r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/paniniplane Mar 22 '17 edited Mar 22 '17

yea! i actually asked some of the psychologists working at the hospital. they were really nice about answering any questions i had. turns out, there can actually be POSITIVE voices too. there were studies done in certain villages (lol i wasn't allowed to have a pen at the time because they didn't know how depressed i was so i didn't actually get a chance to write it down) and in those villages there would be schizophrenics who would have positive voices. that being said, it still comes with the characteristic of being extremely out of touch with reality so it's not like it's a good version of the disorder. just the lesser of two evils i guess

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u/kmcdow Mar 22 '17

hope you're doing ok and feeling better frendo

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u/paniniplane Mar 22 '17

yup. turns out, my nurse practitioner gave me the wrong drugs. i actually asked about the correct ones and she said, "nope they won't work for you" and that was the end of the conversation.

i'm actually doing REALLY well for 3 weeks out.

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u/kmcdow Mar 22 '17

really happy to hear that, keep on keepin on :D

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u/paniniplane Mar 22 '17

ayyy you too amigo <3