a thread about what our doc said.
my doc said: you can’t work as a psychologist cos it may trigger delusions.
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doc said: you are undifferentiated cos you have both positive & negative symptoms. with only positive ones you would be paranoid. with only negative ones you would be simple.
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I had a doc say that I wouldn’t be experiencing what I was if I had accepted Jesus in my life,
Then proceeded to witness to me and tell me he had been praying for a patient to convert.
I was very sick at the time so all I could do was cry and tell him I was Jewish.
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what a crazy doc! 
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He was a primary care doctor and I only saw him the one time.
I was in college at the time,
So when I got back home I told my parents about it.
My dad went up to his office to talk to him,
Don’t know how that went, but the doctor is lucky he didn’t get punched in the face.
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it’s disrespectful to try to convert clients.
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my doc said i can work bc it is therapeutic 
i was pleased
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he said the same to me. I should work. even if I am slower than others. i should try to participate in life and not be just a silent witness of human condition.
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Why don’t you try some volunteer work?
See how it goes…
that’s a good idea. but I have no motivation and energy. I am always tired. I help my dad in his work. i try.
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Do you exercise?
Its hard to get motivated to do it at first,
But after a little bit you get more and more energy.
I had a doc once thst said schizophrenics can be more successful than normies because they can be more focused
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I used to exercise before my negative symptoms. now I only sit on the couch or lay down doing nothing. miserable.
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hard to believe it but it may be right.
How difficult would it be to get out of the house and walk for ten minutes?
Just start with that.
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I used to do it too. I dont do it anymore. I am too tired. do you suffer from negatives?
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Not really.
I guess its difficult for me to relate as I mostly struggle with positive symptoms.
Still, I know you’d feel better if you just did something.
What about breathing exercises from your couch?
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doc said: I believe in you. that’s why I spend time on you.
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yeah I used to meditate and i still meditate.
meditation before sz was deep and long and superb. now it is superficial. I can’t concentrate for long time. but it still helps.
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Wow, I was never told anything like that, my dream of being a psychiatric nurse practitioner was always accepted and even encouraged by the mental health team I’ve seen. They said they could use people like me and that maybe I will be able to offer unique perspective and coping methods since I had to go so long learning to cope on my own and somehow managed. Rude.
I think the stupidest thing a doc ever said to me was at my initial screening session where she asked if I had voices. I said yes, but not auditory they are telepathic and asked if she understood what I meant. She laughed at me and said “No but maybe the CIA would.” That was rude, stereotyping and just horrible. Never saw her again and made a complaint about her.
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