I don’t know what it is with us schizophrenics that we can’t accept or believe we have Sz. I used to go through long spells of believing I’m and not taking my meds. I finally got into trouble with the law and was Court ordered into the psychiatric hospital for evaluation and treatment. Regardless of wherever I have Sz, I don’t want to get into trouble again so I take the meds. Any ideas on why we just can’t believe it?
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I didn’t believe it after I was diagnosed but I didn’t know anything about schizophrenia. Later when I Googled schizophrenia and looked at symptoms I thought I very well could have it. I take an antipsychotic injection because I know I’ve had psychosis before. When I was diagnosed I didn’t think I had psychosis.
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Well there’s a guy at my clinic who’s the same. He was found not guilty due to mental illness and has a Court Order to be in treatment and to take his meds. All this trouble and he still doesn’t believe that he is ill. It isn’t just me alone.
in acute phase of schizophrenia you have lake of insight that you dont believe you have schizophrenia. i was like you at the beginning even after i got in psychiatry hospital.then a friend told me you are crazy after that situation i searched on the internet for my symptoms then i took drugs after that i got the insight and believed i am sick
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It’s the crazy things like that the newscaster is aware of my thoughts.
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I didnt believe it while i was in psychosis. But now i accept it.
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