I think I can’t achieve anything that’s hard to achieve:(
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Not at all. My definition of success is never giving up, never stop bettering yourself.
I fail if I give up. I fail if my old bad ways become acceptable again.
I keep working on myself, getting healthier, that way I never fail the long game.
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Working to overcome seeing myself as one. I’ve been through a lot (as we all have) and I need to be forgiving of myself. I don’t see a way forward aside from that approach.
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You can still achieve things while psychotic. It just seems as though things are going wrong even when they are not.
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With forgiveness also comes acceptance, and self love, something I lacked for many years.
I’ve never found another path that worked, good luck on yours.
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Today I see myself as a failure. I had to quit talking to this really sweet guy.
Idk if I will ever call him in the future though, it feels weird to do that even though he said I can.
I don’t think it’s good for either of us
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I’m a failure at many things, we all have our strengths and weaknesses, just got to keep going, remain hopeful and optimistic
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I was chained to a table in the psyche ward when I was 20 in 1981 and I spent 8 months in the hospital. Today is my day off from work and school starts January 8th and I’m paid up and registered for a class. I went grocery shopping, and puttered around the house today and I’m doing some cooking. I may not be a success in the eyes of a lot of people in the rich area I live in but I’ve come a helluva long way. I’ve had many failures and many successes. Success and failure are both relative, right?
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I once rode over 30 miles on my bike, kept the section of the Library I worked at in shape as well as I could, had a successful return to college (although I didn’t follow up well), did a decent job of Uncle at times, won one set of tennis against my twin (he was really good at it and instantly said “best of 3”), bowled about 140, hit a few decent golf drives in spite of rarely playing it, hit some holes in one in minature golf, walked over 10 miles on numerous occasions, and worked almost 14 years mainly as a volunteer before weight gain set in, it began to hurt to work, and I"foolishly" asked “what’s in it for me?” (for normal people that would not be an issue.) , and stayed alone at an apartment for 5 years (although I had some help). I also helped take care of my Mom after 2 serious surgeries (I know I left home eventually but most people wouldn’t question that either about themselves). I know a lot of that is not outstanding but they were accomplishments to me. I am a failure in many ways but in my own way I have succeeded at times too.
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I would not see myself as a failure. I am pretty competent at everything I do. I am a bit of a defeatist though.
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No i don’t. I got sz experience. I made it to 50 years with my adventures lifestyle. I gave myself a few generous years of rest. I am all motivated again to succeed. I learned through failure what doesn’t work for me. Some doors are closed, but they are open doors as well. When i see my life as a brickwall i overlook the few bad bricks and see the good bricks.
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Totally. I completed a 20 km hike yesterday. My psychotic symptoms were raging off and on for the entire hike. Talked out loud to myself a bit - not a problem when it’s only the trees & birds who can hear me. But at least I did it, completed a long term goal, good for my fitness, good for my social life as I have something positive to talk about.
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Well done @Flutterby I couldn’t do that, would love to but can’t 
say hello to the birds from me 
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Thanks @daydreamer you’re very kind. It’s been hard work, took me 6 months to get my fitness up to this level. I’m sure you have many strengths & qualities I’d love to have but don’t.
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Yeah, kind of
I struggle with living everything is a struggle
I see lots of other people on tv and that and they seem to do everything effortlessly, makes me wonder whats going on and why is it so difficult for me to do anything
I’ve never been lazy and I worked hard when I could
it sucks having this illness
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So achieve all the easy ones.
to some extent I do, mostly because I have been an underachiever most of my life. But do I think i will be like this for the rest of my life? It is a mixed feeling answer and to answer it with just that isn’t smart. I will have to say yes, for the foreseeable future I can agree I’m going to be a failure.
Yes- very much so .
Not a failure so much as a disappointment. I’m working from that angle.
No, I think I’ve achieved quite a bit in my life.
I got two degrees while being diagnosed.
Now I’m studying filmmaking and photography techniques.
I refuse to be a statistic.
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