I Have Schizophrenia - My experience with severe mental illness

I Have Schizophrenia - My experience with severe mental illness - living with schizophrenia

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@morticiaaddams4239 10 ай бұрын

i don't have schizophrenia, i have bipolar disorder, bpd, ocd, anxiety, mdd and add... i accidentally stumbled on your channel and i subscribed immediately, you seem like a very nice and humble person, and yeah, your kitties are not your only friends 💞

@Kimberly_Viktoria 10 ай бұрын

thank you! sorry to hear you also struggle with mental health, I hope you're doing good despite that! 🥰💚

@RobertHershkowitz 2 ай бұрын

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@fgaravitoi 2 жыл бұрын

I also have schizophrenia, it's difficult, I've been dealing with medication for 20 years, it helps me find reasons to have hope and lead a simpole life, going for a walk in the morning, staying busy. different laboratories are developing new medications that can help us with negative symptoms, many are already in final tests, that gives me hope, thanks for sharing your experiences, and I hope that all of us who have to go through this have the strength to continue with life, seeing and appreciating beautiful things. Courage

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Felipe!😊 yes I do hope so too and I think developing better medications for negative symtoms would be a great way to combat those difficulties. thank you for watching! 💚

@iamrightyourwrong5198 2 жыл бұрын

what if the voices in your head is real and it’s giving you inside of these crazy world

@jjlongboi 2 жыл бұрын

There are worms under your skin

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@jjlongboi could you at least be a bit original if your'e going to be a dumbass?

@ines9671 2 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend also suffers from schizophrenia. We are very hopeful for new medications targetting better the negative symptoms and better side-effects profile. People suffering from this debilitating ilness deserve the best support in the world, the best efforts in research. I've recently heard about a medication called Emraclidine that is in clinical trials phase. And also xanomeline-trospium. Have you heard about these?

@frankieharvey4353 Жыл бұрын

You said that you think your life is boring. I don't think so. I think you're an inspiration - to me at least. I admire you because you do everyday things, you have a routine, you have coping strategies, despite having schizophrenia.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

oh thank you, thats so kind of you to say. I hope you get a nice valentines day! 🥹💚

@johannahallberg1034 2 жыл бұрын

You’re cats aren’t the only ones who need you 💕

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

❤

@enklaketokoket8128 2 жыл бұрын

We need you, and love you regardless. 😍

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@enklaketokoket8128 ❤️🥹

@angie22carefree 5 ай бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria yes you're so beautiful!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 5 ай бұрын

@@angie22carefree Thank you!

@angiecorbin5405 Жыл бұрын

I love how you’ve shared your story. Many people share but they don’t talk about how frightening this can be. My son has schizophrenia and it breaks my heart for him and for anyone suffering from this illness. Also I am disappointed in the medical system because this is a neurological disorder yet it is considered a mental illness! Maybe if researchers would change course from mental illness to what it actually is as a neurological disorder this could be treated better and or cured ❤️ God bless you in your journey

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you!💚 and yes I really agree! it should be treated as a neurological disorder... again thank you for you lovey comment, sending you and your son my best well wishes! 💚

@gigahorse1475 Жыл бұрын

Scientists agree schizophrenia is neurological. It’s still considered a mental illness because we do not understand the neurological basis well enough. Once scientists understand the neurological basis, it will be considered a neurological illness.

@robinwilson2238 Жыл бұрын

Google "Strong Man What's His Name What's His Game" Everything you are discussing is written in the book. Buy it!

@danielkammer3244 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I'm saying.they need to rename schizophrenia and stop calling it mental illness

@jenniferloeb9659 Жыл бұрын

I feel you. The antipsychotics that we are prescribed actually cause the negative symptoms although they treat the positive symptoms, and we struggle with feelings of inadequacy and failure. From an outside observer, your service, through these videos, is a worthy role to play in our society, and I appreciate it so much. Nothing ordinary about it!

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you! 💚

@beverlypearson5332 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video. Yours is the best description of the “positive “ and “negative “ symptoms I’ve come across.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

oh thank you! glad you liked it! 😊💖

@erinbeswick403 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this, I can imagine it must have been nerve wrecking sharing your story. My brother also has paranoid schizophrenia and has actually experienced very similar symptoms to yours. The more that people share their stories, I think the more stigma will be removed ❤️

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! and yes I also believe that more information ans stories can help with lessening the stigma around all kind of mental illness in general. thank you for watching! 💚

@gamingformymentalhealth 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Kimberly, for being so open about your story. You are helping so many people, definitely me, by being so transparent. Never doubt if your story connects with anyone. It does ♥

@Kimberly_Viktoria 6 ай бұрын

oh thank you! I needed to hear this today so thank you for that too! 💚

@leonslionessnz4867 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder have done so for the past 30 years and I thought that was difficult. I cannot even begin to imagine how difficult it must be to have Schizophrenia. You are very brave.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you and thank you for watching! 💚 I hope you're doing well! 💚

@EWAMILENAP Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you have been suffering from schizophrenia. I also feel that my mental health was deteriorating when I was around my father. I didn't like him as a child and I wasn't realizing it then. But I was afraid of him. I developed epilepsy and I had a major brain operation. I'm healthy today. I'm your new subscriber♡Love your voice and calmness!Thank you♡

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you and have a lovely week! 💖

@Tolya1979 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your post! I too have paranoid schizophrenia. The fact that you have a giant bookshelf in back of you, full of books, shows how intelligent you are. Very best wishes with you going back to school!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! 🥹 I hope you have a great week! 💚

@BergenholtzChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this. I learned a lot! My grandmother had schizophrenia and lived most of her adult life in a mental institution I'm the 1930's.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 💚 oh that's sad to hear, how long did she live? 💚

@BergenholtzChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria She lived until she was in the seventies. She died in the 1970's.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@BergenholtzChannel wow! I can't imagine what she went through considering the way people treated mental illness in the past 😕💚

@Jazzypurr Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being bravely honest and dispelling the stigmas associated with the illness. We need to hear the real story about schizophrenia.There is sadly so much misunderstanding rampant and it just makes the pain of the illness worse to endure. Education +knowledge =Understanding and Empathy.❤❤❤❤❤

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 🥰 and yes, education really is the key to understanding I believe! ❤️

@engleharddinglefester4285 5 ай бұрын

I'm watching this 2 years later and you've come a long way. I've gotten a lot of different diagnoses over the years. Turns out I have cptsd from two abusive alcoholic and personality disordered parents, plus ADHD. But there was a time it was thought I had schizophrenia and was given an anti-psychotic call Mellaril. Also I had major depression with psychotic features and got lithium which at the time was a godsend. Anyway the best thing for me to do is stay the hell away from triggers like my family. There is no way for me to be stable with any of them in my life. But that's just me.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I currently don't have any contact with my father too, it just isn't worth it. I hope you're well! 🥰

@engleharddinglefester4285 4 ай бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria Thanks Kimberly I'm pretty good. I hope you are well too. Here to watch one of your fantastic videos again. Yes I've heard voices too but it's so garbled and I couldn't make anything out so I thought it must not be voices then. But yes I've heard them. I've heard it clearly a few times like coming out of the dashboard of my car. Also I was on the phone with my NPD mother and as clear as bell I heard "Throw the phone," which I did. $90 cordless phone wrecked lol. She'll be dead 10 years tomorrow coincidentally, TYG. There's a lot of good people in the world but she wasn't one of them. The damage these people do is untold. Keeping my family out of my life is really my key to peace. I have at least one cousin who doesn't understand where I've disappeared to, sadly. Too long a story for the comment section. Suffice to say my mother's father died in an infamous asylum at age 62. So mental illness runs in my genes. I have to live well, smart-selfishly, peacefully, exercise, and watch lovely videos :) I make a point to count my blessings and you are one of them!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 4 ай бұрын

@@engleharddinglefester4285 Oh thank you! 🥰 Glad to hear you're doing good. Sadly mental illness runs in my family too, saw it while doing some family genealogy research. (which is really fun actually!) 🥰

@engleharddinglefester4285 4 ай бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria My wife Jane does genealogy all day long most days. We'll be out in the car and see a little cemetery beside the road and stop and she's like, "Yep I know this name, this name, this name..." The people she "meets" online are her "cousins" and they share names and info and try to get the lineage sorted out. They all have a lot of fun with it.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 4 ай бұрын

@@engleharddinglefester4285 Its very fun! I found second cousins in Finland from my grandmother who I have never met. 😊 She came to Sweden during the war from Finland.

@gapvarginnunga1990 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing, dear Kimberly. I found your video while following the "Living Well with Schizophrenia" channel and I'm very happy I did, because now I'm watching the rest of your videos and they make me feel much less lonely. I'd like to share my most recent discovery, which has been psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I have been taking it for almost a year now. Even though mainstream scientific institutions sidestep or frankly reject psychoanalysis, it's been the only kind of therapy that helps me make sense out of my hallucinatory experiences. Trying to sort out the possible meanings of the patterns of my illness has provided me with a lot of understanding and more compassion towards myself and others. If life gives me the chance, I'd like to become a psychoanalyst to help other people with psychosis. I send you lots of love 💙

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you for your kind words! I have also done psychotherapy and it is really something I think should be used more often in dealing with psychosis! Again thank you and have a great week! 🥰❤️

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

A cure is possible through JESUS CHRIST as stated in the biblical book of MARK 9:23 "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." MARK 1:32-34 32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon - possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. JOHN 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. HEBREWS 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

@jessicaverheyden8234 2 жыл бұрын

thanks girl for sharing, it will get better. i have a precious cat too and being a cat mom is a very important job in life that holds so much meaning. so keep working toward your dreams but don’t forget just taking care of yourself snd your cats is not easy and should be something you praise yourself for doing!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! I hope you and your cat have a nice week! 💚

@lednugenna 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being so open! This is how to destigmatize mental illness.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 🥰

@scotchmist... 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Scotland, great explanation. I was diagnosed in 2020 after a couple of psychotic episodes- very difficult to come to terms with

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you! 😊 Yes I also had I very hard time coming to terms with it, I still don’t think I have accepted it 😕

@scotchmist... 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria Maybe we never will. I subscribed to your channel, it's great to gain insight from other people with schizophrenia 🙂

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@scotchmist... yes thats probably true sadly! :/ oh thank you! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@gigahorse1475 Жыл бұрын

@@StrongInChrist3 Stop cherry-picking Bible verses. I am a Christian. You are not living in the real world, where people of faith suffer (as shown in the Bible). You are living in a fantasy world.

@benington2144 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your suffering. You’re doing a great service by describing your illness and daily struggles. There are some really good medications coming out over the next 6 months that have very little side effects. Best of luck to you and much love from NY.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! 💚 yes I have read a little about it! will be interesting to see the outcome they can have on the illness! 🥰

@nikicarrie4071 Жыл бұрын

Really?

@benington2144 Жыл бұрын

@@nikicarrie4071 yes its called KarXT. From what I’m reading It doesn’t have the side effects of the other meds but is as effective. It’s in phase 3 and should be getting FDA approval. Should be available middle of next year.

@nikicarrie4071 Жыл бұрын

@@benington2144 I hope so .they need updating. Thank God for science 🙏🏽

@MarleanSweden 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I feel so proud knowing you and seeing you getting the word out on schizophrenia. Keep up the good work!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🥹❤️

@richardcranium6081 Жыл бұрын

I have schizo-effective disorder. The way that it was explained to me by my late Psychiatrist, I had schizophrenia with psychotic tendencies. You said that your grades in high school were not the best. Please know, it is not because you are not smart (you are very smart). It was NOT your fault. You had needs as an individual that were not being met. You are a good, worthy and smart person and please know, you are not alone. I commend you for making this video to help and create an awareness about schizophrenia and hopefully clear up some of the conjecture that feeds the stigma that we all have to endure (those of us who suffer from mental illness). Thank you for doing this video. You are a smart and wonderful person.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you, that’s so nice to say, really made my day, thank you! 🥹♥️

@richardcranium6081 Жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria of course. I subscribed to your channel also :)

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

@@richardcranium6081 thank you! 🤗💚

@hannahlamb1921 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I have Schizoaffective disorder and I understand what you’re going through. I struggle with my weight so badly. It’s nice to know I’m not alone.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh im glad i made you feel less alone! mental illness can really be lonely...💚

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@Jazzypurr Жыл бұрын

I am dealing with schizoaffective disorder too. The weight has been an issue from the start ! I am in a different area of my life now, and while I would like to be able to see my slender self again I have learned to be comfortable with the body l have. When all is said and done, it is a body that still functions pretty darn well considering how many of my addictions have sabotaged its state of wellbeing over the years!!

@mdowns36 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for making this video and for being so brave and sharing your story. I am also so sorry for whatever happened with your father. It seems like you are safe now and getting the care you need and deserve. And I know you want to lose weight and you will and you are also a lovely human right now as you are. As someone else said, you would be important even if you didn’t have your kitty cats. But I am glad you do have them. And I’m glad they have you. Am very grateful for you.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you so much! your words really warms my heart, thank you for watching! 💚

@meryjes.9828 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I was diagnosed with schizoprenia in 2020 AND it Is so hard I loose everything my jobs ,studies ,boyfriend and I gained 40 kilos on respiridone 😑

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

I feel you! It turns your entire life around and not in a good way 😕 I hope everything gets better soon but sadly I know it will take time so be patient and kind towards yourself ❤️

@meryjes.9828 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria it turns all life to bad I hope you get well how old you were when you get your diagnosis?

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@meryjes.9828 thank you! I was 20 when i got diagnosed

@scotchmist... 2 жыл бұрын

I was the same, diagnosed in 2020. I didn't believe it at first, it's took almost two years to come to terms with it 🧐

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@scotchmist... yes its really hard getting such a diagnosis 😕

@thewarchivesouthcarolinami3751 2 жыл бұрын

Young lady thank you for sharing your story. You keep up with your medication and therapy. I hope you have a happy journey through life. Mental health is a sensitive subject with me. I suffer from PTSD, depression,anxiety,brain injury and mefloquine exposure (malaria meds reaction). Thank you so much for sharing keep pushing yourself.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and for you kind words! Have a lovely day! 🥰

@Nancy-pc6sf 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@deku3i 7 ай бұрын

Great video! I don’t understand much about schizophrenia but my uncle has it. He never got any professional help or medication, unfortunately he’s too far gone and can’t distinguish his hallucinations from reality. I’m glad you’re open about your mental health to remove the stigma schizophrenia often has, I know it must be hard. I wish you the best.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 7 ай бұрын

thank you! 💚

@tianachidester1566 3 ай бұрын

keep changing until you find something that works 😊

@Feathe3642 7 ай бұрын

What a beautiful person you are Kimberley- great video! Thankyou. All the best for your future 😊

@Kimberly_Viktoria 7 ай бұрын

thank you! 🥰

@lorimehrtens3552 2 жыл бұрын

I am so appreciative of your bravery. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to tell your story, but it helps knowing that other people are going through this.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 💚

@carynwest3220 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the super thanks! 🥹🥰♥️♥️♥️

@darrogante Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and being open about your challenges. I learned a lot, and allowed me to further humanize living with schizophrenia.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 💚

@NCgIRl81hijau 2 жыл бұрын

I gained a lot of weight after antipsychotics as well. Olanzapine 10 mg. It is true that depression and anxiety are more common and schizophrenia is less talked about. I have bipolar disorder with psychotic features, but if I look up content on bipolar disorder, sometimes there is no psychosis present. Not everyone with bipolar disorder has psychosis. This is why I look up schizophrenia. People with bipolar with psychotic features actually have a more similar genetic profile to schizophrenia than with bipolar alone. I also wanna add that psychosis is not a white illness, (I’m Indonesian) but the people who speak about it are mostly white. This goes to show that non-white people in general are less comfortable to talk about their schizophrenia or psychosis. Also there are more white people in America anyway. There are much less Asian people in America, even less Asian people with psychosis, and even less Asian people willing to speak about it.

@bellajean6731 2 жыл бұрын

Scan 04. I like you comment. Informative and caring.

@dagrun3821 Жыл бұрын

Scan 04 .What do you expierience when you are psyckotic?

@NCgIRl81hijau Жыл бұрын

@@dagrun3821 look up: Scan 04 Quora “What are tell-tale signs someone Is going into psychosis”

@liberavitluna8530 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your story! This really helps to normalize mental health!

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 😊

@carmencaicedo7411 2 жыл бұрын

All of you sharing have my deepest respect, I appreciate all your help.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@tradingfriends 2 жыл бұрын

You seem so kind hearted and sweet, I'm excited to see more of your videos!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you, thats so kind of you! 🥺 ❤

@lordstumpy2945 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story, people sharing their stories helps way more to humanize the illness and reduce the fear surrounding it and those that suffer from it.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! 💚

@roryburch861 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I have a friend who I am worried might have schizophrenia and I am looking for ways to help her. It sounds like making this video took a lot of courage to film and you show a great deal of strength with how you've dealt with this.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for your kind words! I hope you will be able to help your friend, she's lucky to have you as a friend! 🥰

@JM-cf5yn Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos as they are helpful and honest. Educational and dispelling the myths and stigma 🙏🏼💐💜

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching and showing support! 🥰💚

@AutumnForest33 2 жыл бұрын

So good to hear your voice! Yes, thank you for talking about this topic. The more we talk about it rationally the more destigmatized we can make it. I hope one day there is little to none stigma.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! and yes I also believe that talking more will lead to more understanding and less stigma as you said! 🥰

@ariadnagallegos7575 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your openness. This Illness has me feeling so disconnected and misunderstood. These kind of videos make me feel less alone..

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! yes I can definitely relate to feeling very alone when you have a diagnosis like schizophrenia... hope you have a great week! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@johnconstable8512 Жыл бұрын

ty for sharing kim

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 😊

@lifewithgen13 25 күн бұрын

You really explain about schizophrenia very well. I have schizoaffective and even with medication the paranoia and delusions are still present it's very scary having this disorder for me and for others- it started for me 40 years ago at 12 years old my birth mom had paranoid schizophrenia so genetic and environment in my case. Thank you for sharing about a topic that's not discussed enough but needs to be.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 25 күн бұрын

Thank you and thank you for sharing! 😊

@tamzar2440 Жыл бұрын

Bless you Dear young lady , your beautiful ❤ thank you - your video was sooooo good!!!!!

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!❤️

@mystiqueveloz5700 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing about your life and opening up and not being afraid to show a vulnerable side of yourself. I’ve learned a lot about this mental illness now that I’ve watched your video! Wishing you well on your weight loss journey as I’m going through one as well ❤

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! I wish you well as well! 😍

@truthteller5881 Жыл бұрын

You're a brave and inspiring young lady and I wish you all the best. Thank you for posting

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰♥️

@lenap6815 2 жыл бұрын

You are so good at explaining it and very intelligent. I wish you all the best in the world in your future journey! Thank you so much for sharing this.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! 💚 I hope you have a nice day! 😍

@krisreed1943 2 жыл бұрын

i know what youre going through , its an awful disease , i have paranoid schizophrenia , ive had all kinds of haluciantions from seeing demons and meeting jesus twice , so seeing spirits of plants and talking to trees , seeing angels, im on some pretty strong meds zucloconphixol , 550mg , and i still have tactil halucinations on my pp and my head , feels like a mad spirit brain surgen working on my brain, its awful , i too have put weight on because all i want to do is sleep to escape life , im aiming on joining the gym soon tho , and try to focus on eating the right things, i cant eat veggies because i feel there still alive and i hear high pitch sounds when i crunch them, so annoying , anyway ill look at more of your videos , thanks for sharing xxx

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! and I hope you have a great rest of your week! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim Жыл бұрын

@@StrongInChrist3 oh great another delusion

@schizoaffectivemind5984 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! video, thank you for sharing your experience

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 😊

@schizoaffectivemind5984 Жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria Your welcome!

@dyrefate Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🥰

@debbiewilson6584 2 жыл бұрын

Your beautiful and so well spoken. I just subscribed. Very inspired by you and your video. This is such àn important subject and your video was so informative. Looking forward to learning more about schizophrenia from you. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with this illness.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you that’s so kind of you to say! 🥰❤️ I hope you have a great rest of your day! 💚

@SchizophreniaSurvivor 2 жыл бұрын

Very much enjoyed this video. Wishingyou all the best in life. Keep up the great work that you are doing! (Gillade den här videon väldigt mycket. Önskar dig allt gott i livet. Fortsätt med det fantastiska arbete du gör!) THANK YOU!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! 😊 I really enjoy Stephens channel as well! I hope you have a good rest of you week! 💚

@Valerie-zm7zc 11 ай бұрын

I have schizophrenia to ( treat ) and I have paranoïde trouble .. No I don’t hear voice … I see my finger moving alone also delusion Mental ilness is running in my dad side ( my dad was bi polar and died of major depression ) I have it just like you concentration etc I do take anti depressant but need to change it I do need to see a psychiatrist Thank you for sharing I feel less judge

@Kimberly_Viktoria 11 ай бұрын

thank you for watching! im happy to know you feel less judged after having seen my video.💚

@lazarmitrovic180 2 жыл бұрын

Video is so informativne. Your cognitive skills are great. I had 2 long psyhotic episodes. It was living hell. Thank God I am in repission from psyhosis. But still i experiance negative and cognitive symptoms. Keep doing your work, this video was great.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! 🥰 i'm glad to hear you're better now, have a great week! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@artdecorose 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kimberly. You are an inspiration.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh that's so kind, thank you! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@mervynbumatay6914 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your personal experience..I learned a lot ..keep the faith ..you be alright

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

thank you! 🥰

@layotheleprechaun 2 жыл бұрын

I had a drug induced psychosis and I learnt a lot from this, thank you

@layotheleprechaun 2 жыл бұрын

God bless your cat. I could relate to this a lot with your paranoid thoughts and your hallucinations. You’ve been through a lot and you’re going to help a lot of people. Please keep making mental illness videos :)

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😊

@carsendubose866 2 жыл бұрын

Great video you rock keep on keeping on.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 😍

@KamiliaMosaad 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with ur dreams 💝

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 💚

@FM-st4yn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. I wish you get better, you seem to be on the right track!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰❤️

@Hkmhkm71 Күн бұрын

Kimberly, thank you for having this channel and sharing your experiences. I have schizoaffective, OCD and ADHD. I was thinking about starting a channel talking about mental illness, in order to help people and also hopefully to have some income. I am on disability and have been looking for a way to make money at home. I am really shy and don't want to go on camera, but eventually hopefully I can start a channel. Did you get less nervous the more spoke on camera? I think it is great that you are talking about how you experienced mental illness personally, because it helps other people but also helps change the world's view about mental illness and helps remove the stigma.

@Kimberly_Viktoria Күн бұрын

Thank you! I definitely got less nervous as time went on but I still feel it sometimes. 💚

@samueltraber2750 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your courage to speak about the illness so personally. These first hand reports are very valuable and helpful. You can be very proud of yourself.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰 Have a great weekend! 🥰

@shanus3785 2 жыл бұрын

You did an amazing job with explanation of the illness. Very informative.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 🥰

@tianachidester1566 3 ай бұрын

i am on lithium and haldol... i have tried alot of antipsychotics and this is the first combination that has worked for me

@josepheduardsuarez6542 2 жыл бұрын

I have schizophrenia and I could say I am a high-functioning schizophrenia sufferer. I still have symptoms yet I look ok in the outside. My family will never see more below the iceberg of my suffering. I thank my medications that it avoided my to go totally insane but I still have symptoms. I may be have a of bit sanity but the voices and delusions are still here. It is still a fight. I have been suffering from this illness for 11 years. Do you still have symptoms even on medication? I don't want to feel alone that I am the only one who is still suffering even on medications.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

yes I also have symtoms even though I take medications as i'm supposed to do... so your definitely not alone! if you want to talk to more people with schizophrenia I can lik you a forum for people with the illness! 😊

@Starla_Darling91 Жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria what is the link to the forum?

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

@@Starla_Darling91 forum.schizophrenia.com/

@revolutionunderground Жыл бұрын

1.92K Subscribers! I'm sure this will grow!

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

I hope so! 😍

@vavvokilluminati 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and good luck for everything

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 💚

@wrzffh 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video! Thank you for opening up.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 🥰

@jacobfredericks896 2 жыл бұрын

It is very nice of you and strong to share this story all the best take care

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 💚

@myeyesburn641 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 😍

@lauraj1652 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. This video was so informative. Just by watching this one video I can tell that you’re a lovely, intelligent person. I really hope you achieve everything you dream of. 💛

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! 🥹 I hope you have a great week! 💚

@lauraj1652 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria You too! ❤️

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@lauraj1652 thank you! 😊

@silverdweller2809 2 жыл бұрын

I very much relate to your story, thanks for sharing.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 💚

@jillhamster246 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I have Schizoaffective disorder, I understand your symptoms. Ms. Jill

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 🥰

@christinemartin1127 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. My son has schizophrenia and I am desperate for information.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! if you want more information I really recommend "living well with schizophrenia" here on KZbin, she makes amazing videos about schizophrenia and such! 💚

@nicolelivington9154 2 жыл бұрын

Medications have a time and a place however sometimes mental illness is caused by physical causes . Some of the physical causes are thyroid dysfunction , leaky gut , candida overgrowth , heavy metal poisoning and nutritional deficiencies ( i.e Vitamin D deficiency and B12 ) . Some people can manage without medication , once they address the physical causes .

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

And thats why you always have to do a physical examination before they put a official diagnosis. 😊

@ASMinor 2 жыл бұрын

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my KZbin channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh wow that's amazing! and thank you! 🥰

@ASMinor 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria thank YOU! Keep up the great work! 💚❤️

@kimlampkin3581 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I was diagnosed with this in 2016 I never thought I would have to suffer from anything like this I hear them off and on they stay gone for a short time they come back every year to torment me in my mind every time they do come back I become fearful cause the voices becomes louder and violent angry and aggressive it gets so bad that I always have to be rushed to the hospital even worse i start seeing disturbing images in my mind trying to create images of me being attacked by some strange looking creature scary thing is I’m facing this right now I’m really afraid if these voices get any worse medication doesn’t take it away and going to the hospital never does anything it’s hard

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

im sad to hear that you're struggling, if you want to connect with other people living with schizophrenia I can link you a forum? 💚

@kimlampkin3581 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria yes please

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@kimlampkin3581 forum.schizophrenia.com/ here you go! 😊

@ponzaswims2191 2 жыл бұрын

Brave video and very well explained. Thanks for sharing. Loved it. Take care. Greetings from Spain.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 🥰

@angie22carefree 5 ай бұрын

I love your accent

@Kimberly_Viktoria 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@gerberdaisies 3 ай бұрын

Me too! So much!

@PhoenixFeathers 15 күн бұрын

Great video ❤.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 15 күн бұрын

@@PhoenixFeathers Thank you 🥰

@angelofsoundsasmr2042 6 ай бұрын

💕💕💕💕 Hi Kim If you please get time , only if you feel ok and have time Can you make a video regarding your self harming behaviour like what you do , what behaviours of harming Take care hunnie Lots of hugs and love to you 💕💕

@Kimberly_Viktoria 6 ай бұрын

Hi! sadly KZbin don't really like content about stuff like that so I have been avoiding to "sensitive" topics like that. 💚

@timothywilliams2887 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video I enjoyed it. Thank you.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😊

@akshorts2115 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria well I just wanted to ask u that are u living a happy life with schizophrenia yes or no 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@akshorts2115 that's actually quite hard to answer, I do feel happy most of the time but I'm also very dissatisfied with how my life looks like currently but I do hope to still reach some of my goals in life 😊

@akshorts2115 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria so the answer is yes or no

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@akshorts2115 I really can’t say either yes or no currently 😕

@LelandTilden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, very informative and interesting! Keep making videos ❤️

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

@5p674 2 жыл бұрын

What frightening and confusing experiences you have had with all this. The mind is a complicated and amazing and sometimes terrifying thing.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

yes it really is, thank you for watching! 🥰

@bellajean6731 2 жыл бұрын

Good video! Keep up the good work.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 💚

@Србомбоница86 2 жыл бұрын

Wish you strength ,for me I have anxiety ,and PTSD and depression but I had a bout of psychosis and it was so strange ,I empathise with all schizophrenics ,for me God and my Church here in Serbia helps a lot but I know that for schizophrenics that's very tricky since you can get very easily delusional in religion sadly ,anyway sorry for rambling just wanted to say I wish you lots of love happiness and peaceful days 😊

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 😍 I wish you well as well and hope you get a nice Christmas! 💚

@eastwindblackpaw6722 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Have faith , it will help you in your journey to full recovery.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 😊

@francesrabon7067 2 жыл бұрын

So informative. My daughter bipolar but sounds a lot like what you have. Thank you for information.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@mentalhealthwithalana Жыл бұрын

I have schizophrenia and bipolar so I can really relate ❤

@Kimberly_Viktoria Жыл бұрын

💚

@Putschka 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 very much, I got paranoid schizophrenia too, living with it since 16 years since I was 20. Got a German video about it but going to make an English version of it 😘

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you too! 🥰

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@Putschka 2 жыл бұрын

@@StrongInChrist3 you are right my dear. I found that out too lately All things are possible to him who believes

@Bamgeutcutiepie 2 жыл бұрын

Hej fra Danmark 💜 i am 31 and just got diagnosed with schizophrenia a few months ago. i so agree with how taboo it is. still depression and anxiety feels safer for people to talk about... and like there is nothing worse than that, .. and i don't know if schizophrenia is worse, i guess it depends.. but i would personally say skizo is worse than "just" being anxious. and it feels so lonely that you can't really talk about it with anyone. cause people have no idea what to say. some are scared of you because you are just "too weird" for them. i am still trying to accept my diagnosis. i was misdiagnosed as a borderline and OCD and autism prior.... but nope. it's good old schizophrenia. i really hope i can finally get help now. maybe medication can help. i really wish you well💜 i think it's really cool you are so open and honest. i feel with you. you're not alone. no one will really be able to understand unless they have it too. this video made me feel less alone. thank you. sending you hugs.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

oh thank you! 💚 and I agree with what you say, its much more taboo to talk about schizophrenia, its like the "bad" type of mental illness no one wants to talk about 😕 I wish you well as well! have a great week! 💚

@terryabate9231 2 жыл бұрын

You have expressed yourself well some thing that I struggle with and you explain things clearly I to have paranoia schizophrenia I hope we can write to each other

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! if you would like to talk with other people with schizophrenia I can link you a forum for people with the diagnosis! 🥰

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! if you would like to talk with other people with schizophrenia I can link you a forum for people with the diagnosis! 🥰

@mcatcatt6239 2 жыл бұрын

I was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 29 years old. I was convinced spirits can read your thoughts and I though randy rhoads and bon scott was harassing me

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

im sad to hear, are you any better now? 💚

@mcatcatt6239 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria yes I'm better thanks for caring

@conversationswithtanya4331 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, very similar story.. I am also 29, thought it was a spiritual awakening and I just needed some tightening up.. a year later I finally realized and fully accepted the illness, the voices still talk to me like trash.. but I’m getting medication soon so hopefully that helps, resperidone didn’t help me when I spent 6 months in the islands last year.. hopefully the docs over here have something better 😢

@markussjostrom3699 2 жыл бұрын

Hej Kimberly Hoppas allt är bra med dig. Kul att du börjat lägga upp klipp på engelska mvh

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Tack så mycket! Hoppas allt är bra med dig med! 😊 ja det är roligt att göra videos på engelska! 😍

@markussjostrom3699 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria det är lite lustigt men jag satt på mentalsjukhus i England. Det var där jag fick min schizofrenidiagnos för många år sen mvh markus

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@markussjostrom3699 oj! Det kan inte ha varit kul? 😧

@markussjostrom3699 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria nej det var inte roligt. Mvh

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@markussjostrom3699 usch kan tänka mig det! Ha en fin kväll! 😊

@fumctoni1343 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you..🥰🥰🥰

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!! 🥰

@informitas0117 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a schizophrenic (schizoaffective depressive) Swede as well. I would never have had the guts to just sit in front of a camera like that. Hoppas allt är bra med dig.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! hoppas allt är bra med dig med! är du medlem på viska? annars rekommenderar jag verkligen viska forumet för svenskar med schizofreni! kan länka om du vill 😊

@informitas0117 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria Aldrig hört talas om Viska. Jag ska kolla upp det när jag kan. Tack för tipset!

@StrongInChrist3 2 жыл бұрын

@WWS322 2 жыл бұрын

hey! i have schizo affective disorder bi polar type. i like channels of people who have my illness! i am relatively new to KZbin. it is not totally great but it is something good to me. i like old tech too like pen and paper and books. i thought I'd lost the ability to read but it came back. it'll probably go again soon. i have been in deep psychosis and revived myself. i take several types of medicine but think science needs a better answer.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! 😊 yes I also had a hard time reading when I first got sick but it’s much better now 😊 thank you for watching! 🥰

@hadleygirty8449 2 жыл бұрын

I’m living in your walls

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@hadleygirty8449 cant you at least try to be original?

@stanislavstanchev383 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me mor information about how you recover your illness and stop your voices . What kind of medication did help you ?Thank you.

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

I can't really tell you what I did to recover since I still experience many symtoms, however I don't have any voices currently and thats probably because of antipsychotics I take, currently i'm on olanzapine and a new one which I don't know the name of in English but other than them I have also had a good response to quetiapine. thank you for watching! 🥰

@C.est_moi_me 10 ай бұрын

You are amazing

@Kimberly_Viktoria 10 ай бұрын

oh thank you! 🥹

@eggcouncil629 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, we have a very similar story, i was also diagnosed in 2016. I've been lucky when it comes to weight gain, only zyprexa made me gain weight, all the others didn't but invega caused a problem in my hands now I'm on abilify

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

how has you recovery been? 💚

@eggcouncil629 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Viktoria i got out of hospital a week ago and I've been on abilify about 3 weeks now, i had been on invega since 2015 and was a zombie for 7 years but i also only had 1 admission in that time and i now can't use my hands properly because of the invega, i even went 3 years without talking to my mum, the only person I really talk to but the abilify is much better, still have a lot of symptoms but the negative ones have definitely improved

@Kimberly_Viktoria 2 жыл бұрын

@@eggcouncil629 yes I can really relate to the zombie part... I don't really remember much from the first years... 🙃 I wish you well though! 💚