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Misunderstanding Words?

Postby Hawk98 » Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:43 pm

I believe I do have Schizophrenia, I was not diagnosed by a pro, but I have a ton of the symptoms. But why I began this topic is for the reason of my misunderstanding of words. I don't mean, finding an underlying meaning in what people say to me, which I also do, but at random times this thing happens where someone will say something to me like "I like milk" and I will hear "Run for the hills" or just something totally made up. One time I was with my cousin and we were going to get ice cream and he said he wanted the box of "cookie dough" and I heard "plinkoax" and I was looking for that kind of ice cream and he was like "this one" and then grabbed it himself. And that day I misunderstood about 5-6 words. It happens alot to me. Or even written words get misunderstood. I was looking at a sign the other day and it said "Food" then it kept changing on me to something like "Fooo" "Pooo" "Pood" "Feeo" "Peed" etc. Like the letters were morphing. Anyone else experience something like this?
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Re: Misunderstanding Words?

Postby Tyler » Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:05 am

I've never experienced this nor have I heard of it happening due to Schizophrenia. I have heard of it happening as a side effect of a medication though. If you're on any medicine, look up the side effects of them.

Also, if you do experience a lot of the Schizophrenic symptoms and tendencies, I would highly recommend going to see a professional. It helped me a lot.
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Re: Misunderstanding Words?

Postby wxglobemaster448 » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:21 am

Yes! This same stuff happens to me. Except I also say random stuff and laugh for no reason and my mind goes blank sometimes. It's really getting hard for me.
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Re: Misunderstanding Words?

Postby Jackrgb » Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:38 am

I do that all the time and the same as the guy above with my mind going blank and saying random things, but that just happens to everybody does it not?
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Re: Misunderstanding Words?

Postby Falcorian » Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:15 am

Apparently it happens to enough people that many of us experience the same symptoms. I mean, what're the chances of all of us congregating on the same forum (actually pretty high now that I think about it). Still, you get the idea.

I commonly "mishear" things that people say, and I've been known to make random sounds that almost sound like language, but are really just random syllables.
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Re: Misunderstanding Words?

Postby BiB » Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:39 am

Ahah! Mayebe you are Asperger?
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