Schizophrenia

  Challenges and Solutions      There a lot of challenges when it comes to having Schizophrenia. Not just having the disorder itself, but the accompanying problems than can enhance the unbearability of having schizophrenia. Some of the challenges of having schizophrenia is because it is often difficult for someone to know what is real and unreal, their thinking is all over the place, managing emotions is difficult, being able to relate to other people is hard and just function in day to day life can be exhausting. ( NAMI. (n.d.).      Some other challenges that can arise because of how challenging schizophrenia can be to someone are: suicidal thoughts and attempts, other mental disorders, depression, substance abuse, inability to do anything related to school or work, financial problems or homelessness, socially isolating oneself, other health and medical problems, the stigma surrounding the disorder and uncommonly aggressive behavior ( Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Researc

Bryan Charnley, Self portrait art journal on Schizophrenia taking over while he experiments with medication dosages and stopping some. A few of his last self portraits that followed his suicide. May he rest in peace.  Psychological Concepts           The psychological concept of schizophrenia is the main abstract idea of what schizophrenia is all about, it is a chronic brain disorder that heavily and severely impacts all brain functions. This can include: thoughts, moods, emotions, and speech, other symptoms that make up Schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation ( What is schizophrenia?) The psyche is so incredibly impacted due to this disorder being associated within the brain that without the proper interventions, a person suffering from schizophrenia can spiral and lose control of their life.                   Some results of not having interventions can lead to horrific effects like suicide, suicidal attempts/thou