sometimes at college people will start talking about current occurences around the world like the arab spring or the nuclear whatever with north korea, and they’re so well versed in this stuff its crazy. they know all these specific details about everything and they can wax on endlessly about world issues like nobodies business.
i can do nothing of the sort, i cant hold all those facts in my head. my memory is so bad. i dont have any interest in the world, politics, natural disasters, not even issues going on in the us.
and its embarrassing, that sz had sectioned me off into this stupid little fantasy world where i cant get interested in normal things or feel the complex emotions necessary to hold onto this information.
my question to you is, do you keep up with world news and occurrences, even local stuff? or are you insulated to the point of being totally ignorant by schizophrenia like me?
i generally try to keep up with that stuff because it interests me. i avoid watching news though, i feel like it just breeds this sense of impending doom and negativity
i tend to gravitate away from it, yes just plain lack of interest, but also just generally avoiding information dumps which make me feel stupid and incapable. so i remain ignorant
i have an aversion to anything i find particularly cognitively taxing, like watching the news, or anything for that matter with a plot
Try asking questions from people. If they’re talking about Arab Spring and seem enthusiastic about the topic, say, you know, I really don’t have a handle on that yet, can you explain x to me? It’s something to talk about beyond how badly you’re feeling, and you’ll become better versed in current affairs at the same time.
Plus, it sounds like you’re talking about people who love demonstrating how much they know about something.
thats the issue, i retain nothing when i hear people speaking. the flow of ideas is too fast for me, so i struggle to even respond or join the conversation. i don’t think theyre showing off, i think theyre mature enough adults to actually care enough and be responsible for knowing about the world.
im cognitively impaired! i can’t even remember what happened last week to me let alone what happened months ago in various regions of the world
the reality is, i listen but the words just flow together and it becomes like white noise. even if i understood it in the moment i wouldnt remember it later or be able to benefit or draw anything from it.
when some people talk to me to me they seem like all knowing gods almost, or savants or something. there really is a huge contradt between me and them. while their worlds are enriched mine is tiny and limited.
funny thing is i suffer from apathy, so i feel a mild sense of concern about this only. not enough to do anything about it even if i could.
what about you? are you able to keep up with current events and stuff?
I 'm doing well in this regard, pretty much like the normal people. I am very interested in news reports either international , national or local. Almost every evening I go out for a walk with my husband and during this time I usually exchange news with my husband. You know it would be very boring if all you can talk about are your illness and your pain. So I read news everyday just in order to be a less boring person. Reading news everyday would not be a huge task for us SZ, and it is your responsibility to try to be less boring, less dumb. God only helps those who helps himself!
My partner stays really well informed and she lectures me often, and public policy is part of my field of study, so current events are discussed in every class. So I’m pretty well informed. Left to my own devices, though, I use the internet for cat pictures only, so when school is not in session, I know nothing.
