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Re: DO I HAVE SCHITZOPHRENIA? » Tina Maria

Posted by IsoM on November 5, 2002, at 16:34:49

In reply to DO I HAVE SCHITZOPHRENIA? , posted by Tina Maria on November 5, 2002, at 14:55:57

Tina, I want to assure you that just because your grandma had schizophrenia doesn't mean that you or any other siblings or cousins will get it.

Years ago, doctors would wrongly label mental disorders they didn't understand as schizophrenia. My father had some sort of disorder & was labelled a paranoid schizophrenic but in retrospect, he didn't fit the criteria at all. It was a handy catch-phrase diagnosis then. I have one brother who has something weird about him but it's not easily labelled, but all others in the family are okay (outside of depression & ADD).

Before you commit yourself to any hospital, talk to your doctor about your worries. Hopefully, he's knowledgable enough to tell the difference. Many of us can act pretty strange when we're under stress & having trouble coping. It's often enough that we've just learned poor coping skills in dealing with stress. True schizophrenia fits certain criteria. Read something about it to rest your worries. Look over this site about schizophrenia:
http://www.hubin.org/publicfamilyinfo/diagnosis/index_en.html
It has the diagnosis criteria, different types, & related mental problems that seem similar.


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