what views do you have about people who have schizophrenia?

Answer 1

Its this sort of question that creates the stigma in society about mental health. I have bi-polar disorder and find this sort of question offensive!

Answer 2

As one person answered, it is misunderstood and often mistaken for split or multiple personality which is accepted to some degree in America but not in Britain. Some people believe schizophrenics to have 2 personalities. This is not true. Someone with schizophrenia may appear strange or worrying because they hear things that aren't there and may react to things others can't hear or see. This behaviour coupled with misunderstanding the condition as dangerous makes people as aggressive or nervous as anything they don't understand. Every now and then a man (or very occasionally a woman) will react violently to something that seems to be threatening them - a belief that someone is trying to hurt them usually which seems completely real to them - although most will still not hurt others even then - this gets into the news and people react with fear and are afraid of schizophrenics. I worked with people with schizophrenia and was never in any danger. When I worked with adults with learning difficulty I got hurt frequently.

Answer 3

I am a schizophrenic paranoid. I have met and know many others who have this or other schizoid diagnoses. I think they are for the most part pretty nice people. I have never met a violent one. I also know the amount of misunderstanding and misinformation about these disorders by the general public is abysmal.

If you want more info on "schizophrenia" just type the word in quotes into Yahoo! web search. A number of informative links comes up. Wikipedia has a good summary.

Good luck in your research, good mental health, peace and Love!

Answer 4

I have friends with schizophrenia. One of them is in the hospital right now and my other friend & I were just talking about him tonight. I feel sad for people with this diagnosis because it has a bleak prognosis. There is very little that is understood about this problem. The only way that professionals know how to deal with it is to basically destroy the brain. The "treatments" all suck. I have spent plenty of time in psychiatric lock-downs. People with a schizophrenia diagnosis are the ones that haunt me most. If they don't want meds, they are forced to take them. The side effects are tough. Flat affect, pissing your pants, forgetting, acting like a space cadet on quaaludes. One woman believed that she was misdiagnosed and the meds gave her such severe tardive diskinesia that she was just like a barbie doll. Her face couldn't move, her arms were bent at the elbows & her fingers couldn't move--like a robot. She couldn't bend her knees. She just kept trying to say "no more medication" like a ventriloquist not moving her lips. When she didn't take the meds she could talk, eat, etc. Or they give you electroshock therapy (ECT). It fries your personality and memory right out. My friend has had tons of ECTs. Her eyes are half-closed permanently and she has no memory before 3 years ago. She acts like she's super baked.
I know, NOT taking meds or getting other "treatments" aren't an answer, either. Most people end up acting crazy and having to be admitted to the hospital if they go off their meds.
That's why I feel for people with this diagnosis.

Answer 5

we all have different views of everyone wether it be because of a mental health issues or a personality clash etc.
I feel there is still a lot of stigma attached to mental health patients that needs addressing.
Long gone thank goodness are the days of locking people up and throwing away the key but in peoples minds we are still at that era in a lot of cases. Until people are much more educated about all aspects of mental health we are going to remain in a society where people think mental health patients are like an alien from outer space.
I am bipolar but am not offended by your question as all you asked for was every ones views, and this gives me a chance to try to do my bit to educate people.
I think peoples visions of mental health patients are fear related and based, They fear the unknown because they are not taught all aspects of mental health issues. We are not born with fear it is a mental monster we create in our minds ourselves, so knowledge is the key, but knowledge is only potential power, to be manifested it must be applied.

Answer 6

I find it interesting that people are able to see and hear things that we do not. I have met some people with the disorder and some of them were on medication and it helped a lot and some were on it and it didn't help. I am more scared of the people out of control than the others. Mostly because I do not have the training to deal with the situations.
Sorry to all who are ill, you try your best and I try mine.

Answer 7

I like Jennifer W's answer, mostly because I laughed;) but seriously ,,,,, It shows how dangerous religion is. If that guy was seriously dangerous, he wouldn't be free to roam.
I think this is a brains natural defense against what does not process.
I was diagnosed bi polar at 16, and at 29, the last thing your going to do is offend me, with a simple question. Bi polar is a very broad term for describing unique people in our general world. Knowing the signs of these "conditions" , the strong willed and minded show the least amount of them.
Everyone exploits the human psyche to a degree..................
Our jails are full of people who could be labeled as mental, we just choose to call them criminal, because it's easier for us to except.

Answer 8

deep of my heart... i feel very sad.... because is not easy living with a schizophrenia people. many challenges appear....... yet we have to have love with this people.


life's good

Answer 9

I feel sorry for them. I would try to get them to see a doctor. If they already have a doctor, encourage them to take their medication.
Sadly, it's best to stay away from them if you can. They will ask you for help, then turn it around and use it against you.

Answer 10

That they hear things and see things that aren't real, and for this reason are very dangerous. Their imaginary friends might tell them you are Satan reincarnated and that you have to die. Scary stuff. The man across the street from me is schizo and he comes to our house occassionally talking about his wife trying to kill him, except he doesn't have one. He also sees demons coming up out of his floor. ;-)