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Patient to psychiatric PhD AMA

Inspired by a recent thread I thought I would do my own.

I’ve been in psych hospitals on and off since 18 and despite being told I would fail my degree (and my uni trying to kick me out) I am now doing a PhD in psychiatry/psychology in mental health.

AMA!
Amazing!! I've had a sort of similar experience in suffering badly with my mental health (though not to the point of hospitalisation) but now finding myself doing a Masters in my favourite subject, a place I never thought I'd get to

Which area are you researching for your PhD?
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Original post by bones-mccoy
Amazing!! I've had a sort of similar experience in suffering badly with my mental health (though not to the point of hospitalisation) but now finding myself doing a Masters in my favourite subject, a place I never thought I'd get to

Which area are you researching for your PhD?

That's awesome!

I am studying schizophrenia - I think a lot of PhDs do subjects they are passionate about and have experience with (not just psychology!)
Original post by Noodlzzz
Inspired by a recent thread I thought I would do my own.

I’ve been in psych hospitals on and off since 18 and despite being told I would fail my degree (and my uni trying to kick me out) I am now doing a PhD in psychiatry/psychology in mental health.

AMA!

Well done. I am sure you will have great empathy. Are you patient facing at all?
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Original post by squeakysquirrel
Well done. I am sure you will have great empathy. Are you patient facing at all?

nope just research in psychiatry/psychology as opposed to a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist who have patient interaction
Original post by Noodlzzz
nope just research in psychiatry/psychology as opposed to a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist who have patient interaction

Well if you can somehow unlock the mystery that is schizophrenia or even just a bit that would be fantastic.

As a student nurse many years ago, I did a placement in a psychiatric hospital. It was the scariest 12 weeks ever. Then as an adult, I suffered severe depression and nearly got sectioned. It was terrifying.

Good luck
Original post by Noodlzzz
Inspired by a recent thread I thought I would do my own.

I’ve been in psych hospitals on and off since 18 and despite being told I would fail my degree (and my uni trying to kick me out) I am now doing a PhD in psychiatry/psychology in mental health.

AMA!

1.What mental illness were you diagnosed with?
2.Are you taking medication for it if so which ones?
3.How did/do you feel after your medication if you take take/took medication?
4.What does the day look like in a psychiatric hospital? (Was it scary for you?)
So did you do a bsc in psychology? also did you do a masters? I'm doing a bsc in neuroscience and plan to go into psychiatry research so I'm so glad you're doing this thread

P.S: I'm glad you proved everyone wrong
Would you like to apply to be my next Victim Assistant? :holmes:
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Original post by Anonymous1502
1.What mental illness were you diagnosed with?
2.Are you taking medication for it if so which ones?
3.How did/do you feel after your medication if you take take/took medication?
4.What does the day look like in a psychiatric hospital? (Was it scary for you?)

1. schizophrenia
2. clozapine to name the worse of many
3. Like ****.
4. Boring as ****. Depriaviotn of liberty, forced meds, stupid rules like socialising gets you brownie points and first time or some incidents yes can be very scary

Original post by Dechante
So did you do a bsc in psychology? also did you do a masters? I'm doing a bsc in neuroscience and plan to go into psychiatry research so I'm so glad you're doing this thread

P.S: I'm glad you proved everyone wrong

I did both undergrad and masters, yes. And thank you :biggrin:
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Original post by The Taskmaster
Would you like to apply to be my next Victim Assistant? :holmes:

For reals? Yes I would love to :biggrin: (or is this a red herring too...)
Original post by Noodlzzz
1. schizophrenia
2. clozapine to name the worse of many
3. Like ****.
4. Boring as ****. Depriaviotn of liberty, forced meds, stupid rules like socialising gets you brownie points and first time or some incidents yes can be very scary


I did both undergrad and masters, yes. And thank you :biggrin:


What symptoms of schizophrenia did you experience? What sort of things do you see or hear? Do you still experience psychosis while being medicated? At what age did you start experiencing schizophrenia?

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