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Thanks for clarifying I have intrusive thoughts

I see homeless people having episodes all the time.

I used to have intrusive thoughts during super stressful periods of my life, and I just wanted to say that the way I perceived them personally, was not as if they were my own. They weren't audial hallucinations--i.e., I could tell the difference between a person's voice and the intrusive thought--but it did have the unique aspect of feeling as if it was not "MY thought." It is difficult to explain, but before I had ever heard the term "intrusive thoughts" I referred to them as "word sentences" because they felt like complete sentences being injected into my brain by some 3rd party... they felt different because not only were they in sentences (as opposed to abstract thoughts) but they truly felt as if they were not my own thoughts because I was not able to control them. Not to mention I would have freaked out at the prospect of thinking I, myself, could think such horrid, unspeakable things. I wonder if anyone else has felt similarly in any respect. In case there's any doubt, what I experienced was definitely not a hallucination. You don't really "hear" intrusive thoughts.

I love listening to you. It helps me with my son who suffers with it. Even on his meds. He claims they don’t work but I seem to think there is a big difference in him when he is on vs off.

I love this. I will definitely have to try this out. I love painting and artwork altogether I also struggle with schizophrenia

Your condition does not define you ❤

Mi hijo es esquizofrénico y no avanza, el se toma solo la medicina para dormir,se la pasa hablando solo ,a veces muestra señales de violencia,y vivo día a día con la esperanza de verlo mejorar en medio de su enfermedad,no va al médico solo encerrado en la casa,y CDO sale es a comprar cigarros o tabaco 😢

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I am grateful of the diagnosis of my schizophrenia at 120% forever.

My poor boyfriend deals with this and when we watch videos he will hear music or voices on the video and he freaks out. I told him replay it cause he can hear it again. I have to keep him calm.

Same I can relate to thst

And another one bit the dust 😏 and going crazy...

Whos is that "somebody else"?!!!

concur ❤ based on what my daughter seems to go through. But I think it would be so hard to deal with hallucinations as well. But her voices are very mean and demeaning and condescending and accuse her of things she hasn’t done or want her to prove things that happen

When she knows she's being watched the GoPro she put there herself.

Makes sense, intrusive thoughts are really common. Schizophrenia is a very rare and specific illness. Beautiful artwork!

Is being lonely has something to do with it?

I hope you know you’re loved! And you’re a cool person for showing the world what you take on, on an everyday basis.. pretty brave of you so I’m going through something and wanted to say thank you for making me see a bigger picture on things in life that I should be grateful for, on things where I think my life sucks where people have it much worse. Life gets better, I know it doesn’t seem like it but it does. You aren’t your mental unless. ❤

Yeah sometimes i hear a voice that just wont stop telling me to do something until i do it

I knew from every video I saw you do not I repeat do not have intrusive thoughts this is why I say it's nice for you to educate people because they just say anything not knowing what the hell they're talking about, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU TEACH TJ

We understand Michelle.

When autistic people stop masking (trying to blend into society) they too can seem schizophrenic, almost the same, but different. I can control my hallucinations. When I think about unicorns, I see unicorns, same with witches, aliens etc. You probably have occured hallucinations you cannot control.

It is very interesting to hear your thoughts on the type of voices you experience. Never occurred to me the episodes can be so intense, interrupting, and confusing. Very sorry you have to deal with this. Thanks for the insight.

My ex husband would tell me to snap out of it for 22 years and he would call me half a brain 😔 I have been free from that prison for 12 years now! At least I won't hear those cruel words anymore! ❤️🙏

I really appreciate all your videos

I have intrusive thoughts, but not schizophrenia. The difference is that my intrusive thoughts are in my OWN voice, not a literal auditory hallucination. What I'm hearing is my own voice telling me to do stupid things, like run out into the middle of traffic or rob a bank. I just see it as my own brain trying to annoy me, so it's easy to ignore - like when you ignore an annoying younger sibling who's trying to annoy you on purpose.

Ok, so when the voices sound like something else or someone else that's schizophrenia not asking for a diagnosis I do have a problem trying to figure out wth is going on

Thank you Michelle.

Thank you

I have a voice inside my head that tells me to do evil things to myself and others I don't think of it as my own so I suppose that's why they labeled me schizophrenic

So it's like an organic project bluesky the device which can allow visual perception of someone's mind on a screen weather it's a phone TV or laptop computer?

MK ultra government programs look into it

From what I understand an asylum is the same thing as a psychiatric hospital. Asylum is just the original term used which is now outdated and was replaced with the term psychiatric hospital. However, the term asylum does have a negative connotation due to the harsh conditions patients lived with during the early days of these types of facilities. Asylums did not focus on treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery to help aid/control symptoms. Their primary focus was to contain and restrain patients to control symptoms. Psychiatric hospitals these days focus on treatment using medications if necessary and therapy. On another note I don’t understand why she said it’s not a psych ward/ hospital. Psych is just short for psychiatric soo saying it’s a “psychiatric hospital” is literally the same thing as saying “psych hospital/ward. Also a psych ward is different than a psychiatric hospital. A psych ward, like you already said is in a regular hospital with a a section (ward/wing) for psychiatric treatment. Psych wards are also typically for shorter term treatment. A psychiatric hospital is a hospital whose sole purpose is treatment of psychiatric disorders and is typically for more long term care.

Come to India if you have schizophrenia

As someone with PTSD, I feel validated by this message. My former GP told me to "Pull myself together."

When I was in the psych ward, we weren't allowed roommates, but we could socialize during mealtimes and during the therapy sessions. Our hospital had two separate wings for the psychiatric patients. They were both secure but they were separated because one half were heavily medicated patients who were not necessarily violent and the other were patients who were violent. That half was always segregated from the other half.

The voices are the worst. I feel the same way

Are hallucinations always negative? Painful? Or are they sometimes benevolent or neutral? And are they so difficult to discern from reality?

Were the voices mean?you have to learn how to transmute the energy around you cause some of those people you’re hearing are your spiritual guides ancestors is the negative voice. You have to tell them to go. You have to learn how to work with the energy.

Were the voices mean?

I 💯% support those with mental illness who choose to use psych meds. What ticks me off is when others close to them like them better when their meds are no longer working and symptoms come back. Or worse is when the person becomes severely depressed and no longer wants to be here. I'm that friend who shows up to fight for you. Please choose friends carefully! Not everyone who says they are your friend truly is. Friends stay with you through the hard stuff.

This broke my heart. I’ve lived with my sweet schizophrenic uncle more than half my life

Can you draw the things you see im curious what you see

What was your degree in again?

My face doesnt move. Anythin to do with verbals all cognative for me

WHO in TF says this to you , girl ?! 🤔🙄🤷🏿‍♀️🖤 I’m sorry ppl suck .

Very sorry to hear. Curious if voices ever speak in another language ?

I'm so sorry you've had to deal with this! Your artwork is gorgeous.

So cute!

NYC rocks! Never been there much, but it must be a real jungle. Titusville, FL☺️