I sometimes think about my old life before my physical disease but now I know that thinking about my past just gives me remorse and bitterness.
I can’t even walk normally anymore. Hopefully my doctor says yes to trying @naturallycured’s recommendations.
I strongly advise you to not think of your past. It’s not good for your well-being.
I don’t know what you can do about the negative symptoms but keep the rest in mind if you feel like going off the meds if they help with the “positive” symptoms.
It can get better so don’t give up hope. There are periods where things are bad with SZ but usually there are also periods where, when on the right meds, you can take a breath of fresh air.
I’ve been living, traveling, working, and enjoying life in general all over Asia for the last 8 years.
Being in a positive environment is very important.
I know how difficult negatives are. I had them for a long time
That’s very sad. I used to quit jobs a lot. I skipped class in school a lot, which messed up my career. I could only get jobs that didn’t require an internship and ASCP certification. Some of those jobs had bad environmental conditions. So I ended up taking ordinary jobs and quit a lot. I would feel like I was going to collapse, so stopped working. I got into debt too. But people think I’m just having a great time, and i’m mostly at the mercy of liars a lot.
My take is as follows. I have managed to suppress my schizophrenia.
It is true that I am not very successful in life, BUT, I wasn’t too successful even before the onset of schizophrenia. So from my standpoint everything is all right.
I feel better today, hopefully it will stay the same tonight.
I know how you feel
I had severe negatives and spent a lot of time in bed, with no productivity. My advice is to hold fire - time heals everything
You will eventually see your negatives disappearing and a renewed motivation - it just takes time
You need the full support of your mental health team and family at this time - try talking to a family member about how you feel
People used to tell me to snap out of it but I appreciate it’s not as easy as that. With Sz it’s like a brick wall in front of you stopping you from doing anything
Exactly, people think its as easy as psychological, even here on the forum for some users.
My son and I both used to do that. My son was sz.
My schizophrenia has been torturing me with feelings worse than pain. I am taking antipsychotics, but to my symptoms they are like pain killers that won’t ease the pain. It is possible this torture will kill me in the near future.
I am so sorry @Rei26. I used to be where you are. I am praying for you.
That must have been hard. It made my parents and brothers sad.
I try to forget too… I am still traumatized, that i lived as sz since kid… I find, that the sanity understands some kind of suffering too tbh… Dont give up now, me, i waited for improvement 10 years, aziz…
Its called life. No point in thinking of past instead think of whats available ahead. Live the best with whats available. I mean put your whole effort to bring the best out of you with whats available. Even if you make a small progress each day or week its a great achievement.
It could be worse. I can’t last more than 2 or 3 months at a job but at least I’m not a burn victim who needs a face transplant or something. Be thankful.
I only ever did a week of voluntary work going round the wards with the hospital library. That was about 5-6 months after my 1st psych admission . It was a horrible experience. Not because anyone was nasty,I hasten to add . I just didn’t know how to interact with people, and didn’t fully know what I was supposed to do. I just couldn’t cope.
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