I've been diagnosed as schizophrenic and they're talking

>>35963246
I'm schizophrenic too. Spent 4ish years in a facility but that was slightly unrelated. if you get sent, it's not that bad, don't worry. It's just boring, that's all. But they shouldn't be able to send you there unless you're really messed up and you don't seem it. Or at least, that's my understanding of how it works. I've been schizophrenic most of my life, I'm one of the rare childhood schizophrenics. My symptoms mellowed with age though so I'm somewhat normal now. I take it these symptoms are very new to you right? Most of the time it comes about around when you're 20 or so.

>>35963291
I only have one of the positive symptoms but pretty much all of the negative, I was just diagnosed last week. The symptoms started developing over the last two years (I started smoking weed once every few months, and I moved to DC which I think triggered my paranoia because lol terrorists and government).

They want to send me because I can't take care of myself at all. Can't take my meds unless basically forced, haven't brushed my hair/teeth or showered in over a week, never get out of bed.

How do you deal with the boredom? I am constantly on the internet when I'm awake just because the bad thoughts take over if I'm sitting and doing nothing.

What do the hallucinations sound like for you guys?

>>35963246
you should try glycine schizophrenic bro

>>35963375
Ah, I'm more of the positive type. I speak and act well, but the visions and noise mess with me all the time. It used to be worse though, so I am quite fortunate, don't get me wrong. Sorry to hear though, this is a very real danger to both of us. Yes, I understand why they may want to send you off. It won't help, I spent my days in psych wards drugged and numbed and bored just wallowing in self pity, but I do that outside too, except I have internet lol. You will be fine, although you really should make an active effort to take better care of your hygiene, although you not feel the energy. it it complicated, I understand the struggle myself.

>How do you deal with the boredom?
I wish I could tell you the secret, but we're both in the same boat when it comes to this. I myself just sit online. Nothing else to do, nowhere to go, nobody to see. Sad but it's reality for me. I've recently gotten into exploring new kinds of music, it's done wonders for me though.

>>35963440
Hallucinations, auditory or visual, manifest in different ways. OP may not experience any hallucinations if doesn't have many positive symptoms. Most of the time though for auditory, it's like someone's next to me speaking, but nobody is there. Or it's the faint call for my name faraway but nobody is calling for me.

>>35963594
Thanks man, I appreciate that I'm not alone.

Has anyone taken the risperidone injection? Worried about side effects, honestly.

>>35963594
I too am schizo and I get lots of auditory hallucinations like these.
>trying to sleep
>hear a distant crowd of murmurs and a woman yelping in pain occasionally
>it's like they were all gathered there to watch a woman get beaten and they're outside by a bonfire but it's actually inside a dining room of a mansion
>sometimes I hear a word or my name get whispered into my ear but it's far away too

as for visual
>walking at night
>see a shadow of a cat move
>see my shadow move
>see shadows in trees
>assume they're dead bodies hanging there
>Is it something I'm supposed to be?

this doesn't make things any easier