I admire you for the amount of inner strength you have on dealing with your “not very nice” in laws,
their behavior towards you is shameful.
Who would be motivated to get up in the morning knowing you had to face them?
It’s just too bad they weren’t smart enough to recognize that you are their daughter’s choice to be with,
and if they had an ounce of brains, they’d accept you and support you rather than tear you down, which makes me wonder how they think anyone wouldn’t become
"[ENVIRON]Mentally-ill"
Meaning,
Re-acting “normally” (or the best you are able) to being trapped in an unhealthy environment that you can’t escape.
ive slept 12 hours a night for 20 years. i withdraw from relationships. i brush my teeth only when they feel like they need it. ive been sz for about 25 years
I know how you feel @Chester170, my Negatives are a real everyday issue for me.
I suffer from lack of Motivation, lack of pleasure, social withdrawal, etc…
Although it’s easy just to give up its best to try to break through the Negative Symptoms - I manage to walk in my house everyday and I force myself to do simple things like watch some television, and play some guitar everyday, even if it’s for 5 minutes a day.
Focus on a healthier lifestyle - and try to exercise, even if it’s for 10 minutes a day.
Theres always this disconnect for me with other people. Something always feels artificial about socializing. I feel empty all the time too. I also have to take adderrall for my attention especially in class. Mostly welbutrin and adderall help the negative symptoms while zyprexa helps the positive. I can do simple stuff still like hygiene and stuff but i do get what id call lazy. But i also have depression in a way cause of my schizoa
At the worst, I have a bad time following through with plans. Day to day things seem too much. I want to, I just can´t. Like not paying pills. Ended up with some creditors but sorted myself out in the end. I can never understand why I can plan, but not follow through. I really understand when people write that they have to force themselves to do basic things. I feel the same. It´s very tiring just to do the normal basic things people do every day.
Also, I withdraw socially. I just don´t want to be around people sometimes. Wierd.
Yes and no.
Yes, because I sleep in my clothes and my sweaters and jackets, and only change clothes when I shower.
No, because I practice piano 1-2 hours or more a day.
Yes, because I can go up to 1-2 weeks without showering.
No, because I do 100 Burpees every single day.
Yes, because I only brush my teeth about once a week.
No, because I wash my face daily.
Yes, because I need assistance with housekeeping and meal preparation.
No, because I usually get my bills paid on time.
Hello, I cannot begin to explain all that has happened to my Son Jim. It has been over a year of voices, and saying that he has audio/visual devices inside his body doing him harm. He believes strongly that our previous neighbor put these things inside of him as he can hear him saying things about the damage he is doing to him. He was committed to Anoka Treatment center, and released after three weeks. No medication as he says in a loud voice, I am fine, there is nothing wrong with my faculties. He never stops saying that he will be dead soon, everyday he says this. He is taking pain medication for a back injury and this is another worry. I am 70 years old and only have a minimum of knowledge about his illness and there seems to be zero help, as he will not or cannot understand his illness, and must threaten to injury himself of others to be taken to a facility. We now live in very small apartment, two rooms and it is very difficult. He does not have any outlets, never goes out, unless to a medical doctor, and I do not know if they know about his illness, He suffers a great deal does not sleep much and is serious pain around the clock. I think his brain is pumping out some sort of chemical that keeps him in a state of pain. I do not have any family, and his father is in another part of the country. No one is helping, only thing that is said is he should go to a psychiatrist, he wont go, he does not know he has schizophrenia, or he cannot even begin to consider it as it is too scary for him, not sure. How on earth is a person suppose to get help for a illness if they do not think they have one? He fights and yells if I bring up the subject of seeing a professional. It is like a catch 22 situation, I know he has schizophrenia, but I cannot reach him and if I try I get yelled at for hours. This is a loop that we are caught up in, around and around, the same situation keeps going on. I have thought about this and asked for help from NAMI, but everyone says the same thing, there is nothing they can do.Once I called the police, they came and said they could not see that he had a problem. After they left he was so angry that I had called, lots and lots of yelling, swearing, threatening. How on earth can a very ill person get better if they cannot recognize they are ill? His self medicating is such a huge worry on top of everything else, that I cannot see how I can go? What can be done to help him? I am totally at a loss.
I suffer from negative symptoms, especially lack of motivation and sometimes I barely talk and I’m monotone when I do talk. I also don’t look people in the eye.
Hi @pamper, I’d like to direct you over to our Family forum, found at:
While this forum is for people with schizophrenia and other closely related psychotic disorders, the Family forum is specifically for people like yourself, who have a loved one they are concerned about.
