Can I even ask this? Or will my thread be locked or flagged? Just curious to know if others struggle with their spiritual life because of sz/sza. Don’t mean to go into details here.
My not-so-healthy side is quite spiritual, my healthy side isn’t.
I’m the opposite - if I’m well I’m spiritual but if I’m not then I let it fall.
It’s fine as long as there aren’t religious posts. Spirituality doesn’t always mean religion.
That said, my non-spiritual side is more interested in science, literature and politics, which can be spirituality by other means.
On the contrary, I am more spiritual now that I hear spiritual stuff and see spiritual visions
Spiritual and dx pretty much go together in my case. Id like to seperate it, but dont know how, since ive been on disability related to it all.
No as I don’t hold a lot of spiritual belief so it wasn’t a big aspect of my psychosis
I had some spiritual and semi religious delusions pre treatment.
But now I feel like my spirituality/beliefs help me with my sz
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I don’t believe in a spirit
When unmedicated I had religious/spiritual delusions and hallucinations. Now that I’m medicated my spirituality is not as intense as it was, but it’s still there. With Covid19 there hasn’t been any religious services that I used to attend, but there is one broadcast on TV I’ve been watching. I’m thinking about switching my membership to them, but I’m waiting to see what their position is on LGBTQ people.
I have multiple spiritual beliefs, they were hindered for years from delusions and psychosis entangling with those beliefs, but now I’m finally getting back to a place where I’m comfortable with that stuff.
I had to stay away from spirituality since having psychosis, its causing me trouble since then.
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I’ve had many religious delusions throughout my life. They started when I was a kid.
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Why is this thread allowed? What exactly is not religious about a spirit? 
I was hesitant to write religion but basically what my problem is, is that my spiritual life/religion sometimes triggers my paranoia/psychosis. Like eg. God is out to get me or I am doomed or going to be killed or persecuted. But spiritual life is important to me too. So it’s a struggle for me to find balance.
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I feel the same way.
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SZ made me hyper-religious, but I stuck with it. Eventually with stability I dialled the religious part down. Part of me wants to be a preacher, but it’s hard to fit that in to my ambitions. I think I’ll write a religious app at some point.
no i am thankful and compasionate