I have had this attitude for so long. I don’t have positive or negative symptoms but I feel like that is not the end. I get this feeling sometimes even when nothing is wrong. Maybe I I just have something different about me, that there is something wrong with how I think. My life is not bad, but I just don’t work like everyone else.
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Even when I wasn’t well I always felt it would get better its what kept me going…I am starting to feel more in control with the right med so I feel a little more positive
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I just had a bad bout that is all. I came off meds for 11 days and I got extremely stressed. Now I am back on meds and I get the same feeling and I can’t help but think I need the meds. That if I get this feeling every now and then even if I am on meds, there will still be a problem.
What illness?
Not completely. But I’ve made vast improvements.
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It is just that I have had sz for 14 years. I got rid of all the symptoms, but I never got better.
Probably time to speak to your consultant … you do need the meds but you and your doc need to work out if you’re on the right course of treatment
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I felt the same… it took years before the Dr had a second look and realised the meds were not working . … now that im feeling relief I’m more inclined to take the meds
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I visualise that I can. Whether on or off meds. But the truth is you just don’t k ow what is going to happen for sure. Can hope for the best though and act accordingly.
I suffer from depression but I’d like to think that I can think myself out of it somewhat. Enough to be happy. This is all daydreaming talk lol.
I hope you can get over that thinking thing that you have. I’m sure ya can. It might just take time idk.
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You have psychosis and depression, I think these things have been well recovered before. I always saw mental health problems as something to get over. I am not sure though lately. I just think maybe I am unlucky and I have not got one of those things I can get better from.
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Once my headache resolves, I am out of schizophrenia hell. That is my struggle ATM.
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Do you get this feeling though? Similar to stress but makes you feel uneasy? Sometimes I feel my head is filled with dopamine and you can not fix that.
Gosh I wish I could send a cbt therapist over to you. It could be the thing that changes that.
Is it very severely affecting your life that thinking thing or is it minor?or moderate
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I think all my SZ problems are due to a leaky blood brain barrier causing chronic brain inflammation. I am having some success with that approach.
The inflammation causes constant anxiety, enough to make me hallucinate.
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It changes a lot. Sometimes I am fine and sometimes I feel like I am fighting everything that I come across.
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I don’t think I will get over it but I do think I can improve with meds and support. Doing ok at moment but avolition remains a problem
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I have made huge strides toward complete recovery. Abilify helps me loads but one shouldn’t rely on medicine alone. It takes conscious effort and a positive mindset. I still have depressive days and meltdowns (I even cry but that’s not shameful). But I keep pushing forward. I guess my “luck” was getting sick at 30 when my personality was already well developed. For those of you who got sz earlier it must be harder to stay in control. Some of you sound like you never got over the teenage phase. You blame the world for your problems (or yourself) and fail to take action. You guys need a lot of therapy and support but I think anyone can recover with the right combo of meds, therapy, peer support and a never-say-die attitude.
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Sounds a lot like me. I was a teenager when my sza started. And now at nearly 36 I am less independent than most teens.
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Yes I am 36 going on 37. So basically same age as you. I had lived on my own between 19 and 30yo when sz striked. I always had trouble coping with stress but I thought I’d manage. Now I am being very careful with my stress levels and taking it easy. I save money like crazy in case one day I can no longer hold down a job.
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Just remember. It’s nobody’s fault that sz happened to you. Don’t blame yourself or your parents. Looking for culprits is a waste of time and energy. Instead look for ways to improve your life slowly, not by leaps and bounds cause that’s unrealistic.
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I Hope i can but idk if i can come off my med now, my brain has developed a need for them and if that need is taken away my brain will look for other pathways that may not have been used as much (and these pathways could be sensitive)
I wish i could pray to get back to normal, i do pray sort of quietly in the background, its a silent prayer but it is there, that i can get over my illness and my need for medication.
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