The following questions are related to ‘Schizophrenia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I wondered what your view was regarding hearing voices and seeing images? Is there any difference if you hear voices coming from outside, to voices which you think are occurring inside your head? From my very limited knowledge, it appears that voices that talk to you from the outside would be more likely linked [...]
Q: I have a childhood friend who became paranoid schizophrenic as an adult. Her case is severe and from time to time she contacts me to tell me about her delusions and ask me if I think they are real or not. The contacts are in flurries and then a long interval, sometimes years, will [...]
Q: I have a few unanswered questions, hope you can help clarify them for me. What are the main differences between Schizotypal and Schizoid Personality Disorder? And what are the main differences between high functioning Autism and Asperger’s? How do you decipher if the person is encountering strong intrusive thoughts that they have succumbed to [...]
Q: My name is David, and I’m 16 years old. I’m sending this e-mail to know what kind of mental illness or disorder(s) I have. These are my symptoms: I’m disconnected from my emotions; I don’t feel many, but I’m bored by everything around me; I feel like I’m somehow better than the others, especially [...]
Q: Although I do not find fact in the opinion that one must have a personality disorder if they experience some of the beliefs listed in the symptoms of Schizotypal Personality Disorder (“superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or “sixth sense”; in children and adolescents, “bizarre” fantasies or preoccupations”), or have a lack of close friends [...]
Q: Um… I don’t quite know how to put this… I’ve been a pretty messed up person throughout my life. I’ve been in and out of hospitals and been through more therapists than I can remember. I want to know. I hear things sometimes, when it’s really quiet… I see things as well…and not really [...]
Q: My mom has had depression, with psychotic symptoms for 11 years or so. She becomes delusional and thinks that our relatives are doing things to her that lead her to start thinking constantly. She seems to only confide in me about her thoughts but only on my persistent questioning of what kind of thoughts [...]
