2 (February 2000): 16572. Group therapy can also connect you to others who are in a similar situation and are able to offer valuable insight into how they've overcome challenges. Its usually diagnosed between the ages of 16 and 30, after a person has experienced their first psychotic episode. The best thing that you can do is file a complaint like you said, but sometimes they won't act on it. Remember that you are talking to someone who may think as if a famous person, authority or ascended beyond the realm of ordinary logic. Millions of people in the United States suffer from some form of mental health problem. A delusion is a firmly-held idea that a person has despite clear and obvious evidence that it isn't true. At the same time, it's important not to buy into the stigma associated with schizophrenia or the myth that you can't get better. You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. Visual hallucinations are also relatively common, while all hallucinations tend to be worse when you're alone. People with schizophrenia tend to have an altered perception of reality. A kind of counseling called cognitive behavioral therapy can teach you how to manage symptoms that don't go away, even when you take your medicine. If you want to get notified by every reply to your post, please register. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a145939cfb108f5 These often occur when you misinterpret your own inner self-talk as coming from an outside source. There is a great resource book by Ken Steele called: Pay social visits to them and let your conversation be as though you were conversing with any other person regardless of the current mental state. [CDATA[// >