Do you know anyone with a Schizoaffective Disorder? | The Mindful Space

Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic mental health condition characterized by symptoms of schizophrenia, like hallucinations or delusions, and symptoms of a mood disorder, such as mania and depression.

This condition is made up of two different disorders.

The "schizo" refers to the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, which can affect the way a person thinks, acts, and expresses their emotions, while the "affective" refers to mood disorders or severe changes in mood, energy, and behavior.

Our video aims to help you better understand the causes and symptoms of Schizoaffective disorder so that you can learn how to manage symptoms early on. It is crucial to understand that while there is no cure for this condition, learning how to manage symptoms can be life-changing for someone struggling.

It is believed that there's a connection between neurotransmitters and symptoms of schizophrenia. Evidence also suggests that it may be hereditary. However, risk factors of Schizoaffective disorder can be environmental as well as stressful situations, emotional trauma as well as viral infections.

You may notice the individual show signs of depression, like feeling down or worthless, and they may even experience problems managing their personal care, like keeping the house clean or keeping up with personal hygiene.

There are a few different regimens that are used to treat patients diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder that can help manage their symptoms. In addition to medication, people with schizoaffective disorder are highly advised to attend psychotherapy sessions.

By understanding schizoaffective disorder, its causes, and its symptoms, individuals can better understand how to identify their emotions and behavior patterns and cope with their condition adequately.

We hope you enjoyed this video on schizoaffective disorder, its symptoms, and how to cope. Visit the Mindful Space Youtube channel and subscribe for more topics on addiction and mental health.

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[carriebaker]

I have an adult child with schizo affective disorder. It’s so difficult trying to rationalize with a psychotic mind. We get her together and she stops getting her injections. Then we’re back in the same cycle over and over. I’m wondering what happens to these people who have no one advocating for them? I have witnessed my daughter stuck in her mind that lies, deceives and terrifies her. I can’t imagine suffering like that with no support. There has to be more effort to look for signs. There has to be so much more emphasis on Mental Health Awareness.

[abigaillafey]

My fiancé. Currently in schizo mania.
In Februar he became manic. Then psychosis showed up in the beginning of march. It’s his third episode like this, but first one for us as a couple. He behaves like a different person since then. Delusions are his new routine. Mania makes him feel great, but his body and mind are suffering. He looks like the living death. Insomnia, to much movement, no rest or breaks, not enough food, as he sometimes don’t wanna eat, the effect of meds, which he first avoided. Way of our suffering weighs heavy. He didn’t want to accept help or clinical support. As he became a danger to others and himself I had to decide to call out for help. Social workers and police to get him into a hospital. Since then he is there against his will. Without seeing himself sick.
He broke up 13 times with me since then, he beats me, he is angry with me a lot, shouts, growls, very often behaves like a demon or monster as it’s part of his delusion. I try to be calm and show him only love and acceptance ask him question about his perception and how he feels, empathize with him in his world. He ruined his financial life, a lot of his social contacts, his home… I keep on fighting for him and for us as a couple. He is the love of my life. My prayers to the universe go out everyday and I hope that someone or something during his clinic stay can help him.

[Yuppie-susx]

I have schizoaffective disorder thans for the video greetings from turkey

[PeterBondeVillain]

Incredible visuals and amazing information. Keep at it, I'm sure your sub count will explode soon enough. Oh, and thank you so much for bringing light to schizoaffective disorder, it helps us a lot

[brianburns]

I have schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder and ptsd

[sleepinahaystack]

Awesome 👍 thank you so much Im sending this to several of my family and friends!!

[jessjess]

I have schizoaffective it's god damn wild I tell ya but once you figure out what works and what doesn't in managing such an illness you do eventually thrive in life and start to see it as a blessing rather than a curse or something bad well atleast I do for so many reasons😁

[lumity]

My boy friend accused me of having drugs in my house and keeps asking me if I'm pregnant and he is an alcoholic and does drugs but believes I'm the one that does it. And my children see this everyday. I'm exhausted, I don't know how to get him to leave . Because he turns everything around when I called the police and I got arrested. I'm walking on eggshells. He needs help but won't go. I'm at my wits end
😢

[melonyblankenship]

I am schizoaffective with bipolar and ptsd. The nightmares are so real and terrifying. Is there anybody with suggestions for the vivid nightmares? I also sleep talk and growl or groan in my sleep uncontrollably.

[marlo]

My mom in a mental heath facility with schizoaffective disorder with bi polar her delusions are so fixed. Im losing hope. She was admitted 4 weeks ago, and they have her on medication, and there has been no improvement. I don't know what to do.

[darcichambers]

My therapist believes that schizoaffective bipolar type should be my actual diagnosis. I'm 44 going on 45, I started having having mental health issues in middle school. Voices would start to whisper to me and tell me that I was unloved, that my friends were using me, that I was unwanted on the sports teams I was on, and on and on and on. I would go on these huge emotional swings of being ok or happy with other people to severely depressed and wanting to die. I had suicide attempts at 13, 16, and 19. I managed to hide my first attempt from my family. While I was in the middle of my second attempt my mother came home, breaking my resolve and I called out for help.

I was initially diagnosed with schizophrenia, but I had such a bad reaction to the medications that after a month or two it was reconsidered. I was told then that I had bipolar, I didn't know about the difference of bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 or that you could have it with or without phycosis. It took 20 years to get my actual diagnosis told to me by my doctor because I had to move states. I had bipolar 1 with phycosis. So I've been on anti-phycotics since I was 16 for the voices. But for me the voices are always there, unless I'm in a mania. They are always negative. The big difference for me is that when I'm depressed I can have a phycotic break. Then for me the voices are litterly deamons trying to control and use me for thier purposes. When I'm not phycotic I still hear the voices but I try my best to drown them out using music, books, work, ect.

Because my mental illnesses was caught at 16, and my parents put me through therapy for HS and college I worked out alot of issues and feel my journey has been easier then most of my peers with the same or similar diagnosis. Due to other medical conditions I have little memory of my life before I had brain surgery at 24. But the coping mechanism seemed to stick pretty well. Every now and then, which for me in right now, when I find it necessary I go back into therapy when I feel life has gotten to burdensome. I learn new techniques, and after a few months become independent again.

[craigchastain]

Thanks for the video. This is something that we (I) need to talk about. We go through so much daily, why sweep it under the rug?

[vkmmsol]

I have schizoeffective disorder. I found that all of my "symptoms" came from my own immaturity. After i was accused of being demon possessed in a church, i went out and i fixed all of my symptoms. I still have a few though and im on 2 pills a day instead of 11

[luisrivera]

Family would rather make you think you're crazy than tell you the truth!!! Family is the worst thing that can happen to any human being!!

[Roobs]

My Sister in Law Has This The Depressive Type i dont think she is capable of living on her own her mom is the only one keeping her sane and some what content with life. Her mom is already in her 80s and she is 50 years old its a sad tought to think about

[DavidGalich]

Medication management and good therapy balances the disorder. On an even keel.

[dwooden]

They talk about therapist. Ive been waiting for a year. I have a shrink but no therapist yet. Im waiting 😮

[jasongarcia]

Yes i do and theyve almost broken my spirit hes my oldest friend and i hate him.