Schizophrenia - General Discussion

briskgull27 said:Honestly, my absolute worst-case scenario would be:
Just being by myself in a big house, fully stocked with heat, food, water, and electricity.
Plus, I’ve got a PC that actually works.🤣
And I bet your friend is probably popping lithium just like I am.

Wait, why on earth would that be bad? I'm an F-22 and that sounds like the absolute dream life to me.😲

Add a working computer and a cat that occasionally poops on my keyboard, and I'm set. 😬

briskgull27 said:Man, I already forgot my login info
Honestly, it’s wild—the level of pure schizophrenia on those other forums is way higher than what we see here.
Did you ever check out my thread? You know, the one about "healing through sex." The image fits perfectly too..🙄 🙄 🙄

And listen, it isn't just "on the edge," dear briskgull27... there's plenty of that stuff happening in other subforums too. It's everywhere you look, no matter where you turn... which is exactly what I keep telling you.🙏 🤣

Hi! I just made a little tweak to my signature. I find myself constantly following political news lately! 🤣 🤣 😁

briskgull27 said:The way I see it, madness happens because the body tries to protect itself from a reality it just can't handle, except it's not its own internal reality, the world's version of truth that breaks you. So, madness kicks in.
There’s nowhere else to run but straight into insanity...

Finally, a decent topic
—some actual "real talk" on this board for once.🙂 I'm quoting this because it's such a specific take. Society is a massive contradiction; it screams "Yes" and "No" at the exact same time. People who are actually smart or feeling things deeply tend to spiral into self-destruction rather than lashing out at everyone else.
But this whole social setup (this anti-psychiatry vibe) makes it seem like people with schizo... issues just have trouble managing their egos, or maybe some sort of superiority complex that they can't pull off in a society ruled by hypocritical, mediocre standards. So the whole thing just ends up in some parallel universe?
Looking for answers from the resident crazies here (only the ones with actual degrees, please)
🙂

It’s definitely a complex set of values, without a doubt

I mean, is our reality really that different?
I spend my time surfing the web
eating
doing my business
dancing
hooking up
I honestly have no idea what you all are up to

Does anyone actually know what "mannitol" is?

thanks for the reply. so that's the whole social conditioning aspect then.
that's what I'm actually curious about.
I do all the other stuff too, but I was talking about hallucinations (whatever kind), like aliens and all that... it's not that I think it's impossible, it's just not even on my radar. I mean, if I started thinking like that, anyone could be🙂

Yeah, and don't even get me started on the stigma... people are such cowards when it comes to actually accepting anyone who's different,
especially around here. You're doing fine, though—so fine that you've basically flipped the script and now half this forum wants to act schizo just to keep up with you.🙂
good luck with that...

😂 😂 😂 😂

I guess everyone has their own little dream, right?
For me, I just hope my embryo transfer finally makes it home.
I really can't help myself.🙂
And honestly, there are some people I truly love🤣 🤣 😍

Anyway, thanks!

briskgull27 said:😂 😂 😂 😂

I guess everyone’s got their own little dream.
For me? I just want my ET to finally show up at my door.
It feels like such a long shot, you know?🙂
And honestly, there are certain people I just adore...🤣 🤣 😍

Anyway, thanks.

Honestly, I’d love to see him too—and maybe dance the night away with him.🙏

Oh man, you aren't kidding!
Where else are you going to find a better friend to hang out and play with?
Personally, I’ve always been drawn to the unconventional ones.
Isn't it funny how the "ugly" ones often end up being the most beautiful?
True beauty really does come from within, doesn't it?
I bet some guy came up with that whole idea after he lost his sense of taste.

mistybison said:That’s what absolutely baffles me. 😕 This guy is clearly smart, serious, and mature—he knows such creatures don't exist. So why isn't his first instinct to call his wife and ask if she sees what he's seeing? (I mean, wouldn't most people do that when they run into something totally unexpected?) It's almost as if a person with schizophrenia isn't even aware the hallucination isn't real; instead, the hallucination just takes complete control, and they lose their usual sense of self and reality—like being trapped in some dream where anything can happen. Or maybe I'm wrong? 🤔

(Sorry for being such a nuisance. 😁 )

My dear friend briskgull27😘 laughs and claims this is just some kind of exaggerated tall tale, but it really isn't.
The man's wife deals with this personally, and I've heard plenty of "stories" about him.

Yeah, he used to be a math professor, but by his mid-thirties, he was already forced into disability retirement.

He had several physical outbursts against his wife and sons—instances where he actually injured them—and after those episodes, he always ends up hospitalized. He remembers everything afterward, but his perception is totally warped; he saw something "other" in them, rather than seeing his own wife and kids. His wife couldn't even try to reason with him during those moments because, well, the man is dealing with hallucinations and obsessions.

He has paranoid schizophrenia, but he also goes through phases of catatonia, mental dullness, and stiffness—he's inactive and lacks any willpower at times, so he isn't always hyperactive.

When paranoia kicks in, they "bring him down" using antipsychotics like Risperdal and Haldol, and when he's in that listless phase, he's on antidepressants and anxiolytics. It seems like a contradiction biochemically, I know, but that's just how the "brain" works—you have to combine them that way.

So, yeah, the man has been "stable" for about ten years now; the hallucinations have stopped (thankfully, the meds worked). 😛

Truth, truth, truth

Maybe those hallucinations from my trip to Lourdes finally cleared up🙏 🙂 :klap: ☕

But honestly, I’ve always felt a little off—even back when my mom was still around and long before things got difficult with my health

The quotes are absolutely lovely,
but honestly, who actually takes the time to read them?
Meanwhile, the people who don't care about substance are busy debating political figures, former presidents, or just arguing over trivial nonsense...
it’s all just noise.
It reminds me of when Oprah was on her show talking about how long it takes for Black hair to grow out—the white audience members were just sitting there staring while the Black guests were laughing along.
Perhaps we were granted the title of "human" a little too early in our evolution.

Who’s to say we aren't something truly special? At least for right now... but where does evolution take us next? It’s anyone's guess.🙏

There is something I don't know
that I am supposed to know.
I don't know what it is I don't know,
and yet I am supposed to know...
(1974, p.56)

They are playing a game.
They are playing at not playing a game. If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me.
I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game.
(1974: p. 1)

Brenda Cook4 said:Who’s to say we aren't something special... at least for now? Who knows where evolution will take us next.🙏

But honestly, I don't mean "special" in that way—it feels more like a swarm of Borgs.
I’m talking about being a responsible, self-aware human being. If you actually read my thread, you'd see my point. Maybe we'll eventually evolve into something akin to aliens, becoming much calmer and less hostile toward one another.👍 🤣 🤣 😍

Sphinx, huh? (Interesting choice for an avatar... carries a lot of weight, doesn't it? 👍) I’ll definitely take a closer look at your thread in a little bit... 😘

We’re all aliens, really 😁 just stardust thrown together... right now, it feels like we’ve only just been tossed into this mess... but it’ll happen... it’s coming... 😍

The whole "little star drifting away from God" trope just doesn't cut it for me anymore.
I’m starting to think we’re more like Sauron’s Uruk-hai—mostly those slimy types—while everyone else insists they’re some kind of high-and-mighty Elves. 🙂 🙄

And the Sphinx? Yeah, right...

Look, I only said "stardust." (I was talking about carbon, water, all that stuff...) As for where it comes from or why—well, that’s just open to interpretation. People can take it however they want to take it.😍

If you’ve got a logical explanation for this, I’m all ears because I certainly don't have one myself🤣 🤣