Has anyone really looked into the history of schizophrenia. I’m very religious, today, after being diagnosed with schizophrenia I have great respect for science.
Schizophrenia and psychiatry have a dark past.
The treatments boiled down to torture and lobotomies.
I would focus on the present moment and future - it’s a better place to be
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I haven’t been formally diagnosed but I’ve read all the books that the nut crackers have.
The only difference between me and them is the piece of paper on the wall with a signature on it.
I’m not saying I’m genius because I’m not.
I have a 5th grade education because that’s when I stopped believing what was fed to me.
There are shades of reality and it’s YOUR job as a individual to figure out which one is best for you… After all it is your life and just possibly your soul that is on the line.
I want to educate myself on the illness as much as I can and knowing the history can help me to understand the causes and treatments, for a future book on schizophrenia, stigma, and today
My soul. I’m not quite sure I understand. It’s a horrible illness to live with, I want to get better. I think having a positive attitude will help everyone. I have a background in psychology, but I’m interested in psychiatry, I had a wonderful experience with caring psychiatrists. The were caring and patient and understanding. I wouldn’t be here today without them.
I was on medication that was harmful and dangerous after being hospitalized and institutionalized I came off the medication and my personal treatment is working for me. I think psychiatrists understand a great deal about this illness and doctors studying the illness. I hope some day stem cell transplanted in the hippocampus cures me and everyone that is like me.
I didn’t mean to discourage you on psychiatry in fact I’m thinking of seeing one myself.
But IT IS JUST MY OPINION that psychiatrists are not gods they just read the books that you haven’t.
I hope your diagnosed you sound too normal and healthy. Did you wake up on the wrong side of your bed protester 
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Thank you you helped a little, much appreciated, dark past sounds like I should learn more about my own illness. I just hope I can get past the “dark” part
Maybe the wrong or right side of the cage.
I found this site it’s very science and psychiatry
http://forums.psychcentral.com/schizophrenia-psychosis/388383-schizophrenia-stigma.html#post4377913
Written documents that identify Schizophrenia can be traced to the old Pharaonic Egypt, as far back as the second millennium before Christ. Depression, dementia, as well as thought disturbances that are typical in schizophrenia are described in detail in the Book of Hearts. The Heart and the mind seem to have been synonymous in ancient Egypt. The physical illnesses were regarded as symptoms of the heart and the uterus and originating from the blood vessels or from purulence, fecal matter, a poison or demons.
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While i don’t believe this applies to every case of diagnosed SZ, it does apply to some. It is just people are conditioned not to believe in this and it becomes ingrained in their thinking not to consider these options:
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No one is saying there God’s I’m ill and I’m religious not stupid. There are good psychiatrists out there, I know this. God is God.
I would focus on the present and look forward to the future, lots of new and exciting treatment options coming out, I am sure
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Thank you e_lunaseer
Thank you save the moment is what I focus on and like I said there isn’t anything wrong with learning about history. History is an import and subject in academia. Your advice is appreciate. Thank You
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I’m a little unclear. In your original post, are you saying that you received an official diagnosis of schizophrenia today?
Thanks everyone you have been a great help.
Focusing on living in the moment was one major teaching of A Native American shamans circle I was a part of in the mid 90s. I was going through a divorce and quite depressed as well as other things going on…it helped immensely.
In the mid 80s i was very delusional, and even suicidal though i didn’t actually attempt suicide, i planned it. At that time I turned to Jesus and that set my path completely different from the way I was heading…
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