Schizophrenia?

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I have been having problems for a while now and they have got worse I always have had intrusive thoughts but they are getting worse they feel real I seem to not be able to realise whats real and whats in my head so I think I see people but I cant tell if thats in my head or not, I also believe that there are people out there that are after me and the doctors and professionals don't seem to believe me so what makes me believe this and why is this happening to me there must be something wrong and I want your guys advise and help.

Thank You

Why don't medical professionals believe you? You clearly sound in need of treatment to me - especially if what you said in your previous post/account was true (that account was banned because you sounded like a internet troll talking about Nazis being after you to harvest your brain).

they just keep telling me its not true and they dont do anything about it

Well assuming that you aren't trolling; if anyone sees a doctor and tells the doctor they think Nazis are following them intent on harvesting their brains then I think any doctor on the planet would see you've got a medical problem of one sort or another! Don't know what else to say.

well i see my support worker tommorow i will tell him and see what he says and i definately not a troll, and im guna make a appointment to see my doc

come on guys still need more help, i dont know what to do

You need medical help. Not a lot more anyone else can say.

seeing my doc tommorow cheers for the help

anybody get any idea what could be wrong with me?

When you see your doctor, specifically request a referral to a psychiatrist.

Sometimes doctors can be too reassuring and optimistic for our own good. Honestly, my mom's doctor meant well but missed/ignored symptoms of her pancreatic cancer for months. I don't think she was incompetent, I think she was just too optimistic, never considering there was a worse case scenario she needed to at least consider. Doctors are also under pressure from insurance companies to keep unnecessary expenses down.

If you're having problems that you think are serious, make sure you have their attention and that they know you seriously are afraid and want help, or at least more reassurance from a specialist who's done a complete workup.

You might even want to write down a list of your problems, put them in writing in a letter requesting a referral, and hand that to the doctor (not the nurse) when you see them. If they don't give you a referral, ask that the letter be put in your file, tell them you're keeping a copy. All of a sudden they will take you seriously, I'm guessing.

If you're anything like me, I have a lot of trouble getting doctors to take me seriously. I'm not good at explaining what's wrong. I get nervous and forget to mention things. Or I don't put the right emphasis on keywords they listen for. I've found writing things down or tracking things for them helps.

cheers im gonna write some stuff down

I think what it is is how you presented the illness, if you start by saying you think you have schizophrenia, that sort of dissuades people from believing you. There is an issue of people who convince themselves they have schizophrenia and are just acting out the diagnosis.

Schizophrenia in my case was the last thing I suspected, I supposed it was Aspergers, but they said they observed disorganized speech, which is supposedly a very serious sign of schizophrenia. I couldn't detect it myself.

Another thing that they look for is what your family or friends have to say. If you are outgoing and productive, they will more likely see you as a case in which someone convinces themselves of a diagnosis and acts it out.

It turns out they were wrong though, or at least partly wrong with their diagnosis. I was later diagnosed with Schizoaffective Bipolar Type 1 after having a severe psychotic/manic episode and staying in the mental hospital for a month and a half.

There's really no way of really knowing you have schizophrenia until you go really crazy, that's why I am somewhat glad I went to the mental hosptal, because now I know I need to take my medications, without knowing, you might be less inclined to take your medications.

I agree with wcoltd, it probably has a lot to do with the way you're communicating your symptoms. Lots of people present with misguided self-diagnoses these days, and a professional's experience of this may lead them to assumptions. Based on what you've said here I think you should at least be assessed by a mental health professional.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterised by a range of "positive" and "negative" symptoms. "Positive" symptoms basically cover Psychosis (hallucinations and delusions), however there are a number of other symptoms presents, such as a break down in thought processes, disorganised speech, and poor emotional responsiveness. It is a complex disorder and generally requires some ongoing monitoring of symptoms before a diagnosis could be made. The presence of psychosis does not necessarily indicate schizophrenia, and there are a range of causes. Drug-induced psychosis is relatively commonplace, and can occur as a result of both recreational and prescription drug use. Even "soft" drugs such as cannabis can trigger a psychosis in susceptible people or heavy users, so this is worth bearing in mind. Psychosis can also occur under stress in the context of some personality disorders, such as schizotypal or schizoid, or even emotionally unstable (in the US, borderline) personality disorders.

I didn't see the thread where you'd been talking about Nazis that others have mentioned, though fixed ideas of this type could indicate a Psychosis. This isn't clear cut, though, since these types of symptoms occur across a scale. For example, somebody with very high anxiety levels might experience so-called "sensitive ideas of reference" - generally a more transient experience, which can involve derealisation/depersonalisation, rather than the more fixed and irrational beliefs typical of delusions, which typically occur with very limited or absent insight. That said, holding beliefs that others do not find easily relatable doesn't necessarily indicate a problem - some of us are just eccentric, or are subject to different cultural influences.

I would suggest discussing it with a health professional again, with focus more on the individual symptoms and the contexts in which they occur, rather than upon diagnosis.