Schizophrenia Support Group
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception of reality and by significant social dysfunction. Untreated schizophrenia is typically characterized by demonstrating disorganized thinking and experiencing delusions or auditory hallucinations.
Hello,
I have a father with mental illness ( paranoia schizophrenia, biopolar, depression) and I was very young when he was diagnosed . I was too young to understand, was told that my father was getting help for his sadness. Painful and stressful years down the road I had to see/learn about a bit of his mental illness. But I feel like my questions are still not answer. I don't know who to go to or talk to about schizophrenia. This group site seems informative.
So my questions are:
1) How to talk to someone with the illness? What to say or not to say?
2) Does the shot work? For How long?
3) Need more a personal explanation on living a life with paranoia schizophrenia. Like how did these voices came about . Are they yours or someone else?
4) Can I ask someone like my father to explain to me about his struggles?
5) Will there ever be off switch cure ?
Let's just say I'm a clueless daughter !
Thank u
Haley
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I tried to answer your questions one-by-one but kept finding myself repeating more or less the same answer:
People who suffer mental illness tend to come in an even greater variety than "Normies." What to say or not to say depends on who you are talking to. Keep it personal. Even more so for the symptoms and medications attached.
My sincere answer for question 5 is, "I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath."
Have you tried talking to your father? If so, I hope you'll keep trying. It's a hard subject and finding the comfort zone in the discussion can be hard. If not, maybe it's time. Be gentle and patient while you listen. It might (maybe) help to stay mindful that even the most mentally ill of parents still have the instinct to protect their children.
Gentle support, whichever way you take it, Haley. I am grateful to hear somebody out there has tolerant, caring off-spring.
I want to reconnect with my father but his mental mind is holding him back and along with his selfishness.
I agree to have gentle support towards my father. It also goes both ways.