I seek to understand more about schizophrenia

[chsskg]

I have a close friend that was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 5 years ago and I want to help them by understanding more about this illness.Is anyone able to help

[Shep22]

Hi You may get more tips

Here are a few for you

You can help and don't have to be an expert etc

Do show support if you can be good if you can get them to open up and not afraid to talk if possible

Some can have some life and lots meds do help a bit or lot but does not take illness away etc

Offer help from friends or family helps

Ask wot help they woukd like

Could be shopping going out

meds helping and reminding

Its important meds are taking and help is or can be important

Planning etc

Set goals very low then low

There will be ups and downs

Try not get others to be judgmental etc or say things get better etc

Living with it and accepting its long term

Try have lots conversations not about the illness and problems etc

Trust is a big issiues as well

A good gp is helpfull and working with them and hopefully no need to see mental health team in long term and gp can be in contact with them

Can be sressfull

Also try not take too much on

If not in place

Support and help is important

Support / carers

And if in

Uk

All the benefits and right advice

Highest rates

For Pip benefits (under retirement age )

as well Is the goal and will help enormously

[chsskg in reply to Shep22]

Shep22, thankyou for those tipsMy friend is on meds and doing well but talks a lot about the recent past and talks of seeing and speaking with aliens and the devil and with Jesus.

I am uncertain whether it's more helpful if I just talk about these episodes in a casual way rather than trying to appeal to the logical side of their brain, if you see what I mean. I'm just not sure how to respond when they talk about these things as if they are totally factual. Or if I should maybe just deflect the conversation onto more everyday matters

[Shep22 in reply to chsskg]

I'd just change the subject if possible onto other subjects Or make a postive comment about Jesus etc

Deffenetly not go on to the logical side

No

Negativity

Can cause big set backs

It is the illness

[chsskg in reply to Shep22]

Thankyou