hi, i’m daniel and thank you to the mods for letting me post here.
i work for a website that’s a daily magazine about all types of mental health, addiction and life issues. it mostly uses humor and art. however, for schizophrenia, they will be making it all about shared experiences and it’s all about bridging the gap to help break stigma.
their first project hasn’t been posted but it will be a regular blog from a woman, who is a nurse, and battles schizophrenia, and is also the daughter of a schizophrenic. she is going to be able to tell stories from both sides. as a battler and as a loved one.
the part i’ve been put in charge of is all about neologism.
we were hoping we could find contributors, all anonymously, as we all use made up names on the site to protect everyone’s identities.
the contributions would involve, if you want to share, the words people have made up due to their battle with schizophrenia. what were the words and what did the words mean or the intention of the meaning?
also, how did it feel saying the words at the time?
We want to show people what someone battling schizophrenia is feeling when these jumbles occur and possibly tell little stories about days where these things happened to get a full feel of their life with this specific symptom and how it affects them.
thank you very much to the whole community for letting me post here and if you want to get involved please do private message me.
Craydar: the ability to tell when someone else has a psychotic disorder. My craydar has gotten pretty good over the years. When I use this word, it feels empowering, silly, and fun.
I don’t think I’ve made up words, but I forget words and jumble the order of my sentences sometimes, especially when I’m excited to tell someone something. Then, often, I’ll ramble off in another direction and forget what I was trying to say.
It’s like wanting to show someone a handful of sand but when you open your hand to show them all the sand has run through your fingers and there’s nothing left for them to see. It’s frustrating and humiliating… I don’t like talking as a result.
I dont think my examples would contribute much to your story considering I don’t have a formal schizophrenic diagnosis but it’s usually mostly small things like typing or saying “THINK you” instead of “Thank you” & such mistakes are not attributable to typos or autocorrect, just the deterioration of my brain.
I once heard the term “ego farming” pop in my head, as in, what the over-sensitivity of SZ symptoms did, it kind of moulded me into a markedly different, more moral person.
