We very much need it. It’s like I told you. Its all about you and regaining a sense of control. BUT! If you find yourself surrounded by the chatter of family or people, I have faith in composure. Its going on inside of us where no one can go. the place we need to go to handle things. I so wish you the absolute best kiddo 
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I’ll remember that. Thank you so much! Weird how admitting its a severe delusion makes me feel better. I’m glad there’s supportive people like you out here.
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Go into a hospital ER and share this with them.
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Does it get worse?
[/quote]I don’t know. I seemed to have hit Earth’s metaphysical ceiling and came crashing down. When I finally regained enough of my consciousness to start thinking & planning and doing things for myself again, I had severe head-aches & pain. So, it’s “better” in the sense that I am physically safe and have overcome a lot of my delusions & hallucinations, but I’m still suffering from actual physical symptoms.
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What @SzAdmin said, and…
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Get a copy of this book and read it. Have your family read it, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Schizophrenia-6th-Edition-Family/dp/0062268856 -
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Get properly diagnosed by a board-certified psychopharmacologist who specializes in the psychotic disorders. One can find them at…
https://psychiatrists.psychologytoday.com/rms/ -
Work with that p-doc to develop a medication formula that stabilizes your symptoms sufficiently so that you can tackle the psychotherapy that will disentangle your thinking. The best of the therapies for that currently include…
DBT – http://behavioraltech.org/resources/whatisdbt.cfm
MBSR – http://www.mindfullivingprograms.com/whatMBSR.php
ACT – https://contextualscience.org/act
10 StEP – http://pairadocks.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-10-steps-of-emotion-processing.html -
the even newer somatic psychotherapies like…
MBBT – https://www.newharbinger.com/blog/introduction-mind-body-bridging-i-system
SEPT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_Experiencing
SMPT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensorimotor_psychotherapy -
or standard CBTs, like…
REBT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapy
Schematherapy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_Therapy
Learned Optimism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_optimism
Standard CBT – http://www.beckinstitute.org/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/About-CBT/252/
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I didn’t know or get close to mental illness before I was brought to a psychiatric evaluation one day by my aunt.I was diagnosed to having schizophrenia and took 3mg of invega,it made me very depress and had some side effect because of it.
Now 6 years had past,time,exprience and maybe the medication has helped me become a better functioning person,I am content with life now as long as I continue to do my things and avoid dropping back to where I started
The way i walked into a full blown schizophrenia is insidious. No one around me could imagine I have a mental disorder like this for the first few years of personal struggles. By the time my behaviours deviates from the normal spectrum significant enough for my parents to notice, I’m already very sick and hurt myself so much. Even now I dont know what can be done to help myself better. But i tend to believe that if i get medical attention at an earlier stage and find out that it is schizophrenia that I’m fighting, it would be life changing. I would make a few important decisions much better. So my advice to you is to clarify who is your enemy by getting medical attention. In my experience insight has an impact on voices. When i understand that it is only in my head, i get better control of my sz. A lot of people in the forum said APs help them to stablize. I’m not a case where APs help me to get rid of voices. But insight into sz helps me to cope with voices. I find that getting to understand what is happening to me is helpful to me.
I would say be honest and get a professional opinion, but I wouldn’t be too eager to get put on antipsychotic medication if you don’t need it.
Hi - watch this video and share it with your parents. It can help you both understand what is going on and why you need to go to one of those early treatment centers I posted about earlier:
It sounds like you have insight, meaning you understand that your symptoms are delusions and hallucinations, and that they’re not real. I know it doesn’t make the feeling go away, but it is a huge help. Definitely go to a doctor.
The quickest way if you’re in the US is to check yourself into a mental institution. Tell them about your suicidal thoughts. They’ll keep you overnight for observation, and they might give you a prescription. They will also get you an appointment with a psychiatrist for the next week. If you just try to get in to a doctor on your own, you could be waiting for months, and this is an illness that gets worse the longer it goes untreated.
Meds can help with everything, but for some people the side effects are worse than the illness itself, so be honest with yourself and your doctor. It also might take a long time to find the right med. Since all our brains are different, one drug might work amazing for one person and make another person even worse. The doctors are usually just making educated guesses as to what meds might work.
You also have to make some lifestyle changes to stay in a healthy mindset. I no longer let myself watch or read anything about conspiracies, because I always end up believing them. I avoid certain websites and tv shows, and that helps. I also had to cut a lot of people out of my life, because they would feed into my delusions, instead of encouraging me to get help. I had to seriously cut back my caffeine and give up alcohol, because they both triggered psychotic episodes for me. After a few years, I can now have a beer or two occasionally, but my days of getting silly drunk are over.
Getting a mild amount of exercise also helps. Having a routine helps too. If you feel able, get an easy job or volunteer somewhere. If you have a reason to get up and shower every day, your outlook on life will improve. It is also nice because it makes you feel useful, like you’re contributing something to society. Not everyone is capable of this, especially in the early stages of the disease, so don’t feel to bad if you don’t think you can do it yet.
Stick around here and keep posting, because this is a safe place where you’re normal, instead of being an outsider. We all help keep each other in check. Whenever I have a delusion, I post it on here, and other people help me see that it isn’t real. It helps so much. Good luck with everything!
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My first symptom was withdrawal from my family. I agree with the other members of the forum. Find a psychiatrist. Get a referral from your GP, if you have one. SZ is a very difficult illness to manage. Symptoms can take you away and become overwhelming. You can’t always solve mental and emotional problems by thinking about them.You might start behaving in a way that society finds unacceptable. Some of the advice from the forum might be damaging. You can trust the SZAdmin. You might have to give up your self management for a while and rely on others, not yourself.
I can relate with you, my symptoms started in April and my family aren’t supportive. My dad told me that I was making up hearingg voices 
so I just don’t tell them anything but it’s hard with no one to talk to. I’ve had the feeling of the Trueman thingy and have also moved cities because of it. Seems weird our parallel experiences this stuff just freaks me out!
See a doctor immediately. It could be SZ. It could be something else. If it’s SZ, the sooner you get treatment, the better your prognosis over the long term. And don’t worry about the diagnosis. I’ve been SZ for over two decades and have a family and a career. There are plenty of high-functioning SZs out there.
Good luck.
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