Apparantly I was diagnosed years ago. How private is this? I want to be able to be honest. I am scared. Nobody gets the whole truth. Each doctor, each family member, each friend (kidding, haven’t wanted friends in years), each person gets a different peice. I spent 6+ months in hiding. Sometimes I think I am not even sick. My dad was schitzo. There are things I want to share because I need to figure this out. How can I trust this? Is this being traced?
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This is a public-ally accessible forum… it is totally open for the whole world to read.
There are also thousands of people who are members of the community on here and you would have to be doing something special to stand out.
Be careful with what you disclose if you feel you will wind up paranoid.
We are not doctors so we cannot issue diagnoses… You should trust the opinions of the doctors you have seen. Or if you are still curious then find another for your own evaluation… with no other parties involved.
Hospitals are healthy to visit especially early on in diagnosis… I’m not talking ER… I’m talking the places where they keep you for a week for observation.
It sounds like you have a genetic predisposition that would have been inherited from your father. Schizophrenia is considered a genetic disorder and passes down from parents.
Seriously though, if you are worried… seek medical attention!
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You could ask another opinion of a different doctor. And you can notice if the different doctor diagnose you with the same diagnosis.
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I don’t remember being diagnosed. My family could be lying. I was just made aware of this recently. I’ve been on and off med all my life but never knew a diagnosis. I don’t think I am looking for advice. I think I am just looking for a way to make sense of my life, my existence. Trying to find me. Thank you for trying
the “spending six months in hiding” thing sounds like a prodrome to me. that might mean you have sz.
also the thing about not having or wanting friends is sort of indicative of this disorder maybe being present. that is a common negative symptom.
your dad having sz also points to you possibly inheriting it.
how old you are is also important, if youre between your late teens and 30s its more common to get schizophrenia at those ages
did you have a psychotic break where you became paranoid or had other symptoms? its not required for the diagnosis but is very common.
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I never “became” anything. When I was in hiding I did not understand why it was a problem. I was in what I called my “cacoon.” That was 2 years ago. I just now can see that isn’t okay. You helped me alot. The term “prodromal” is new to me. I am going to research phases.
These things are hard to see from the inside. I was in my 20s before I even knew my dad’s behavior was not normal. Thank you
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i also went into hiding for about a year and a half before i was diagnosed. it was alot like what you described, feeling no desire whatsoever for social relationships. i still feel that way in fact.
at the time i was very happy though, i had my little interests and activities, i was much better off than i am now.
i hope you manage to find out what the issue is. good luck!
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Tonight my sister called me and had a government medical person on 3 way. I was ambushed. The phone call lost connection and I called my sister so she could not ambush me again. I told her that she almost triggered an episode. She is trying to help but JESUS ■■■■■■ CHRIST! Why would she think that was a good idea. Seriously, I could have taken off running. I don’t know why I handled it so well. How do I help her help me?
Loss of function is the key.
Hiding isn’t normal. Thoughts and voices aren’t normal in certain cases.
Sounds like a family history and that can be an indication in some places. You need to chat to a psychiatrist. Your family can’t diagnose you.
If your not functioning then there’s problems there you need to address!
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The stigma is scary. I will be fine. I just don’t want to get sent away. I am not a danger to myself or others. Once, the doctors tried to send me away. I snuck out and ran for my life. They said things that were not true to have me sent away. I know not all doctors are like that and part of my delusion is knowing that I can handle them and/or myself under any circumstances but it is scary. I am mid 30s, and with the exception of a couple nights in jail, I have never been locked up. I would really be bad off if I felt out of control. I know it is the illness that makes me feel that way but my delusion of grandeur is my only source of pride. (Smh at what I just admitted)
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Thank you for responding. I am so lonley. 
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