I know this friend who´s in his second marriage already he´s in his early 30´s has kids, It´s a GI and whose personality is very flamboyant . Many people say he is a schizo because he changes his moods a lot. I don´t really want to ask him about something even near, but I would like to help him out.With me he´s cool, I haven´t seen that side of him yet, he´s kind of hyper but I don´t know if that´s true what people say.How can I treat him in a way that me nor him may get into trouble, cause he´s a really nice friend and I really would like to help.
2007-04-12 18:32:21 · 7 answers · asked by LA 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Schizo is a really derogatory term, so if he's your friend, I sure wouldn't talk about him like that!!!
I think you are asking if he has schizophrenia. It doesn't sound like that to me, when you have that disorder, you hear/see things others don't, and you will be maybe more emotionally flat than others.
I would say that his flamboyent personality could be more like mania in bipolar disorder. But some people are just kinda wild, that is their personality. If he is being reasonable with others and is holding down a job, then it shouldn't really matter, should it? In bipolar, usually you flip around between being the life of the party, doing risky things, and spending all your money, alternating with deep depressions where you can't get out of bed or go to work. You can have these two moods mixed up, too, so you can feel despair and be hyper at the same time. Some people's moods flip many times a day, others have a few episodes in their entire lives, lasting a couple months each. If he seems to be in a situation where he needs help, like if he gets really depressed, I think it might be appropriate to mention it to his wife. It's really his and his wife's business, otherwise.
I'd say just treat him like anyone else. I have bipolar disorder (very severe) and hell, that's all I want!! So maybe he is, maybe not, doesn't matter.
2007-04-12 18:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just being moody and flamboyant doesn't mean that he is scitzo. he could just have bi polar disorder that also causes that too. you might want to encourage him to see someone about it. don't feel bad about that you are just being a good friend because with those highs come the lowes and those are really bad. and be supportive of him. he could be using his behavior also to cover some kind of pain that is going on in his life. if he is a gi he could have seen things that are causing him to have some post traumatic stress disorder and he doesn't want anyone to know. so just be as supportive as you can and be honest maybe even talk to his wife ans see what she has to say maybe she can help get him to open up and get some therapy if need be. he is very lucky to have a concerned freind like you. hope this helps
2007-04-12 18:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he may not even be schizophrenic at all. if he has seen combat already it may be a result of the stuff he saw. i had a friend come back from iraq and seriously, he was SOOO much differant, but there isnt actually anything wrong with him, just shock from the war. talking to him about it might set him off on the defensive, so just keep acting like you normally do. if it hasnt bothered him yet, it probably wont. he will probably apreciate the fact you arent treating him any differant than normal. talk to people around him more. if he is in need of actual help, he will need help realizing it. together you could go talk to somebody about the best way to approch your friend about this.
2007-04-12 18:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Note:
Everyone is worried about a schizophrenic mental illness and not dyslexia. Dyslexia is more than a learning disability. Maniacs have dyslexia. So instead of being a Frenchman psychopath as a schizophrenic is. The person can be a an aggressive rapist psychopath.
2014-12-24 14:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Admiral Smith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schizophrenia usually means having hallucinations, not just being flamboyant. If his mood severely fluctuates, it may be that he is bipolar. Check with www.nami.org for info about both. Just be his friend and judge for yourself, and if he suggests something really weird, like spending way too much money that you don't have or anything criminal, then run!
2007-04-12 18:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to recognize one that isn't yet schizophrenic. it is a heriditary disease, that usually strikes in the early 20's, but can onset in the upper 40's as well. Usual signs are: thinking others are out to get them.
2007-04-12 18:39:03 · answer #6 · answered by shanestites 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is he levitating yet? Something to find out if he is crazy like us.
Hereditary? Oohhhhhhh sssshhhhhhiiiiittttttttt.
2015-12-25 03:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he may be talking to himself and talking to someone who isnt there, seeing things that arent there, they even smell things that arent really there. there are organistations that can help with schizophrenia.. go to http://www.schizophrenia.com/
drugs could be a factor?
2007-04-12 18:38:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋