Just curious to know, I know we’re supposed to refrain from talking about religion, but a lot of them say that suffering can lead to peace in this life, figured I’d ask if you had any experience with that?
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Yes I have many times. Thanks for asking!
I think once I do therapy counselling, once I lose my excess hair, once I lose excess weight, once I move out, once I drink wine(maybe) ill get there. Just seeing it keeps me alive
Suffering and then losing that suffering leads to a good amount of appreciation perhaps. And that is a peace of mindddd
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Sure I have. I think the suffering leads to perspective. You enjoy things when they’re going ok and know the bad moments will pass. I’ve found peace of mind through staying busy; I work part time, enjoy what I do, and have a few hobbies to past the time.
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I’m almost there. Just have a formication issue and a small amount of voices.
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I’m kind of more at ease after my illness. It made me found peace in the way that I see all humans in a different light. We are all just vulnerable beings struggling with something wether it’s disease, grief, addiction or whatever. Everyone has something on their plate. Before I got ill I had a different pespective. I was more egoistic, I was thinking too much about myself and too little about others. Now I feel the tables have turned. Ofcourse some of it can be attributed to the wisdom of growing older, but getting mentally ill changed the way I look at the world. Maybe it was because I had prejudice against mentally ill people because I didn’t really understand what it was. It was scary, but then it happened to me, and now I have a better understanding of myself and others.
I try to find peace in nature I have to take walks daily because the feeling of peace is fleeting.
I go through periods where I am at peace but still breakdown and hate that I have schizophrenia and feel like ■■■■ most the time.
Yes, since my addiction problems stopped after stopping Abilify. But there is a next step, getting rid of my severe negative symptoms with Vraylar by end of this year.
I can feel peace.
I used to feel torn up and tortured 24/7 so it is so great to feel better.
I nolonger have positives and that helps.
I don’t work and avoid some people and situations and stress and I have lots of alone time and that all helps.
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I dont think so. Ive never felt at peace with myself for long. My disorder has been pretty severe, with loss of functioning and life.
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I’m working on it. It’s one of the main things I want to accomplish… I have found a greater appreciation and gratitude for things I wasn’t able to before because of how sad I was. Now I pray more, am thankful for what I have and for the quiet times I get…
When I’m feeling lost sometimes I think to myself, “At least I’m not currently kidnapped, being tortured or homeless” and it quiets the mind for a few moments lol. It doesn’t bring peace but it’s a good distraction.
I get little spurts of peace of mind. But within a religious context I tend to get myself all worked up by trying to be something I’m not and then feeling guilty because I cannot live up to the standards of a belief system.
As far as finding peace of mind through suffering…hmm? I don’t feel that my own suffering has made me a better person nor a bad person. Suffering is just a part of life. We all suffer to some degree and maybe the people to be pitied are the one’s who don’t know that they are suffering.
All in my fuo.
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