I may not have schizophrenia and my IQ took a hit just the same.
The meds have a lot to do with it too.
That and psychosis.
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I do not have a Genius IQ I know that for sure. I had high intelligence but that was before the schizophrenia started to manifest. I feel like maybe I didn’t lose all that cognitive intelligence, and with the help of medication I started re-learning and the gifts I had just evolved or were compensated. I mean I have always had a good memory, but the reason was because when I was seven I started practicing remembering what happened yesterday and loved creativity.
There is a link between being creative and high IQ Im sure. So maybe if more people learned to practice creativity it could help the cognitive effects of the schizophrenia. Like my mom wants to write a novel about time travel. I brought this up last night to steer her away from her delusions and put her in a better mood.
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I used to think meds lowered my IQ but over time learned at least Abilify and others increase it because it allows me to practice and learn without distractions or constant depression or voices. I know the first thing that took a hit cognitively for me was my math and reasoning skills. They are still almost out the window and I dont know it was that important for me either. I cant comprehend math at all. Its like a computer language to me but I used to excel at it before high school.
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My memory is way worse post-psychosis. My intellect is probably the same, although it took a hit for a while . I’ve managed to recover through meds a bit and staying away from alcohol (alcoholism).
my wisdom has probably improved. But wisdom isn’t so measurable or predictable either.
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@anon69073975 I believe it was my psychotic thinking which made me think that having a terrific memory was a “bad thing.”
Well in turn my memory has taken shots.
Carelessness and recklessness and delusions haven’t helped my intellect in general.
Could be different for others. But psychosis lead to poor life decisions which did not help my intellect.
I should mention I never read from 13-23. Then I started reading again. So my intelligence has not declined as insidiously since I started reading again. There are a lot of factors
Typically I’d say no though.
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Yeah its hard because people are competitive, we have to respect each other and know that everyone is unique and learns at their own pace. It would be nice if public schools and colleges were also easier on people with mental health and schizophrenia especially. I managed to get my GED and Im still working on an associates but am still feeling that lack of confidence and shame hold me back. It started out well when I first tried school, but I hated always seeming antisocial and I think its just more difficult to fit in with people and excel in school too when school can be competitive like sports.
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I was smarter before sz, much better grades, more energy, more organized, etc Sz made all these worse, now my room is a mess full of cables and electronics. I was very organized and tidy before sz. I guess thats what sz does, makes the mind disorganized.
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Yeah its sorta like that. Its hard to maintain. But dont feel bad. I think its like that with bipolar too i have seen in movies a character is shown with books and comics and stuff all their artwork. I used to think that would be kind of cool like being a starving artist or hippie but chaos can also be uncomfortable. It takes effort to make myself do laundry and even just take care of myself as much as I can so also its like this schizophrenia…sorta takes ur personality or conscious self and makes it hard.
For me it was more like it dissolved my sense of self so Im like ok buddhists im enlightened haha I cant comprehend the ego is that what it means…so day by day work to recreate what i lost or paint the missing picture so i can have what i had…I wont ever have everything back maybe because schizophrenia is beyond my comprehension and not yet cured but I can at least cope and be creative or function to some degree?
I also have realized part of my illness is prob genetic so I have trouble putting myself in other peoples shoes and I think everyone thinks like me. so before I learned to adapt i thought it was normal to be who I was at least it was normal and fun to be me, but other people just didnt understand–now I realize I was just on a complete other level and spectrum for people …It is hard not making sense to people.
its exhausting too
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Sz/sza relate more to poor memory and low IQ if anything.
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Pre teen IQ: Around the 150 mark.147?
Best score -15 =153
Average of 3 best scores - 15 = 145
Method at Alla scoperta dei test high range – Kakkabís = 147
Intelligence when it comes to manual/practical/technical matters? Probably 80 or under.
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