Schizophrenia

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia (as well as depression ) when I was 16 years old. It hit me and my family hard. I would see and hear things that would make horror movies like "Saw" and "Friday the 13Th" look like Disney movies. I'd get scared so much that I wouldn't speak for weeks or leave the house alone because of what the voices said they'll do. Then their were voices of dead family members telling me stuff, or I would have a conversation with someone that was not their and have black outs in time were I been talk to someone or do something and have no recall but was told by others that it happened. Because of all this I was hospitalized several times and stayed in house for people with similar situations as my self. They taught me ways to control the voices (like listening to music, reading, and drawing) and the importance of taking medicine and not missing it.

The effects it had on me were varied, because of it I left school were I was getting good grades and some people who I thought were mates started looking at me funny and it was harder to find jobs. Their were some good things that happened that may have never happen I meet some really cool people in the houses and hospital with inspiring stories, I gained an interest in philosophy and literature that I never really had before. I learned to over come fears that were hard and I came closer to my family.

So if your reading this keep taking medicine and find ways that help you control the voices etc.