I just realized that lately the telephone and internet are my best friends. I spend most of the time on it, since seeng my old friends is a no no.
Anyone relates to that?
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I’m on my phone daily and only meet up with friends a couple of times a year.
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Why is seeing your friends a no no? I really only see my new friends about once every other week and I spend a lot of time online. I text with my friends daily though.
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That can change over time. I was surprised to have people I attended middle school with reach out to me through Facebook to see how I was. It is nice to be remembered. One of them is the author of many comic books and another is a professor at a U in Arizona. It’s good to be friends again without the pressures that come with youth.
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Because of the meds I feel down. I did not tell my friends I was diagnosed with sz recently and probably I will not tell them. They got families or are busy. Most of socializing was into pubs were we drank beer and had fun. Can not do it anylonger.
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Oh gotcha. I can so relate. I do not tell about the sz either. And I do not drink alcohol either so I understand that. Good for you for not drinking on medication.
Here’s what I say to new friends when I have to duck out for a bit because of sz: I tell them I have bad anxiety. To those I have to say more to: I tell them I have “another mental illness” or sometimes I tell them I have “bad bipolar.” So far no one has pressed me for details. I think people accept all of that better than sz, for whatever reason, in my experience. No one has ghosted me for saying I have a bad anxiety disorder.
I hope you find your people. It can be a journey. Check out community activities. I go to my local coffee shop gatherings when I feel up to it. There are other things if coffee isn’t your thing though. Board games nights, for example. Good luck.
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@anon90992146 when were you diagnosed with sz?
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I was diagnosed when I was about 24. I had been having symptoms before that though. It didn’t all start at 24. But I got the official diagnosis at 24 while in a hospital. That was 15 years ago.
I was very sick for all that time too. I finally have been doing better this past year or two. I have had more of a normal life than I have ever had. I still get symptoms, yes. But my brain doesn’t explode anymore if that makes sense. I have to take a lot of medications and I go to therapy weekly. I work hard for this and I’ve tried a million different things and somehow something finally clicked in my brain.
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@anon90992146 you’ve managed well. I am happy that things go well lately
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@shutterbug yes, is nice to be remembered and is easyer online or via the phone than actually to meet in person.
Very nice of your classmates to worry about you. It proves the heart of humanity. Very decent people and probably good friends while you were together in school
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