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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: is it normal to hear voices with bipolar type 2? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2014, 7:58 pm
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| Psychotic depression can occur with bipolar-II. But, by definition, bipolar-IIs cannot experience psychosis during their "high" periods. This is why bipolar-IIs only experience hypomania, not full-blown mania, which is often a psychotic state. And SignOfLazarus is correct about how psychotic mania n... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: A question about delusions versus obsessions |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2014, 7:51 pm
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| Some people have such severe OCD that their obsessions take on a delusional form. A key criterion of typical OCD is that the individual recognizes the obsessions are nonsensical and bizarre, even though they still fear them. Also, people with typical OCD know that the obsessions are a product of the... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Second languages |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2014, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 27
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| I taught myself advanced Spanish because I had a passion for it and my high school went too slowly in their curriculum. I believe that I was hyperlexic as a child, and I found out that I'm hyperlexic in Spanish, too. I just have a natural affinity for languages and vocabulary. I also know some Frenc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How would you rate your childhood? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2014, 7:02 pm
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| I voted for option 3. My childhood wasn't "nightmarish", but it wasn't good. But there are lots of things that could have been even worse, hence why it wasn't "nightmarish." The only things about my childhood that I consider "good" are special interest-related times and memories. That's what helped ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Many psychiatrists, providers haven?t moved to DSM-5 |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2014, 10:34 pm
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| "Asperger's Syndrome" is never going to go away completely. I mean, just because something isn't in the DSM doesn't mean it doesn't exist, especially after 20+ years of having been an actual diagnostic entity. I have both AS and NVLD, neither of which are included in the DSM-5, but that doesn't make... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Schizophrenia may be a cluster of disorders |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2014, 10:25 pm
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| Not surprising. There's an obvious reason why certain people experience certain types of psychotic behaviors and not others. But while I'm glad that genetics research is helping unravel nosological debates in psychiatry, I hope it doesn't end up completely changing things. Like, I hope we keep "schi... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Hypnagogic hallucinations (Exploding head syndrome) |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2014, 6:37 pm
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| Everybody experiences hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations. It's thought that the dream/REM state in the brain is very closely related to the neurochemistry present in psychotic patients when they're awake. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you could only pick ONE special interest... |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2014, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 31
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| So, today, I went to organize my neuropsychiatry article collection, and I stumbled on a good article I had forgotten about called "From tarantulas to toilet brushes: Understanding the special interest areas of children and youth with Asperger Syndrome" by Mary Ann Winter-Messiers. It's the article ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Science or Art, which do you prefer? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 4:14 pm
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Replies: 38
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As a scientist, I'm gonna go with science.  I've never been into art. It just doesn't interest me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Special interests |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2014, 4:11 pm
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Replies: 43
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| I Love Lucy, neuropsychiatry (particularly bipolar psychotic mania), and Cedar Point and their roller coasters. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: The highest science degree in the UK and U.S. |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 2:52 pm
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| there is education beyond a doctorate in the states. it's called post-doc work. Being a post-doc simply means that you are working in a lab setting under the supervision of a higher-up person with a doctorate. It isn't a type of degree or education. It's just the next step after getting your Ph.D. ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: High Functioning Autism and Bi Polar Disorder? |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 2:43 pm
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| I have Asperger's and one of my biggest special interests is bipolar-I psychotic mania. Does that count? :lol: And in severe mania, it is often hard to differentiate between mania and schizophrenia. Manic patients can present with "typical schizophrenic" symptoms, including Schneiderian first-rank s... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: needles |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2014, 2:40 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I am very hypersensitive to pain, and needles hurt me a lot, especially IVs. Whenever I have to get an IV, I ALWAYS feel the needle. Most people only feel it being inserted, but I can feel it in my skin the entire time it's there. I had a kidney stone last summer, which was painful, but certainly no... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Aspergers trendy? |
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Posted: 27 May 2014, 6:08 pm
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| I do think that Asperger's has become a "trendy" diagnosis, meaning that I think it's probably being over-diagnosed. I do think anyone who's the slightest bit quirky or overly intellectual is being pegged as AS. I was born in the late '80s, when AS wasn't known about at all, and I know that I would ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Tartitve Dyskinesia |
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Posted: 23 May 2014, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 13
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What about Risperdal? That's a big-name atypical I didn't see you mention.
I highly doubt Haldol would be a good choice, being a conventional anti-psychotic. The high rates of TD from typical anti-psychotics are why atypicals started to be developed in the first place. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: When I Learn ... I Fall Asleep |
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Posted: 23 May 2014, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Going to sleep after learning is actually a good thing, neuroscience-wise. It helps the hippocampus store new facts into long-term memory. |
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