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Posted by dondon on April 1, 2004, at 16:24:31
Is this what i need? I suffer from the belief that I have died in the year 2002 and I also believe that I am in a different world or time than I was in before 2002. I always ask people events that happened before the year 2002. ex. what year were you born . and they answer "1980"
I picture that year as being in a different time zone or world than I am in now. I look at pictures of my arms when I was 14 or 1(pictures of my self in the 90's) I look at moles on my arms in the pictures and I look at the moles on my arms now(like being alive today) and I look to see if they are still there and they are there so this convinces me that nothing happened and I didn't in fact die in 2002. because if the same moles are still on my arms now, than I am still the same person I always was. I sometimes believe I am a copy of myself put here after the year 2002. I found out that there is a thing called systemitised delusions. Is this what I am suffering from? DO i need the abilify? I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. There is a disorder known as paranoid schiophrenia where the ssytemistised delusoions predominate.
Posted by Lazarus on April 2, 2004, at 20:42:34
In reply to abilify, posted by dondon on April 1, 2004, at 16:24:31
I don't know about the specific disorders you mention but it sounds like you are suffering from severe anxiety. I can relate to your situation as I often feel that I am not supposed to be in my own body or in this world. I take Abilify and it does wonders. Take it and you'll feel better.
Lazarus
Posted by unbe on May 2, 2004, at 2:18:11
In reply to abilify, posted by dondon on April 1, 2004, at 16:24:31
Hello,
I have schizophrenia, and what you describe really sounds like a schizophrenic type illness. I'm on abilify and its working well for me. I'd see a doctor if I was you and get some treatment. It does get better..
Unbe
Posted by Keith Talent on May 3, 2004, at 5:32:54
In reply to Re: abilify » dondon, posted by unbe on May 2, 2004, at 2:18:11
Schizoaffective disorder is kind of in-between schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. If I remember correctly, to have schizoaffective disorder you have to have mood episodes at times when you are free of hallucinations and delusions which are not mood-consistent. Generally, people with schizoaffective disorder need mood stabilisers and antipsychotics, and maybe antidepressants. Have you been naturally high (manic episode) or low (major depressive episode) as well as having the beliefs about dying in 2002?
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