does anyone ever feel like the devils taken them over?

my son that bipolar and i think he might have some schiz it difernmt form. but when he get inot these rages he said the devil telling hime do thigs or he says he the devil. he says he no good. have anyone experience this before???

it scare me when he like that b/c it has a look lik he could kill somoen...

severe mania causes auditory/visual hallucinations as well as feelings of grandiosity. maybe he isn't schizophrenic.

I agree with amaviena. Severe cases of bipolar can have auditory or visual hallucinations and delusions. These symptoms can actually present in a wide variety of mental illnesses, and schizophrenia is just one of them.

I will say, if he looks like he is going to kill someone definitely don't ignore it. Notify his doctors and if he needs it get him into an inpatient program.

Hi Angelina,

I'm sorry to hear your son is having an episode. I would first like to commend you as a mom and parent for taking notice of the issue. I am a bipolar 30 year old women and when I was a young girl and even as an adult I would have thoughts of the devil taking over me. For years I thought I was Schizo and was very afraid. Bipolar is still a devastating disorder, but it is more manageable in my opinion. The good news is that I am on meds and no longer hear these thoughts. I mentioned that I heard these thoughts to my mom as a young child and she just brushed it off. So applause to you for taking action :)0

I want to say thanks you very much for the feed back and to the lady that commend me, i apprecaite there times i feel like i not a good mom at times b/c i get very frustrated and dont know what to do.i cry alot and then i kinda get irriatable and thngs too. the only thing is that the doctor dont belive things he does this for attention. all my yrs i never heard of a perosn using that for attention so me and the dr dont agree.

may i ask how old was you when you knew you were b/p? the hospital had down as schiz affective disoder on top of the biopolar so i not sure what the differnce of schizo and affective disorder.

also not sure if this is in the manci stage or melt down stage , but when he goes off he hit thngs and sometimes he hit me and has left brusies, this is were i feel helpless and feel not a good perosn. like why do i have to go thru this.

i wish i could meet other people in my area and it like 3-4 hrs away and i cant go tthat far. io apprecaite the help here. has anyone ever hit anyone or hurt them? or levae holes in the wall? thanks for your comment... ang

I'm sorry your son is feeling badly :( .

My question for you is whether or not he has these issues when not manic. If not, it's possible he has some sort of psychotic illness like bipolar with psychotic features or schizoaffective disorder.

hi swamp, moslsty he like this when he raging or manic but there been times that when he calm and he say god not real he fake and he said the devil real. i know one of the hsopitals said he was thatr last thing you have down there i was trying to spell right schizo aff thnig, which i not really sure what that is? thanks.... ang

I understand that feeling my self. But it not a kid it is me. I have gotten to where when I am manic. i walk, nut when i walk i feel so out of control with myself. i swear i hear many voices calling my name. i feel lost and so alone when this happens. i know this sounds like i may be crazy. and who knows.

dixie, sorry to hear this hun... i know right now the dr change my meds to pretiq it a new anti depress and it scarrying me4, i ben having some things runing across me that not there but it worst now i have taken this meds and just the other day i went out in the car and i got back in the car and i felt like the call was rolling backwards.....

i feel out of of my self and i feel like i going crazy dealing with my son and no help and i feel all alone and i so depress and moody and and=gry and agitated and mooody, i cry every day i here if you need a friend.. huggs ang