I don’t know if your paranoia is typical or not, it may be because you spent a long time isolated. It could be because you’re med-resistant, unfortunately they don’t work for everyone… I read that about 30% of people with sz are med resistant.
I don’t know much about lithium, but if it’s helping you and reducing your anxiety then that’s a good thing, regardless of whether it is meant to. You know how the meds affect everyone differently…
You do seem a little more positive in your posts recently Anna if you don’t mind me saying.
Idk, I am in pain unfortunately. I feel pain instead of emotions. Ok, even the pain is an emotion but its tough. I am impatient to live without worries already. Yeah, I don’t know either if I am med resistant or its just not the typical paranoia. But my ex doc was saying that my paranoid thinking is an obstacle to feel emotions and have better thoughts… Thoughts and emotions are connected too…