How Do People Live With Schizophrenia?

Question

ive always wondered...
do they need someone to always be with them
do they get married, have kids
do they have a sex life?
can someone give me some insight to understanding the disorder better... no copy & pasting please

Answer 1

People acquire this condition usually after 25 but before 45 yrs. old. Yes they can have all those things--like anyone else, but it depends on what kind of schizophrenia( there are 5) they might have. It is a developing illness, so the sooner treated, the higher the chance of recovery.....Full blown Schizophrenia if never treated is almost never recoverable.

Answer 2

most people live reasonably well with this illness once they are treated by a doctor they do not always need a person with them most can be quite functional on their own they get married have kids and yes they have sex schizophrenia is a chemical disorder in the brain the most common symptoms are thought disorders including paranoia delusions hallucinations both auditory {voices in the head} and visual with treatment most symptom's go away
there is no cure there is however varrying degrees of schizophrenia and some although my experience is few do not always respond as well as others to treatment schizophrenics are not that different than other people they all want the same as everbody else a nice place to live a job to give and be loved thanks for asking this question it shows that you are a caring person and want to understand your fellow human being

Answer 3

My fiancee has schizoaffective disorder. It is less serious then schizophrenia, but also considers taking medication (it's very hard to find a good ones that fit to the individual, personally I know that my fiancee changed bunch of meds which were causing him to have side effects and feel even worse with them then without, finanlly he found the one that fits him, 3/4 years ago). Exept some of the episods that he might have sometimes - but they go away fast with us talking about it, all other things are pretty normal, and he has normal life as anybody esle. He also had depression when i met him, but he overcame it. We plan to have a family, normal life like any other. He is my soulmate, and we are always there for each other. I must say that I admire him for battling this disorder, coz i've seen the worst times of it (when in a chase for good med, and I must say it's anything but easy!!!), i know he is always having a feeling of being doped by the med - he feels more sleepy, less energy, BUT he never shows it and he never complains!! I feel so proud of him! :)

Answer 4

okay you have asked many questions together..let me try..people with schizophrenia have no other option but to live so we cant really ask 'how do they'. now, many of them the ones who suffer from ''paranoid subtype'' wherein they become very suspicious to a pathological extent may commit suicide if their ''voice'' (halucination) tells them to. so they do not always 'live'. this subtype is the most common. schizophrenia has a genetic basis too and children abused by their closed ones for instance may later develop such symptoms which is a way of their trying to ''exert control'' over some situation created by self in order to feel real. The reported cases are normally hospitalised and put on medication so yes, they do need someone to care for them. getting married is difficult for schizophrenia patients as they are too engaged with their own inner worlds and delusional beliefs. at a later stage of treatment , regaining familial bonding and finding a partner trigger recovery. similarly for their sexual lives they are as sexual as any of us only that they need the right person who can take care of both the patient and his/her trust. So as it sounds its very difficult but not impossible. alrite this is just an attempt to consolidate all your answers into something sense. ciao.

Answer 5

Depends on the severity and exact type of Schizophrenia they suffer with. Contrary to popular belief, Schizophrenics mostly aren't crazy people who should be bound up in strait jackets - it can be controlled with drugs to some degree. And like I said, it depends on the severity... a mild Schizophrenic may be able to get on with his daily life so long as he takes his drugs. There's no real answer to this question.

Answer 6

My friend's brother wasn't able to live by himself. He was going between hospitals and the family home with several calls to the police in between for his sudden fits of rage, violence, and suicide attempts including jumping off of a bridge on to train tracks. He finally took his life by overdosing on his medications.