Get out of the cage of ‘Schizophrenia’ and Enjoy Peace from Within

What is schizophrenia?

If we go by schizophrenia definition, then we should know it is such a mental disorder where people behave and think in a different way. It becomes severe even before diagnosing it. It affects someone’s thought process, behavior, and feelings.
It usually comes into the picture between the age of 16 and 30. This symptom can be seen at earlier age in men than in women. It captures the whole life of a person and one may not come to know about it.

Causes

Below is the list of reasons thought to affect this problem:

Hereditary- This problem may come from family history.

Drug induced- Sometimes, few narcotics like marijuana and LSD can trigger this situation.

Chemical imbalance in brain-Few neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin can be the reason of it.

Environment- Though there is no such evidence found in support of this factor; but, it is said that sudden stress and trauma can set off this condition.

Relationship problem- Few people may develop this disease due to sudden trauma caused from divorce, or breakup.

Symptoms

Symptoms of schizophrenia are further divided into four categories:

Positive symptoms of this mental disorder include:

• Hallucination- hearing voices, or smelling, and seeing things which are not present
• Delusion- patient stays comfortable with the false belief
• Disorganized thoughts- no coordination of thoughts; jumping from one thing to another without any reason
• Movement disorder

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia involve:

• No interest in day-to-day life – lack of motivation
• Reduced rate of speaking
• Flat effect – no facial reaction or reduced vocal tone

Cognitive schizophrenia symptoms can be subtle in some patients and maybe severe in some cases

• Trouble paying attention
• Poor decision making
• Slow learning

Emotional symptoms are usually negative symptoms, like:

• Blunt emotions
• Anxiousness
• Bad temper
• Sudden outburst of anger

Types

This mental condition comes in different types. We will discuss few details of two major kind of mental disorder:

Catatonic schizophrenia

In one period, patient does not respond to instruction or move very slowly. On the other end, motor activity may become extreme or peculiar, like mimicking sounds (echolalias) or mimicking movements(echopraxia). It is known as ‘catatonic excitement’.
Symptoms of this mental disorder flip between hyperactivity and inactivity. Apart from ‘Echolalias’ and ‘Echopraxia’, other signs include:

• Stupor – no interaction with the environment
• Mannerism – carrying out odd, exaggerated actions
• Catalepsy – adopting unusual postures
• Mutism – limited verbal responses
• Posturing – actively holding a posture against gravity
• Negativism – lack of response to instructions or external stimuli
• Agitation – without any known reason
• Stereotypy – repetitive movements without an apparent reason

Paranoid schizophrenia

In this type of schizophrenia, patient loses touch with the reality. In this kind of psychosis, behavior of the people changes in a different way in different time. Onset of this illness may be at late adolescence or early adulthood. Patient with this psychotic disorder lives in a life of delusion.
With this kind of delusion, patient might land up with the conclusion, that:

• Spouse is cheating on him
• Neighbor is plotting against him
• Government is spying on him
• Colleagues or friends are making plan to loot him

Treatment

While this psychotic disorder gets diagnosed after seeing the symptoms or performing any schizophrenia test, psychiatrist might advise medication or therapy, depending on the severity. Many cognitive and behavioral therapies are included to treat this disorder. If you see your friend or family member behaving in a way patient behaves in this condition, do not delay! Take your loved one to a counselor immediately and gift them a free and peaceful life!

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