Emotions, how to get them back?

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What if its the illness NOT meds?

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healthy diet
no smoking no drinking alcohol
minimal medication,
walking daily
journaling
self help books

the most important is a healthy diet everything else follows

it is easier said than done sob sob sob

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Yea I think its mostly the sz as when I stopped meds for 2yrs I still had negative and cognitive symptoms and no emotions, although a bit less.

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Yes there you go! So its not the meds

I really don’t know any advice on how to get back normal emotions like
I haven’t had true emotions felt in over a decade now

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I can’t actually remember how long

But when i was a kid i used to feel a full range of emotions

I think in my twentys i felt overwhelming anxiety and fear a lot of the time, bit more feeling than i do now
Started antipsychotics at 32
I don’t know where the years have gone
I guess life is surviving one day to the next

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I think its normal with sz bro…hopefull you can heal from it and gain some emotional expression…i think therapy can help…maybe its just shock from the hallucinations

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@anon4126574

***more likely to be trauma actually ***

@LittleMissSlothy

You must have got that out of Woman’s Weekly magazine or something
Absolute trosh!!!

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@Zoe s advice was actually very good advice. I think you should consider it, and also quitting smoking cause you seem very depressed.

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No thanks and your not making much sense? @anon4126574

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I think youre projecting…but anyways maybe i am too :smile: hope youre doing well

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Basically to say that schizophrenia flat effect and numbed down emotions can be cured by healthy living is a load of trosh? Like what planet? Seriously???

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@anon67051439 have you tried NAC ?

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Yea it made me itchy and overheat.

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I think I am allergic to NAC as my skin was itchy all over my body.

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Theyre part of the overall solution. Health isnt just a pill. Its holistic thinking and good advice. Its a big part of the solution.

Therapy is very good at helping people with their emotions. Journaling is a type of self therapy to clearify your thoughts and help people understand their emotions. Self help books are also thereputic. That combined with physical health improvements that help emotional aspects is excellent advice…anyways lets not argue…hopefully we can all find the help we need.

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So why bother with antipsychotics then ?? If self help and a journal is all you need?
I know if i started eating salad sandwich every day it might fix everything :laughing:

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Ok so lets add antipsychotics to the list

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Why thankyou the Poet.

It has helped me at times so that’s why I share it.

Everyone is different I understand but if it may help one other person then that makes me feel good

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Thanks @anon4126574

I feel a bit calmer

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And although some people may not understand, minimal medication doesn’t necessarily mean no medication.

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