i have a childhood friend that has progressively gone completely nuts. she truly believes that "they" are listening to every word she says (whispers sometimes so "they" can't hear), thinks there is some "big thing" that everyone is trying to get to and if you are too open with other people they'll get to it first... so she completely socially isolates herself, is convinced that her staph infection (skin problem that causes irritating red spots) is actually bugs in her skin that the government put there because she knows too much about this "thing" and "them", and won't take any medication her doctors give her because she thinks they're brainwashing pills... she has HUGE trust issues. etc etc. she has used various drugs in the past, but does not use anything now. i don't know much about psychology and i'm wondering what diagnosis this might fit under so that i can read up on it a bit... can anyone help?
2007-03-02 00:21:19 · 7 answers · asked by emily 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
edit: i was thinking paranoid skitzophrenia but everything i've looked up says that auditory or visual (etc) hallunications would most likely be present, and to my knowledge she isn't hearing or seeing anything. just delusional and paranoid.
2007-03-02 00:30:04 · update #1
It is schizophrenia. My boyfriend was diagnosed with it for years before he killed himself because he believed "they" were going to torture him. The medication he took gave him nightmares. Sometimes the "cure" is worse than the disease. It was so tiring dealing with him. It was like walking on eggshells, wondering what he was going to accuse me of doing next. Conspiring with "them". You need to remember that you need a break from her sometimes to keep your sanity. You are not alone. Good luck.
2007-03-02 00:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by srena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost definately paranoid schizophrenia, take her to get help. she may have hallucinations that she hasn't told you about, if it was really severe she would be difficult to talk to because nothing she says would make any sense
2007-03-02 08:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, now, sounds like my dad. And a bit like me, because of it.
No, but really, though, this SOUNDS to me like paranoid schizophrenia.
Look up conspiracy theory on the net, and psychiatr*,
and see what you get.
2007-03-02 08:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be paranoid schizophrenia with auditory hallucinations
2007-03-02 08:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by josietheninja 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me like paranoid schizophrenia.
but how does the name matter? she need help, and needs it badly.
r u taking her to a good psychiatrist or what?
2007-03-02 08:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by ravish2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
schizophrenia? or possiably bi-polar disorder.
It is worrying though she needs help asap.
2007-03-02 08:25:29 · answer #6 · answered by Geisha VT poser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's schizophrenia. You don't have to have hallucinations with this disease.
2007-03-02 15:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by aya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋