The following questions are related to ‘Schizophrenia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: My lifelong friend (33 years) is married to man who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia during the first Gulf War, apparently after having been “given a pill” by the Army. He was discharged and, according to her, became a meth addict who is now a convicted sex offender. She was aware of this prior [...]
Q: My sister is 18, soon to be 19, and has had a problem with wetting the bed her whole life. She also likes to make up stories and cuts herself. Excuses for her behaviors are always blamed on voices inside her head and they will get mad if she talks about them. We have [...]
Q: I don’t get it. I feel as if people are saying something different from what I hear and I see things different from what they are. Also people say I talk very slowly when think I’m talking fast. Thought broadcasting and in my opinion alogia… Also sometimes I feel as if I’m looking at [...]
Q: I have just searched your site for the solution to my best friend’s problem. Thank you in advance if you can please solve it. Case: He is 34 years old, working as an engineer in a reputable company in a senior position. He was the top student in his student life, during which time [...]
Q: I’m hearing voices all the time again lately and they are saying things to me that are distressing, very clear and derogatory much of the time. I’ve been experiencing other strange things, like I passed a policeman the other day, and I swear he looked right at me and pointed at me with his [...]
Q: My husband and I have just been told by friends of ours that one of their acquaintances, who we vaguely know from them, is obsessed with my husband. She claims that he is giving her “signs”. She is making things up that have never happened and is reading things into anything and everything that [...]
Q: My significant other’s brother has been diagnosed a Delusional Schizophrenic. What I am wondering is if he abruptly stops taking his medication, what can and will most likely happen? Also was wondering if he can experience headaches? A: Under no circumstances should he abruptly stop is medication! If he stops his medication, gradually or [...]
