Do you believe in your mental capabilities?

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Do you believe in your mental capabilities? :smiley:

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No, at this moment I don`t. I do believe there is some ā€œalchemyā€ that brings ā€œgoldā€. I mean, with proper balance you can be smart and creative. Perhaps we need the right medicines in the right dosages.

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i try an extend me tolerancies if that what you mean?

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I mean by abilities

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by extending my tolerencies i extend my abilities to cope with stress, anxiety :wink:

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No, I donā€™t. My cognitive abilities are very weak, and all due to the sza.

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I donā€™t but at the same time I know Iā€™m underrating my actual mental capabilities because Iā€™m scared of looking overzealous and I would rather just underestimate myself and be pleasantly surprised than be cocky and disappointed

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My treatment is restoring my sanity gradually, so I am having ever more faith in my mental capabilities.

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I know my limits, letā€™s just say that.

Iā€™m better off mentally than I was ten or so years ago. I attribute that to being well medicated and to stop worrying about how my brain is doing. Dropping that baggage has freed up some resources for me to function better.

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Not at the moment.

Iā€™m in the process of discovering my new limits following my psychotic break. I started a new job about a year afterward without being aware of the changes that took place. Boy did I find out. Iā€™m making mistakes left and right and my executive functioning is completely shot. The daily struggle serves as a reminder of what Iā€™ve lost, so I do find it really hard to believe in my mental capabilities.

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Sure. My brain survived, two years of intense psychosis when I was young, my brain survived four years of addiction, a nasty year long relapse, it survives everybody and their uncle trying to drive me crazy.
But screw them. I still function in society for the most part, when they try to give me sh*t I give some back while still thinking, "This guy or girl isnā€™t a bad guy/woman or a horrible human being, theyā€™re just annoying idiots.

I take college classes and three days a week Iā€™m working among soldiers. Yeah, when I die Iā€™m going to donate my brain to science. Maybe they can make heads or tails of it and figure out what made me tick. Because I sure have no idea right now.

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You sound to have big achievements in your life . Good to hear keep it up and you will survive and will live in a positive world

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Thank youā€¦

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SZ is horrible for my cognition, especially memory. Before the illnessā€¦ ah i even donā€™t want to talk about itā€¦

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No but i belive in my caracter and personality.

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Lucky you!
My personality is off and character burdened.

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Yes but they are leaving me.
Iā€™ll keep fighting hard to retain them but it is like Leonidas of Sparta or the Germans during the final phase of ww2; no hope to win but never surrender.

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I was very bright in my teenage years, even with a bunch of symptoms, then was diagnosed when I was 18 and put on APā€™s, thought my brain was gone; now Iā€™m 26 and slowly but steadily recovering my cognitive abilities again, I can think and create much better. I think itā€™s possible to recover some of your mental capabilities.

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Well you are the only one you got better believe in yourself than not

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I believe in my language centerā€™s ability to withstand the worst onslaughts. I can always generate language okay. The content that my words express is a different story, however. I still believe in the power of storytelling; perhaps thatā€™s not psychotic. But last winter, my beliefs were definitely ā€œunusual.ā€ I thank everyone here who was patient with me while I struggled and persisted!