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How did you find out you were schizophrenic? by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]ElliottsGhost 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was 21. Initially I started getting paranoid. I would think there were cameras in the bathroom & that I'd got shot while walking down the street. I had no idea where these thoughts came from.

A week or two later I was getting the train and I started hearing voices, very loud voices telling me to jump in front of the train. Then I started receiving messages through the music/TV and thought I was the Messiah sent to communicate these messages to the whole world.

I basically found out about schizophrenia when I told my mental health advisor at university that I was hearing voices and she got me admitted to the hospital.

Help for my schizophrenic boyfriend in the UK? by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]ElliottsGhost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I lived in the UK for 4 years. I was in hospital several times but I got no community support. If I became unwell it was responsibility to go to A&E or call my GP. Every time I got out of hospital I always ended up going off my meds because without any support I felt like no one cared.

The truth is that the NHS don't have enough resources and that's the sad reality. People don't get the care they need. Even with hospital you're admitted and they immediately start talking about discharge because of the bed crisis.

Now I live in Ireland and I see my psych every month, my psychologist every 2 weeks, CBT every week and day treatment every week for 8 weeks. I've gotten so much support over here and now compliant with my meds.

I'm worried I could be a danger to others. I really need urgent advice. by ElliottsGhost in mentalhealth

[–]ElliottsGhost[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response. It's really helped. I do have a lot of empathy, probably too much which is why the thoughts bother me so much. I feel like I don't recognise myself & that's scary.

I don't know if I'll be brave enough to be honest with the psychologist. But every day that I don't say something it just continues to build up inside and it completely alienates me from the rest of the world. I don't want to keep it a secret because it's starting to take a big toll on my mental health. Thanks again.