I'm Worried About My Boyfriend ... what Are Schz Symptoms? Posted: 06-11-07 19:32pm
Me and my boyfriend have been together for
3 months and I'm pretty worried about him.
At first he had what everybody thought
(and most people still seem to think) are
night terrors. Only at night time when it
was dark and he was alone in his room,
he'd see the figure of a person crawling
towards him on his floor and he couldn't
move his whole body at all. It would last
about 30 seconds and then go away. He'd
come back to consciousness gasping and
stuff for few seconds, and then he'll be
o.k. But he gets depressed often, and
these night terrors had effected he sleep.
I'm going to start seeing a psychologist
as soon as possible due to depression
problems, and out of my concern for him I
suggested that he come with me when I
started going with him. He refused for
awhile not really explaining why. Then
last night he told me that at one point in
his childhood his parents had taken him to
one, and he sort of developed a fear for
them because he said when the psychiatrist
would ask him questions he would get bad
feelings, like the psychiatrist was going
to harm him in some way. When he told me
about these feelings it made my concern
grow even more. I should also add that
his past has been extremely traumatic. He
was molested as a child, which started
around age 4 or 5 and went on for a few
years until he moved here. Both of us are
16. But the feelings he described made me
worried, and he also said that sometimes
he'll know exactly what he's doing and
whats' going on, and then a couple minutes
later he'll forget what he had just done
in those past 2 or 3 minutes. I don't know
much about schizophrenia, and I must add
that ever since I saw the movie "A
Beautiful Mind" I've been pretty paranoid
about it, lol. But what he's describing
worried me and I honestly have no idea if
it's schizophrenia or type of depression
or anxiety or something. My mom seems to
think it's a type of anxiety or paranoia,
because he said his night terrors started
happening shortly after he was molested.
Then they stopped for awhile apparently,
and once his uncle who he was very close
to died they started up again. I just want
some sort of advice on if this sounds like
schizophrenia or not. My mother thinks I'm
thinking too much into it but whether it's
schz or not the feelings he's having
shouldn't be taken lightly at all. Any
information would be really appreciated ..
thanks.
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Philo
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Posted: 06-12-07 13:29pm
The episodes where he sees the figure
crawling toward him and can't move are
called "sleep paralysis". It's not
schizophrenia nor a mental illness, and
some people get it. It's harmless. You can
check out the entry "sleep paralysis" on
wikipedia
All that said, he might be getting some
other symptoms not connected with sleep
paralysis, like depression. Maybe he
should check out a psychologist, not
necessarily a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists
just make you pop pills; a psychologist
will actually talk to you more and analyse
the situation better.
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BeautifulLiesx3
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Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 73
Posted: 06-17-07 23:38pm
thank you very much :]].
That helps alot.
He's going to check out a psychologist
as soon as the case with his uncle is
over.
His uncle is going to be forced to pay the
amount it will take to get him help.