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Is it possible to use this as a clue on if the hallucination is real? Or is detachment from reality too high for hallucinations to apply logical reasoning to them?
Comment by Heselwood at 04/02/2025 at 21:42 UTC
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1. Yes it is.
2. I can only speak for myself, but it depends on the intensity of the hallucinations. Sometimes when I feel them coming, I can literally walk them off. But sometimes I am at work, turn my head and there's one of thse mfers. Then I head to the next restroom, which is very close to my office, and hide there for couple minutes. After that they are usually gone. We'll and then I have my medication, which helps a lot. And my company who accepts my strange behavior.
Comment by sodayzed at 04/02/2025 at 21:49 UTC
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Currently working with folks diagnosed with schizophrenia. It would depend on where that person is in their disorder and treatment. Probably other factors as well can exacerbate symptoms (comorbidities, poverty, substance use disorders etc.).
There was a dude I followed on IG diagnosed with schizophrenia but doing really well in his community. He would use his phone camera to determine if someone/something was a hallucination. This is not possible for a lot of the clients I see. That's not to say his is less severe or better, but his psychosis symptoms and non-psychosis symptoms are better managed.
ETA : Kody Green is the Instagram dude I am referencing.