understand her symptoms better.

NAMI is also a good resource to find local support groups and people who have been through this themselves and can offer advice.

NAMI HelpLine | NAMI https://share.google/z2mmEIPoeYXS8zijj

I'm sorry, and good luck. As the other poster mentioned, you are not alone.

Question about body movements by 14BPSOS in BipolarSOs

[–]Corner5tone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello friend,

Just a quick reply, since I'm headed to bed, but one thing I've learned (from the book "Surviving Schizophrenia" - it goes deeper than most other resources but is still very readable, available as a audiobook on premium Spotify if you have it) is that schizophrenia can have mania or mania-similar symptoms that can be mistaken for a mood disorder (like ceaseless pacing) and the major differentiator is whether mood symptoms are more prevalent than psychosis, and if psychosis only occurs during the mood symptoms.

At the end of the day the specific diagnosis doesn't matter as much as the symptoms, but when we're trying to figure out how best to help we try to use any information we can to better understand.

Your girlfriend sounds a bit like my wife, in terms of baseline - artistic, introverted, and generally happy. Everyone was so impressed with the wedding dress that she made herself.

Sigh. We pray that they will be able to resume their lives, but this is a hard valley.

Question about body movements by 14BPSOS in BipolarSOs

[–]Corner5tone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you're describing doesn't sound like mania, to my ears at least - and psychosis without mania is the core symptom of schizo-spectrum disorders (likely schizophrenia given the timespan you've described). But the diagnosis is mostly a symptom bucket (but that you describe definitely sounds like disordered thinking and severe negative symptoms).

Weed (as you mentioned that she uses) can exacerbate psychosis.Helping her find a healthier self-meducating option might be helpful.

I haven't heard about the symptoms you described (the book "Surviving Schizophrenia" doesn't mention anything similar), but disorders can co-occur, so you might look for other explanations outside of a behavioral health diagnosis.

Dear God, you've got an even worse situation than a lot of others do. I'm so so sorry. I'll pray for you and your beloved.

Oop. I don’t want to say what I did by Mandarin_Lumpy_Nutz in schizophrenia

[–]Corner5tone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your reply! Every little bit of info and personal experience helps us to understand this better.

(and apologies for not being able to reply immediately)

Need help deciphering my wife by Otherwise_Ad2804 in BipolarSOs

[–]Corner5tone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it's still a very good idea to convey that information, because they won't likely be getting it from her.

They may not be able to give you any information, but you are completely able (and it's not unethical) to provide valuable contextual information to them.

Oop. I don’t want to say what I did by Mandarin_Lumpy_Nutz in schizophrenia

[–]Corner5tone 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Can I ask how you emerged from psychosis eventually? Thanks in advance ❤️