Waxy Flexibility (Catatonic Schizophrenia) -  Day 34 of "100 Symptoms"
Channel: nednednerB the Schizophrenic
Date: 18/05/2019

What gives as a person stands or sits up? It might be more basic than the desire to do activities. 
When a catatonic schizophrenic exhibits "waxy flexibility", this question no longer seems out of place.

Waxy Flexibility refers to being able to manipulate someone's posture, as if they are wax. The person will be in some kind of stupor (see Day 33), and a doctor or someone present will be able to move and set the patient's posture and position.

You can raise their arm into the air and they will hold position when you let go. They will not be rigid or relaxed. They will basically just be holding steady whatever position they are placed into.

During the potential for waxy flexibility, there is little or no apparent consciousness of the physical interaction. Sometimes if motions are too fast or uncomfortable there is muted anger or withdrawing physically, but they might not "wake up" as it were!

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