I think reason for my mental illness is my childhood.
I grew up in a strict religious household very poverished and i was always afraid to set a foot wrong. My dad had severe depression for 12 years while i was growing up. Me and my sister both have mental illness now. Mum was bordering on abusive tbh in my childhood and shes not a good person to me still. I feel like lots of bad experiences in my childhood i won’t even go into them all but they affected my brain completely
Nobody bother replying if you don’t want. I guess im thinking out loud
Sending good vibes your way @anon29983254 
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I remember reading something about how early life trauma alters the way the stress mechanism works in the body. Basically, early life trauma can adjust one’s stress tolerance by reducing it.
So that means, in simple terms, if two people get hit by the same strength stressor, the traumatised person will get a stress response in the body whilst the other person is fine with it.
I find this interesting. I’m going to look for an article to share on that.
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I read environment alone doesn’t cause sz but it triggers the already present sz genes. One exception may be stimulants overdose
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Thats really interesting and i think it is true because the brain has reached a threshold of stress already so it wreaks havoc. I do understand it
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Yea. You’re correct according to this journal:
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Thanks @Zoe really appreciate that
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People react differently to trauma, some are not affected while others develop ptsd. Maybe its because of genes
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My first psychosis was when I smoked THC weed
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Hey @Aziz how are you this evening?
Just remembered my mums cousin has schizophrenia too and my dad had paranoia with his depression sometimes. I literally walking on egg shells growing up in that tiny house
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It is probably a mixture of stress tolerance and genes. But drugs can also trigger psychosis and paranoia
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I was in high stress time when I developped sz, university, work, gf, family member died, was doing extreme diets, working out too much etc
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Yea I think it’s complicated probably, I mean, complex but I feel that this hypothalamus adrenal dysregulated axis thing is a factor involved in psych illness.
Genes too yea I agree with you.
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Im sorry you went through all of that @Aziz it is probably all of it that tipped you over the edge into psychosis. Extreme dieting as well is really bad for us. Ive done that too as you know
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Schizophrenia is very complicated and complex its definitely one of the worst mental afflictions to have.
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Once you reach adulthood, you have a better chance of healing because your needs aren’t the same as those of a child. My breakdown wasn’t specifically due to childhood. It was only that I was not prepared for all of the responsibilities on my head as a young adult.
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Yea I did a lot of mdma one day. Then the next month or so, the unusual beliefs began.
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Okay. Ive never touched drugs but drugs are definitely a trigger for mh issues
Im going to sleep now. Wish you all goodnight
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Goodnight Ducky.