@John_Raven: Good luck with telling your parents. I hope you can get some help soon. Rooting for you!!
@Toshiko: I don’t know much about being a vegetarian, however apparently many vegetarians don’t get enough protein. Could this possibly be the reason you’re hungry? I believe I read that beans, nuts, and eggs are good for this. It’s so difficult to stick with dietary changes, but it’s rewarding when we do notice some benefits of the healthier eating. Good luck to you!
Me, I’m about 10 minutes away from making cookies. I’m trying to resist, but I’m worried I might give in. Cutting back on sugar is so hard.
You’re doing it all then, lol that’s awesome. I think it’s difficult for many to change their unhealthy habits, even more so when dealing with negative symptoms. You are strong. Set your mind to it and you’ll see results. Good luck friend.
I gave up drinking about five years ago. I was never addicted, but I just didn’t want it to interfere with my meds. But I really want a drink today. I’m super sad, and don’t want to feel it. I want to mask the pain until I can bury it again. But I have to do the freaking healthy things and just be in pain. I hate that, but I know it will be better in the long run. Drinking would just make me sad, but with a headache.
I’m sorry you’re going through pain. I would hug you if I could and you let me.
Grief is an awful, desparing feeling.
I’ve been wanting to drink recently because the hours feel so long in the evening, and my mental health is always worse then. Alcohol makes time pass faster, so it would be an easy way out for me, but I know it’s not healthy to cope in that manner.
Like @Ninjastar said, I’d still be feeling down, but with a headache.
I quit loving someone mentally. I was depressed and had all these dreams. N then was like I don’t need any man like that screw love. Love is for fools who believe that it’s enough to make life good. Love is probably the biggest joke Gd instilled in humanity. To love is a disease and should be eradicated. There should be shock therapies to associate with oxytocin and serotonin release to obstruct these irrational behaviors that do not benefit people in any type of way.
I’d totally reccomend shock therapy for women. When they feel love or infatuation for anything they get shocked until they are completely emotionally unresponsive. It would be a real cure to this whole emotional intelligence being a part of humanity that’s not beneficial.
I’m most definitely sure that I need to drastically cut back on my sugar intake. I don’t eat sweets too often but I do drink a lot of energy drinks. I just got back from the store with more, but instead they’re sugar-free. We’ll see how this goes, and hopefully I keep remembering to buy the sugar-free version next time.
@Ninjastar@Pikasaur I get it. The urge to drown your sorrows. I’ve never drank or used recreational drugs, so I’m not the most experienced forum member, however I believe that, like you both said, it won’ll help in the long run, and may even hurt you. I wish I had a better way to help you guys through this. I hope for both of you that days like this one will be few and far between.
@Adelaing That’s not an okay opinion. Shocking people, namely women, who express love and affection, just because you can’t find a romantic and/or sexual partner? Did you ever think that maybe the problem is you? I don’t mean your personality or anything like that. It’s just, you seem to be in the middle of a psychotic episode, and like it or not, it’s difficult to hide when one is breaking with reality. It’s obvious to outside observers. If you want to seek out a partner, you first need to get yourself healthy. All that said, I hope only the best for you. Good luck, and may your days be brighter.
I’m quiting cigarettes. On the patch. Also cutting a lot of sugar out of my life. Would cut more out, but my options are limited due to where I’m living
Hey, that’s really good that you’re trying to get healthier. I think it’s okay not to cut everything out at once unless you’re having a health crisis. Good luck quitting cigarettes and sugar! You can do this!
That’s okay. Sometimes we fall off the wagon. I personally have reduced my sugar intake, but I still consume too much of it. Sometimes, changing your lifestyle takes time. We will get there. Good luck to you!
They may seem harmless at first but I had some awful hallucinations where those fictional characters became real and started torturing me like Kain and Raziel from Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver, Kerrigan from Starcraft, Yoshimitsu from Tekken or Doombringer from DotA 1.
I reinforced my no-more-games rule after I read some stories with people dying because of them or forgetting to feed their children because they were busy playing World of Warcraft.
I’ve also noticed that some very addictive multiplayer games are now called “e-sports”. Don’t fall in this trap ! If you want to improve your motor skills, find new friends, fight depression or whatever then try some sports in real life !
I personally don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with playing video games. It can serve as an enjoyable pass time. But you’re right, it can become dangerous when people pay more attention to their fictional video game world than they do to reality. It’s somewhat like an artificial psychosis of sorts. If video games were addictive for you and worsening your psychosis, I’m glad that you’ve managed to quit playing them. I am happy for you, and I hope this decision has changed your life for the better.
Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t became perfect… in fact I think I replaced one addiction with another like reading news. There is a fancy term for it like ‘procrastination’ and you can blame dopamine or the need for instant gratification for it.
All I want now is to become a productive member of society, do something that counts and video games were standing between me and this wish.
I’m trying to quit from my negative perspective on myself. I’ve always hated myself and blamed myself for the pain I have. I thought that I deserve the pain because I’m just a terrible person. I’m going to try to quit this unhealthy look on myself and start appreciating myself more
