Hi, have any of you wondered why you are schizophrenic? When I was psychotic I believed that I was alive during the war. Otherwise I have always obided by the law. I don’t understand… What is your experience? I felt so crazy I wondered why I heard voices on medication but not off. It’s so strange. Nobody likes me now and my thoughts feel judged. Even my family have given up if indeed they were ever there. My Dad was a famous scientist… Could that be why?
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Bad luck. Luck of the draw.
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1% of any given population of a country will have their citizens develop schizophrenia. Similar to many other medical diseases, a certain portion of the general population will be susceptible to a list of diseases, viral infections & cancers. I, unfortunately have a family history of schizophrenia which coincides with the prevalence of whom would develop the disease.
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I don’t believe it. It’s not just bad luck. The medication doesn’t work. One in one hundred are sick and the drugs make me hallucinate, or is that a delusion?
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m getting the impression that you believe that you have schizophrenia because you did something wrong.
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I believe that my childhood neglect and abuse shattered my mind.
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Well, I’m speaking about myself, I believe it was bad luck. I mean I could say bad genetics or my mom was stressed while she was carrying me or cat poop, it could have happened to anyone but it happened to me for some reason that’s not clear.
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I don’t believe in luck because higher education has taught me statistical probability & mathematics determine a certain outcome. You’re correct about the odds of developing schizophrenia. It’s a fluke that both you & I developed schizophrenia compared to everyone else we know of. Fortunately, this forum is available to bring schizophrenics together to discuss & cope with this terrible disease.
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I could spew some of my delusions right now about the reason why I think I’m “schizophrenic”
But @77nick77 is most likely correct lol.
And my own quote I like to reference, “there’s only 4 aces in the deck”
Bad hand.
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4x Aces out of 52 cards in a deck. Play your cards right and you could be a winner!
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Why are children suffering in Sudan? In that country they are raped en masse.
Why were black people stolen from Africa brought to this country my home America.
Why were women forced into subjugation so that they might bring about children in the agricultural revolution?
All these questions exist for me
But I don’t let them affect me that way
You can’t let personal questions affect you that way
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I was just born different
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@FreeLunch There are answers to your questions. You just need to ask A.I. to provide the knowledge you seek. Microsoft Co-pilot or Chat GPT might help.
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No no no no
There are no answers to why suffering exists. That’s all I’m trying to explain
There are systemic bases for why certain grievances have taken place
And you’re right, the things I raised can be answered that way
But why they exist the why in and of itself the why it cannot be answered
Look to the Tao
Look to God
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That’s how I feel I have been the 
black sheep my live
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I don’t understand this phrase.
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I meant the tao
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Balance of light and dark
Bounds of energy exist in between
The ease of the way taken by a means not meant
The search for truth is futile
Look to beauty
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No religion please
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If your perspective of the Tao/Dao (道) is true, a cure or reliable medication should be found.
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