+557 Schizophrenia is not when you think you're more than one person; that's multiple personality disorder. Schizophrenia is when you see and hear things that aren't there, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I completely agree with you but I noticed one little technical mistake; it's not called Multiple Personality Disorder it was renamed Dissociative Identity Disorder. But That's an extremely good point and people should learn the difference.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm pretty sure it's still listed as Multiple Personality Disorder in ICD-10.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

technically sexynerd239 is right but most people still refer to it as mpd even in the medical field.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It was renamed DID, but a lot of people still just call it Multiple Personality Disorder. Which is where you have more than one personality within a single brain, and one body plays the roles of the other personalities. Schizophrenia is when you cannot distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

actually Schizophrenia is defined as unpredictable and uncontrolable mixed emotions, (uber highs to super lows) associated with the patients uncanny need to fabricate stories (lies) my aunt was diagnosed with it when i was 10. had to go to a seminar to understand what she was dealing with.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's not correct at all, you had a shitty teacher...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah that's kinda fact so I'm gonna -1 you

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What you're discribing kinda sounds like borderline personality disorder.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My boyfriend has Schizophrenia, and I really hate it when people make jokes about it because you really can't tell with him. He's a genius too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterized by a disintegration of the process of thinking, of contact with reality, and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking with significant social or occupational dysfunction.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thank you for that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago