Most of my life thus far I have been sick, tired, depressed, or bored. I never had to work on a marriage. I did not get a job with a lot of responsibility. My main accomplishment has been to cope with the negative feelings and not take it out on others. I think the rest of my life will be different.
All those years when I was sick I prayed for one thing, and that was a treatment or cure of schizophrenia. I am thankful that now we have better drugs and I am able to function well. I feel like my prayer was answered.
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That’s one of my main accomplishments too!
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I think you are a friend.
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I’m 62…hang in there bud.
I’ll be 68 in 12 days time. Comparatively speaking I’m doing better mentally than I have been doing for a good,long, while. While my mental health has improved, my physical health has gone in the opposite direction.
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I’m sorry to hear that about your physical health.
To be totally honest it’s a comparative thing more than a severely physically ill situation. An increase in medical conditions compared to just over 3 years ago . The most disabling IMO is the reduced mobility . I’m very much an indoors type of person, but there’s a big difference between going out independently when you feel like doing so, vs needing to be accompanied by someone . Even when accompanied I have to use a stroller,with a seat, to get from A to B, with a need to periodically sit down in doing so. The longer the distance the more times I need to sit down, before continuing to get from A to B, and back again.
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@Here4You I am very glad and thankful for better drugs too. I am 41. I just asked my psych doctor to raise my dose. I feel good about this decision. Good vibes to you. It sounds like you are on a good path doing better.
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