my mother is skitzophrenic, to my knowledge she has been for at least 13 years although my grandparents told me they knew something was wrong ever since she was 17. She has been through a lot of stress and would deal with it by smoking weed (while schizophreniac) which is obviously not a good idea.
I have 2 uncles (mothers side) whom are also skitzophrenic although polio and blindness in each can play a factor on what triggered it but not 100% certain.
I also have a skitzophrenic cousin (age 19, male)
I recently found out constant activity in inner speech (the voice inside everybody has in the mind) is the first sign of schizophrenia especially in teens, btw I’m a 17 year old male. I can remember experiencing inner speech back to when I was 15 but it was rare, now I have it when I’m sober and high on weed. Although I experience it, it’s never negative thoughts or anything weird like that it’s usually just playing out how a planned conversation is gonna go before it happens or thinking of ever outcome before I make a risky decision, just things like that. When I’m distracted like in school or watching videos the inner speech goes away, also when I’m high I experience a normal high but my inner speech just makes me question my sanity a little more when I’m high because I don’t have the answers I need to be at peace. I can’t even put it in words how badly I wish and pray that I can confirm I’m sane because I’m so damn excited for the future and where I’ll be if I remain sane, I plan on going to college and working a good job and just being happy man and with schotzophrenia being something that can take that all away from me makes me sick to my stomach and so frightened, also the thought of having hallucinations scares me just as much. I am yet to talk to anybody about this yet, I do plan on setting up an appointment with a mental health doctor (forgot the name) just to be safe and everything but I just wanted some annoymous advice first.
I’m sorry if this isn’t very clear or easy to understand I just have so much to say and don’t know how to word it all but I just really need some honest answers/advice.
**I have absolutely no problem changing my exercise and eating habits and also quit smoking if it’ll benefit my health because that’s my main focus atm
additional possibly helpful information:
Not That Lazy (average teen)
Don’t have much trouble concentrating in school especially when it’s something i understand or enjoy
Never had sucidal/violent thoughts
Never heard or seen anything that wasn’t there
I have 3 sisters whom all smoke weed (ages 16,18,22)
I experienced derealization from smoking weed (not unheard of) the day after when i was 15 but overcame it on my own mentally a month later, haven’t experienced it since.
Hi. Obviously, we are not doctors and can’t diagnose you. I recommend talking to a doctor if you’re concerned. I also highly recommend not using weed, because it increases your risk of having a psychotic episode by up to 80%.
A quick note about the inner voice in people with schizophrenia: the inner voice is separate from the person’s own thoughts. If your inner voice just goes over your own thoughts, that is not a hallucination. It’s just the way your brain processes information. If the inner voice seems to be coming from another consciousness, or feels unrelated to you, that could be hearing voices.
Thank you for the response, highly appreciated. How about playing out a planned conversation in my mind with inner voice but being able to hear both responses.
It depends. If you’re just practicing conversations, and you control what both sides are saying, those are just thoughts. If you can not control what the other side says, those are hallucinations.
I can control everything my inner speech says without a problem even the responses in those conversations but what makes me question my sanity is the fact that the thoughts are always racing unless I’m doing something which keeps my mind off it. Based off your opinion, do I show schizophrenic traits?
Hi, I don’t see signs of schizophrenia nor skitzophrenia or schotzophrenia…
Yes you really need to cut the weed because it is like playing with fire and see a psychiatrist to get a real medical evalutation and some advices.
Having thoughts is normal. It would only be psychosis if you didn’t recognize the thoughts as your own. Hearing voices is when you hear it not think it.
Like if I’m not feeding my inner voice new information, it’ll go back to the past and just regurgitate most of the time irrelevant statements or words I’ve heard usually within that week but it’s never something like imaginary
Somethings just happened and I need answers ASAP so I can stop being so anxious.
So I locked my cat in the room because he was bothering my other cat, the second I closed the door behind me my inner voice said from my sisters pov “did you lock the cat in the room?”. I didn’t hear her voice or anything like that but it was my normal inner voice saying that. I’m 100% aware that just because my inner voice assumed what my sister was gonna say doesn’t make me believe that was actually said, it’s just like my inner voice assuming.
Sounds typical. You just have a more imaginative inner dialogue than some. Sounds like you’ve got some anxiety. Go see a doctor. None of us are qualified to diagnose you.
Just reading this lifted so much weight off my shoulders thank you so much for the answer, I pray it’s just anxiety as that’s what I’ve been told numerous times when describing my symptoms and I pray thats what it is because I’ll take that any day ! One last question, can this manifest into AVH or something of that sort ??
Just reading this lifted so much weight off my shoulders thank you so much for the answer, I pray it’s just anxiety as that’s what I’ve been told numerous times when describing my symptoms and I pray thats what it is because I’ll take that any day ! One last question, can this manife