We get paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, etc which gives us our label of sz/sza etc and then we are classified to be mentally ill.
We are not crazy persè, in my opinion. We merely stand in a disposition and that cause us to have sz.
I don’t like to be called MI especially since I had late onset sz. I was ok for so long. I was “normal” for so long. Most of us was “normal” till sz hit us.
Why be stigmatized if i was “normal” at first.
I’m having difficulty to try and explain myself.
I just like to hear more opinions on this. Please give me some advice or input cause maybe I need more insight.
I think…from my experience, I didn’t experience my first seizure episode until I was 21. Then, we found out that it could be linked to a genetic condition. So…I think there are different onsets to a genetic disease.
I guess…we just have to keep on fighting no matter what label we get. Even if they call it a “mental illness” when there are genetic etiology available, we are strong and talented individuals who can overcome this disease. I do hate it so much that people who don’t have the disease would put such terrible stigma on it.
No matter what they label us with, we will prevail. I know we can
That is just part of my thinking. I read somewhere that in Japan they call sz, Integration Disorder. Maybe I just have the definition of MI all wrong. To me MI is to be mentally unstable.
I had delusions of grandeur and reference and persecution. I looked for cameras and microphones everywhere. I believed people plot against me. When psychotic I’m aware of all that stuff although I didn’t had insight in earlier days.
So if I’m aware what I’m doing, and it seems like madness to the outside world, why should it be called MI.
I am aware although I can’t help myself accusing people of plotting against me. Then that do not constitutes MI from my perception.
I had late onset at 35. At first it was the positive symptoms that got me and now it’s the negative symptoms. I like to think there are days I feel normal but I can’t remember any. I am ill. It feels more physical than mental, but it’s not good.
I think of myself as someone healthy but with troubles that repeat daily. I am labeled mentally ill with my relatives because of how I don’t leave the house and how I am socially.
It’s hard to accept being MI. If you don’t want to think of your situation as MI then don’t
I’ve been out of it, screwed up, confused, delusional, paranoid… During psychosis I’m not distinguishing right from wrong but I’m aware of my every move. I feel that I’m not MENTALLY ill but rather facing intergration difficulties.
You can call it Frank or Roy or call it a bad boo boo of the brain. You can call it whatever you want to call it, but you are still going to suffer from symptoms.
I was not normal in elementary, junior high, or senior high. I was not normal as a young adult. SZ hit and then I was just a different type of not normal. But, you know what? Normal is boring. These days I’m awesome. Being awesome is just awesomely awesome. I recommend it to others.
Yeah. I was always heading to a psychosis. Although that weed helped my slow down my racing thoughts and gave me a semblance of a life in my twenties I was always going to hit that psychotic wall at 29.
I agree with @shutterbug and looking back I was paranoid and ocd as a child in grade one of school.
Now, I’m thinking does Lectin lead to damage that manifolds itself into multiple damages, and one such damage manifolds into psychiatric illness such as Schizophrenia?
Totally agree been syptom for over 8 years nearly destroyed my life was undiagnosid from the age of 15 until i was 31 and i had a severe pyscotic episode and i was sectioned for a month.I now run my own Ebay Uk business after a run of deadend coporate retail jobs and stigma when i was honest with my collegues.Iam now happier than ever and planning on going to Kenya to do some conservation work!
