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**DuePew** · 10-17-2007, 06:57 AM

I don't have any 'professional knowledge' about it either, but had a good friend that was schizophrenic (my next door neighbor at my childhood home) and the thing is that there are other 'more temporary' disorders (like some sorts of psychosis) that arise out of some sort of stress (like not sleeping causes psychosis, and when you reverse the conditions (ie. start sleeping again in this example) the symptoms go away. There is also the occasional 'protective subconscious talking at you' like your example- and it denotes a certain way of thinking more than a disorder. Of course I read about this kind of thing a long time ago and things may have changed in the brain scientist dept.

but I have the idea that what is diagnosed as schizophrenia can be more complicated and have more physical characteristics (as to certain connections in the brain or processes working differently) but I could be way wrong about this.
Actually I like (is it OW's sig?) that says: "The diff. between a mystic and a schizophrenic is that the mystic knows when to shut up. Not very scientific but works for me."

10-17-2007, 06:57 AM	#14
DuePew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 634 Senior Member	I don't have any 'professional knowledge' about it either, but had a good friend that was schizophrenic (my next door neighbor at my childhood home) and the thing is that there are other 'more temporary' disorders (like some sorts of psychosis) that arise out of some sort of stress (like not sleeping causes psychosis, and when you reverse the conditions (ie. start sleeping again in this example) the symptoms go away. There is also the occasional 'protective subconscious talking at you' like your example- and it denotes a certain way of thinking more than a disorder. Of course I read about this kind of thing a long time ago and things may have changed in the brain scientist dept. but I have the idea that what is diagnosed as schizophrenia can be more complicated and have more physical characteristics (as to certain connections in the brain or processes working differently) but I could be way wrong about this. Actually I like (is it OW's sig?) that says: "The diff. between a mystic and a schizophrenic is that the mystic knows when to shut up. Not very scientific but works for me."
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