Does anyone feel fatigue from giving advice? I like to give advice but while I enjoy helping I’m feeling a little burned out. Is it just me or does this happen to you too?
Mostly I’m sad about advising people to take meds.
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I can’t live at all without meds.
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Sometimes I feel like a broken record, saying the same thing over and over again…
I usually have a break from the forum when I feel like that, but usually come back, thanks to the site update emails I get from Schizophrenia.com!
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I realised the amount of emails sent. I used another email and logged into it the other day and was like wow. Must have been a thousand emails. Thank God I didn’t use my actual email account
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I like to listen advice which come from other members here
I often feel like a hypocrite when I try to give advice. Half of the time I don’t even follow it myself, even though I know it’d be good for me. It’s a good thing I’m surrounded irl then by people who don’t respect my judgment.
I get tired of getting unwarranted advice.
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What would you say if it’s not recommending meds?
Therapy while on meds of course
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I always do the same thing. Ask questions that aren’t answered with a yes or no, answered by something that helps them explore what they’re going through. I’ll repeat what they say, either word for word or in my own way so that they know I’m listening and understand. And I empathize in those ways. It’s not about trying to get more details so I can tell them what to do, it’s more so I’m guiding them through their motions so they can help themselves.
Sometimes I feel like giving advice if I think the person is going down the wrong path, like anti-social behavior, group-bullying, aggressive acts towards their self or others ect.
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My advice cost 3.50 now…
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I can beat him
2.50
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Crap 2.00 anda non touching hug…
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2.00 and a non touching hug, unless you want a touching hug then it’s 2.50. And if you act now in the next 30 seconds, you will get a meme of your choice for absolutely free!
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I only get burnt out when it feels like the other person is all woe is me and refuses to listen.
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I can’t live without meds either.
It can be tiring repeating oneself over and over and frustrating when you see people make the same mistakes again and again.
I ended up making a rule for myself where I try not to give advice unless it is specifically asked for. Unless people specify they don’t know what to do and want help generally they just want support and kind words, and can even get irritated by unwanted advice.
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I put my advice in my tagline 
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I like giving and getting it. I figure people will listen to all peoples 2 cents and then make their own decisions. At least that’s what I do. I like the forum where we can share our experiences and things we have done, it makes me feel less alone in all this. I especially feel better on days when someone has a story or symptom similar to mine, it’s like oh I’m not alone in this situation.
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