Schizophrenia and thought Posted: 01-14-07 14:09pm
I was diagnosed with schizophrenia or a
"schizophrenia like illness" some time ago
and have now been reasonably stable on
medication for a few years. My question is
in the form of an observation which I want
to know if you think has any relevance.
The observation is this: that when ill I
seemed to go through various phases or
states. Sometimes I would have what I
think is referred to as flat affect. At
other times I would be more emotional, in
a more excited state and to some extent
delusional. Now associated with these two
states I think I can sense a difference in
my thinking where in the former I would
interpret only symbolic meanings ie
denotation where the symbol has an
arbitrary relation to the signified in the
latter state my mind seemed to work
overtime attaching iconic or indexical
meanings often quite inappropriately.
Everything meant something else in a more
or less metaphorical way. My question is
Is this observation significant.
Your observations indicate that you really
have experienced psychotic thoughts
typical for schizophrenia. Now that you
realize the nature of these thoughts it
seems that the schizophrenia is under
control thanks to the medicines you take.
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