Hello, my mother is currently in psychiatry and has schizophrenia. I recently learned from my father that her grandmother was schizophrenic, and I also had pancreatic schizophrenia. My mother is in psychiatry for the third time, I have been twice - once for 2-3 days and the second for 2 weeks. My mother usually stays in the hospital for 2 weeks. This makes me think that in our case the small percentage of heredity is not as I read at 20%, maximum 40%. Apparently in our genes we are set to "go crazy". We really do not riot, we do not shout, on the contrary we are quiet and suffer internally. We talk nonsense and only think about bad things when we are in this state. The point is, I don't want my children to inherit this disease, and I wonder what to do. I know the disease itself is curable, but the problem is that at certain stages of life it appears, just when you are more vulnerable or weak-willed, more sensitive and have more problems - in the beginning it is depression only, but then when you do not take measures with us at least it becomes schizophrenia. The most interesting thing this time is that my mother had gone to psychiatry on her own. She hasn't worked for several months, the rest of us go to work and we watched for 1-2 days that she was not well and my brother would take her the next day after work when she called him that she had gone alone and we were very surprised, so far they have forced her to leave. The question is not to feel sorry for me or anything like that now, but to tell me in my place what you would do Everyone wants a family of children, that's what we live for, but in my case it's a little more complicated, I don't want my children to one day inherit my mother's or mine's genes and suffer. Not that genes are decisive, life is unpredictable. At least for 2 I know teenage boys or a little older about 20 years old were, without having genetic and hereditary schizophrenics in the family, without being crazy and taking pills, "hanged themselves." There are also schizophrenics who do not have a hereditary disease. So at least I think so, whether your relatives are sick with cancer, schizophrenia, and another has not been ill with such serious diseases - the child of those who do not have a problem with relatives and are healthy is not insured. Still, I want to hear your opinion on the question, what should I do? To start a family or "bury myself alive" So at least I think so, whether your relatives are sick with cancer, schizophrenia, and another has not been ill with such serious diseases - the child of those who do not have a problem with relatives and are healthy is not insured. Still, I want to hear your opinion on the question, what should I do? To start a family or "bury myself alive" So at least I think so, whether your relatives are sick with cancer, schizophrenia, and another has not been ill with such serious diseases - the child of those who do not have a problem with relatives and are healthy is not insured. Still, I want to hear your opinion on the question, what should I do? To start a family or "bury myself alive"
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Even if you start a family, don't have children. If you succeed, find a mentally healthy friend or husband. Otherwise you will suffer a lot.
I think it's best to talk to a doctor. We have no way of knowing what the chances are that the disease will be passed on to your child. It is best to consult with people who have read the necessary professional literature and do not speak based on Wikipedia, sick acquaintances or the fear of this disease. Doctors in many cases are quite direct and pragmatic. Otherwise, I have an acquaintance of a schizophrenic child who is completely normal, but I can't tell you if it's an exception or a more common case. Ana
Genetic engineering and removal of the diseased gene ... Unfortunately, it is still not often applied, but after a while - who knows.
I admire your courage to speak openly about this problem of yours. In Bulgaria, it is customary to hide to the last as much as possible. Unfortunately, the predisposition to such conditions is inherited. No one can tell you for sure what and how will happen to your children. It is best to ask competent doctors, not us, but even then, there is no guarantee. You have to accept that such a possibility exists. That doesn't mean you can't start a family. But the assessment of children should be made personally by your husband after consultation with specialists. Do not neglect the adoption option. You will be a real full-fledged mother, much better than some biological ones, where one wonders why God gave them children. In no case do not despair, your problem has a solution, even a few.
"I know the disease itself is curable" - Schizophrenia is not curable. There are simply periods of "calm" called remission. When a person with schizophrenia is in remission, he is a completely normal person who is in no way different from other people. "The point is, I don't want my children to inherit this disease" - it is not schizophrenia that is inherited, but the predisposition to it. That is, your children will inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia, but that does not mean they will unlock it. This happens in certain situations - severe stress, intoxication, etc. Regarding your fears - it is right to share with your husband all your fears and together decide whether to start a family or not. Ultimately, you will be the parents of these children, not someone on this site. Most people are not familiar with the disease, in general, the stigma that weighs on her is terrible. That is why most patients with schizophrenia are afraid to talk about their disease, often hiding it from others. The truth is that regular use of medication prescribed by a psychiatrist can maintain a long period of remission and lead a normal life. Which includes family, children. Good luck, do not be afraid and ashamed of your illness. No one is insured by it.
Up to 5. You are obviously an expert in psychiatry, but you have not read carefully what has been shared. It is about a mother and daughter as well as others in the family with this disease. So the probability that future children are schizophrenics is very high and should not be risked, especially if the child's father is predisposed, and in these circles intimate acquaintances are common.
Благодаря за съветите! Важно е, когато е в депресия човек да си обърне внимание или по-точно близките на този човек, защото наистина специално от депресия никой не е застрахован. При мен такъв беше случая в депресия бях, далеч от близките ми-студентка, която много се караше с едната съквартирантка и една нощ, започнахме да се караме с нея, започнах да викам и крещя и на следващия ден, ме откараха където трябва, директно в болницата - ако бях у нас щяха на психиатър да ме отведат и още в началото, а не да чакат да "отключа" шизофрения. Искам само да кажа, че е много тънка границата депресия и болестта шизофрения. Много зле се чувства болния, и никой не може да го разбере - по-скоро му се присмиват - а не е правилно, защото той разбира, че му се смеят отстрани и подиграват и се влошава състоянието му. И все пак важното е да се поучаваме от грешките си - пример майка ми - сама е отишла в болницата, като е видяла че не е добре, а не изчака като преди насила да я водим - важното е да осъзнаеш тази болест и да се примириш с нея. Това също като инсулт или друга коварна болест, която доживот е с теб и няма как да се оттървеш от нея.
How many years do schizophrenics live? If you get sick at the age of 20, how long will you live with this disease?
Hello to the author! Congratulations on having the courage to present the emotion you carry as a person suffering from this disease. I am writing to you because I am also asking myself this question, but for me it is a bit like saying the other way around. My friend's grandfather and father were sick with this disease. In my family such diseases have never been observed. My friend has no problems, he has done the necessary research - everything is ok, even commendable, but a number of questions creep into me. What if something happens and unlocks? (Of course God forbid) If we have children and we are considering this, do they inherit this gene? Doctors do not give a guarantee and cannot answer specifically. I'm scared, he's scared too. I love him, he loves me too. I want to make him happy and have a baby and I become a mother. I'm worried, I'm scared, but we'll live, we'll think, we get wiser. I wish you success in life, be strong for you and your loved ones.
As number one said, don't give birth. It may be rude, but mental illness is ... a sentence, something you can't escape. Whether your children will inherit your disease is uncertain, genetics is not an exact science, but it can occur in their children.