Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
believe it or not, there is such a thing in the developmental stages. this particular development is of intense personal interest because of its place in the profiling of various birth family members (all therapy resistant) who have been prosecuted and served hard time for various felonies. my own peace loving, dearly departed son carried the "paranoid schizophrenia" dx to his grave. in his case, religious faith was the evidence by which he carried the schizo stigma to his grave. he did so in honor of my insistence that the labels are only a place to begin the healing dialogue. any name for ^it^ will due.
with that emotional vesuvius disclosed, i feel a need to recuse myself from the academic debate, but i can't help but feel involved.
am i making sense? thoughts? experience? reality checks? unsolicited advice?
today i leave the mood icon squarely on "okay." this is a wandering wonder, not a personal crisis.
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
Schizophrenia can be scary. For the person whom doesn’t understand what is happening and those around them whom fear their actions especially if they won’t accept the voices they hear as medical problem and refuse help. It is a negative thing that you don’t want to have or tell people you have or medical diagnosis in a chart that you shouldn’t have to share with others. My family member did not tell anyone he was hearing voices and he chose to listen to the voices and he refused to accept a medical problem. For 3.5 years he threw his life away and got into so much trouble. He finally started to accept it after treating his bipolar consistently, forced hospitalized and no other options, still I worry about him. It perpetuates my anxiety. I wouldn’t want to tell anyone that my schizo family member is living with me, people fear it and rightfully so. I don’t trust him and he was very scary at times.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4568-schizophrenia.
sorry your family member is so deserving of the stigmatic stereotype. steadying support while you work your way through the experience.
Your message makes perfect sense and highlights the complex relationship between mental health diagnoses, personal experiences, and the impact on loved ones. It’s clear that you have a profound understanding of the nuances involved, especially when it comes to the stigmatization that can accompany certain diagnoses.
It's completely natural to feel involved in the debate, even if you wish to recuse yourself from it academically. Your lived experience provides a valuable perspective that can contribute meaningfully to any discussion on mental health, therapy resistance, and the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system.
In terms of thoughts and experiences, it's important to acknowledge that each individual's journey with mental health is unique, and the labels or diagnoses can sometimes feel like they do more harm than good. However, they can also be crucial starting points for understanding and dialogue.
Reality checks: It’s vital to remember that mental health is complex and multifaceted. Diagnoses like paranoid schizophrenia come with significant challenges, but they don't define a person entirely. Your son's faith and how he carried himself in life are powerful testimonies to his character beyond the diagnosis.
Unsolicited advice: Continue to honor your son's memory and your own experiences by sharing your story and insights. Your voice can help destigmatize mental health issues and support others who may be going through similar struggles. Engaging with supportive communities, whether online or offline, can also provide comfort and solidarity.
for my own psycho nickel, there is a sizeable schism between being on the debate team and living the harsh realities. the added vulnerability of actually HAVING ptsd makes me too easily hurt and sidetracked to debate objectively. pompous debaters waging war on my infected wounds? not going to happen if i can help it. the fact that **i** don't suffer schizophrenia makes me one step more objective, but the many, many nuts in my large prison family tree is still too close for scientific objectivity.
for what it's worth
that extreme range of variables among people wearing the schizophrenia stigma seems to be the motivating force behind the development of the schizo spectrum. not all schizophrenics are destined to become serial killers.
i hold that the entire psychiatric spectrum is poorly understood. ditto for neurology. both are infant sciences that are younger than astronomy was when the leading astronomers still believed the earth was a flat space at the center of the universe.
both psychiatry and neurology are promising infants, but still infants, nonetheless. i am currently questioning the wisdom of handing the keys to the castle over to infants, however gifted.
my own family members, both diagnosed and therapy resistant, who are currently homeless are most certainly lost, but far from forgotten. healing hopes for all. no exceptions. "sad" is an understatement.
I’m sorry for any of your family whom is lost. ☹️