I lead a very active lifestyle.
I work out every day at a health club, I have 4 Torah lessons a week, I read materials about Judaism in Russian
and study new words in Russian.
Also, I repeat out loud many positive slogans about my health every day.
I take a cold shower every day, and try to brush my teeth every day.
I make every effort to have a healthy diet.
I want to find more friends, not just Ultra Orthodox ones.
I want to go to a chess class in my city and meet new people there.
I want to apply for disability.
I would LOVE to be able to cook and clean and do laundry on my own.
@Anon10 no, I have serious problems with my cognition.
I feel that I am going in the direction of improvement and progress.
My schizophrenia included certain deficits since early childhood, as is common with this disease.
The last 4.5 years since disease onset have been very difficult.
I have had delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, serious cognitive problems,
severe sleep problems, severe intrusive thoughts.
Problems that I still have:
Serious cognition problems, I can’t do household chores, I can’t work and study and live independently.
I still have auditory hallucinations and intrusive thoughts to a certain degree.
Also I think I have reduced sleep quality compared to healthy people.
But overall my condition is improving.
My case is so severe that if I ever get to “recover” it would be a great miracle.
It’s hard for me to believe in recovery sometimes, since I had the illness I’ve had serious issues like what you describe, maybe worse.
The reason I ask about how your cognition is is that I have read in multiple places that cognitive issues do not get better over the lifespan. Maybe these issues aren’t very well understood right now? In any case, you seem to be getting better.
Good job putting your life back together! Forget what other people define as “recovery” and continue to get better in your own way. I admire your approach toward life with antifragility and other ideas you’ve promoted. I only wish I had the same kind of self control you have.
Honestly when I got diagnosed I was banned from family that really was never my family anyways as my friends know. I had no choice but to fight to survive. Now I’ve been in a safe environment and that’s all I ask. I push myself much much harder than I should but just can’t end up like my parents. Plus my husband is ocd, but is much more patient and understanding. Med change is helpin though still hot/cold and headache.