Schizophrenia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology 

I have schizophrenia. I spent most of my teenage years in a mental hospital. Doctors didn't want to treat me at first because i'm too young. The other patients would make fun of me because of my illness. Everything started when i was in a 3 days long unresponsive catatonic state with constant hallucinations. I thought i was dead. I'd see demons and monsters and i felt their touch on my skin. They wouldn't leave. It was neverending. It was hell. Since this day I've been very sick with this illness and was kept in intensive psych care because all i could do was cry until i couldn't feel my face, scream until i couldn't breathe and try to end my life. I thought other humans were monsters too. I thought they wanted to kill me. I thought my mom and my dad wanted to kill me. This illness is hell. I want everyone who has it to know that that medications can help and that therapy can help and that i know it hurts and that you may want to end it all but it will be okay. Even though you don't know it, you're stronger than the monsters in your head.

I lost a friend today that had schizophrenia to suicide . Please be kind to others and just bc they act “strange” does not mean their crazy. Your mind is very powerful it can make you see and hear things . I only had the phase for 6 months but those were the longest 6 months . I lost my friends, I stopped going to school and slept with my mom cause all I could hear was screams . You’re not alone , please don’t let it win.

I don't suffer from schizophrenia, just educating myself in the most convenient way, as everyone should.

I'm 22 and have schizophrenia. I take 5 different medications a day including Clozapine. I thank the Lord that I found this video so I can finally communicate my struggle. God bless you all.

I pray for everyone suffering from schizophrenia. It's like your mind being in it's own prison.

This explanation is incredible.

In the last few years of my life I have become friends with several schizophrenic people. In every single schizophrenic friend, I learned there was great physical abuse during the young formative years. Constant physical, mental, sexual, emotional or psychological abuse during their childhood seemed to traumatize all of them....and everything was worse when the abuse seemed to almost always come from the very same people that were responsible for loving them and making them feel safe and cared for. Shame on grown people who abuse their own young innocent blood....i dont think it is a coincidence that my friends who were severly and regularly abused as youngsters, in some way, are schizophrenic ....just my own observation

I have schizophrenia- I was diagnosed with it when I was 6-7 , at first my parents thought I was crazy because I would talk back to these “hallucinations” but it got worse to the point where I started acted on it -(obviously I was 6 so I didn’t know I had it ) but my mom knew there was something wrong with me when I chased a cat around the house and started talking to it . I went to the hospital a lot growing up and spend most of my life in a mental hospital- everyone would make fun of me and call me crazy at first I was lucky - my hallucinations where just nice things , cats ,friends that I wished I had - but then when I became 12 it started to get really bad - I started seeing demons , monsters , and started to hear loud voices that would speak in deep dark tones. I would always react negatively and scream and shout a lot and so I got bullied even more. I was so scared to the point I tried to commit suicide but this made my life worse when I failed because I was in an even more secure environment now and I couldn’t do much . I slowly started to confront these images and started to become more confident. When I was 19 I was able to leave because I was able to somewhat ignore them more - I still see and hear them and get distracted by them but I got help- my parents and I no longer where in contact I left for school immediately after becuase they decided to neglect me from a young age and they pretended that they where actually there for me . Sometimes I would hallucinate them trying to kill me - anyways flash forward 4 years at age 23 I am now happily married with a beautiful child and is a housewife. I don’t know how my life turned out so amazing it’s quite shocking after all the suffering I feel really blessed

My daughter was diagnosed this past year after a 2nd psychotic break. She is now 36 and has been living at home or 2 years. This is a clear video, simple and to the point. I shared it with her and I am sharing it with family and friends. People can learn from this and that's my mission , help others understand without judgement.

Schizophrenia runs in my family so yeah, I think there's more to the genetic component than people realize.

My girlfriend has mild schizophrenia so I decided to search more about it and your video is the best and most detailed explanation I have seen so far. Thank you for this.

my symptoms started showing when i was around 4-5 years old and have adjusted and adapted to my schizophrenia for over the last 18 years. ive studied and plan on taking big studies in school towards schizophrenia and phycology and i love and appreciate how accurate this video is

everybody gangsta till the clothes in your wardrobe have faces

Me: 'How are you feeling today?' Also me: 'Yes' *stares blankly*

I F-ing hate schizophrenia, but I love my kiddo. She was diagnosed with very early onset at 8 years old. She’s 15 and each day that she’s alive is a gift. The glorious moments that she is lucid are beautiful moments that I hold tight to. It’s not an illness I’d wish on my worst enemies.

This taught me a lot about myself. I've been diagnosed for about a year now but it's so hard to understand what it is. I just know it completely takes over my life.

3:57 Who could *actually* keep track of a phone number and address at the same time?

I’m learning about this because my uncle has undiagnosed schizophrenia and refuses to get help and it’s damaged his life a lot. I want to convince him that it’s okay to get help and it doesn’t make him any different from anyone else. I find this really helpful and full of valuable information

I like the way you explain such complex topics short and clear in your videos. I shared your channel with all my friends. Keep up the good work!

My mum recently committed suicide and I started this channel 7 weeks ago to raise awareness and help others with mental health concerns they may have themselves and it’s channels like this that inspired me to do so… … There is STILL not enough Mental Health awareness available to people and that is so wrong!!!

If you are located in the United States and you or someone you know are considering suicide, please reach out to a skilled, trained crisis worker at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline is free, confidential, and available 24/7. Call 1-800-273-8255, or chat at suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. Para ayuda en español, llama al número 1-888-628-9454. For TTY users: Use your preferred relay service, or dial 711, and then 1-800-273-8255. If you are not located in the United States and you or someone you know are considering suicide, please consult this list maintained by Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines ) to help find local support resources.

Last night, my roommate of 3 years now completely broke down and showed signs specifically of disorganized speech and total delusion. I was terrified and emotionally crushed watching him like this. I really appreciate your video, it helped me better understand exactly what I witnessed. That being said, I would also like to say that my roommate has had several concussions in his life and was recently diagnosed with PCS (post concussive syndrome). Since this diagnosis, he has been different and not the same agreeable person he once was. I could begin to see mere thought of his brain being permanently damaged really start to take a toll on him. I believe this brain damage could be a cause for a potential schizophrenia diagnosis, or it at least accelerated his symptoms (he is 21). My roommate is my best friend and one of the best people I know. It is incredibly painful to watch someone you care about suffer and you not be able to help. Thank you again for providing such an educative video, I hope to continue to learn how to best understand and be there for my friend.

This really helped me for finals! I'm recommending your channel to other classmates.

Wow, I'm truly impressed by the level of conciseness and research in this video on schizophrenia. Osmosis, you guys have truly outdone yourselves with this one! As someone who's always been interested in medicine but never had the chance to study it, your videos have been a great way for me to learn more about complex medical topics in an easy-to-understand way. But beyond just helping laypeople like me, I can only imagine how invaluable these videos must be for medical students and doctors who need to constantly update their knowledge. Thank you for the amazing work you're doing to educate and inform. Keep up the great work!

I have schizophrenia & I’ve gone back to this video so many times for a better understanding of myself as well as reassurance! thank you for explaining this so well

We just found out that my Father has schizophrenia..It was so devastating on my part, but I tried to look at the brighter side. This only gives me the reason to be more patient, understanding, and compassionate to my father. To be diagnose early is very important, that's why I still thank God that it's not too late yet for my father.

I remember when i was like 7 years old, i used to hallucinate and hear sounds of a monster. Like the heavy breathing or like a roar sound. It was not really severe and only happened about twice.

I have a schizophrenic uncle who I live with, he's my best friend and I love playing games with him, before I knew his illness we would always spend time together and be happy, but he lost his job and that got him depressed, he started acting out of the ordinary as he would talk to himself, laugh at nothing, listen to music alot (in my family we listen to music alot when we feel sad and others) and etc, I felt scared and after what I learned I realized he had schizophrenia, I told a few of my friends about this since I never really liked the bad thoughts that symptom would bring up as it would make me feel depressed, some people would bully me about it calling my uncle a maniac and insane, some people would compare me to him and also call me insane, for the people who call people maniacs and other names with schizophrenia, that is completely wrong, schizophrenia is a symptom where people are not themselves and go to a state where they're depressed at times, they don't mean anything they say and do when it affects them, and the way doctors treat them so carelessly is outrageous, my uncle has never been properly treated because of how careless they where, but now he's gladly doing better, to anyone who has this symptom please know everything will be fine, lots of people go through what your going through, you are not alone, you can always get through anything no matter how hard it can be.

I have a friend who is now 14 and is schizophrenic, she’s had these symptoms since she was around 12. Age honestly depends on the person, I’m here to research more into schizophrenia because I care a lot a lot about her and I’m also here to tell you that it doesn’t always happen in your twenties. (I hope I phrased that correct, English is not my first language)

My dad diagnosed my brother with schizophrenia recently. He went into a psychosis state last week and my dad being a doctor said he has all the symptoms of one side of schizophrenia (the negative side I believe.. he doesn't have hallucinations or delusions) anyway I am here to learn all I can to better support him. I am Absolutely heartbroken to see my brother this way. He has the disorganized speech and he's catatonic and has the speech poverty and disorganized actions. And I'm sure more, as far as we know he has no hallucinations or delusions. But again, he won't really talk so we don't know everything going on in his head.

WOW! I'vebeen struggling with the Psychiatry part in Medicine for my final MBBS exam and this just made everything so clear! I'm sharing this with my batchmates. Thank you so much :-)

This is an excellent presentation for someone working as a nurse. In hospitals, we meet those patients, which is quite hard to deal with as we are understaffed and do not even have enough time to do our own job. This is a shame we tend to put those people aside because of who they are and the lack of training we have about this too. Thanks again

this video was pretty good.

I'm about to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. I'm going to a psychiatrist and so far they say it's more than likely schizophrenia since there is nothing else my symptoms and experiences could link with. I'm only 14 (female) and I'm super nervous.. thank you so much for the video, it helped a lot!

My best friend has this illness and she frequently suffers from overwhelming anxiety and severe depression, partly because she had very low self-esteem and often an inability to handle the anxiety that she is often plagued with. She is not psychotic; the medication she takes every day controls those "positive" symptoms, but she frequently suffers from the above mentioned "negative" symptoms.

When i was younger my family didn't understand schizophrenia so i heard alot of scary stories about my moms mom.. .ive since grown away from that part of me, separated myself from those negative family members and now have a Bachelors in Applied Behavioral Sciences🎓

One day I was outside of my grandma's apartment building. I was about to walk to my friends. I was in the middle of the road. I thought I saw a piece of trash went to pick it up and then it dissapeared..i was so confused

I suffer from schizophrenia. This was pretty much the best summary of the thing. I liked it. I always enjoy educational media. 🙃

Can you imagine what it’s like to be terrified/shocked all the time? Try to remember a time when you were scared, like a near-miss car accident. That feeling usually only lasts for a few seconds or minutes. Now imagine having that feeling practically all day, every day. I would think this is what soldiers in wars experience and why they often have such extreme emotional consequences to heavy and/or repeated battle situations.

My friend who has schizophrenia refused to get help. As she's an adult, no one can force her to receive medical care. All I can do is to watch helplessly. I pray that she would stay safe for one more day and maybe change her mind. Thank you for this video.

Bless this channel. I'm so glad I can take some notes before my first year of psych in September 👌🏻

RU-vid... I don’t have some sort of psychosis disorder. Please stop recommending me these. I just searched for ADHD to help a friend...

My sister is suffering from it, I can't take it 😢😢, it's hell for her I can feel it for her.

I wish I was educated on this more, lost a cousin to this illness. Hurts so much to even imagine what she had gone through. If you are suffering with this illness please please push through for you family for your loved ones. I promise you are not alone, I promise you are loved.

I'm so glad I found out about this awesome channel, I've spent the last hour attached to your videos. Keep up the good work!

Good video. I think it would be more helpful to hear from schizophrenic patients who have overcome the disease. A discussion about it among medical professionals, patients, and the public would be more interactive and more effective.

My sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 3 years ago. We had a very close bond, I helped her as I could. About 2 years ago she turned very badly against me, my husband and other members of our family. She is completely under the influence of one of our sisters which is a covert narcicisist. She clearly uses her as a "soldier" to "execute" her evil plans and attacks against some other members of our family (including me). I went no contact to survive and save myself from all the abuse, in one recent occasion I've also been fisically attacked (it is hell). I am more concerned about my sister with mental problems and I don't have the possibility to help her. I don't know what to do. My other covert narcicisist sister has FULL control of her. Regarding my covert narcicisist sister... I don't want to have anything to do with her NEVER AGAIN. HOW can she "use" a sister either mental problems?? Soooo evil

I am 20 years old and am current going through schizophrenia... I want help but I have no one to help 😞... so I guess I have to live with it for the rest of my life

Can i just take some attention and thank you for making medical science so much easy for me, since I’m a slow learner, this animation is really amazing and also covering so many important topics!!!

Being convinced you have Schizophrenia, when you really dont, could be Schizophrenia itself, but then you would have Schizophrenia, but then jnorder for it be Schizophrenia, youd need to not atcually have it.. wait what... i confused myself

2:11 That, right there, is the happiest man I've ever seen

My mother's sister has schizophrenia. She has been living with us for the last 15 years. Sometimes, she can be annoying, repeating one sentence for hours and muttering insults under her breath, but I try to give her as much freedom as possible.

OMG I had so much struggles with the lesson about schizophrenia for my test, but your video popped up right on time to help me to put my ideas together! Thank you guys, you are real life savers!!

When you are convinced that the voices in your head could be voices from your past or feeling like people can hear your thoughts or you can hear those... It is scary and been diagnosed with schizoaffective and severe pyschosis with PTSD and depression. It is hard to concentrate and keep conversations or be close to people.

Lol I remember in 3rd grade when I thought I could see the future because I kept seeing “graffiti” on the wall of my classroom

I suffered from severe depression I lived with it for almost 5 years. My psychiatrist said that I'm experiencing symptoms of schizophrenia. I'm having hard time talking to other person because I can't build a connection. I can't feel any emotion when I'm with other people but when I'm alone watching on my phone, my emotion is normal. When I was depressed I created a world inside my head where I can scape from our cruel world. I stayed there for a long time until I got confused on the reality of life. Now I look at the world in a different way.

You do not need to worry if you talk to yourself. But if you answer yourself you know you are in trouble!

You are amazing . I want to be a good teacher like you .

This video is easily the best one I've seen concerning schizophrenia.

My friend is schizophrenic and thanks to this video I understand her better. Thanks

A guy I went to school with passed away a couple years ago. I wasn’t close to him or his family so learning of his sudden death shocked me. Especially because his behavior at school was normal. Cliche as that sounds. Apparently, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia a couple years prior to his death so it wasn’t something I would have noticed in school. I am here educating myself because I have always wondered if he was misdiagnosed or if he suffered great trauma to develop this syndrome in his early 20s. Whatever the reason, may he Rest In Peace.

I just re grouped with a friend I’ve known 8 years & he now has this, trying to see how I can be a better friend

Ok so I just finished taking the NMAT and I originally planned to watch K-drama to de-stress. But here I am having a video marathon from Osmosis. I FEEL the need to watch these videos I'm literally hooked to this channel. This prepares me so much to med school next year 😍

i don’t know if i have schizophrenia but i have a issue of thinking that people are ruining my life on purpose

I'm trying to understand someone I was dating recently whose currently in a state of psychosis and thinks he's chosen as a prophet and is preparing for a battle. I don't know if his family has tried treatment but I know he's been hospitalized and hates it and doesn't understand what's happening to him and would never accept that he's got schizophrenia. My heart has been hurting watching him get hijacked.

My mother had a friend who’s daughter was schizophrenic.. her main symptoms were hallucinations, disorganized speech, and she was very childish. She was sweet though, god love her

Everybody gansta until you start hearing voices in the other room.

My mum has paranoid schizophrenia it’s a debilitating mental health condition sometimes I think she will be happier not being alive but I do everything to make sure she gets somewhat of a happy and fufilling life

I believe I've heard somewhere that schizophrenic acts differently depending on where you're from. Most people think that the voices people hear are aggressive and dangerous, but apparently in some places the voices are helpful and kind, thus the person have no reason to seek any treatment for it. This might be linked to environmental factors or maybe something else, but it might explain some people in history claiming to know stuff and to be prophets

If you're using the DSM 5 you should probably include the part where the patient has to suffer distress or impairment to be diagnosed in the first place as that's a pretty important bit for pretty much all the conditions. They also have to rule out other disorders with psychotic features, and general functioning should be markedly lower after onset.

After watching this video, I have come to the conclusion that, based on the information presented, I'm likely suffering from depression, not a form of schyzophrenia. This is a fantastic video. Thanks for posting!

Watched this because my childhoood best friend who I went to highschool with and lived on the same block with , who was seemingly a normal person with no mental problems and was like that for many years until one day when he was in his early 20s he just changed almost over night he didn't know who he was and who we were and he was hallucinating and could not even live without a supervisor , I was so hurt and confused about it , I always thought you had to have something like a head injury or be born with this to have that happen , they said his was a genetic cause source and he inherited it from someone in his family that had it , but it was so bizarre that it just suddenly set on , I cry thinking about him all the time , he is like a brother to me and now he doesn't even know who I am or even really know or connect with anything in reality from his perspective , it's really hit him hard , I would still try to see him and try so hard to just talk like we normally would if he didn't have it, I would try to tell him about all our old times and good memories just hoping maybe one day something might spark something in his mind even if was only for a second and he forgot again, I just hoped maybe there was something still in him somewhere , just mixed up in all that distortion and cluttered maze of brain signals firing and other stuff jumbled up in him that was going on.. unfortunately not long after his condition set on he had to be homed into a facility with 24 hour caretakers and it's almost 10 hours away from me and I don't have anyway to go even visit him , I still hurt for my friend and it's really tore me up over the years now since it's happened , i used to say it felt like losing a loved one from them passing but now I actually feel it's somehow even worse than that because it's like I can't shake the feeling of hoping one day it may just run its course , and he will just wake up and be back to the way he was which I'm not trying to say isn't possible because miracles and cures do and have happened to all kinds of people with all kinds of conditions even this as many cases have shown , I guess that's why i have such a hard time with it even more so now even after having been going on for over a decade later , I just hold on to the idea and pray and I pray for his family members who feel just like I do , it's been a very painful experience in my life , I've lost people too , even parents and close friends , but it's something I've had a lot more tole on me to cope with, it's like I never really feel like I can maybe grow to grieve and accept it and understand its the way it is now and accept that I can't do anything about it and have to try and let it be as it is and go on so I can live with some feeling , of closure maybe? Or maybe that's not the word or what could really even be closure in this case , I just hope he is at least, if nothing else , found some sense of his self and who he always was , where ever his soul is not just his physical self that contained it ,Matt was too big of a soul and energy to be stuck to just some brain signals moving around , he was a Free spirit and loving heart that was kind to everybody and everyone who knew him , knew that he was too , I like to think he just took spiritual journey apart from this material realm and just left his body on standby , while he travels in a peaceful getaway , I love ya man , I don't know why I felt I have to speak about it personally on here but I was drawn here from thinking of you because I'm trying to understand , I'm searching for whatever I'm supposed to get from this happening and I feel like it helps me altleast keep on keeping on I know that's what you'd want me to do , I know it'd hurt you just as much of you thought I was so down over what happened to you and sad and not trying to atleast be strong , you always were the big guy , I was the little short nerdy kid you always pushed me to get out of my sheltered reclusive ways and I'm so thankful for that , I'm glad you helped me tough it out and quit being a wuss haha I feel like that has got me through alot in my life even now , you taught me alot and I hope you know how much I looked up to you and the better person you helped me see that I was , I hope anyone going through this or knows someone that is will find some thing similar in the maze of it all, I might not understand why it has to be like this or why it had to happen to you but I can have a sense knowing no matter what Its the bond we have and the memories we share that keep me hanging in there and helping me get through it , this whole world Is kinda like what ever schizophrenia is , it's all just a scrambled up mess and I'm lost in it all too sometimes , at least I had a hiking buddy on the way , maybe we'll all meet up again by a bonfire out there in great beyond just like old times and we can catch up on it all , without the noise and craziness from the world going on around us Till then i guess ill be missing ya man kevo

I have history of: (From when I was a child and some symptoms still present in adulthood) * speech delay ( used to have speech delay a long time ago) * incredibly delusional personality and sensory perspective of myself and trouble changes in bizarre behaviors ( I used to have that problem, but still engage in repetitive behaviors and have some kind of limited interests ) * developmentally delayed chronological age * developmentally delayed IQ * late toilet training and problems with tying my shoes ( That was a long time ago ) * some symptoms related to dyslexia ( I had trouble reading, but it slowly got improved ) * some coordination problems ( I don’t have coordination problems anymore) * developmentally delayed social skills ( used to have trouble understanding verbal and none-verbal social cues and had abnormal eye contact when I was a child and a young teenager and used to have blank facial expressions, used to not cry when I needed something and etc, when I was a toddler) ( when I was a young child ) * disorganised speech * strange facial expressions * self-abusive behaviors in frustration ( such as, head banging and hitting myself in the head for sensory needs or when routine changed and when I could not communicate correctly at that time ) (From childhood to adulthood ) * trouble changes in from one transition of the environment to another ( I am more likely to suffer from mental health issues ( such as delusional disorder with manic mood swings )) if my transition changes from one environment to another ( From childhood to adulthood ) ( ADHD was discovered when I was a young teenager and taking medication for it ) * unusually hyperactive * trouble with focus * spacing out * drifting out ***descriptions of mental health problems that I suffer from time to time*** I sometimes exhibit milder forms of Schizotypal Personality Disorder symptoms from then and now, ever since I suffered from a mental health crisis in 2016. I developed Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder and some form of Delusional Disorder ( even though I only have diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Catatonia), because I believed that the military was after me, that the aliens exist, etc and some anti-social symptoms similar to Antisocial personality disorder, as is also says in my medical history and etc. I lied, deceived others, was aggressive, had delusional racial thoughts about others ( people of black color) and also had grandiose delusions as I also believed that I was a robot as well. I have history of: * mood swings * Lying * Deceiving * history of stealing ( was never in trouble with the police, my special needs teachers handled my misbehavior) * abnormal sense of empathy and remorse ( used to have that problem but then I started to have empathy and remorse ) * grandiose and paranoid delusions * runny away * Violent actions * catatonic state I had some symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, with some symptoms of grandiose and paranoid delusions, some symptoms of milder form of Antisocial Personalty Disorder with some Narcissistic Personality Disorder In 2016. However, this was because I usually have trouble moving from one transition to another, it's similar to changes in routine and it's a symptom of Autism that develops any form of Mental health disorders if your transition changes to another

i have these feeling when i get a fever every night. i thought i was flying. And i hear weird voices. And someone is bullying me.

This came in my RU-vid feed and I like to learn as much as I can.

i used to have these symptoms, and i take meds for it for 11 months now. thanks to that and an anti dep, everythings in control x3

"I think that mouse is delusional" 😂😂😂 that's some awesome art work!

I am incredibly thankful for everyone who makes these videos happen on this channel. Lots of Love.

I know someone with schizophrenia, and I fee for him. It's been incredibly heartbreaking as of late because he truly hears me saying, "You're gay" and "I'm going to make you gay." I've never said anything like that. Sometimes he looks at me says my name and says, "I'm not gay" or "You're not going to make me gay." Last week, he said, "Let's make peace, please. Don't make me go out with him." It makes me cry. I turn to these videos to help me understand :(

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i’m crying right now because i keep feeling the presence i don’t wanna get diagnosed bc i am insane

*this was very helpful, researching for a friend so I can better know what they are dealing with....thank you!*

I’m just glad I don’t see people. It’s good to educate yourself. Thanks for the video 😊

heyo. i`m 14, and just recently got out of a psychiatric hospital.( 4 months.....) i got diagnosed with severe generalized anxiety, leading to dissociation. that, plus my older diagnosis, i was told at 13 i had a ``schizoid personnality``. at first, they thought i was schizophrenic, but later found more sense in other diagnoses. the difference ive noted between schizophrenia and what i have , is the during of the illness. schizophrenia seems like a way more present illness than ive experienced with my diagnosis. i only get attacks, of a few weeks, or months, while the other seems constant. im undergoing therapy, and Learning more about what i have. thats just my own experience, that i wanted to share. it might help, you never know!

I feel like I might have this but I don’t know how to tell my parents what should I do

My best friend I had from Jr high lost her dad to schizophrenia back in 2009, the summer after we graduated high school. We were on a road trip and she got a call that her dad had been missing. His body was found a few months later by some hunters in the woods. I know it's not all genetic, and she knew that too, but I remember vividly how scared she was that she was going to have it as well. Very, very sad.

I am currently reading a book by the Dalai Lama. He made a point to me that was so profound and relevant to me. I feel no compassion, kindness, or sympathy to other humans. Now I can see why others are so hostile towards me. I need to break this habit of selfishness. This because I lack self importance and self esteem. I deliberately avoid people and wish to be alone. I live a very sheltered and hermetic life.

I have schizophrenia, I’ve had it ever since I was 6 years old. and when I was 6 years old that’s when all the trauma and things had been going down hill since than and still are, but the thing that got me to have this, well I think, is because when I was younger I was scared of the dark, a lot of people have that, I always had to have a night light in my room, or something playing in the back round, or even someone had to sleep with me, I always had this feeling of someone watching me or when I look in the mirror I see something that I know is not alive, like a monster or something, or maybe even outside my bed room windows when I looked out, I’ve had this since I was 3 or so, but I was really young. I even remembered it, but I remember sleeping with my mom a lot and this is when she got divorced and we all got really depressed from my dad leaving etc long story short, but my mom always loved to watch murder shows and cases, and she would play that when I go in with her to go to bed etc, and I would some nights not sleep because I would hear the stories and be scared that the things the tv said would actually happen to all of us one day. so idk that’s a small thing that made this mental illness a little more scary, because I was little hearing these traumatizing stories so yeah. but I always had these feelings and this video made me understand it more, so thanks you, and don’t give up to the people who have it!

I think the cause of schizophrenia could be atypical environmental influences (abuse, abandonment) from childhood causing abnormal neurotransmitter functions and neuron formation. These things happening over years in a person who is already genetically susceptible (maybe due to a genetic cause of neurotransmitter and neuron function imbalance) And then something triggers an acute change

I don't diagnose myself with anything. But I'm afraid I will have this when I'm older because of the symptoms I have now

I'm reviewing for my exam rn and your explanation just cleared everything up for me! Thank you so much man

I find some symptoms can actually just be results of abuse.. it's case by case but beware not to diagnose someone as mentally ill just because you don't know what's happening in their lives.. there's usually more than meets the eye... And maybe they tried to reach out at some point and express their emotions but have been invalidated or not believed and therefore refrain from communicating those feelings again.

Very helpful information for a writer as myself that wants to create developed and humanistic characters. Keep up the good work!

Thank you so much for the video! I'm currently writing a movie with the main character being a schizophrenic. This has helped so much!

my professor explained positive symptoms as you gaining something due to your disorder and negative is what you are losing due to your disorder and its really helpful at first to differentiate it this way

I didn't understand anything from my professor when he talked about schizophrenia....so i came here and i really understand it now !! ❤😭❤

Great video! I do have one bone to pick, though. As far as I know, the first Negative Symptom you mentioned is more accurately described as "Blunted Affect" in Schizophrenia, rather than "Flattened". Flattened is more suggestive of depressive disorders, whilst Blunted describes a loss of the high and low extremes of emotion, leaving a somewhat ambivalent or apathetic affect.

My counselor says I might have it and requested me to see someone about it but my mom doesn't care/believe me and won't get me help. The symptoms are even getting worse....

I’ve been dealing with the same delusion for 3 years now. That I was telepathically talking to my soulmate and he could look through my eyes and talk to me with our minds. I lost the opportunity to a good living space because of it. Now I’m trying to find my way. I just got the confidence to tell a therapist what I have been going through. There have been times I’ve been suicidal but now I hope to move forward. Of course there are days where I want to give up but hopefully I won’t.

This video helped me a lot to have a better understanding of schizophrenia. Your videos have always been helpful to me for my exams. Thanks🌸