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I may well have schizophrenia

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#1 ·
I just realized about 2 weeks ago how daftly empty and lonely I felt. It kind of just set in all of the sudden, I woke up in the morning with an extreme sense of want for human interaction, one that I rarely feel as I usually am a loner and am fine with solitude.

Anyways I began feeling extremely lonely and this feeling grew and I have, in the last week started becoming extremely jealous of some of my friends and co workers for no real reason, it just seems to me like their life is so much better than mine.

I began experiencing involuntary celibacy, or the lack of sexual desire, passion and no real want to have sexual interactions with people as of right now. The feeling of loneliness still remains but is much stronger and I have begun to feel much more... in love with female friends of mine, but the feeling is growing to that of jealousy and despair, but not toward lust or obsession as the involuntary celibacy still remains potent.

I have begun hating people who are close to me, such as my family, I realized that I never enjoyed talking to my Father or Mother and no longer pay them visits at all in the last 3 or so weeks. I realized that they are the opposite of me and I have no desire to have any interaction with them, they only hinder the bits of courage and hope that I still have.

I have been experiencing a growing level of depression, and a decreasing level of my highly cynical and misanthropic views on life combined with a much higher acceptance that I can and will die, but at the same time a higher level of not wanting to die at the moment.

My speaking has become much less direct, I am now saying things out loud that I don't mean to say and selective hearing has developed, I will occasionally look into someones eyes while they say something to me, but see right through them and not hear a word they are saying. My thoughts have become extremely loud and I have become more conscious of my being and reality seems to be oh so much more real, I cannot simply forget things or let them pass through me anymore.

I am beginning to show early signs of catatonia, brought on by the increasing feeling of loneliness and despair. I have increased paranoia, anxiety and feel a lot more vulnerable, I have begun fearing things that most people wouldn't normally fear.

I feel an increased desire to create relationships with people, but feel a strong sensation of inhedonia (inability to experience any form of pleasure) and I feel I will never be able to be satisfied in anyway until I develop strong interpersonal relationships and be able to act like a normal member of society, but at the same time my brain is slipping further and further away from the ability to be normal.

I cried for the first time in about 5 years 2 days ago.

I think I am beginning to hallucinate, I hear bells faintly in my ears and my sense of proportion is becoming increasingly off.


Do you think I might have schizophrenia or is this just how everyone feels when they realize that they have been a useless piece of **** all their life?
 
#10 ·
look, i can tell you from experience. i felt the same way. to tell the truth about two years ago i was in the same boat. i hated my life and hated everyone. i felt like i was useless and that i had no purpose in life.

i went crazy and began to cut myself with razors and whipping my back with ropes lined with razors. Then, i tried to overdose on pain meds at work, had my stomach pumped and threatened to kill myself in front of a friend while i held my handgun to my skull.

you should seriously go and get checked out and see a councilor/ doctor. You dont want to do something stupid. dont mess around and wait, the human mind can and will play tricks on you if you have some sort of chemical imbalance. get some help and get on some meds.

my 2 cents on the subject.
 
#12 ·
Insanity is the perception of society, society as a whole is stupid as hell, I see it as badge of honor anymore.
You and I seem to be opposites here. I went for years with doctors telling me I need help (and bought it hook line and sinker until 6years ago), then it dawned on me... what if there's nothing wrong with me(or you for example).
Maybe you deal with things slower, maybe you deal with things differently. Remember If you see a doctor and your 100% ok all he gets is an office visit payment. Now if he can find/make you think you have an issue then he gets whatever he can talk you into.
Keep in mind I had a doctor commit me twice as being unstable only to be found by a panel of doctors to be lucid and not in any way a danger to anyone(and once the drugs he had me on I was told should never be mixed and that was why I was messed up which is where I decided never to take anything again. A week after I was off of them I was fine).

Just hold on there man I can relate to what your saying, I understand. Talking about it helps, and thats all a shrink is gonna do. They can't physically "fix" you. They can give you pills to alter you brain chemistry, but I don't feel thats a good option (only as a last resort if you are a danger).
Also I think cool hand makes a good point don't brood about it go out, do something you find relaxing.
 
#13 ·
Yeah but I don't want to be this way, I feel very dissatisfied and empty, all the other symptoms are stemming from my emptiness.

I think I used to fill the emptiness with drugs and lies but now it's empty and I realize how lonely I am. Everyone else has moved on and made something of themselves, but I'm still living in the past, being by myself, working at the same boring horrible job.

Just the utter lack of social interpersonal contact and relationship is coming out of repression and wreaking havoc on my conscience.

I'm going to go hang out with my friends tomorrow and take a week off from work and just do random stuff with other people and see how that works out.

I might even say yes to everything anyone offers me like in the movie "Yes Man" considering we are on the topic of Jim Carrey movies.
 
#79 ·
Yeah but I don't want to be this way, I feel very dissatisfied and empty, all the other symptoms are stemming from my emptiness.

I think I used to fill the emptiness with drugs and lies but now it's empty and I realize how lonely I am. Everyone else has moved on and made something of themselves, but I'm still living in the past, being by myself, working at the same boring horrible job.
If these are the reasons why. Do something about. Look at going to school. This will fill your time, have a future to look forward to and eventually get you out of your crummy job if not sooner depending if you could get something lower in the field you are goign to school for.
 
#15 ·
You may have a brain tumor or some other type of medical problem. It would be wise to have yourself checked out. Get your family involved by having them help you to find a very reputable doctor or medical group. That way you can have the peace of mind that the tests they run will be to find out whats wrong with your body and not just to make a pile of money. I believe that God is able to heal you completely but I also believe that oftentimes He requires us to do our part and do all we can do to help ourselves first. You will be in our prayers. Bob.
 
#16 ·
Yeah, God first. But if your not into God yet,+ I know for a fact that helping others brings a great sense of well being and purpose into your life regardless. Solitiude and constant introspection will only breed more of the same. Try giving a day or two of your life to aiding others, see if it reminds you of who you should be.
 
#17 ·
Natural Way

Note: The following is my recommendation. I am not a medical profession. I am simply giving advice as another human being.

Okay, first of all. Don't go to the "doctor" per se. You see, if you visit one, they are just going to prescribe medication that is not natural or wholesome. I recommend undergoing unorthodox treatment. I would visit a medicine man or shaman. Shamans are said to treat ailments/illness by mending the soul. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul/spirit restores the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness. The shaman also enters supernatural realms or dimensions to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community. Shamans may visit other worlds/dimensions to bring guidance to misguided souls and to ameliorate illnesses of the human soul caused by foreign elements. The shaman operates primarily within the spiritual world, which in turn affects the human world. The restoration of balance results in the elimination of the ailment.
 
#19 ·
find your self a nice Bible believing church and get there!
read Bible....pray for deliverance no matter what
avoid shamans/witch doctors and the like..you only opening yourself to more darkness.
lay off the sauce!!!
the chains we put on ourselves are the hardest to get off friend.
been there /done that...i promise you Jesus is the ONLY cure.
there is a hole in our hearts that only God can fill
we try EVERYTHING else tho don't we?
peace.
 
#21 ·
You sound depressed and lonely. Are you around any cities? Do you have a job you find rewarding? Do you have non druggie friends? I'm no doctor, but have the following shallow and superficial observations which may likely help a bit.

1. Change your appearance first. Its easy to do. Get some new clothes. If you shop at WalMart or Target, shop at Macy's. Go somewhere different and find a nice, professional look.

2. If you have long hair or beard, change it. Shave, get short neat haircut, etc.

3. If you are a fatass, start a workout program or join a gym. This is often the best part of my crappy day. It will raise your self esteem greatly.

4. Then introduce your new improved version to the world. Of course its shallow, but as my wife often says, "Sometimes having a nice smile opens doors?". She has a great smile.

5. Stay off the internet. Just shut it off. You know what I mean.

6. You sound a bit prone to being self centered. (No insult intended). Learn to listen. Be a friend. Shut up.

7. Take up golf if you don't play. I'm serious. An empty dew covered golf course at 7:00 Am is a thing of such beauty, you can't imagine. It gets you out, forces you to play with 3 others (if a public course) and teaches you a valuable post golf skill of drinking and socializing w/o drugs.


After these 7 steps your life will still be the same but you will be different.
 
#41 ·
Are you serious Jim? A man writes a thread like that and you "want" him to keep his guns? No sir, Go to a doctor and Pawn the guns to pay for your new scripts. People that are in that hopeless despair need not have guns. I have a brother who suffered from mania/depression (Bipolar) and the last thing I want him to have is a gun. Maybe a padded helmet and some Valium would prove better than a Glock at the moment.

But the gun thing you say is right, if you get Psychologically evaluated and come up with severe / debilitating / possibly harmful to others....mental illness they can and do report it to the state whom can and will remove your right to own and possess firearms..at least in Texas.
 
#28 ·
It doesn't sound like schizophrenia. The symptoms you describe sound like classic depression, but you can't be sure unless you get yourself checked out by a mental health professional. You might benefit from seeing a psychologist for an evaluation. In an hour, they'd be able to rule out schizophrenia and will not need to draw blood or hook you up to machines.
 
#29 ·
Drop the drugs!!!!!

This is what has always worked for me. No drugs no alcohol. Get up everyday and exercise, eat right ,do things for others. I have experience 3 members of my family suffered fron mental illness sometimes there is nothing to be done for it but you sure as hell could get of yor a-- and try to help yourself. Docs are going to drug you and keep you coming back.

Rich
 
#34 ·
This is what has always worked for me. No drugs no alcohol. Get up everyday and exercise, eat right ,do things for others. I have experience 3 members of my family suffered fron mental illness sometimes there is nothing to be done for it but you sure as hell could get of yor a-- and try to help yourself. Docs are going to drug you and keep you coming back.

Rich
2nded. All bets are off if you're taking drugs, either the benign illegal ones, or the much more sinister pharma variety.

Stop the drugs, drink some water and go for a run.