A person with schizophrenic symptoms do not just face the serious disorder and its circumstances, he also deals with the giant barriers caused by the illness which separate him from other people. Therefore, one of the biggest challenges for schizophrenics is to overcome these barriers.
During the first months or years, the person may be in denial and not accept the idea of having the symptoms. This can be the most challenging part for him. First, he finds out that he is facing a serious mental disorder with which he has no experience and may ruin his file. It is very important for him to learn about the nature of the illness, its treatments, and the strengths and weaknesses of the mental health care system. Also, handling the psychological stresses caused by the appearance of the disease and its implications is very important.
Next is finding the appropriate treatment plans. It often takes time to decide on effective therapies that can help the person in controlling the schizophrenic symptoms. Usually, anti-psychotic drugs may need to be tried and doses may be adjusted depends on how the patients response to their side effects which also need to be treated. In addition, finding a psychiatrist or mental health care professionals may take time. It is important to find someone whom you are comfortable working with.
During the earlier years, a diagnosis of this mental disorder promised a good chance of serious mental impairment for life. The good news is, that has changed because most schizophrenics nowadays respond well to medical regimen and are able to behave nearly as well as they did before the mental illness started to wreak havoc on their lives.
Schizophrenics can experience hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behavior which result in social withdrawal. They may hear voices that give comments on every action they do, causing them to have difficulties in focusing on routine tasks and social interactions. They may believe that there are special messages about them which are being broadcast on the news or hidden in street signs.
A lot of people know little about the causes, symptoms, and nature of mental illness. What they do know is often made of imprecise depictions they have seen in movies or read about in the media. People normally do not make an effort to establish or even cultivate a casual or intimate relationship with someone suffering with severe mental disorder. As a result, schizophrenics often lose established relationships with the society, and more than half never marry. People usually begin to socialize in adolescence and early childhood. This is when the symptoms of schizophrenia are most likely to develop. Consequently, some social skills are never learned, developed and others are lost.
While old friends fall away, meeting people and participating in social interaction may be difficult. This may cause social withdrawal and result in a loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities as well as lack of initiative. Until schizophrenics learn about the nature of the illness, it is possible for them to control the symptoms, learn to adapt, and regain relationships with others.
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