I Have Schizophrenia

When I first experienced the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, I formulated my own explanation of what was happening to me. I called it psychopathy; therefore I considered myself a psychopath. My definition of a psychopath was...

I joined experience project in hopes to find and meet people with schizophrenia. My reasoning for that is I come from a small town and feel rather isolated. I have been living with paranoid schizophrenia for a few years now. About 5 to...

I recently had to change psychiatrists. I liked my old one, but he is too busy lately and I can never get a hold of him when I realy need him and I realy needed to change medication. My therapist reccomended this woman and I have...

I've read a few articles and have had people tell me to stop trust in God because he doesn't answer prayers. I found that God does always answer prayers, maybe not the way we want or even with the answer we want, but he does answer. Yes...

i was reading stuff today i wrote down about a year ago and i guess it's encouraging to be able to see that i'm more sane now and have got some common sense back, but it's also a reminder of the remaining crap and of the time i still...

Hello. I have had Schizophrenia diagnosed for 9 years but really had it for like 15 years. It is very difficult and I would be more than happy to chat back and forth with poeple with life's problems.
Here is a poem of how it...

I just joined this group. So, hi. I'm Adam. I have Schizophrenia. I hear voices since I was 11. My psychiatrist gave me Risperidone 1mg & 2mg and Benzhexol 2mg. I think my delusion stuff and really "strong". Like before I really think I...

When I was 18/19 I was going to school for illustration an hour from my parent's house. I had been sucked into church culture when I was 17 and the fall semester was uncomfortable. when I came home for christmas break I kept telling my...

This is a true story.  My dad was divorced before he married my mom. His ex - wife is schizophrenic. They had two boys. Because of her paranoia and schizophrenia, she divorced my dad. Dad was devastated because he loved her. Anyways...

*** I apologize ahead of time incase there is some vague spots about certain things due to well, quite frankly, I promised some of "those who can not be seen by others than, myself" that I would not share too much. But I will still...

I was diagnosed 11 years ago with Paranoid Schizophrenia (I'm now 26) I was very ill at the time. I started hearing voices in my head and thinking paranoid thoughts and thought people were following me and that people were out to attack...

I've Always felt I was different for people, and had kind of "things" I couldn't explain. Not long ago I heard about schizophrenia, and I watched a documentary about it. I feel so connected with those people who have it, and I recognise...

My voices always speak to me in English, but I can speak French (not very well). I live in the united states, and I went to Montreal just to know if my voices would start speaking to me in French, but they didn't. I didn't stay there...

I was first hospitalized in a psych ward in 1980. After a week and a half I was released and from there was put in a house for schizophrenics. I was 19 years old. It was called Soteria House and was a world famous experiment where they...

Last night I escaped on my bike downtown. Mother said I had to be back by 10:30, but I ended up being back at around 12:00. Why?
My dog was riding in my bike basket when the voices hit. They were clawing at my brain and threatening my...

Inside you remain, day and night; no external stimuli, all of my mind. Torturous ramblings echo the walls of my being, twisting reality with words. My nightmarish duo, holding residence in my head, you dictate my prison; You are...

Firstly,I would like to say I am not ashamed. I am not ashamed because I believe having paranoid thoughs,ideas,imaginations does not make me a crazy. Society think they work on a one way street,but let me tell you that's not the case...

All my past storys have been from when my S/S started and until I was diagnosed. But I hadnt got to indepth about my SZ or the S/S I have from my SZ. Thats what im going to write about today. My schizophrenia changes frequently lately...

I posted my story several months ago...

My name is Carol, I'm 19 years old and was diagnosed with paranoid-schizophrenia in Feburary. I have auditory and visual hallucinations. I have a hallucination named Red who tells me to throw...

I am a girl, 19 my name is Melissa. I have schizophreniaI havnt always been soundless, and I do speak. Not to very many people but enough to enjoy life and a good conversation once in awhile. I am shy and I have alway been that way. I...