I live in an assisted living center for sz’s, so I’m surrounded by people like me, so I don’t feel the stigma as strongly as other sz’s might. Having lived with at least forty sz’s for sixteen years I have witnessed no examples of murderous violence in any of the people here. I’ve seen people get really angry, and maybe throw a chair, but there was only one time I saw someone take action that would seriously harm another person. The woman who did that was immediately kicked out of the facility.
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In my country there is awful urban legend about murderers who live in the woods and they are psychotic. In one website also writes that ‘deamons and this energies’ are part ONLY of alcoholics and mentally ill people.
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That’s sad, is she unstable? Treatment resistant? Thats just awful, i would be mad if i never met my grandmother.
@rogueone, there is a statistic of those who act out. I forgot the exact number, i dont think its lower than regular population. U can google it, see if u can find it.
@crimby, i have similar experience from psych wards. But what would happen if they were unmedicated, its the psychotic ones that do it.
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A lot of the psychotic ones are so disorganized they can’t plan ahead to do a murder. They might talk about it, but, they don’t follow through. I would like to see some statistics on the number of sz’s who commit murder.
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Well homicidal thinking is a part of sz. Doesn’t mean you’ll do it
Women are more likely to kill their kids (if that’s even true) likely because postpartum depression and psychosis are wildly underdiagnosed and treated.
Therein lies the problem.
She is getting treated now but when her kids were younger she had always refused. My dad who is her baby brother refused to talk to her. Even though he is also sick but with sza