Im led to believe that negative symptoms are damaged or burnt out neurons. If this is the case its permanent brain damage so no future meds will ever help us. That explains the reason why all meds fail in trials. Now i feel hopeless.
I used to think that, but it turned out not to be true because I got better.
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What helped you to get better?
I’m not sure. Maybe having things to do and being stable in general.
The main thing is that I used to think some irreversible change happened in my brain and everything seemed to point that way, but I was wrong. It’s weird how people tend to think in similar ways, so I commented to let you know about my experince, because I remember how much it sucked to feel hopeless.
You can still have the negatives and push past them. It’s just one of those things that is hard and stays hard. Not pushing at all makes life harder.
Im constantly trying though. My motivation can get better but alogia, flat affect never get better and cognition is at an all time low. Im busy all day but cant engage with people
Im always pushing my motivation. I work full time so im forced to be motivated which is great. I just dont know how to push past the alogia like how can i talk to people when i have no thoughts. My brain just wants to be blank and stare. When i try i just ask questions. I try with flat affect but it feels my face cant smile and i sound too formal. I dont know how to push through the negatives
A lot of practice. I volunteered to visit with seniors at a local lodge because they are lonely and happy for any company. It helped me deal with the alogia.
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