my mnd is driving me crazy

getncloser said:

my dx is schizoaffective disorder. racing thoughts primarily. always negative and sometimes reminding me over and over. then a new old memory. which will not go away like all the others. i cannot deal with the consistency of pain involved. i keep myself isolated but i know god is with me.

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Welcome to Christian forums I hope that you will enjoy communicating with us.
Also I'm very happy that you stay close to God I know how hard this sickness can be without staying close to Him.


Gerry

you obsess thoughts?,me too although im not a schizophrenic,i see mine as a sort of self punishment,my mind knows i hate recurring horrible thoughts so it replays them again and again and again,kinda a self persecution,its part of your illness bro obviously,mine happen when im extremely depressed,it kicks me when im down so to speak

Be very open with how you feel to your doctors. Tell them exactly what you wrote here. They will find the right medication and therapy to help you deal with this illness. Know that you are not alone. Try to distract yourself when you get a thought in your head that you can't get out. I'm not doctor so they will probably be able to give you better advice.

God Bless!

There are a lot of people who didn't have success with doctors and/or medicine for years, but then did. It sounds like you don't want to endure your symptoms anymore, so I say give it a shot. What have you got to lose?

OH my This is exactly what I suffer from. If anything at work bothers me or stresses me out I end up dreaming about it or not being able to turn off the endless thoughts and violence. I know exactly what your going through. I guess this is what I have always been seeking an individual who has been to professsional councellors and stuff and they are baffled. 1 Phys doc told me I had ADHD ( medicated) then he says borderline shcizophrenia ( ripped up script due to raisiing cholesterol and possibly impotence NO thanks!) then he tells me I have borderline personality disorder and Ill grow out of it. WELL possibly the ART of physciatry is baffled because Science can't explain away apirtual battles we wage with Satan and all His lies. OOOh my puctuation is terrible but I hope we can correspond and help each other .

getncloser said:

i have dealt with the mental health "profession" for way to many years. i have no intention of placing myself in their "care" again. no meds for me. i would rather endure my symptoms.

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SUpposedly this is called " negative Schizophrenia" well thats the stupidest diagnosis I have ever heard who ever heard of any mental disorder being positive haha. I know it causes you extreme thoughts of murder and mayhem but the love of Jesus and HIS message can keep us on track. To leave Jesus out of the cure is like riding a razors edge with a greased monkey. Umm well that doesn't make sense but the fact we need to pray and stay together and help each other with different ideas possibly to help or just support. SEE im pretty racing mind thoughts Ummm I like to keep things short makes for more interesting conversation GOD bless.

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getncloser said:

my dx is schizoaffective disorder. racing thoughts primarily. always negative and sometimes reminding me over and over. then a new old memory. which will not go away like all the others. i cannot deal with the consistency of pain involved. i keep myself isolated but i know god is with me.

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wow getncloser, that is exactly how i feel.
i also had the schizoaffective diagnosis.
but didnt believe it since i wasnt having hallucinations and delusions. i thought that stuff had to be there.
my mom is schizophrenic and i thought they just jumped to that conclusion due to that.
still not sure...

yes god is with you i am soo sorry you have to go through that i will be praying for you!!!! if you need help or a cyber hug talk to me

I don't know if this can help, but listening to Bible on walkmen tapes helped my mind get better thoughts, and following Jesus prayerfully

rocklife said:

I don't know if this can help, but listening to Bible on walkmen tapes helped my mind get better thoughts, and following Jesus prayerfully

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Great way to knock back the voices - that is if it always works - for I found that my voices spoke back to the bible - always in opposition of course. Hearing tapes may work better though. Reprogrammed my voices need to be that is for sure.

i have a train of continuous negative thoughts, as well. My thoughts are always reminding me that I'm behind in life. I didn't graduate high school on time. I was one year late. I'm not going to college in the fall because I'm pregnant and getting married, and there's a lot of stress and new things entering my life. I don't have any friends outside of my fiance. I close myself off, I talk negatively about people, events, world issues, situations in my own life, etc. I'd like healing, but it's a process like everything else. you must draw yourself out through the holy spirit guiding you every step of the way. You're not alone. No one's ever alone, really. God is always watching. He loves us all.

njcl said:

you obsess thoughts?,me too although im not a schizophrenic,i see mine as a sort of self punishment,my mind knows i hate recurring horrible thoughts so it replays them again and again and again,kinda a self persecution,its part of your illness bro obviously,mine happen when im extremely depressed,it kicks me when im down so to speak

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This is sounding close to what I will be facing with my boyfriend should his diagnosis be NS and I agree it's a horrible term. I'm so confused by these mental diagnosis terms and how many tests they actually need to establish as 'complete' before they treat and release. I feel like he's a lab rat. Worse feeling I have is do they even really know what is wrong with him right now?