Hallucinations Hallucinations usually involve 'hearing' imagined voices. More unusual hallucinations may involve tasting, touching, smelling or seeing things which seem very real, but, which aren't really there. This is where someone's speech may be very difficult to follow, jumping from one subject to another with no logical connection. Thoughts and speech may become so disconnected that the person may think someone is interfering with their mind. Some of these symptoms may be connected to another condition.
Schizophrenia always requires treatment.
The treatment usually involves a combination of medication, counselling and rehabilitation in the community. New medication has completely changed the treatment of schizophrenia. Thanks to new non-addictive medication, most people with schizophrenia are able to participate in the community more fully. The medication helps the person by correcting the chemical imbalance in the brain. This medication is just as important to a person with schizophrenia as insulin is to a person with diabetes - it should be considered as a lifeline.