I am kind of normal with confidence. Sz has definitely humbled me.
Yes, having to take a pill just to stay sane has humbled me for sure.
No not really im the same as before
You are right. For me i have learnt a different approach to life.
i think even normals have this , were you just have no understanding for it. but with draws for doing now that my hang up some times
It makes me feel like every one hates me and had an agenda against me.
I feel like maybe the medication is taking away some of my confidence. But on another side they don’t, because if I was psychotic with voices bothering me that would drain my confidence. What I mean is medication as opposed to having no psychosis and not being on medication.
Yes, it has. I’m not sure if it’s the meds or if it’s illness but I can’t learn new things anymore, I can’t concentrate and I can’t remember stuff.
It can’t if it was not there to begin with. It did make it worse than before.
Schizophrenia is a walk in the park compared to being a childhood drug addict
That was pretty rough on the senses
All this mental illness stuff is far kinder with people there supporting you rather than every single thing you do leading to confrontation or even violence in many cases
The time after psychosis takes away everything. The time I have to start from square one (beginning).
I don’t have as much confidence about my appearance, compared to before Seroquel. I’ve gained almost 20 pounds, since starting it.
I was skinny, with an almost flat tummy, for a long time. Now, I don’t feel comfortable wearing my crop tops, that show my belly.
Yes it did. I have negative and cognitive symptoms, I am not good at arguing with ppl anymore and expressing myself. My mind is empty and when I get a thought I soon forget it before saying it.
Also the apathy and avolition. I am in bed most of the time, I don’t feel proud of that. My confidence was higher when I used to work and study etc
Yes, schizophrenia took away my confidence. I get stressed out in public places for no real reason.
The stretch marks on my love handles and upper arms from when I was fat are embarrassing. Even though I have lost a ton of weight and my body looks “ok” I don’t like taking my shirt off because of that.
But when it comes to socializing with people in real life or at work my confidence level is fine.
I used to get that before they pumped me full of Diazepam and Pregabalin
Totally. I went from thinking I was on top of the world to just trying to survive. I’m optimistic about the future though. I’m ultimately grateful for the experience as it’s given me a sense of purpose, to help others with mental illness, and have pivoted my career accordingly.
A lot of things have chipped away at my confidence, schizophrenia being one of them. It’s hard not to be affected, when you’re being run down all the time
However, all things being considered, I’m doing pretty good with it
yes. constantly hearing negative things about me makes me less confident sometimes, but i heard its good not to be confident… keeps you in a state of humility. it is difficutl tho