Have you ever wondered what it would be like feeling paranoid and seeing hallucinations all the time? There is a disorder pronounced (skit-suh-free-neh-uh) not (krey-zee.) Schizophrenia is a brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. These people struggle with their emotions, making decisions, and interacting with people. Schizophrenia can occur at any age, but is most common in the late 20 's or early 30 's. It’s not common for young people.
Because schizophrenics have a higher chance of being homeless, in poverty, social marginalization or incarceration, they carry a higher risk of drugs and or alcohol abuse. Having a diorder like schizophrenia makes your life hard. It prevents you from functioning correctly. Imagine just how hard it would be to find a job with this kind of disorder. Addiction is more common in the schizophrenic population because some of the social consequences of this mental illness. You think finding a job is hard? How is one that interprets reality abnormally and hallucinates supposed to maintain a job? Only 10-15% of american adults with schizophrenia are in the workforce and most are part time jobs.
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Near to half of schizophrenics abuse alcohol or drugs. Even though mental health researchers don’t think that it can trigger the onset of the disorder, the relationship does exist between the use of certain drugs and symptoms of schizophrenia. For instance, LSD. After consuming LSD, the person perceptions and sense of reality change. Someone who is trying the drug for the first time or someone who is emotionally unstable might feel frightened. If the person is feeling frightened and panicky, they feel like they are stuck in this alternative universe in which they can not escape. Some distortions of time, depth, size or space might occur. Hallucinations or altered perceptions might occur as
Because schizophrenics have a higher chance of being homeless, in poverty, social marginalization or incarceration, they carry a higher risk of drugs and or alcohol abuse. Having a diorder like schizophrenia makes your life hard. It prevents you from functioning correctly. Imagine just how hard it would be to find a job with this kind of disorder. Addiction is more common in the schizophrenic population because some of the social consequences of this mental illness. You think finding a job is hard? How is one that interprets reality abnormally and hallucinates supposed to maintain a job? Only 10-15% of american adults with schizophrenia are in the workforce and most are part time jobs.
Can you imagine a life where you’re …show more content…
Near to half of schizophrenics abuse alcohol or drugs. Even though mental health researchers don’t think that it can trigger the onset of the disorder, the relationship does exist between the use of certain drugs and symptoms of schizophrenia. For instance, LSD. After consuming LSD, the person perceptions and sense of reality change. Someone who is trying the drug for the first time or someone who is emotionally unstable might feel frightened. If the person is feeling frightened and panicky, they feel like they are stuck in this alternative universe in which they can not escape. Some distortions of time, depth, size or space might occur. Hallucinations or altered perceptions might occur as