Autism vs. Schizophrenia

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24 Apr 2007, 5:17 pm

Likho wrote:

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Did anyone actually look at the page I linked, though?

You didn't.

Pardon?

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24 Apr 2007, 5:22 pm

Likho wrote:

chairbreak wrote:

Did anyone actually look at the page I linked, though?

You didn't.

I did though... :?:

KimJ wrote:

We had a family member that sustained a massive head injury during WWII and came out "schizophrenic". And I had a friend back home who's son was hit by a car and later diagnosed as schizophrenic. That man, though, believed the car accident was a trigger and not necessarily the whole cause of his son's mental breakdown.

Interesting. I wonder if anyone has studied this?

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24 Apr 2007, 5:26 pm

excuse me but where is ahayes? he was feeling a little down and thougt he might have schizophrenia

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24 Apr 2007, 5:41 pm

His last post was at 4:07 pm EST.

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24 Apr 2007, 6:01 pm

chairbreak wrote:

Likho wrote:

chairbreak wrote:

Did anyone actually look at the page I linked, though?

You didn't.

Pardon?

I think you didn't linked.
At least i can't find it.
But i spent like 15 minutes searching and i think you didn't.

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24 Apr 2007, 7:31 pm

ahayes wrote:

I'm schizophrenic. It hasn't reared its ugly head yet, but one day I'll probably have to take anti-psychotics or something.

By the DMS IV, that precludes you from having Asperger's now.

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24 Apr 2007, 7:40 pm

Apatura wrote:

His last post was at 4:07 pm EST.

thank you

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24 Apr 2007, 9:35 pm

Likho wrote:

chairbreak wrote:

Likho wrote:

chairbreak wrote:

Did anyone actually look at the page I linked, though?

You didn't.

Pardon?

I think you didn't linked.
At least i can't find it.
But i spent like 15 minutes searching and i think you didn't.

The link worked for me...or at least I think I was reading what I was supposed to be reading. It was like symptoms (or early symptoms) of schizophrenia.

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24 Apr 2007, 10:54 pm

Thanks for that link, Chairbreak.

I hadn't done any reading on Schizophrenia at all - my knowledge of it went as far as 'oh, that means hallucinations'... but a lot of that does sound like me.

I do the 'retreat into a fantasy world' thing. I tend to have a constant stream of repeitive fantasy throught going on, usually a rehashed mix of my current obsession, mixed with some creativity of my own into a storyline that then gets repeated over and over with minor variations until the next one comes along. I don't consciously create these. They're just there.

I've always considered it a major nuisance, but never told anyone coz, I know I'm not crazy, but it does sound crazy and I didn't fancy ending up in a padded cell.

Lately I've actually started using them to my advantage - if I'm going over a negative experience over and again in my head, like an exchange with a co-worker has gone badly and I'm beating myself up over it, I'll now consciously bring on the fantasy thought to drown out the constant ruminating over real life stuff. If my energy is going to be wasted one way or the other, I'd rather waste it on constructing new Goodies episodes than some jerk at work.

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25 Apr 2007, 9:51 am

Wolfpup wrote:

The link worked for me...or at least I think I was reading what I was supposed to be reading. It was like symptoms (or early symptoms) of schizophrenia.

But WHERE is the link? I don't mean it's not working - i mean there is NO link. Nobody posted it, if they did - it's not here anymore. At least not in this topic. And if it is - please copy it, cause it seems that some posts are hiding from me.

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25 Apr 2007, 10:24 am

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So what DOES define schizophrenia then? And what kinds of delusions or hallucinations do non-schizophrenics have? I just through they went together...that that's basically what the definition of schizophrenia is.

Oh no that is a myth. Bi-polar especially at the far end of the scale are just as likely to think their Jesus than a schizophrenic.

I had no idea bi-polar could have delusions (that's a delusion, right?). I thought bi-polar just meant you swung from really happy to really depressed (which thankfully I don't seem to do, at least not to the kinds of extremes I've heard about with bi-polar).

Yeah...I just read through the Wikipedia entry, and sure enough, psychosis can be involved with the manic phase. Whoah...reading the entry on Psychosis, apparently "normal" people often have a hallucination at some point in their life (and often attribute it to a religious experience).

Thanks for the explanation!

Likho wrote:

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The link worked for me...or at least I think I was reading what I was supposed to be reading. It was like symptoms (or early symptoms) of schizophrenia.

Oh, it's on the first post. "This Page" is linked.

Grimbling wrote:

I do the 'retreat into a fantasy world' thing. I tend to have a constant stream of repeitive fantasy throught going on, usually a rehashed mix of my current obsession, mixed with some creativity of my own into a storyline that then gets repeated over and over with minor variations until the next one comes along. I don't consciously create these. They're just there.

So is what you're talking about different from like holding a "conversation" with someone else in your head (I mean not like multiple personality disorder, but just you yourself playing both parts)?

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Lately I've actually started using them to my advantage - if I'm going over a negative experience over and again in my head, like an exchange with a co-worker has gone badly and I'm beating myself up over it

I do that all the time when I screw up an exchange with someone. Don't know how to calm down about it though.

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25 Apr 2007, 1:31 pm

f**k... i found it -.- Thanks for help and sorry.

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25 Apr 2007, 1:56 pm

Likho wrote:

f**k... i found it -.- Thanks for help and sorry.

No problem! The link is kind of invisible if you don't mouse over it.

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25 Apr 2007, 4:24 pm

ahayes wrote:

I'm schizophrenic. It hasn't reared its ugly head yet, but one day I'll probably have to take anti-psychotics or something.

If it hasn't happened yet, how do you know?

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25 Apr 2007, 4:33 pm

Wolfpup wrote:

So is what you're talking about different from like holding a "conversation" with someone else in your head (I mean not like multiple personality disorder, but just you yourself playing both parts)?

Exactly. And since I'm aware that I'm doing it (ie I don't think Jesus or a cartoon character is talking to me) and I know it's not real, I guess it's not a delusion or anything, just me having an overactive mind and a fertile imagination. Doesn't half get annoying, though.

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25 Apr 2007, 5:10 pm

Grimbling wrote:

Wolfpup wrote:

So is what you're talking about different from like holding a "conversation" with someone else in your head (I mean not like multiple personality disorder, but just you yourself playing both parts)?

Okay, well I *think* you're describing the same thing I do all the time. There's another thread on here about talking to yourself, and a bunch of people do that both with just themselves, and with full blown "conversations". In my case, my "conversations" work great, because I never say the wrong thing to the other person

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