I wouldn’t say is after ten years, but with years…
Im 48 and since 40 I’m feeling better more then before…
I remember constant fighting with voices in my 30’s…
Thing is just to be patient…
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Am I better than I was 10 years ago? Yeah, much much better. Am I healed? No f-ing way
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I wouldn’t say better, but its getting easier to live with sz over the years. The psychotic episodes are still heavy on my mind. I learned some techniques to deal with them better, like mindfulness and meditation.
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I’m a quarter century in and my SZ is well-managed. I work, have a family, we own property, I can pass for normal when needed. I live a good life. I still have some symptoms and take meds for them. I’ve used other strategies to reduce the amount of meds I need. 30 years sober.
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You will. I see you doing all the right things with the necessary positive attitude.
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My first ten years I improved
My next ten years I got worse
Now meds are helping to prevent it getting even more bad
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Well it looks like people feel better after some time for the most part. But it seems like we just manage to cope better. I hope one day ill return to work full time and be able to afford an apartment. Ive been paranoid majority the past 4 days in a row. Thinking of calling my doctor today to see if he has any input
the first three years were hell…finally got on meds that didn’t interfere with my happiness and now after 25 years I am happy, married, and content.
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That is awesome to hear. I dont think ill ever get married. Being unemployed and living with parents is a major loss in the dating game
After 30 years I have mixed feelings. The hallucinations are much better, but the negative symptoms and my ability to function in the real World is greatly impaired.
Thats what i fear the most. My negative symptoms are really bad. Im afraid they will never get better
I do feel better than during psychosis but I am nowhere even close to my functioning lvl of before sz. I am disabled in bed.
Mine are a bit better and that’s after about twenty-five years. The good news is that I have really learned how to work around them.
I spend a lot of time in bed as well. Either in bed or on the porch swing.
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Its been 11 years for me in which I have worked for 5 years, with multiple gaps,
so hard to find a job now,
but mental health wise I am doing good,
other than some symptoms here and there,
but way better than before,
after reading this forum I am not alone in the fight of sz.
Staying and knowing this place is a boon,
I could say I have learnt and still keep learning.
I’ve been diagnosed almost twenty years now,
It does get a bit better,
But because of coping skills and learning to work with your doctor.
I don’t feel as smothered by my symptoms,
Still, it took a lot of work.
Forcing myself to get up and do things despite how I felt.
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That’s 50% of dealing with negatives right there. Refuse to give in to them.
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Yes i agree. If you cant force your way into doing something then the negative symptoms are terrible. I have to force myself to do anything.
If you do it enough it becomes a powerful habit. I have the reverse problem in that I have a hard time doing nothing now - I have a compulsion to always be busy with something - that’s why so many hobbies. I have to multi-task while watching TV even, I’ll usually edit photos or some such.
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After years of having to force myself,
I finally get bored easily too.
Have to do something to keep myself busy and my mind off my symptoms.
I do have some hobbies, but mostly I clean. A lot.
Don’t worry, I enjoy the cleaning.
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