Scared of getting schizophrenia

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I read that some Aspies are more likely to develop schizophrenia. A few days ago I came across a video on youtube which tried to simulate the hallucinations you can get with schizophrenia, and it totally freaked me out. And now I have this (rather irrational) fear that I might some day get it as well.

I show some of the early warning signs such as phases of fear without any obvious reason or sensitivity to noise.

I don't know of any cases in my family, so I'll probably be fine.. still, the pure thought creeps me out.

Do any of you have a fear of getting certain (mental) problems?

I have schizophrenia myself.

It is a scary illness indeed.

But if you do feel worried about yourself, see a doctor.

The prevalence of schizophrenia in the autistic population is not that much higher than in the non-autistic population, I believe.

But in my case, had my mum not prevented me from getting help, I wouldn't have got so ill. Getting checked out early is better than late.

I have an aunt with it so for a while I was scared of getting it and thought I was going crazy. Every time I mishear something or not remember something, I thought I was going crazy. But actually there is more to that for schizophrenia. Once I watched A beautiful Mind, i then knew I wasn't getting it and I wasn't so scared anymore. I figured if I ever get it, I will just keep taking my pills for it and never stop so I will stay normal and not get bad as my aunt.

An old friend of mine has it. He recently ( two years ago ) got in touch with me via Facebook, after not seeing me for 20 years.

He's had some very bad times since we used to hang out together, but he's doing relatively okay at the moment. I remember him having some kind of breakdown in the canteen where we worked, in 1990. That was the first time I realised he had problems.

Medication controls the "scary" symptoms.

All the other ones are similar to those found in ASDs anyway.

If you've got an ASD, the "scary" symptoms will be nothing to you.

When I first developed full-blown pure obsessional OCD at 11 1/2, yes, I thought I was "going crazy" and was schizophrenic. But that was because I didn't know what OCD was, nor did I know much about schizophrenia. Even if I still had schizophrenia fears, they'd be over now because of my age. I'm 25, and I'm past the age when most psychosis first strikes. While schizophrenia can be very scary, as SteelMaiden said, in the small likelihood that you would ever become schizophrenic, be thankful that you are living in an era where symptoms are largely manageable. Before Thorazine's discovery in the '50s, schizophrenics were doomed to a life of institutionalization. Thankfully, that is no longer the case anymore.

Just FYI and all, I have a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Onset was actually about a year before puberty. I had extreme thought broadcasting and paranoid thinking (that all people were out to harm me) for over twenty years on and off (months at a time for the thought broadcasting to constant with the paranoia) before a label was given to me and I was medicated, which made me realize the irrational things I was experiencing. I still feel it though, the paranoia, but I know it's irrational now (hard still, but I do know).

When the positive symptoms are controlled, it's really no worst or better than Asperger's in severity.

I know how it goes though, and I think the age that I presented with positive symptoms was a blessing as I only had the expectations of a child placed on me; I wasn't the average bear with a wife and kids and a job and house to pay off.

i have family history of diabetes and mental illness.

i have already developed thyroid problems and my blood sugar levels are rising plus i had gestational diabetes during pregnancy.
similar can be said about mental illness.

I dont know whether i will get it full blown because already i am reclusive, i dont socialise, i dont feel like going for movies etc....
i am on verge of getting some mental disorder but specifically what i cant say.

Agreed.

But... at least AS doesn't give you hallucinations...

Sometimes I admit I worry about that...due to unusual symptoms but that could probably be accounted for the ptsd that i suspect I have since that has some pretty intense/crazy symptoms at times. But I guess I will see what the psychiatrist thinks, when I have that appointment I kinda want to just get it over with but I have to wait till the end of the month.

Also I am confused I thought sensitivity to noise was part of sensory issues that come with autism...so I am not sure that would indicate schizophrenia. And fear without any obvious reason could also be anxiety....either way though if you're concerned about your mental health its probably best to try and get help with it sooner rather than later.

Hallucinations and delusions are the two positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

The main things in my family are diabetes, high cholesterol and mental illness, such as bipolar disorder on my dad's side, or depression on my mom's side. The only thing I've had was depression, as I've never had a manic episode so I'm not that worried about developing bipolar disorder. Right now, my cholesterol levels have been normal as I'm able to keep things under control through diet and exercise, but there will come a point when those aren't enough. Both of my parents were in good shape physically, and still ended up on medication to lower their numbers.

can you show the video? i am curious about what they see

This is the one I watched.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WnnuEQObAU[/youtube]

At what point do sensory distortions become hallucinations. I'm AS, not schizophrenic, so says my psychiatrist, but my sensory distortions have bordered on hallucinations, and sometimes crossed into it entirely.