I know a lot of us hear stats about recovery and stuff like that, but has your overall life improved much? Just curious to know?
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Very yes.
I’m getting to a place where I can enjoy doing nothing, with quiet thoughts.
A few years ago my life was a â– â– â– â– hell. 8.5 / 10 headache with SZ symptoms that I had to stay in bed for. Being around my parents was a pure hell. Being around anyone was.
I clawed my way out of that hell with alt treatments. Nothing orthodox worked, except haldol a bit.
Meds are good though. I don’t want to give you the wrong idea.
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Definitely.
I used to get psychotic every day. Killer positives and paranoia.
Now it’s mostly negatives but I still struggle with delusions.
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No things have gotten worse. I dropped out of uni back in 2017. I have no social life. I don’t know what to do with my life now.
Yes, my life has improved since I first got diagnosed. I have friends now and I work out now.
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Well yes, when I first got diagnosed I spent a year going crazy in a group home followed by 8 months in the hospital. Those were certainly my low points. But once I got out of those I slowly got stable and started getting better in small increments. I spent the 1980’s in group homes, semi-independent living and hospitals. But in the nineties and 2000’s I have lived on my own. I rented rooms in peoples houses while working and I did a lot of fun stuff. My circumstances go up and down but I usually live in OK places and I have a car and I get around. And I had several good years.
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Like a blessing in disguise, maybe were just supposed to be tougher 
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These are the days of our lives.
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I’m happy for you @77nick77 and I hope to get to your level of functioning someday.
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Thanks @anon21849028. I hope you do too.
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My life has always been complicated. It feels less complicated now. Maybe I’ll leave it at that.
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My life is better than when I was Psychotic. Not better than pre psychosis though
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Its better yes but can be better. I am not homicidal and suicidal anymore but I have severe negative symptoms, I stay in bed all day everyday.
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I’m doing a lot better but still not very functional
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Quite the opposite, but that’s my own fault pretty much. I am not very good at actually taking care of myself when it comes to what I actually need vs what makes me feel better temporarily. I should’ve buckled down and not gone off my meds from the start.
No. Definitely gone way down hill. I used to work and didn’t really have money problems. Now, it seems like people don’t even want you to be able to live anywhere.
I was depressed and untreated, I was socially isolated and still am, but I have finally found help for my depression, and I have currently beaten it. I’m off depression medicine and I’ve kept the positive mood, although I wasn’t sure if I would I came off it like a train coming off the rails, this medication was seriously strong, and seriously harsh coming off of. I wish these medical professionals would be like “this medicine is hard on you if you transition off of it.” NOT A PEEP wtf? I think its ridiculous that you might be mid mind ■■■■■■■panic attack and go “am I about to have a psychotic break?” and then you call them, and they’re immediate response is… OH no you’re just having withdrawal problems we totally know all about this and 100% know whats wrong with you, but yeah we weren’t going to tell you to prepare mentally for this or anything at all.
Yes. I have normal relationships with people. I don’t have erotomania and paranoia running my life. My racing thoughts are much more manageable. I like medicated me. Sure I am a different person but that isn’t a bad thing in my book.
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Yes. I’m stable. I understand what’s happening to me. I’m not stressed out.
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i am doing ok, just bit stressed about my money situation atm but it should be fine
symptomwise i am doing better than in a long time