I want to be content and happy with life again. I haven’t been happy in years. Can schizophrenics be happy?
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Of course you can. Choose to be happy. Just simply choose it. Find things you enjoy everyday, just the little things like appreciating the sky, having your first sip of a coffee that you’ve been longing for, etc…
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It’s been a long time since I’ve been happy but recently I changed my antidepressant to Zoloft and I can feel happiness again. It’s great. It’s been like waking up from a bad dream.
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If it was as simple as being able to choose happiness I’d have done it a long time ago.
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There are many reasons why a person can lose their sense of well-being, but my illness and everything else that went along with it made me very unhappy for years. Every once in a while, something would make me laugh or smile, but it was hard. I am older now and over the last 15 years, things have gotten better and better. I am hippie than I’ve ever been. So yes, schizophrenics can find happiness. Just do your best and don’t give up.
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I just finished my last day of day treatment and have been told that I look happier recently.
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Right - of course @Chester_Navarro!
Happiness is always possible, don’t give up
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I just think you have the wrong attitude towards it! Just find gratitude in the little things and it’s a step in the right direction. Just my advice, do with it what you will 
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Everyone can be happy, don’t give up! 
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The right medication will make you happy. 
I had a very tough time for like a year feeling empty and searching for happiness.
When I started an antidepressant, I was instantly happier and a lot more motivated.
I am also taking sarcosine.
You can not really expect a situation or a person to make you happy. You have to learn to be happy by yourself for yourself. Work towards your goals and work on yourself.
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Really? I just don’t know if this is any longer possible for me? I’m happy to hear it worked for you, though, @mermaid1.
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Happiness is fluctuating. So try to find joy in something. Joy is more of a constant. Basically it’s something you can’t stop thinking about whether it be a person, hobby or belief system.
I’m glad you found what works for you, friend. Please stay alive.
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