How can we make it easier for the next generation of schizophrnenics? I feel like we all have something to share. And it would be great to leave those words behind. Has anyone thought about sharing those words to a more accessible media? I feel like, even though how much we wish for our situation to change, we have to live with it and how can we max out the happiness? I wish there was a book with answers. Like, I’ll put up a fight against my schizophrenia but just give me a guide.
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I am 53 and coming out of a long relapse
Younger generations should know the basics about positive symptoms that overtake the mind and negative symptoms that overtake desires willpower and meaning in life
Medication can mostly help with positive symptoms and can also help with negative symptoms
Suicide is priority one for me make sure the person afflicted is not suicidal and sometimes antidepressants help and take it from there
Medication can only do so much and at some point activity with something is necessary to move forward and on with their life
It is a medical condition and it seems medication is a must and some learn to function highly on lowest dose possible after years of learning about their positive and negative symptoms they are afflicted with
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I agree with @Dude1.
Medications are important to control positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions.
Cognitive symptoms have to be tackled through other methods like exercise, socialization, study, meditation, nutrition, and creativity.
There are no treatments available for negative symptoms except for the approach of sheer will power, which may or may not be successful.
The most successful recovery depends upon the development of coping strategies such as enjoyable hobbies, interests and activities that are regularly pursued.
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@Jay89 I’m sorry that you feel that alogia is ruining your life. You can’t talk to people? I couldn’t talk to people not because of alogia but because of paranoia. So I do fun things by myself and I’m happy this way.
Yes my thoughts arent there or when i try to think something it dissappears and i forget what i was thinking. Im mute around everyone. So painful
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@Jay89 , Would it be at all possible for you to forget about trying to interact with other people and just try and do what I did, and just do my own things, by myself, my own activities and hobbies, away from other people? I stay happy this way.
I’m very sorry @Jay89 that you have such a hard time connecting with your fellow human beings. That must be extremely painful and frustrating for you I cannot imagine.
I know I talked about this in another post but this was more specific. I used to experience this. Losing my thoughts and not being able to function around people. It’s gotten better.
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I need human interaction or i go very low and depressed. Do you have any interaction at all? I try and do my own thing but start feeling like im a loner and gets me paranoid
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Just time? 1515151
I believe so. I was coming off drugs but even so I’m much better around people and thinking than I was even before I had my drug induced psychosis. I could only spend a few hours around people in the beginning. Things have changed a lot.
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There’s a book called Overcoming Distressing Voices (by three different authors). I think it’s the best book ever written on how to use CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy) to make the hallucinations lose some of their power. There are some charts in it so it’s better to have a physical book to write in, rather than an eBook. There’s also a book called Overcoming Paranoid Thoughts which I’ll be buying next.
I can recommend self-help books on other topics if you’d like.
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Not especially. It’s not as interesting to me as doing photographer. I’m sharing what I can in the present.
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I know my situation does not compare to yours @Jay89 because I have one, single, very close friend. I am very sorry for you @Jay89. Perhaps online friends and interaction? I know that’s not the same though.
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Cool. I do not have voices. But I’d love the scary-toughts-book. Is it also a CBT book? Do you have the name of the first writer? I’m not sure it’s available here.
This is the book about Overcoming Paranoid Thoughts. It’s a CBT book (available in Canada…comes from the UK):
Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques: Freeman, Daniel, Freeman, Jason, Garety, Philippa: 9781472135940: Books - Amazon.ca
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Nice. I like to buy in the real life bookshop, so I’ll see if they can get it. If not, I’ll try find it online. Thanks for the book recommendation.
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They have a lot of books in the series…here are a few more:
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness,… by Butler, Gillian (amazon.ca)
Overcoming Childhood Trauma: Kennerly, Helen: 9781841190815: Books - Amazon.ca
Overcoming Anxiety, 2nd Edition: A… by Kennerley, Helen (amazon.ca)
Overcoming Traumatic Stress, 2nd… by Herbert, Dr. Claudia (amazon.ca)
Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition: A… by Gilbert, Paul (amazon.ca)
Overcoming Perfectionism 2nd Edition: A… by Shafran, Roz (amazon.ca)
Overcoming Grief 2nd Edition: A Self-Help… by Morris, Sue (amazon.ca)
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I think I need their complete collection by now. 
Thanks. I’ll order one and see if it’s good for me. Then check out if there’s another I could use.
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I’m impressed with the Overcoming Distressing Voices book. It literally is the best book for my schizophrenia (or learning to cope with the voices). I’ll be getting more once I have time to go through another.
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