Posts by neongull592

You actually admit that you’re struggling... and that is precisely where the distinction lies. She doesn't realize it—or rather, she refuses to acknowledge it. That was my primary curiosity all along: will she ever truly reach a point of self-awareness? Will she eventually find a way to accept the reality of her situation? I suppose I cannot say for certain.

How on earth is it considered a positive trait when she can't even conceive of her own child? It clearly demonstrates a complete lack of affection, a deep-seated jealousy, and a twisted sense of satisfaction that would only be achieved if someone could just take an eraser to everyone in her life.

But you do realize, from time to time, that these are just hallucinations, right? Look... she isn't even aware that she’s unwell. In her own mind, everything is perfectly fine, and she assumes everyone around her is simply blind to what is actually happening. She lashed out at her own child just because the little girl wouldn't tell her who her father was dating... not that there was anyone, for that matter. She literally attacked her...

Hi everyone! I have a colleague diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was born in '82, and unfortunately, everything started spiraling during her pregnancy. She’s been on medication for about three years now; she switched to Zyprexa about a week ago, having used Risperdal prior to that. I've been reading through your posts and chatting with a few others who have gone through similar things, and everyone is being quite candid about their reality... specifically, the fact that you eventually realize those hallucinations were just hallucinations—that those events didn't actually take place. However, she still firmly believes they were real. I am curious: at what point did you all achieve that realization that the hallucinations weren't actually happening?