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bettyellen

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27. I think that she guessed schizophrenia because of the "talking to themselves" part, I have to say

Reply to Kurska (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 08:39 PM

Nov 2013

my brain went the same place because I grew up with family with severe schizophrenia and that was one of the first clues.
Because of that, we realized they were hearing voices. I have to say, I cringe when I read the stats about violence, because we went through quite a bit in our family- and no one reported anything ever. Granted it was mostly minor, and threatening more than carrying it out- but it was very frequent. We didn't want to make more trouble for him, we got a bit used to it, I imagine that is the case with a lot of families. There can be a tendency to minimize what happens behind our own closed doors.

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That's just bizarre. I smell an undiagnosed paranoid schizpohrenic.......... kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #1

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We have dozens in our garage. My husband used to pick them up at Ace and ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #3

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True. I wonder if it wasn't something he could have grabbed from a maintenance cart or something. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #6

Reports say he got it from the art classroom. Nt hack89 Nov 2013 #9

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What on earth does that have to do with whether or not he's schizophrenic???? kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #13

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I suspect you are wrong. uppityperson Nov 2013 #17

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It is bizarre. They diagnose kids usually, or has that changed? ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #4

He had recently moved to that school distrction BainsBane Nov 2013 #7

and the teen years are when it usually has first onset.... bettyellen Nov 2013 #11

They can come prepared also, MoonRiver Nov 2013 #8

fourteen is when the voices started with my brother, but he had smaller problems for years before. bettyellen Nov 2013 #12

Did he have childhood schizophrenia? MoonRiver Nov 2013 #19

thanks- I don't think they made a distinction back then - childhood schizophrenic vs adult onset ? bettyellen Nov 2013 #25

I'm so sorry you and your family went through all this. MoonRiver Nov 2013 #26

Thank you, it was horrible for my Mom. She was blamed for it, of course, and it really knocked bettyellen Nov 2013 #28

Oh my gosh, you all have been through so much. MoonRiver Nov 2013 #29

I am pretty much the only one who is well, alive and not an alcoholic. bettyellen Nov 2013 #30

No problem betty allen! MoonRiver Nov 2013 #31

Can we stop shaming the mentally ill and saying all horrific crimes are done by them? Kurska Nov 2013 #14

I think when something so horrific like this happens Blue_Roses Nov 2013 #16

If it was a logical way of thinking it wouldn't bother me as much Kurska Nov 2013 #20

true and it could be the same with Blue_Roses Nov 2013 #23

Very much so, our society very heavily stigmatizes any kind of mental healthcare Kurska Nov 2013 #24

I don't think it's about understanding mythology Nov 2013 #21

good point... Blue_Roses Nov 2013 #22

I think that she guessed schizophrenia because of the "talking to themselves" part, I have to say bettyellen Nov 2013 #27