@Former-Member wrote:
It is said looking after ourselves and the one we love needs education.
Do all people that have Schizophrenia hint at or say that they want to change gender or marry another sometimes of the opposite gender when in an episode?
Can memory loss be another aspect of the condition?
Can Schizophrenia mask real physical conditions?
Is Schizophrenia caused by or can be caused by childhood trauma like PTSD and Depression can be?
Can someone with Schizophrenia come out of a long lasting episode when that person has no support, lives in a triggering environment and currently isn't taking any medication?
How long can episodes last?
The biggest one of all...
Can love trigger an episode and if so is the one they love a permanent trigger.... am I hurting him by being in his life?
I have a million more questions but if anyone has insight on the ones above would be great.
No, not all people with schizophrenia say they want to change their gender or marry someone.
Memory loss can be a feature of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia can mask real physical conditions, as sometimes physical illnesses are thought to be fabrications, or are attributed to schizophrenia by doctors who know that a person is schizophrenic. Also, schizophrenia can cause someone to not take care of themselves as they ought to (a 'negative symptom' or a 'cognitive symptom'), which can cause illness in itself. For example, someone having trouble remembering to wash themselves or brush their teeth twice a day.
Officially, there is no known cause of schizophrenia. Childhood trauma probably wouldn't help matters, though.
Dr. Gregory P. Smith describes coming out of a psychotic state in his autobiography: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40046988-out-of-the-forest - it's a confronting read, but you may find it helpful.
I don't know how long episodes can last.
Stress has been identified as a cause of psychosis, this is probably where you should look first.
