Posted by Phillipa on April 16, 2006, at 21:54:09
In reply to Re: helping my son to understand his illness » shareb, posted by special_k on April 16, 2006, at 20:54:38
Special-k I'm not disagreeing with you but there are a lot of types of schizophrenia. I communicate now with someone on the internet who is schizophenic and is very aware of his delusions like thinking he sees grey aliens since he was a kid and rationally knows they are not real and hears yelling at him all the time from his grandmother who is not there. He knows she's not there. He is on meds but having a lot of trouble regulating them. He has a family history of this disorder his grandmother and his aunty both have it too. But he is taking online couses to me a solicitor in Sydney. He does venture out and becomes very frightened. He goes with a trusted friend of he family. He feels safe with him but still thinks people want to kill him. Very interlligent with good insight into his illness. He likes knowing his diagnosis cause to him anyway that explains the voice in his head and the thought that aliens are after him and people want to kill him when out. But he is the sweetest person I know and always listens to me and tries to help me. With the new meds he can live a normal life once the right doesages and combos are right. He knows this and is grateful for the knowlege it helps him cope.Just my experience with a friend I talk with on the internet. Love Jan
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