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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 134899" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Steely</p><p> </p><p>My mother is Schizophrenic. Unless you knew her extremely well, I doubt you'd guess unless you happened upon her during a psychotic episode. She can have anywhere from mild paranoia to severe. She can even have long stretches of time when you might even think she has no mental illness.</p><p> </p><p>She's a nurse, raised 5 kids, never in trouble with the law, goes to church regularly. I don't think her friends suspect, nor the church, and I know her work never did. And she was never medicated. (yet I could tell tales that would make your hair stand on end.)</p><p> </p><p>Even what one would consider mild stress can bring on problems with Mom. Illness will do it too. And there are times when it appears to begin with no trigger at all.</p><p> </p><p>There are several forms of Schizophrenia, and just like with any disorder the symptoms can vary from person to person. So with one person it may be very easy to see, another much more difficult. </p><p> </p><p>The problem is that it can be so many things, or combination of things. Maybe something will show up in the tests you're waiting on to give you a clue.</p><p> </p><p>But I can say, if I hadn't lived with my mother during some of her worst psychotic periods, living 2 states from her now I probably wouldn't pick up on when she's having an episode. Often it's small subtle things that first tip you off. With Mom I can tell instantly by looking into her eyes. I can't do that over the phone, so I have to listen for other clues. Sometimes I miss them, even though I know what to look for.</p><p> </p><p>I hope you are able to get some answers. </p><p> </p><p>((hugs))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 134899, member: 84"] Steely My mother is Schizophrenic. Unless you knew her extremely well, I doubt you'd guess unless you happened upon her during a psychotic episode. She can have anywhere from mild paranoia to severe. She can even have long stretches of time when you might even think she has no mental illness. She's a nurse, raised 5 kids, never in trouble with the law, goes to church regularly. I don't think her friends suspect, nor the church, and I know her work never did. And she was never medicated. (yet I could tell tales that would make your hair stand on end.) Even what one would consider mild stress can bring on problems with Mom. Illness will do it too. And there are times when it appears to begin with no trigger at all. There are several forms of Schizophrenia, and just like with any disorder the symptoms can vary from person to person. So with one person it may be very easy to see, another much more difficult. The problem is that it can be so many things, or combination of things. Maybe something will show up in the tests you're waiting on to give you a clue. But I can say, if I hadn't lived with my mother during some of her worst psychotic periods, living 2 states from her now I probably wouldn't pick up on when she's having an episode. Often it's small subtle things that first tip you off. With Mom I can tell instantly by looking into her eyes. I can't do that over the phone, so I have to listen for other clues. Sometimes I miss them, even though I know what to look for. I hope you are able to get some answers. ((hugs)) [/QUOTE]
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