50 percent of schizophrenics

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OMG, I could so use you as a neighbour.

How do you feel about yard work? Like that too?

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Hard pass on the lawn work.

Sorry man, you’re on your own with that.

Unless you have a lawn like mine,

No grass.

I did my time cutting grass when I lived in Texas.

Massive lawn, terrible weather.

But I can water plants all day long.

Sometimes I feel like I do.

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We broke down and hired that out. That’s what teenagers are for.

I don’t like doing housework, but I keep on top of it. A destroyed looking home is a visible tell-tale of mental illness and I am very good at not display those. Therefore, tidy and dusted home.

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Me too.

We have guests all the time coming to play pool, so I got to keep everything clean.

And I agree about the lawn work.

That’s a great gig for a kid and keeps you from misery.

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My room was a disaster before i went to rehab. I didnt care how it looked. My parents cleaned it while i was gone. I must say having a clean room really is beneficial for mental health.

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I got sick in 2014 but started getting better in 2018 when I joined this site. Nowadays I have no delusions and have been out of the hospital for three years straight.

First three years were definitely the worst.

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We all have differing levels of ability when it comes to coping .

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Coping is – in part – a learned skill. When you realize you’ve pushed past some things it helps you push past the next thing. Self-confidence grows over time as a result. I personally think you’ve got more ability than you give yourself credit for.

:heart:

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I wasn’t specifically talking about me. Whether by luck or skill I’ve managed to survive longer than many I knew in hospital.Has it always been smooth sailing? Not by a long shot. There’s been counts of 7 or so quite a few times, but somehow I’ve managed to get up off the canvas and carry on fighting this illness.

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Sorry! Just wanted you to know that there are people who believe in you on the days when you have trouble believing in yourself.

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Your comments were wise. i have no issue with them Although you’re younger than me I see you as the wise statesman of this forum. A good example of achieving great success in spite of the obstacles put in your way…

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You just made me SPLORF tea on my desk.

I was temporarily banned from a Walmart in Calgary this past month when they caught me googly eye bombing their merchandise. (Mischief is important.)

:grin:

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There’s lies, damned lies, and statistics. I think a feller named Mark Twain said that.

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My psychosis calmed down more after about 7 or 8 years. But i still get glitches. Its just noise at this point. Still get mood episodes tho that can have psychosis

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I have had schizophrenia diagnosed for 25 years.

Things are definitely better for me.

I had voices for eight years 24/7 and they went away thankfully.

I got better and then had delusions and was hospitalised but the voices thankfully didn’t come back.

I have been pretty stable for a five years or so now.

I take medication and when I lower my dose I’m told i don’t act like myself and that I need to get up to higher dose again so I stay on this dose for now and I take sleeping tablets for my insomnia.

I even managed to quit smoking and binge drinking and go vegan.

Good wishes to you.:pray:t4::slightly_smiling_face:

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IDK about 50%. I’d say it’s more like half.

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He also said,”I spent most of my life worrying about things that never happened.”

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And we base ourselves on what we believe we can do ?

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Well, I certainly am feeling better than the first two years of psychosis. That’s when most of my hospitalizations were and I’ve never felt as bad as those first two years again. I got schizophrenia at age 19. It was when I was in my forties that I really started improving. Now my positive symptoms are at a minimum and so often have peace of mind and everything slows down. I live for those moments. But yeah, I’ve gotten better over the years. Except for a glitch in 2015 when I got suicidal over my mom dying and I ended up in the hospital, I really don’t worry about being hospitalized. I know it’s possible but I never even come close.

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