DSM – I talk to myself

Schizophrenia

I came across a video on YouTube which shows a woman talking to herself, it’s a negative symptom of Schizophrenia, my only criticism would be the overt filming, she was aware of the camera being there, it might have affected her overall behaviour, not sure how real it is. To get a genuine insight, theContinue reading “Schizophrenia”

Disassociation

Another google search and another explanation! Here’s a link from Psych Central where someone posted a question anonymously, the therapist mentioned disassociation in this case. An in depth assessment would have to be carried out with the person prior to making a formal diagnosis, and it’s not a disorder/ disease in every case, it’s onlyContinue reading “Disassociation”

I talk to myself

I have been talking to myself since I was a teenager (it just started spontaneously), and at the age of 41 , I still don’t know exactly what is causing this disruptive behaviour. Back in 1995 at 16 years of age, I looked up psychiatric disorders in a medical encyclopaedia at the school library, franticallyContinue reading “I talk to myself”