Mental health problems

[Cerys]

i agree with tom that it could be lack of sleep but generally hallucinations of that sort only happens if you've been awake for 3+ days but you say it's becoming more frequent. i wouldn't leave anything down to chance either way so most definitely get an appointment with your GP or a health advisor asap. i would advise against talking to anyone other than a professional because unfortunately any sort of mental illness is still looked down upon despite any benefits it may bring. don't want to scare you but it does sound like mild schizophrenia at the very least but obviously i'm not a doctor and it isn't my place to say, it's just the first thing i think of when i hear about hallucinations, social awkwardness (which wasn't always there) and difficulty concentrating.

what other sort of hallucinations do you see? what happens when you lose concentration? say if you're watch tv does it ever become hazy then you're no longer interested? do you find it difficult to start tasks? when you hear this person shouting your name and telling you to stop, do you recognize the voice? please don't pass it off as 'lack of sleep'. while it's entirely possible, this shouldn't be happening for months on end and it's better to get tested just incase. i've had problems with sleep but it hasn't affected me to the point i've lost concentration completely or become socially withdrawn, seen anything or heard anything i shouldn't. you don't need your mum's permission to go to a doctor when it's something that's going to be good for YOU, so you can explain to her but seriously think about going yourself if she isn't willing to take it seriously.

anyway, mental health issues are nothing to be embarrassed about. you're not "crazy" and it's not something you chose to have. many people will have one at one point (or a million if you're me ). one of my favourite past times is researching successful people with mental health issues, the amazing things your brains can allow you to do with a so-called 'abnormal' disorder.

Yeah I suppose I should get an appointment. I'll try get one asap. And I'll google schizophrenia to have a quick look at it, ty.
In answer to your questions;
The most recent hallucinations that I have been seeing (from the past week) are things like it looks like the microwave is on and I can hear it buzzing or whatever it does, but when I looked away and turned back to look at it it's suddenly normal/off.. Also there seemed to be something kinda whiteish and round falling from the doorway when I walked through it. Only the size of a marble. So i kinda jumped to the side and when i looked down theres nothing there (it couldve been a water leak thingy, so not a hallucination but idk)
There has also been a new type which I haven't yet experienced.. basically during a dream I kinda half woke up and saw a person from my dream in my room. Around 10 seconds later it kinda.. blurred out and dissapered. Hard to explain it really. It was kinda scary because well you know... seeing someone in your room isn't that fun..

The whole concentration isn't so bad that it's like getting hazy or whatever. It's just kinda that I start doing something which I find really interesting then the next minute I'm so bored of it/no longer interested.
It takes me ages to start doing stuff. Eg the reply to your message, I've spent ages attempting to write this, but I just lose interest and want to do something else so I save it and continue later..
I can't really say that I do recognise the voice. Or atleast put a name to it. Just a male voice.

I decided to tell my mum earlier about all of this, but she just said that 'every teenager goes through this - including hallucinating' and I'm just like.. sure?
So idk what to do :S

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Also, I forgot to mention in the first post; I've been getting rather forgetful recently - My brother got home and I let him in etc, but a few hours later when my mum got home and asked if he's home yet I said no.. so we made his tea and left it there for a while until we heard the bathroom light being turned on upstairs.
I freaked out thinking someone was in the house ofc.
But yeh. Ironic how I forget to mention how I'm being forgetful.. ^.^

[lawrawrrr]

Every teenager does not go through hallucinations :s if you don't feel healthy/safe just go to the doctors, you don't need her permission at all... can you get there yourself? If she refuses to take you just say you're going out and get one yourself.

If you're worried you need to see a doctor just to put your mind at rest, if nothing else :s

[Cerys]

Every teenager does not go through hallucinations :s if you don't feel healthy/safe just go to the doctors, you don't need her permission at all... can you get there yourself? If she refuses to take you just say you're going out and get one yourself.

If you're worried you need to see a doctor just to put your mind at rest, if nothing else :s

Exactly what I thought!

I suppose its a good idea to go. I can get the bus easily there etc.

Like you said, even if there's nothing wrong with me I should go just to feel at ease.

[lawrawrrr]

Exactly what I thought!

I suppose its a good idea to go. I can get the bus easily there etc.

Like you said, even if there's nothing wrong with me I should go just to feel at ease.

Exactly. From my experience (talking personal here), if you don't go put your mind at rest then the stress will make the situation EVEN worse. I can't believe you even told your family, I haven't been through the same as you but I couldn't tell my family anything. it might be easier to just not tell them until you know exactly what's happening.

[dbgtz]

To be honest half of the things you listed could just be your personality rather than mental health issues.

[dirrty]

going to the doctors is always my initial response if i think there is something wrong. that's why i sometimes don't get threads like this. everyone will evidently say "go to the doctors", so wouldn't it just be easier to just go and save time?

[The Don]

going to the doctors is always my initial response if i think there is something wrong. that's why i sometimes don't get threads like this. everyone will evidently say "go to the doctors", so wouldn't it just be easier to just go and save time?

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[sex]

seriously akeam what has her dog being sick have anything to do with her "making up things" or whatever you're trying to get at lol

[The Don]

If you have anything, I would guess it closely resembles Münchausen Syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchausen_syndrome)



edit: oh wait, this one is more suitable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BC...en_by_Internet

seriously akeam what has her dog being sick have anything to do with her "making up things" or whatever you're trying to get at lol

that she fabricates things to get sympathy, either that or she is extremely unlucky to have all these issues in such a small space of time.

[FlyingJesus]

Possibly so, but that's no reason to withhold genuine help when it's asked for. If any of these things are true then she does need some of the information in this thread, and if it is all made up for attention then that's another kind of mental health issue which also needs looking into, especially on a scale such as you are claiming it to be. The only thing that comes of saying "lol ur fakin bye" is that the social stigmas attached to mental health issues are compiled and internalised, making it very difficult not only for sufferers to get help but to even make the decision to do so in the first place