Current Events > Schizophrenia - Do you think any of the stuff schizos believe is real?

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When I got sick I actually thought that the stuff I was seeing was the 'real' world and I had always been oblivious to it. Doctors usually go out of their way to assure the patient that that is not in fact the case.
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I mean maybe the doctors don't even know. they are only human. maybe crazy people see the truth

Zikten posted...

I mean maybe the doctors don't even know. they are only human. maybe crazy people see the truth

Just to clarify, if it wasnt clear, my position is that crazy people in this case are just seeing the normal way the world is.
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they're seeing outside of the matrix

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A lot of what we believe is narrative constuct. Money isn't real, it just works because we believe in it.

So maybe?

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Idk.

I know to other people in the same boat here but their experiences may be different from mine so I won't drag them in here, but if they're reading this please chime in. >_>
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Kinda like LSD, like your experiencing some underlying reality that breaks down the illusions you live within but with a heavy dose of fear like communing with some Lovecraftian abomination

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I believe they believe it's real if that's what you meant

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No. Even asking a single schizophrenic about his delusions and you'll get contradicting information, asking several and they'll obviously contradict each other. A lot of delusions are fueled by how people view themselves, they put themselves at the center of some narrative and everything around them means something. In other cultures, schizophrenia manifests differently because their society has different expectations.

Sorry to rain on your topic.
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No. My ex fiance's mom was schizophrenic, she would have bizarre delusions then blame people in the household for off the wall things.

She caused alot of grief for the family and refused to get help.
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ChocoboMog123 posted...

No. Even asking a single schizophrenic about his delusions and you'll get contradicting information, asking several and they'll obviously contradict each other. A lot of delusions are fueled by how people view themselves, they put themselves at the center of some narrative and everything around them means something. In other cultures, schizophrenia manifests differently because their society has different expectations.

Sorry to rain on your topic.

Even scientists argue conflicting and contradictory positions. I dont think every schizophrenic experiences the same thing, either.

You are right though, it's pretty hard to explain what exactly obtains for a schizophrenic.
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Wii_Shaker posted...

No. My ex fiance's mom was schizophrenic, she would have bizarre delusions then blame people in the household for off the wall things.

She caused alot of grief for the family and refused to get help.

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Sick people can cause harm, but that is not really the point of this topic.
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I read something once that said up to half the people a schizophrenic thinks they know may not actually exist.
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*sigh*

I think I had misguided intentions for this topic.
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having a schizophrenic in the immediate family, no, i don't
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Huh

Tried to think about what delusional beliefs I actually have and nothing came to mind.
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Nah, our sensory stuff is pretty lame. I'd believe it's just broke moreso than it's working too well
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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

Nah, our sensory stuff is pretty lame. I'd believe it's just broke moreso than it's working too well

Tone deaf vs not knowing what a tone is?
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Nah man, they're crazy.

I can confirm that hallucinations are not real

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