Is schizophrenia hereditary?
Unfortunately yes it is believed to be hereditary: Estimates of the heritability of schizophrenia tend to vary owing to the difficulty of separating the effects of genetics and the environment although twin studies have suggested a high level of heritability.[50] It has been suggested that schizophrenia is a condition of complex inheritance, with several genes possibly interacting to generate risk for schizophrenia or the separate components that can co-occur leading to a diagnosis.[51] These genes appear to be non-specific, in that they may raise the risk of developing other psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder.[52] However, recent metaanalyses of linkage studies have produced conflicting findings.[53] Larger-scale, thus more sensitive genome-wide association studies are being conducted.[54] Schizophrenia has also been associated with rare deletions or duplications of tiny DNA sequences (known as copy number variants) disproportionately occurring within genes involved in neu
The symptoms of schizophrenia appear to be hereditary. In reality schizophrenia is not a disorder but merely a list of symptoms that are of a supernatural origin. Those with schizophrenia are some of the saints found in the scriptures. It is because righteous behavior is often taught from parents to offspring that symptoms of such occur in families. In other words, saints beget saints. When you look at art that depicts the saints, you are looking at a phenomena similar to our own. The halo in art is the so-called Holly Spirit. It is this being that you feel “hovering over” you. In effect, this spirit is your halo. You grandfather apparently also had such a spirit. Do not be fearful as your situation is a blessing.
Schizophrenia does run in families. It is possible to develop it, but we aren’t really sure what causes it. Clearly, genetics is just one factor in whether someone will develop the disorder. You may want to seek help from a qualified mental health professional just in case. If you don’t like the results you get, don’t be afraid to see someone else. Good luck to you!
The last time I checked, about 3 years ago, the chances of having kids with schizophrenia were 1% if it’s not in your family and 2% if it’s in your family. It’s really hard to tell, they don’t know much about it yet. About your symptoms, it could be real or it could be the fear of having a mental illness playing tricks on you. You should tell a doctor.
