Things are going ok for me at the moment. But I’m definitely lacking emotions.
Abilify has an antidepressant effect so I’m not sad or anything. The best way I can describe it, is a chemical optimism.
Has anybody found anything that helps with this even a little bit?
Not really. I don’t have emotions much myself either. Though I used to get angry when experiencing delusions. But that was back when I was unmedicated.
Yeah, i got them even on 20 mg abilify, unfortunately it’s mostly sad feelings of loss, due to my depression.
Sometimes i take a long, brisk walk in morning and that’s the only thing that can stir up some positive emotions, slightly daydreaming about things i want to do when the depression is under control
hi everhopeful. i got into touch with my anger for whatever it was worth. i think this helped me.
judy
Sort of, but I dont express them much.
nope and i dont want them
I still have anger which makes me think its possible to have some of my presz emotions back. I think I had some emotions on Abilify but they were weak. Let’s see if Vraylar can get me some emotions like Abilify but without addictions. I still want them even if they’re weak. When I stopped meds I had full emotions but they were uncontrollable, I would rather have no emotions than unstable emotions and always angry/violent and sad.
i feel mercy a little bit for people and thats it
You never get angry?
oh yeah angry,i get angry,the one i dont need.i wish i can cry but thats makes me more religious
I can’t cry either. Sometimes my anger gets me in trouble. I never had anger issues before schizophrenia.
I am detached from my emotions to a certain extent which in my case is a blessing. When I was younger I was diagnosed as borderline and I had all the explosive emotions to go along with it. Now I am close to normal and can function without the constant drama.
remember though before schizophrenia we didnt cry but we were unstable.i thought the world was with me,got too excited i was maniac in my 20s
I was able to cry before sz but my emotions weren’t strong either. I cried alone after my 35 y.o. died from pancreatic cancer.
man we are so a like my dad died of pancreatic as well.it devastated me
Yea its very sad, pancreatic cancer has the least life expectancy, my uncle died after 2 months of being diagnosed. He looked pregnant bcz his pancreas cancer grew too much. Then it spread to liver, heart, brain, etc He died from a heart attack during a coma.
god have mercy on as all
When I was on invega my emotions were really blunted. I couldn’t cry, feel or express true emotions and I was so frustrated about it. Now I cry and do whatever I want. I secretly cry to God because I want to be vulnerable to God alone, but in public I can’t because I don’t want to look weak like a lil b*tch.
You don’t cry in funerals? 