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Schizophrenia & Identity Loss

Martyn Carruthers

It's easier for health professionals and most patients to use drugs as a substitute for change. Self-medication with alcohol or nicotine, or prescription anti-depressants and stimulants, is easier than applying intelligence, focus and analytical skills to complex relationship situations.

Drugs are cheaper for the patient (in the short term) and more profitable for health professionals. The long-term consequences and side-effects of psychoactive drugs are unacceptable to an increasing number of professionals and some patients.

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What is Schizophrenia?

People who appear unable to differentiate between real and unreal experiences, logical and illogical thoughts, or appropriate and inappropriate behavior may be diagnosed by a health professional as suffering from schizophrenia. Their opinion are not supported or rejected by laboratory tests, and may be mistaken for other problems (such as allergies to common foods).

Schizophrenia is an opinion, a label, applied to people who appear to lose contact with a cultural or shared reality. No cure for schizophrenia is accepted by Western medicine. If people diagnosed with schizophrenia find lasting drug-free solutions - it wasn't schizophrenia.

The duration of symptoms is critical. A combination of bizarre behavior, disorganized speech, decreased expressiveness and/or social withdrawal may follow a few days of sleep deprivation (for example following flights from Hawaii to Europe) and last a few days. The same symptoms, if lasting for a few months, may be diagnosed as schizophrenia.

The terrible label of schizophrenia, as much as the symptoms, can devastate lives. Many people labeled as schizophrenic kill themselves, and many more attempt suicide.

In Soviet Russia, some dissidents were diagnosed with schizophrenia without symptoms and were imprisoned. Similar phenomena may occur in military organizations and prisons, and in other cult-like organizations. People with views not accepted by the leaders may be defined as sick.

Psychosis is exaggerated normality!
Teresa Mocna

The symptoms associated with schizophrenia can impair a person’s ability to work, study, enjoy relationships, or take care of oneself. Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia are hospitalized to prevent them harming themselves - or others. Tragically, many homeless street people seem to exhibit symptoms associated with schizophrenia, but cannot afford medical treatment or specialized care.

The medical and the systemic coaching models are different in how behavior is perceived and interpreted. Yet medicine and Soulwork both start from observed symptoms and both aim to provide appropriate treatment via accurate diagnosis. Ana Pejcinova, PhD

Schizophrenia Symptoms

Symptoms of schizophrenia can be arranged into three overlapping groups: positive symptoms (excesses of thought, emotion and behavior), negative symptoms (deficits of emotion and behavior) and psychomotor symptoms. While positive symptoms can often be treated with antipsychotic drugs, negative and psychomotor symptoms may prevent people living independently. These symptoms may limit personal or working relationships, and disrupt everyday social events.

The more obvious positive symptoms are inappropriate behaviors: unexpected movements and disorganized speech, describing delusions (for example of persecution), heightened perceptions and hallucinations. These symptoms indicate chaotic internal organization and an inability to differentiate between subjective thinking and objective reality.

The so-called negative symptoms or deficits may seem to show a lack of interest in other people and in the world. Their inexpressive faces, monotonic and monosyllabic speech, few gestures, inability to feel pleasure or act spontaneously may motivate other people to shy away.

The psychomotor symptoms include awkward movements, repeated grimaces and unusual gestures. These symptoms may take the extreme form called catatonia, and include stupor, rigidity and posturing. Some movements may appear to be made for magical or religious reasons.

People labeled as schizophrenia often research the symptoms - and become depressed or suicidal. This depression can be a reaction to their diagnosis - not to their symptoms.

Most symptoms associated with schizophrenia develop between the ages of 15 and 30. This is the age range where most people wish to commence a committed partnership leading to parenthood. Some people cannot consider partnership or parenthood due to identity issues and toxic relationship bonds. Their abreaction to this lost chance of happiness may be severe; and they may cling to their symptoms to justify their inability to communicate.

My son was diagnosed with schizophrenia and takes drugs to control his symptoms ... However he likes his symptoms and sometimes stops taking his drugs to enjoy "other-world" communications that he does not want to lose. IR, Warsaw, Poland

Symptoms often become less severe as people grow older. About 25% of people with symptoms of schizophrenia become symptom-free later in life, perhaps as the genetic imperatives and emotional demands for partnership and parenthood are diminished or replaced.

[ Suicide ] [ Bipolar Disorder ] [ Depression ] [ Mental Illness ]

Coaching vs Therapy

We find that people are whole, creative and resourceful …and sometimes they’re unable to access or use their resources. A coach who suspects that a person shows psychotic behavior can refer that person for medical or psychiatric evaluation. We use systemic coaching not to treat disorders, but to explore emotions and improve relationships.

  1. Coaches don’t “treat” mental health disorders

  2. Coaches are collaborators rather than experts

  3. Therapy focuses on a person’s past; coaching focuses on the present and future

  4. Coaching focuses on a person’s whole life; psychotherapy targets specific symptoms

  5. Therapy seeks to fix unresolved issues; coaching helps people be involved with their lives

  6. Therapists may seek theories and treatment plans; coaches seek the person's own wisdom

We coach some people with schizophrenic symptoms on how to request assistance, how to express their feelings appropriately and how to adjust their voices and facial expressions with family members and in other relationships. This may include rehearsing various social interactions and exploring the various emotions that may surface.

In the end - we become who we pretend to be

Consult a physician about any opinions about schizophrenia or other medical conditions.

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Systemic 1 How to evaluate relationship dynamics and resolve entanglements
Systemic 2 How to define life goals, identify blocks, resolve objections & plan for success
Systemic 3 How to do or continue goalwork using metaphors and dream coaching
Systemic 4 How to recognize and dissolve abuse and trauma, and rebuild motivation
Systemic 5 How to change limiting beliefs and toxic relationship bonds for emotional freedom
Systemic 6 How to recognize and resolve identity loss: recover lost qualities and lost skills
Systemic 7 How to end mentor or therapist damage, and provide inspirational mentorship
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Systemic 9 How to coach whole or parts of families to solve family blocks
Systemic 10 How to coach teams and team leaders to resolve team problems

Copyright © Martyn Carruthers 1996 - 2008 All rights reserved. Soulwork systemic coaching was primarily developed by Martyn Carruthers. We train people to coach others to manage emotions and improve relationships. This information is for your general knowledge only. Please consult a physician about medical conditions and before changing any medical treatment. Link to our pages, but get Martyn's written permission to post or publish his work.