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Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Miss-wishSenior Contributor

Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Hi Everyone,

There are a lot of mental health issues/ lived experience/ diagnosis that I don't know anything about and i would like to learn. I would like to start with Schizophrenia.

On the weekend I noticed that misunderstanding /miscommunication is a common thing when talking to people that have other lived experience/ mental health issues/ diagnosis. It can seem like sometimes they have there own language.

So I was hoping to do a post on different mental health issues/ diagnosis / lived experience to help understand what people are dealing with, and to stop some misconceptions.

Everyone's lived experience is different. What do you see as myth or fact in your experience?

What are carers experience looking after/ helping/ loving people with Schizophrenia?

What are the things you think people should know?

How can people help others with Schizophrenia?

I am hopeful to start a conversation that is beneficial for everyone

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In response to: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Unknown userMember

Re: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Hey there @DogMan79 🙂

Thank you for sharing your experiences; I just read your post, and wanted to say how insightful it is 🌺

Im sorry to read that you’re experiencing memory changes due to your condition - that is something I do understand (I have brain changes due to immune problems and a former acquired brain injury).
I wondered, with time and experience you have in living with your symptoms, if you have some tips for managing /recognising and mitigating symptoms that you’d like to share, if you feel comfortable?🙂

And only if you feel ok to share, I wondered how you feel about knowing your brain is changing? 🌺

I sometimes feel a little saddened that my brain is changing, however I try to balance that with the new things that come with having those changes, and looking for the positives in those changes 🙂🌺

In response to: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

supermodelSenior Contributor

Re: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Ok what can I say to make the next persons life easier.. dealing with voices is something I tried to do.. if I had my time over again I would have sought help straight away.

In response to: Re: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

supermodelSenior Contributor

Re: Tell me about your lived experience with Schizophrenia

Ok the heading title is about my lived experience..

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