Question about illusion and Schizophrenia

Post Reply New Topic

Am I right that not being fooled by illusion very well is a sign of a mental illness?

I asked this question, because when I do a Google search about illusions and Schizophrenia, the results show that Schizophrenics don't get fooled by illusion, but I am not sure if that is true with all people on the Schizophrenia Spectrum.


I do get fooled illusions, but I don't see illusions in a way that a normal person sees. In that sense I have mild pathology of Schizophrenia according to the Google search, even though I am not sure if I have a diagnosis of Schizophrenia, but I know that I am being treated for Bipolar Disorder.


I have Learning Disorder, ASD and I have history of being deranged with delusions and hallucinations for one month when I was fifteen years old.


I still have distorted view of reality, but I am aware of my actions and developed coping strategies, because I am on medications for ADHD and Bipolar Disorder.

What do you mean by you "don't see illusions in a way that a normal person sees"?
What kinds of illusion do you mean?

Also yes, but I am equating with all psychotic symptoms combined.

I don't see all illusions normally, especially optical illusions.

I do get fooled by illusions, including optical ones, but my mild pathology is related to Schizophrenia.


The only difference is that I have similar understanding of a Schizophrenic person, especially when it comes to mask rotating illusion. This understanding came from my early childhood and it is also a symptom of Autism, when it came to having trouble reading faces.

I no longer have that problem, but I still see mask on every faces when if comes to figuring out if someone is lying or manipulating me and my friends.

I take medications for ADHD and Bipolar.

It helps.

I used to hear voices in my head, but I don't remember most of them, but I only remember depressing voices.

I had delusional believes and hallucinations that the military was after me and that there was police brutality against everyone.


It's a long history of my derangement, I will just make it short.

I was fifteen years old and it only lasted at least one month.

Schizophrenia is not a man-made disorder, it is a serous psychotic disorder that plays a role in genetics or environmental factors.

I am twenty years old.

I am sensitive to sugar and caffeine combined. That is only if they are both mixed. Such as; Coca-cola.

Thank you!