What is Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a term that is well recognized in psychology and mental health but not well understood. Schizophrenia has many misconceptions that include violent and aggressive split personalities and unpredictable behaviors. But what is schizophrenia really? What are the symptoms of schizophrenia, and what do people with schizophrenia actually experience?
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Credits
Script Writer: Fraser Smith (Founder of GetPsyched)
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Project Manager: Cindy Cheung
References:
Ritsner, M., Ben-Avi, I., Ponizovsky, A., Timinsky, I., Bistrov, E., & Modai, I. (2003). Quality of life and coping with schizophrenia symptoms. Quality of life research, 12(1), 1-9.

[@Psych2go]

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[@ilikecheese294]

I saw a video from you about Depression signs. One of my friends shows almost all of the signs you showed, so I shared this video to them. They told me they have depression(diagnosed by doctor) and they're currently getting treatment. Thanks to your video my friend is already doing better, thank you so much!

[@caspeepeepoopoo]

Hello! Thanks so much for creating this channel. After I watched videos about depression and suicide, I was able to start a conversation with my mum to hopefully get a diagnoses. Turns out I have the mental illness and am now getting professional help. So, thanks. xxx

[@tinker.belle.501.]

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[@unserland6948]

No wonder doctors use pills to treat it if we use explainaitions like in this video. Considering the prominent view of this condition, this is one of the most humane approaches of bunching those observations together.

[@youyou2723]

I really did enjoy this video

[@faulty_fuses]

"Mom is hurting me" ".... we dont have a mom" Me: yeah seems fair...

[@vtopieiscute]

can we just acknowloge that there are 666 likes?

[@muntazirgulomaliev3619]

Understandable have a nice day

[@rajideva6745]

But what if th ey do have a mom and the other guy is just schizophrenic

[@faulty_fuses]

Looking back at this comment one year later The joke fucking sucks yet it got 1.8k likes Yeah seems fair..

[@ujjwalsilwal1175]

@@vtopieiscute that’s devil num lol

[@ratclown7089]

My mum is schizophrenic, so this video was really helpful to get a better grasp of what it’s like for her. Plus, the visual representations made it easier to follow along! Thank you!

[@froakie900]

i am honestly kind if scared that i might have this, i always have hallucinations and hear things that arent there, i also have other people in my head who talk to me, some are nice, some are mean, i have tried multiple therapists but i hate them, i dont like talking about myself which is why i made this youtube account, so i could rant icognito

[@beaupapin9305]

The intuition The gut feeling The voice

[@gearsofwar4261]

Amazing video been waiting for this!!!

[@xXximanemogirlxXx]

Can you do a video about schizo-affective disorder? Specifically bipolar-type? I was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder bipolar type after I started hearing voices again. It's kinda hard for me to understand fully, but your videos always help!!!

[@marlonlinssen5780]

I really like this video. I have Schizophrenia since more thant 8 years. In some way you understand better the people around you. Which you can sense if they are corrupted or just normal and pure. For me, it´s hard to live with it, i´ve basically reached my limits. I have lost the ability to cry, alot of different emotions, my personality, etc. Also i was diagnosed since 1 year ago. I had medical treatment, but it didn´t help much. Nowadays i´m still trying to get out of it... to be free.. I see shadows, everywhere, attaching to every pure person on this planet. Just to corrupt them, i´ve seen many types and effects. And everytime they result in these weird shadows. Well, maybe one day... i´ll get ouf it. Also becoming 20 years.... soo... hard life i guess?

[@vaniacallista29]

But i know someday u can make it, i mean to be free. Cheer Up !

[@donnajoseph-barford1076]

My youngest son has it. He got treatment and now has a great life.

[@Hibiscuswaters]

I might have this,but not all,just 2. My counselor knows that I don't have it,but it might be because I haven't told her about how I feel and see different characters and can hear my own voice be violent or mean. I might need to tell her.

[@bodaciousbroski8150]

One of my best friend's has horrible schizo as well as a few other life changing mental diseases. His speech is very slurred sometimes and sometimes he'll come over unannounced because he's scared the walls in his apartment are watching him. Sometimes he draws pictures of himself hiding in corners, tearing part of his body off or out as the walls watch him. He's a very disturbed man but he has a pure heart. Even though he has problems of his own he's always wanting to help me too. One of my favourite things about our relation ship is this: Im very bad at conveying emotion so sometimes I can just wiggle my fingers and make a weird noise and he smiles and understands it. It makes me feel like we have our own little language between the two of us. And like the "snuffies" thing in the video, he makes up weird names for things and I just stop calling them by their actual names because his names are funnier. He calls paper, tee skin and he calls wine "sploop" red wine is red sploop and white wine is white sploop. Yes, his problems sometimes do affect our relationship but he's one of my closets friends, I wouldn't trade him for the world. So, don't think that just bc someone's a little out of their mind don't assume they want to kill, attack or harm you in some way. In fact, MOST mental diseases don't cause violence towards other people. Anyway, just in case anyone was curious in a little story about a person who's besties with a guy with very very bad schizo.

[@ogsupremelyvida]

I honestly love this art style!

[@istyyxx]

... How is this 4 days ago?

[@swagmaster4444]

crybby idk :o

[@mubaris.s]

Bruh

[@ポッド-j6s]

*4 days ago* HOW THE FU-

[@UndoneCorruption]

4 days ago?!

[@iluvu7551]

People who are mentally healthy should be grateful .

[@lizzvrr]

Yup.

[@fewcuchptat7431]

yeah, especially the ones who think mental illnesses are "qUeRkY" *cough*

[@nenidetic]

Fełłøw Cøuch Pøtatø those people have insecurities rather than mental issues. and maybe it’s a placebo effect, where they think they have depression, so they’re really sad and emotionless all the time.

[@fewcuchptat7431]

UselessTrash #22 truuue

[@iluvu7551]

@@wowidjduq same

[@abandonne7188]

People: *has schizophrenia* Moms: Its bEcAUsE Of thAt dAmn phOnE

[@LiliumGD]

True

[@rubikscubedude4028]

You mean boomers

[@LiliumGD]

@@rubikscubedude4028 nope

[@boonch9103]

You mean dam (Percy Jackson joke)

[@lexiuwu9825]

That’s my mom and my dad

[@laughingcoyotes]

When I was 9 years old I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and with medication and therapy I managed to get better but I was lucky some people can't get rid of it. but I'm can happily say that it's been 2 years with out the voices. Edit: Thank you for all the support I wish I would have have it back then

[@mimi4050]

congrats!!!

[@fewcuchptat7431]

congrats!! we're proud of you!!

[@NFKhan-eu3ff]

Glad that it worked out for you.

[@gabrielaramirezpalma4639]

I'm so happy for you

[@user-zl7ve4ch1q]

Yeee I’m happy now TwT

[@osse1n]

*Schizophrenia* can be caused by unbearable stress and I urge all of to be kind towards yourselves and speak up when it's too much.

[@doyle8120]

Im under unbearable stress and it caused me depresonnalisation (and maybe schizophrenia) Is that curable ? Will i ever be normal again ?

[@benjaminposer593]

@@doyle8120 yes. I.had severe depersonilzation from cptsd. Do your best resolve stressful situation. Try to learn to back of your thoughts. Easier said then done

[@doyle8120]

@@benjaminposer593 are you cured now ?

[@benjaminposer593]

@@doyle8120 I feel 100 percent in reality. I felt like I didnt even exist. Unbelieveable anxiety I was completely suicidal.I had to retrain my mind. Theres a good video by justin creek on depersonilzation. It helped alot. Theres hope

[@doyle8120]

@@benjaminposer593 im really REALLY glad for you brother because i know how this shit feels. I hope i just have depersonalization and not schizophrenia (i don't havr any childhood trauma , i never ever experiences any kind of hallucinations , sometimes im paranoid but only because i live in a shitty poor non-safe country where people kill you just to steal your shit) And i developed dp just lately (2 years ago) because of unbearable stress and social anxiety (thinking that everyone is looking at me in the.street and laughing at me)

[@alyssa8658]

"I have schizophrenia." -every 14 year old girl after taking a personality test

[@theweirdo2005]

Not me. I took a personality type test, and it said that my type is ESFP.

[@tajrapintol8708]

Lmfao so true

[@dalian3010]

lmao true

[@MrsJuliahCorah]

Tbh these bullshtty personality tests kinda helped me to find out about my illness.. well I didn't do it and straight up say I have it no no .. But I felt like there is definitely something wrong with my body.. obviously because these symptoms positive and negative weren't quite normal.. I did a few test and they all said something with schizo.. like svhizoaffective or whatever.. so I went to see a psychologist who had been specified for these kinda illnesses & after about 1 year including being in a psychiatry I finally got the diagnose officially .. so these tests can somewhat help you? But yea.. god no they don't do any diagnosis & people who actually believe those things are..well not the sharpest tools imo

[@berryXjerry216]

Yeah, that's cringy 😑

[@AuthenticMentalHealth]

This is such an important video, if you think you’re suffering from schizophrenia it’s important you seek help right away so you can begin to get the help you need❤️

[@zackscott903]

I might have this

[@NameName-lv1ik]

I don't need help. I was diagnosed, but I'm fine on my own.

[@NameName-lv1ik]

@Benazir Samoon I'm sure. People don't, can't, or won't help someone like me with problems.

[@NameName-lv1ik]

@Benazir Samoon As I said, I'm better alone, thanks. Thanks anyways.

[@lover719]

parents don't believe me.

[@Xmortian]

" I am schizophrenic " - psych2Go viewers 2019

[@NameName-lv1ik]

Most people who say bullshit like that are just "Self-Diagnosing Trashy Thirteen Year Old Girls With no Problems in Their Life Whatsoever (TM)." (SDTTYOGWPTLW)

[@lonesomeluv5161]

@@NameName-lv1ik is that some kind of epidemic you made up? lol

[@NameName-lv1ik]

@@lonesomeluv5161 Nah, it's just what SDTTYOGWPTLWs do. I made a name for them.

[@desotron341]

lonesome luv he’s right there are too many idiot 13 year old girls claiming they are depressed when really they are just attention seeking or trying to have some aesthetic

[@jennywilliams5265]

name name omg...AMEN TO THAT

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

My son is going through the first stages of this. It is so hard as a mom not to be able to kiss the boo-boo and make it better.

[@Psych2go]

Sorry to hear. How are you dealing with it so far?

[@naimahassan2670]

adopt me

[@lovebug5179]

My son also. He refuses to take his meds. It’s heartbreaking.

[@kilingchi1119]

@@lovebug5179 you are a good parent I hope I had any like you.

[@TheFox7-c1v]

@@naimahassan2670 lol wth dude

[@theartofmastery3674]

Why are her comments being a month old when the video was uploaded today?😂

[@mruniverse9500]

she is just reading a script, i dont think she handles everything

[@lesteryangco3095]

Maybe you're schizophrenic😂. Just kidding. Those who commented weeks ago are "members" who monthly pay certain amount of money to support this channel. And they get the privilege to watch videos a lot earlier, use custom emojis, etc. Please add more info about this😂

[@omegasaturn3598]

Bitch, do you live under a rock? Have you heard about memberships?

[@caspeepeepoopoo]

@@omegasaturn3598 I'm not sure if your joking but what you said was rude.

[@omegasaturn3598]

@@caspeepeepoopoo Gee! I was only using the word "bitch" in a contextual manner!

[@Mas0n_Jamez]

I have schizophrenia- trust me it's not fun- The the hallucinations were probably the worst part especially when they can sometimes sound as your loved ones, what's usually the voices say some pretty negative things and when they're imitating someone you know it's kind of scary when you see them the next time- and it's especially scary when you're questioning if that person is a hallucination or not. There's also many things that can trigger my schizophrenia to get worse such as Windows because I'll see a lot of stuff within the windows- or when someone's laughing I assume its about me and I become paranoid that people are out to get me. Now I don't watch TV so i can't relate to the TV factor. As for the cringy 9 year old that say "i want schizophrenia" or "i have schizophrenia" i would like them to try haven't it for a day.

[@Psych2go]

Sorry to hear. Do you know at what age when you found out you first got diagnosed with it?

[@lover719]

@@Psych2go I found out at 8 I'm 16 now, my parents don't believe me I've done research on it as well..

[@starboi1017]

Exactly what I've been through.. if you get the proper medication , you'll get better I promise

[@AkiyahJibade]

The laughing part is scary. Like I don’t mind people being happy but it just doesn’t sit well with me if people are laughing in another room other than where I am

[@theemofemboycatgirlw3214]

@@AkiyahJibade oh I hate that too I don't have schizophrenia but I'm super paranoid about people laughing at me and talking about me behind my back

[@jesuschrist9513]

I feel so bad for laughing during the delusions part. "Mom is hurting me." "We don't have a mom..." "What's wrong?" *"They're here"*

[@JesusChrist-xn7qt]

who tf are u,,

[@user-br4wl7nl1d]

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[@sadie5912]

Psychologist Schizophrenia specialist shut the fuck up schizophrenia cannot be possibly cured unless you for somehow have found a magical cure and are about to change psychology. Money hungry people these days. It can be treated but NOT cured. And even the treatment takes longer than a week or a month

[@jude5912]

@@user-br4wl7nl1d it’s not even a disease. what kind of cash grabing psychologist are you?

[@whochromatic]

Lol-

[@maksymiliankisielewski344]

I am paranoid schizophrenic for over 20 years hospitals medications you name it. But throught it all Yeshua in hebrew ( Jesus ) has been with me in my life. He has died for my sins on the cross. He is my hope of eternal life as this current life is quite short and full of problems. Did my schizophrenia get better a little but my faith in God has grown which is more precious than Gold. God bless

[@GetPsyched]

Super excited about this guys, thanks so much for the opportunity to make this script for you. Really appreciated!

[@Psych2go]

It was a pleasure! Keep up the great work and educating people on the importance of mental health and psychology.

[@mubaris.s]

Sup mr time traveler

[@aaaaa-bm7kx]

1 month ago?!

[@nataliem5568]

How tf was this a month ago?

[@defsava5612]

maybe it was unlisted? doesn’t make sense but-

[@artificialidiot1654]

If you see this comment says "2 weeks ago" (or longer) that means I'm a time traveler

[@Hazyphern]

A week???

[@the0lrazzledazzle]

NOWAITWHATTHWFUCK

[@thechosenone8808]

it was released 58 seconds ago... 🤔

[@FarmYardGaming]

@cookie bunny Unlisted on playlists

[@bunyamin9337]

WHAT

[@donnienysus3649]

What the hell is going on and why am I month late-

[@tori3109]

*time travel*

[@kazourple]

DUDE IT SAID THE VID WAS UPLOADED 9 MINS AGO

[@kazourple]

Brittany_Zhen2 oOoOoOoOoOoOhHhHhHhHhHh thx for explaining

[@gachagelato9274]

@@kazourple *gAcHaTuBeR*

[@kazourple]

Gacha Gelato Is that a bad thing?

[@blueshell820]

My gorgeous boyfriend has schizophrenia, and it is so, so stigmatised. People can be truly disgusting with the way they decide to talk about it and I’m glad more awareness is being spread about it.

[@ssg3303]

WHY R THERE COMMENTS FROM A MONTH AGO?!?!

[@yanni-vb2zp]

it’s a hidden video i think

[@Kiruniwi]

People who pay a monthly subscription can see the videos before they are actually released

[@titansenpai1188]

SSG u might be schizophrenic

[@rmark1083]

Titan Senpai I think you need to take some time to revaluate yourself.

[@povnihannah]

Why do I feel like, I have that. But I don't want to self diagnose.

[@ourladypeace3]

Well, if you’re *really* worried that you have it.... ask for a psych evaluation

[@justadjustor8993]

Trust me, it's way better to know now and learn how to deal with it properly and healthily, rather than have it rear its (insert word here) head later and get way, WAY out of control 😣😔.

[@povnihannah]

Thank you for the Advice :>

[@justadjustor8993]

@@povnihannah 😘😘🤗 All good!!

[@schtew.]

dude if you complete that checklist of symptoms, even if it's not over the course of 2 months, definitely go straight to a psychiatrist. if it turns out that you don't have it then--big deal, it's good to be cautious, but if you have it it's way better to catch it early

[@donniedarko7383]

I don’t understand how any of these symptoms are “positive”

[@ssvddsvd]

When she says "positive" symptoms, she means symptoms that add to the person behavior , thus negative symptoms are behaviors taken away from a person.

[@blind5211]

I'm pretty sure that all the symptoms are marked as "positive" or "negative" in the left top corner of the video when they're being explained.

[@xareaeb6177]

how did i only just get this notification 😂

[@Psych2go]

Morning!

[@ibakana]

So did I 😂😂😂

[@caspeepeepoopoo]

Its because Psych2Go has a membership thingy so they can watch the videos before they are uploaded, I'm not 100% sure how it works.

[@ibakana]

@@caspeepeepoopoo ohhh

[@xareaeb6177]

@@Psych2go omg you replied to me aaaaah good morning to you too!! :)

[@_darth_702]

Not gonna lie, some times I feel like I'm a whole different person and I lose my mind

[@Jobe-13]

I’m scared I might develop it later in my life.

[@jerikaa.7865]

Rare unless it runs in your family, or you’re exposed to a severely traumatic event or repeated traumatic events that will trigger the disorder and even then it’s less likely then other illnesses

[@hypercumstone44]

My aunt is suffering from schizophrenia. One day she asked my mother something like „so I heard your daughter is pregnant?“. She was referring to my sister that was like 12 years old back then.

[@jeansoto1912]

Man I got schizophrenia after being traumatized multiple times and now I feel like it’s irreversible and my life path has gotten very slim.

[@kashmeer1233]

Schizophrenic here just want to remind everyone to break the stigma. We aren't evil, we don't want to hurt anyone. We have lots of love to give 💕

[@The_name105]

Don't destigmatize illeness. Get better & move on.

[@mohawmmadmahdi4618]

am i the only one who cant find the comments from a month ago? yh i edited my comment...

[@erikaerhardt8136]

Alexandra . XxX.13 only the schizophrenics see them 😂

[@isaiahjohnson9905]

@@erikaerhardt8136 well it runs in my family... makes sense thank you😎👍....😅😶🤔😜😫😭😣😖😱🤯👽👻🙀👽👻😵😱😳

[@kazourple]

Well Yt is messed up. *Hello for the people who read my first comment ;)*

[@Eireguy_]

Hello

[@samanthajeffers9339]

My best friend has this. Her sleep and her focus aren’t always good, and sometimes she feels guilty about letting herself have fun. But she has the most gentle and beautiful heart I’ve ever seen. She’s been trying to tackle how she feels and overcome self esteem issues, and I’m so, so proud of her.

[@catslol4226]

I recently just met a friend with schizophrenia and knowing what they might be going through breaks my heart.

[@tikitorchgamin1842]

My father had Schizophrenia, and I get hallucinations and voices in my head. And I automatically think I was just over imagining it. I also have THE WORST sleeping pattern, and usually zone out in conversation, replying with randomness. I've had this for as long as I can remember. Should I get tested?

[@jazmineworthy2010]

YES

[@tikitorchgamin1842]

@@jazmineworthy2010 I did a couple days ago, and was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety. :)

[@ポッド-j6s]

I'm laughing at those comments from a month or weeks ago just because it's from a month or weeks ago

[@hgfjhfgify]

Please always remember that schizophrenia has to be diagnosticated. You that saw the video and believe that you have schizophrenia, I can tell you that you can rest easy. You see all humans can hear, smell and see things that are not there, it has to do with the memory of our senses . Schizophrenia is more intense, you don't have to worry because you feel the same everybody else does. I could try to explain you how it feels because I experience schizophrenia through drugs, but it's something that it's only understanded when you live it. I'm saying this because if I haven't experienced schizophrenia I would believe that I have at the very least some minor type of schizophrenia and that's not true.

[@luckynumsefisk]

This is such a nice and well explained video! I've been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia for almost three years now. And it is always hard to explain to people what schizophrenia really is. Since there also is a stigma around schizophrenia which sometimes makes it hard to tell people what it really is. Thank you Psych2Go for this incredible video!

[@jorjorsquadron304]

I used to have a schizophrenic friend. When around her, I only ever saw her have delusions. She once thought that she was going to become a billionaire because of an inheritance from her grandmother. It was actually very sad. Even con artists tried taking advantage of her and I came in and stopped it.

[@treychristopheryoung9983]

Glad y’all did a video on this. My older brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and no matter how much I tried to understand, I couldn’t. But this video made it a lot more clear. I hope I’ll be able to see my brother again.

[@lenakoprnicky4548]

It breaks my heart that people separate family members after their psychotic breaks. Maybe I’m ignorant to the experience that you or my family memebers had but I know my mother who is schizophrenic is still herself. Regardless of how different she is now she is still herself. I refuse to believe that they are two separate identities, maybe it’s my bias because I love my mom but I know from stories she’s always had these extreme anxieties and the real difference in her came from being hospitalized and medicated….. not from her mental illness. Just my interpretation, anyone can feel free to challenge it.

[@lenakoprnicky4548]

*excuse my grammatical & spelling errors

[@leshurlementsdelacave9563]

At least I saw no one here say "lol gollum is skizo" 6_6" (no) I've got one schizo' friend and everyone (family etc) were like "oh sh*t beware they could be violent", but nothing wrong was happened, he was normal. I still know nothing about it but giving 'em a friend, kindness, interrest, fair talk etc can be helpful for a stable life and less negativity.

[@user-br4wl7nl1d]

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[@demoniccatcomingforyou]

"Do you know anyone who is suffering from this?" Yes, i do. That person is me.

[@mad_man310]

The gangster computer god worldwide secret containment policy does not approve

[@Smiling_v0id]

I once had a friend his name was jeffrey, we did everything together drawing, playing and talking. My parents thought I just had an imaginery friend but I could see him, feel him, hear him and even smell him! One day I woke up looked for jeffrey but he was gone. 2 years later and I still miss him.

[@yokkosoneko]

This video was helpful to understand why DID is so often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. It must be so difficult for someone who doesn't live with alters to think they're "real". People often mistaken the alters for "hallucinations" since they're not physical. The differences between voices and alters "speaking in your mind" is : Alters don't vanish through time. When they start to exist, they develop their own personnality. Alters can control the body of the person and speak to you as any normal person would do. (PS: there are exceptions, and there are also alters that are not willing to speak to other people). Alters can control the body by a process called "switching". Alters have their own will, their own desires. They also have their own memory in common DID (In an OSDD-1B, alters live together at the same time, and usually share the same memory of facts, yet, they don't feel the same way those memories). Alters can live in an innerworld inside the common mind which is certainly not physical, but certainly not an hallucination. People with DID (or osdd) are aware it only exists in their brain. It's useful for communication between the alters, and only communication between the alters can lead to some synergy. It's not really an "imaginary world". The system (=all alters together) use its imagination to create the innerworld, imagination is the tool, not the product ^^. When someone imagine a world for fun, it vanishes through time and its an imaginary world. When someone creates an innerworld for life, it doesn't vanish, it can be transformed at will but it's sometimes difficult to modify it completely since it is "a part of your mind". Singlets (normal people with only one person inside on body ^^) can also create an innerworld. It can be used for meditation, for exemple. Young systems however tend to create an innerworld without any idea of what they're doing, because it's useful for inner-communication. In most of DID cases, DID appeard during the childhood, facing a traumatic event. When the child's personality is so fragile it can break into pieces, or when a child thinks "i can't be living this, I wish it was someone else" or when a child's personality is so broken that an other personnality has to exist. In most of cases, DID exist to protects the brain from being totally broken. Like "I can't face it alone" so "We're facing it together" in a way. I say "in most of cases" because some systems starts from "nothing" or "apparently nothing", some events can be traumatic for a mentally fragile child when you think these events shouldnt be traumatic at all ; and sometimes, it can also be "imaginary friends" becoming something more serious. I have talked to many systems, most of them faced traumatic events, but some did't, and feel rejected by the community so I like to speak for them ^^ Mental multiplicity is a complexe subject. Since it's not something "visible" for other people's eyes, and since it's so easy to think people "only imagine sharing their life with other people", it's common for systems to be insulted, or to meet people faking DID, or to suffer from being mis-diagnosed. Imagine meeting a psychologist who thinks you have schizophrenia, but it's not, and you take pills for years that you don't need. That's what many people I've met (in forums or helping facebook groups ) had to live. Some can live in an psychitric hospital before learning it wasn't helpful. Some just take pills when they's need to go to hospitals (mostly to treat amnesia problems, or traumas suffering) Loosing your memory while some other alter switch is difficult. Not being able to communicate with your alters is difficult too. And when you take pills to "avoid hearing voices" thinking it's schizophrenia when it's not, and when these "voices" are "parts of your mind".... you can easily destroy yourself. That's why I'm posting a soooo long comment under this video. Schizophrenia symtoms can look like DID symtoms. If you think you have schizophrenia, please ask your psychologist about DID. You have many chances to still be a schizophrene, but in case you have DID, learning it as soon as possible is better for your health. Our experience : I grew up 11 years with people in my head, I never saw a psychologist cause I was afraid of it. It took us beween 2009 and 2017 to find our peace of mind, fighting only by ourselves, only for ourselves. Now we are living in some "harmonic system", we still have problems, but at least we never have been misdiagnosed. I used to call myself "schizophrene" when I was a teenager because I didn't know what Schizophrenia really is, and didn't know what my "inner family" was either.... Meeting people having DID made us think we can have OSDD1B. We'll see for the 1st time a psychologit on 15th september. I've learned a lot about DID, but I still have to find what we are. Except of being a "mental family finally working together for a common happiness" I really don't know if we faced a trauma. Some trauma helped developping our multiplicity but there were " inner voices" before the trauma occured. (My parents divorced when the body was only 1 year old, and our mother was quite violent, so our "original alter" might have suffered from things which are not in our memory. Only psychology can help us, I think.) I don't know what exactly we are, but I know we all want to help other people living with mental multiplicity (regardless of if it's DID or something else). I hope my comment can help people distinguish Schizophrenia from DID, since symtoms of "hearing voices" or "bad sleep" or "loss of interest" or "lack of concentration" are shared by both of theses mental issues. It's so easy to mistaken the two. And it's easyer with people facing lot of amnesia since they can be unaware of having people sharing their body and mind. Hope it helps. Thank you for this video ! I was wishing to see something short but detailed about schizophrenia to be able to understand why so many of systems are misdiagnosed with it ^^

[@palmscape1662]

Since you have information on this, ive only had trouble sleeping, i do my hours but i sleep for 3-4 hours and then i sleep another 2 or 3 seperately because i wake up, ive had a little bit of a lack in the stuff i enjoyed doings but only in some parts of the day because of lockdown i feel like ill be bored, i dont hear voices or anything like that so i dont think im schizophrenic right?

[@beefsupreme7883]

Hi, this is really interesting because I feel like the switching thing happens to me often and it makes a lot of things almost impossible to do. Would you happen to have any more information you can share about DID or where to find it? I don’t know what DID is but I think it would be helpful to learn about it. Thank you so much for the time to post this.❤️

[@yokkosoneko]

@@beefsupreme7883 Hi ! There are some youtube chanels like The Rings System or The Entropy System that exist ! (The Entropy System doesnt post new stuff but the videos they made are still here ^^) There is also Dissociadid but we didn't watch their videos so I don't know ^^ + We only watched 1 video of Multiplicity and Me and they have an instagram account if you want to check it ^^ (It's been 1 year since I posted that comment, and nowadays I only watch and read french content (I'm french and it's been 2 years since I quit university so... it's been a while since I last wrote in english... sorry if there are many mistakes)

[@robocatro]

I have schizophrenia (paranoid) and am friends with several psychologists, one of my Mum's friends is formally diagnosed with DID. I feel the two are somewhat different. While some symptoms may overlap, they are are very different illnesses. For starters, you have to be over 30 generally to acquire a formal diagnosis of DID, for schizophrenia, you can get a diagnosis of it over 18 (or developing schizophrenia diagnosis if you are under 18). separate assessed In schizophrenia, there are certain positive and negative symptoms that you must at least have for extended periods of time, you must also at least have psychosis which overlaps with required positive symptoms. Positive being those such as hallucinations and delusions, negative being depression and anxiety. In other words, you must have hallucinations and delusions to be diagnosed, due to it being the psychosis part. For paranoid schizophrenia (the most common psychotic disorder), you would need paranoia and possibly disorganised speech. If you had bad sleep, loss of concentration, loss of interests and hearing voices only, you would not be diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is because you MUST have delusions to be diagnosed with schizophrenia; you cannot have psychosis or any other psychotic disorder without the delusions. They delusions do not have to be 24/7, but they must be present. However, DID generally does not have delusions, so if you had hearing voices, delusions and loss of concentration, it is more likely schizophrenia. For schizophrenia, the most common things experienced will be delusions and hallucinations. Hallucinations can go into phases of remission on their own, and worsen at any point in time. Auditory hallucinations tend not to be that consistent, and can be things like hissing, music, clapping or unintelligible voices (basically there are a lot of things that can manifest) However, with schizophrenia, people commonly have more than one type of hallucination as there are auditory (hearing things), visual (seeing things), olfactory (smelling things that aren't there), gustatory (tasting things that aren't there) and tactile (feeling things that aren't there). So if you are only hearing voices in your head, then it may be DID. Hallucinations are a lot of the times unpleasant too, where they will be horrible things. Some people with schizophrenia may have disorganised speech that can vary from just changing the topic they're speaking about a lot, to constantly speaking in an unintelligible state that may have their own made up words in it, known as "word salad" or "word vomit" Someone with schizophrenia may have a consistent voice/s in their head, but it would be different to an alter most likely; be unpredictable and less like another person, but may reflect on the person's mental state instead and provide constant commentary on their mental state. I.e, you are feeling not confident, so this voice in your head tells you how disgusting and pathetic you are. Schizophrenia on it's own rarely has memory loss, as that's dissociation. DID has memory loss, as the switches occur when the person dissociates, and they will be unable to personally recollect what their alter did unless able to communicate with them. So if you are having a lot of memory loss and dissociation, you may have DID. Though even anxiety can cause memory loss sometimes. Confused thoughts can be a symptom of both DID and schizophrenia. Then of course DID and schizophrenia both have symptoms that put them at risk of being diagnosed with BPD instead, and vice versa. There's also other psychotic disorders that may have overlaps, but generally, you can tell between psychotic disorders and DID. *I say schizophrenia in the comment, but the points can stand for other psychotic disorders and psychosis itself. There's probably far more I missed, but tldr: schizophrenia and DID generally have a lot of differences in their symptoms, as well as how they are diagnosed.

[@PowerMatrixAnime]

Schizophrenia is very misunderstood concept. Thank you for sharing.

[@haezrachiharmony5463]

The worst is not knowing whether something actually happened. It's so frustrating not knowing what is reality.

[@jadenpearl5050]

My dad has this. He would and still does mutter to himself.

[@eaubfelangy8132]

How about being at dinner and him looking around and mouthing things. It is scary, trust me.

[@EmilBlueMan]

I've been dealing with it for many years. I work on my art everyday, and find it better therapy than going to the psychiatrist. :)

[@eugenepohjola258]

- "My neighbour is controling my thinking via the wall electrical sockets. I can tell because my heaters and stove snap and crackle occaisonally ..." - A comment of a customer in the days i worked as an electrician.

[@Thatdeal79]

Based on things I’ve learned I think Schizophrenia is like a form of sleep walking while dreaming while being awake simultaneously.

[@Psych2go]

Interesting! Where did you learn that from?

[@Thatdeal79]

Just a theory. I’ve suffer from sleep paralysis on occasion. When I get it I feel overwhelming dread & paranoia. & I sometimes hallucinate. Many stories I’ve heard of people with paranoid schizophrenia seem to share similarities. Of course in their case the person is wide awake & walking around.

[@SpookySiamese]

Thank you for making this video. As someone who has schizoaffective disorder this is super helpful for people to understand schizophrenia and stop the stigma that we’re “psycho” “crazy” and “insane” Thank you so much

[@lenakoprnicky4548]

I too have the same diagnosis and this is irrelevant to your comment etc but it’s always comforting to know I’m not alone & I hope me sharing my diagnosis gives you the same comfort because we have a very unique and misunderstood disorder that shouldn’t prevent us from being our very best selves!

[@girlwhat9]

I’m seeing therapy right now, and my friends and doctors believe I have schizophrenia. It’s really upsetting for me, as it would be for anyone, as very recently I have begun to shorten my attention span. My ability to read and write has become a task for me, and the person I love the most, though they’re behaving as they normally would, feel like they are testing my patience and it’s a task to speak to them. I’m usually having auditorial conversations with myself whereas voices answer back and so much more. It’s scary and I hope that anyone else suffering besides me also gets the help they need to tackle their problem.

[@chonkerbonkers5496]

Stay strong friend. You are not alone.

[@girlwhat9]

@@chonkerbonkers5496 thank you, I really needed to hear this right now.

[@chonkerbonkers5496]

*cyber hugs* ❤❤❤❤

[@miffykun]

I was diagnosed when I was 17 and have been taking medication. There were some times in my university life when I stopped taking them 'cause I thought I didn't need them anymore but then when I would get really stressed in acads and there were a few times that I had relapses. I told my psychiatrist about it and she encouraged me to take my meds even on small doses for maintenance. My family and I had emotional times when I was having difficulty but they were there for me. I'm 22 now and my mental health got better thanks to the people who care for me.

[@mruniverse9500]

my mom has Schizophrenia, she started treatment about a month ago. but she had it since about 10 years, 10 whole years ! she always been little wierd and crazy so we didnt think its an actual mental illness we just thought she is being an ass

[@unlucky673]

Im really intrested in schizophrenia ive been reading about it alot. And today i got a notifacation, im really happy THANK YOOUUUU!! and love the art style btw

[@liss-ayee8289]

Now remember people, once yo relate to the symptoms it doesn't mean you have it cause there's A million other reasons why your feeling and acting such way so it's best to see a professional about this instead of self diagnosing yourself cause almost everyone here does that. Someone even admitted to self diagnosing themself and turns out they had a bit of anxiety. Get PROFESSIONAL help and DON'T self diagnose. -Training therapist.

[@harukasakurada2547]

I think i have all those symtomps since last 3 month...i try to talk to my mom about it but she just call me silly😐

[@kazourple]

haruka sakurada That is really not good, tell ur friends, or more like a doctor!💖👌👍

[@howtao8199]

talk with a doctor :)

[@vaniacallista29]

Go to psychologist ^^ your mom will believe with you after u have check that to psychologist

[@Intj_hoe]

I've been experiencing these symtoms but I'm seeing a physiciatrist and a therapist and they haven't diagnosed me with anything yet but I've been doing better with the medication im taking

[@eliseclo6492]

I saw my cousin biking around talking to himself like he was on a phone call

[@teacakess]

Can u guys do a video on selective mutism? It's not very well know, I would love to get some more info on it. Love ur channel btw!

[@mikami123]

I'm suffering from schizophrenia , it's been couple of years already.... Sometimes I feel like I should go die cuz I really don't have anyone in my life;my thoughts are not same as my family members, so it's hard to explain everything to my family. Also I don't like to talk,it's more painful when I actually wanna talk n at the same time I don't wanna...... Etc etc .... GOD BLESS YOU 🙏

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[@renz2k]

these voices say I have schizophrenia, but I'm not too sure.

[@Crowstrove]

Never trust the voices... They lie

[@imbazed22]

Mine say i dont have it lol

[@owo1282]

Me who have this and learning now: oh.. that explains me somethinks.... My mom: its damn phone and pc!!

[@axyxshi]

where are my fellow psychology students? lol xD

[@nervousneko5119]

I listen to my mom's online phycology classes sometimes and read her books for the class

[@eliasherrmann8666]

Psych2Go: "Delusion is a symptom consisting of false beliefs not based on reality." Also Psych2Go: *gives example showing a kid who believes his mom is hurting him forgetting THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE A MOM!*

[@theresareasonthesetablesar7037]

Yeah, that's the point. He didn't forget he didn't have a mom, he only imagined a mom in her place.

[@eliasherrmann8666]

@@theresareasonthesetablesar7037 I know 😂, it's just that they could use a less depressing example

[@frusch5693]

The way you illustrate through drawings is hella CUTE 😁 ❤️

[@loganmansiongames]

0:41 For some reason that Doctor looks like Onion from Steven Universe.

[@RRoxas65]

Hahaha! I get it now.

[@Chandela-]

😂😂

[@klbaker-zy6hb]

I've been diagnosed with schizophrenia about a year ago and it does suck lol

[@Psych2go]

How did you feel when you got the official diagnosis?

[@klbaker-zy6hb]

@@Psych2go I was scared because they had to give me more pills and I got worried but I'm better now. I still have schizophrenia but it's not as worse as it was.

[@evamavridou9179]

@@klbaker-zy6hb I'm happy to hear that it's getting better! Please, don't let it go, keep it up, you know it's good for you. 🙏

[@benjaminposer593]

@@klbaker-zy6hb avoid stress at all costs

[@Kirill-rc5ng]

@@klbaker-zy6hb happy to hear you are getting better

[@emptyhead2777]

Shit, I should really ask my parents to visit the pyschologist... 😅

[@lovelystrawberrydarling]

So Schizophrenia runs in my family. When I was younger, i showed many signs of having it so I was taken to my doctor. My doctor and Therapist (I was asking going to therapy) and they told my mom I have it but they decided to label me under Hallucinations since I was so young. I still show signs of schizophrenia when I don't take my meds.

[@charmainexylia5053]

For years I've felt like I have schizophrenia, but idkkkkkkkk. Probably not. My therapists have only ever diagnosed anxiety and depression, but like... I've never spent longer than a month with a therapist. Idk, I'm probably fine, but I'd like to believe that the cause of issues with my mind isn't my fault. I guess I should probably mention my "schizophrenic symptoms" to my therapist, but I'm moving again really soon... So it's pointless. I hope my Mum gets me another therapist when we move. I really want pills or something so I can fucking function. I don't wanna have to fail suicide again just to get some help. Not that it works that way...but y'know... The fact that some of my family has schizophrenia doesn't help my worry or whatever... God, I don't fucking know. I just want to know what it's like to be normal for once.

[@shaunh1725]

Schizophrenia seems to really resemble depression. Must be hard to tell them apart

[@sanawithgingerhairwasneces7627]

I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia when i was 10 years old It still hurts watching all of this 14 years old Girls saying they have Schizophrenia because is "trendy" They luckily Will never know how a person with Schizophrenia feels because its horrible but they still want to being diagnosed with It just very confusing Sorry for my bad english It isnt my first lenguage and Also now i am 17 and i am much better dealing with it

[@sanawithgingerhairwasneces7627]

And yeah hearing voices that are not real is not fun its horrible

[@xalivent5460]

one thing i didn't know and what i learned from this video: it's somehow spelled " skitzophrenia " not " saizophrenia. "

[@keylakda.6987]

My sister has this and I wish I could make it stop for her I feel bad for her

[@totoro3007]

I keep seeing people sometimes. Do you know that effect when a cartoon character goes invisible but you can still see their outline? I sometimes see limbs randomly moving like that out of nowhere. Recently since the beginning of November, I have lost all motivation to do anything and even if I try I just can't do any work related to school. I can't pay attention to anything, I completely go insane in school by screaming and laughing out loud, and I'm honestly so blessed everyone in my class is still my friends. I sometimes go through these random phases that make me want to bash my head on the table and make me want to cry out forever, and no I'm not a girl I dont have mood swings. I seriously can't stop thinking sometimes about going straight up insane and doing crazy shit. Is this just adhd or my anxiety disorder? I'm so confused, I always change my personality constantly in every evironment I'm in, and I always draw really random things, a lot of times I just scribble for no reason in my notebook and I don't know why. I have things telling me to be perfect in this sort of way and it has to be like this or else. I think there's seriously something wrong with me, and so I'm studying mental health issues to see what I might relate to. Im diagnosed with anxiety since I crazily have it and it also runs through my family, so idk. Maybe it's just me going insane. Also I see literal figures sometimes for a few seconds and then they just go away, like that one time i saw someone in my house but then they just went behind a 2 inch wide wall area in the kitchen like a cartoon character successfully hiding behind a lamp post. Isn't this weird??? I also sometimes bear random voices in my head, and it just creeps me out. Its kind of weird that I have a lot this video is saying, but hey it's probably just my doubts and overthinking. But I seriously do hear music and voices when it's completley silent. After seeing this video, I seriously want to ask my dad if I should go to the doctor. I think I have more than anxiety. I have almost everything on this list right on, and it's honestly concerning.

[@moshedabash1265]

My mother had schizophrenia I really hated her to the point I wanted her to die and beat her severely after awhile my teacher helped me putting her in a psychiatrist hospital and she got treatment now she's ok she takes drugs, although she still thinks she never had schizophrenia

[@cookiehasknifesandspoonsbu342]

I've been hearing voices that told me to do things that I don't want to do and I've been looking into this so thanks for making this easy to understand:)

[@ashdawg25]

But how do you help someone who you believe, based off all the information and study you have done? How do you tell them they might have it? How do you get them the help they need??? 😓

[@grime69]

Hey there! Another very great and informative video, thanks! ^^ I was wondering if possibly you could make a explaining Borderline Personality Disorder? I just want to know if I show any traits or anything, because that would probably be a pushing point for me to go into therapy or something. But I'm still having trouble understanding what are the definitive traits of it, and how it's different from bipolar disorder? Sorry if this is offensive to anyone, and if you are skills in this topic please feel free to reply and explain it to me!!

[@grime69]

Haha, also I know that it's good to go therapy or whatever. But o have not heard good things from other people that have gone... I'm a bit hesitant.

[@seven8821]

I have experienced almost all of these symptoms the past few years. I was out of it and couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't. I heard voices and sounds and saw things that weren't there. I thought doors were trying to talk to me. I had shadow people who were my friends and communicated with me. I was convinced I had four people living in my body. I couldn't control my body and I didn't make sense. Please someone help me I don't know what to do.

[@khalafalshammari7553]

Jonathan S. You said few years ago right? So if it was a mental issue, then you would develop something until now. So just ignore

[@aszrieldreemurr5907]

Why are there comments from months ago???like hello ??

[@yanni-vb2zp]

it’s a hidden video i think

[@TaterCrusader935]

So... I did this to see what it was like... 1 hour of schizophrenia auditory hallucinations.... Now I'm second guessing my entire 21 years of my life

[@tanakatheforbiddenone8640]

I remember I started to trip randomly, I was at school doing math and all of a sudden maggots came out of my fingers and my hand melted off and I started screaming but it was nothing, I haven’t had anything like it sense I’m confused what was that

[@MovedFrog]

Did you go to a therapist?

[@tanakatheforbiddenone8640]

No I didn’t think about it I’ll try to get an appointment

[@MovedFrog]

@@tanakatheforbiddenone8640 ok good

[@satan4734]

I feel like I might have schizophrenia because I'll just be doing random things and I'll hear voices whisper/say my name...but it's not like it sounds like it's in my head?? and sometimes it's people that I know, but those people could be asleep at the time. I don't want to be diagnosed with it and be called crazy though, because so many people think that schizophrenics are crazy... I just don't want to be labeled like that. plus I don't experience hearing things THAT often. I also think I've experienced some minor hallucinations before, but everything is confusing to me. I feel like I experience these things, but later on after they've happened, I just push it off as a dream, or that I'm remembering wrong... I don't even know lol

[@scullyf2254]

KZbin is drunk again, it broke time and space and now people from the future and past are flooding in. GO BACK TO YOUR OWN TIME LINE DAMN IT!

[@sarahconkle9608]

Not schizophrenic. Have already been tested for it by a psychiatrist who had 45 years experience and is the top psychiatrist in the county. Thx to my exhusband accusing me of it. He was mutually tested and found to have a significant lack in empathy.

[@ennuiblue4295]

My mother was diagnosed with this, does it tend to run through maternal or paternal genetics?

[@clairecasse4540]

Yes but it doesn't mean necessarily that you have it too

[@laurenhodges6411]

Try to find out with a DNA test!

[@ruetube]

mine, too. i'm p sure it's a mix of environmental and genetic factors. so like you might be more inclined to get it if your life/environment is enabling it- but that doesn't mean you will get it, you likely won't ^^

[@khalafalshammari7553]

Lauren Patrick is there any ‏specific test that I can do to figure out if I have it or no. If so, what it’s name?

[@averyconfusedworm5902]

I think it can be passed down, but can also be caused by a low birth weight.

[@Lady_stargold]

I was self diagnosed schizophrenia at 6 (by my dad who also has schizophrenia) and im 11 now and currently still dealing with everything 😌 (i use humour for coping don't judge)

[@ポッド-j6s]

I'm so late and early at the same time

[@itsjustmealec3380]

Me: mum ive been seeing, hearing and feeling things Mum: focus and just pray Me: dad, ive been seeing, feeling and hearing things Dad: theres nothing there

[@kazourple]

Well hello, you found me.