Hey you old people 😁

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What would you have to offer as advice to us younger ones that are below 25 and trying to get their life on track while dealing with so much craziness.

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try everyday, your efforts will add up. Don’t take everything so seriously all the time and remember to have fun everyday. Take care of yourself now and it will payoff later. Use sunscreen. Be polite and kind. Everyone is on their own path, no one is right or wrong, just different.

edit, Don’t stop listening to music

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Thanks for the advice!

Sunscreen though? Really :face_with_raised_eyebrow::sweat_smile:

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listen, you will age much better if you protect your skin from the damaging rays of the sun. It will pay off if you take the time to put some sunscreen on your face especially. You wanted advice from an old person didn’t you? Trust me!

lol god I sound like your mother

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What is weird is my mother just had skin cancer removed this week. 2nd time shes had melanoma

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oh no, I’m so sorry honey

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She’ll be fine :slight_smile:

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I’d say finish schooling while you’re young

find a significant other, and have kids while you’re young

read everything

plant flowers

dance and have fun

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You’re sweet :slight_smile: thank you @Daze

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Don’t expect the meds to be perfect. If a drug lowers the voices it may be a keeper. Don’t jump on a drug as soon as it is on the market. Wait until its effects are widely known in others before you try it. Eat all kinds of food but don’t eat or drink made of nothing but sugar or your weight may jump off the scales. If you have side effects like excessive talking, anger, and extreme insomnia after beginning a drug get off of it immediately with doctor supervision.

Work can be good but don’t be ashamed if you have to quit before retirement age. Sometimes that just happens. Don’t ■■■■■ about being a “loser”. You are sick and you are unlikely to achieve what others expect you to. People don’t like to hear bitching anyway. If you can’t do well with relationships then consider the fact that you are at fault but you can’t help it and that it is what it is.
No one is in your head and no one can read your thoughts. You certainly can’t read theirs.
(notice that they are almost always just talking about you and never thinking about their own lives. No one can logically do that.) And no one can hear your voices but you so don’t assume they know what’s going on in your head.
Enjoy the little things. Like a beautiful sky, petting a dog or cat, eating a nice meal, walking, biking, nature trails, observing things that can’t look back (I know that for me observing people is difficult), snow, ice, rain (although I’ve seen as much as I care to see for a long while), the Sun, the stars. Most of those things don’t cost a cent.

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Always take a good doctor’s advice. And keep your appointments. But still, get a second opinion.

Remember that Gd is out there, watching you, looking out for you, and waiting to hear from you.

Find hobbies, exercise, books, music, pets, food and drink, friends, and activities that you enjoy. Your life will be much happier and richer for it.

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There is no blueprint for life, so don’t feel that you have to do this or that by a certain age or whatever. It’s your life, not theirs. Take chances, it’s okay if something doesn’t work out as planned.

When all is said and done you’ll have more regrets over the things you didn’t do than the things you did do.

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You’ve got some sound advice. I would say be kind, be willing to forgive - but be smart and don’t forget. Remember that forgiveness is letting go of anger and hatred. Hate and anger will eat you alive if you don’t let them go. But remember what someone did to you so that you don’t let it happen again, and so that you’ll have a better chance at having healthier relationships in the future.

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Take your meds regularly and never give up.

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To thine own self be true.

There are lots of fish in the sea.

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Here’s my list:

  • Take meds as directed.
  • Follow treatment advice.
  • Do CBT/therapy whenever it’s offered.
  • Do workbooks if you can’t get access to the above.
  • Make small achievable lists, nail them, make more.
  • Try to find ways to push yourself each day.
  • Keep a recovery journal to track your progress.
  • Keep a positive, recovery oriented attitude.

This is what worked for me and I’ve seen it work for many others.

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