Andrew Wood5 said:You describe them perfectly. It is because of people who are actually sane but still face stigma. It makes things harder for them. Their condition worsens because their surroundings are bizarre, especially when they are stuck only dealing with negative symptoms. And they aren't even at fault for their illness. It's their parents. They wounded them during their most vulnerable years—back when you should have been held and loved, instead, those elders treated them worse than animals. And God gave them that life. God is truly unjust.
.There's a theory that schizophrenia mostly hits during puberty, triggered by repression or high-stress agents, while other theories point to chemical imbalances in the brain—and let's face it, the brain is still the least understood organ we've got.
If you're, say, the first patient admitted to the psych ward, you're usually under constant watch by doctors or nurses even if it doesn't feel like it—monitoring your meds and all. That phase is called observation; staff needs a few days to gauge your status before starting any actual treatment. Once things stabilize and you stay consistent with your meds, life can be relatively normal. But, if you mess up—due to the illness or just forgetting—and skip your doses... the sickness comes knocking again. If the staff decides you can't manage your own meds anymore, you'll get stuck with depot injections that last 3-4 weeks, meaning you're back in the clinic every single month.🙂
