Posts by Peter King7

What if they aren't worms? Either way, you seriously need to go see a doctor.

It’s gotta be Central Park. I mean, Dr. Hašpl is great—totally solid guy, super composed—but honestly? I feel like he’s more of an orthopedic specialist than anything else...
Good luck, Amanda Long30!

Schizophrenia isn't just one thing—there are actually more than a dozen different types out there, and they all present themselves pretty differently. Scott Davis32, honestly, what you’re describing could easily just be burnout or some latent depression rather than what your brother is unfortunately dealing with. Either way, the move here is to track down a smart, actually competent specialist and just sit down for a real talk with them.
Medication is almost always a necessity in these cases—it's basically there to put the brakes on the cognitive decline that usually follows sch. Without decent pharmacotherapy, that cognitive slide can be fast and pretty much inevitable. Thankfully, we have plenty of meds available now for these kinds of disorders, but the trick is finding that specific combination and dosage that clicks for the individual (which brings me back to my point: find a damn good psychiatrist).
I know this one girl who’s been living with this "diagnosis" since she was eleven—and hey, juvenile sch is one of the rougher versions—but she’s been in treatment the whole time and is actually right in the middle of finishing up her Master's degree.

You really need to rule out some kind of cerebrovascular event first—I mean, you can't ignore that—but honestly, a sudden drop in hearing could just be the fallout from a viral middle ear infection that doesn't even bother to cause pain.
If that's what we're looking at, you've gotta get in for surgery ASAP to stop any permanent damage to the auditory nerve, which can happen way faster than people realize. And look, the surgery itself isn't some big scary ordeal; they just make a tiny incision in the eardrum to clear things out, and you aren't even looking at major pain during recovery.

When my granddad was passing away, I was right there by his side, just listening to him talk about what it’s actually like—you know, that whole experience of crossing over, those paths you take. He was such a one-of-a-kind guy, honestly... just overflowing with love and compassion, and he had this incredible insight into everything. After hearing him describe it, I don't really fear death anymore; I've seen it firsthand, and it’s really just a transition from one way of existing to another. I miss him like crazy, obviously, but his death didn't just sever our connection. If anything, it taught me that love is something that exists and breathes forever—nothing can ever truly kill it.