I go through phases of being withdrawn (not just socially) like I’m sure a lot of you do and I haven’t figured out yet how to approach being down. Social withdraw, lack of hygiene, general carelessness, etc. I don’t know if I’m supposed to accept the fact that there’s some weeks I’ll just hate myself for not doing enough, which would be the hardest I think. Or figure out how to work through it and be as happy about life as I want to be. Has anybody else figured this out?
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You can’t be 100% all the time. I have no issues with self-care and hygiene, that’s why when I read about schizophrenics being lackluster in this department it annoys me because I make it a point to shower and shave regularly.
I don’t have any friends that I see outside Facebook so it is hard for me to socialize, I mostly stay home, but I had a real problem with pot smoking and now I’ve curbed the habit and going on 3 months clean. I am ready to go back to study full-time and then land a job in my dream field, if I were to fail this time around I would be hugely disappointed in myself.
So if I were to give you advice is try to keep up with your occupations while leaving some time for yourself, as long as your lack of self-care doesn’t leave marks on others a little slowing down cannot hurt. 
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So it’s okay to not be achieving something all the time? There’s no need to have an excuse for it? Because normally people slow down every now and then or because there’s more obstacles than most people I mean. Thanks for the advice & congratulations on the sobriety! I know it can be tough.
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A change in medication might help.
its ok to go with your own rhythm--but dont hate yourself for it.
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I just accept it and do what I can
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there are good and bad days and then the psychotic days…
even normal people have this…they have to go with the flow…so do we.
take care
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I don’t have bad days as long as I take my medicines.
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@bridgecomet brilliant, thank you. @pob how do you start to face the motivational side effects though with the medicines? That’s one thing that really scares me honestly. Does anybody have any mantras or anything they like to say to themselves to try get going on a bad day? From what I read from you guys, on the bad days just try to take it easy especially on myself, do I interpret that right? Love you guys, thank you so much.
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Motivation problems and depression are two different things. I don’t have bad days.I’ve come to semi-accept not doing things, hoping for better medication possibilities.
I struggled through some hard times fighting against the bed. I started to break the spell by allowing myself to lie on the bed whenever I wanted. It’s still there, but I’m freer. Another poster said he thought te bed thing has to do with avolition, and I think he was right.
All of my days are pretty much the same. I never feel really down, except lately on days with gloomy weather.
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