Mine works for my psychiatric care provider.
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my view on growing up is taking responsibility. Some people grow up sooner and some people never. Thats pretty much how I was brought up
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I guess I will never grow up.
you might grow up, dont count yourself out yet.
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Your family dynamics decide how you interact.
Given your family wonât always be there, you will eventually gain more independence by means of unexpected happening.
Youâll naturally mould into what you need to be, in a albeit slow pace.
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You know that therapy Iâve been doing that you keep telling me has no value?
WellâŚ
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I think it is the illness/medication that is causing your problems, and that you are maturing in the background. I went backwards when I got sick. I went from being able to control things to spending money on a whim.
I think if there was a magical cure for sz and you took it, you would be your old responsible self in a matter of months.
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@Pat6398
i kind of think if there was a magic pill for sz that instantly worked, most people who have symptoms would actually be very uncomfortable. Suddenly you have to now be a player in the real world. Gotta go get a career now because your capable, so thats now normie stressors. Your head now feels empty because the voices or delusions dont occupy there space anymore. Then maybe that feeling of uniqueness even though it was not a good thing is now gone too.
so there would be a huge adjustment period to going from disabled to fully functional I think.
I know when my voices went away for the first time I actually felt anxiety after a llittle while because it was so quiet and I kept wondering where they went.
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Thatâs a fair point. I actually felt that way (even though I wasnât cured) after about 6 years on medication when I started doing well. It was like I felt as if I was expected to just join back in to normal life as if nothing had happened, which wasnât possible. It makes things hard.
On the flip side though, I think there for some of us, there are parts of our personality (for lack of a better term) that we are aware of that is lacking, and that the focus along with the âmagic pillâ will make us catch up faster that we otherwise would. Also, an increased ability to deal with stress means we can take on more growth than with sz.
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Iâm 59 and running around like a chicken with itâs head cut off sometimes. I have to remember how stupid and undignified old guys looked when I was in my twenties and they were behaving like idiots and children. Thereâs always going to be teenage and twenty year old jerks but I have to show more restraint and play it cooler. Iâm the adult here.
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yeah absolutely, I would love for negative symptoms to go away.
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I live with my parents too, my mum controls my money. Sometimes I wonder what will happen to me when my parents die or have to go live somewhere in retirement home. My mum always says my sisters or brother will take me in.
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Itâs funny, last time my niece asked her mum âwhy doesnât auntie grow up, stays a kidâ. that says enough i think =D
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My mother tells me the same. I am sure one of my brothers wont take care of me as heâs selfish but I think the other might as heâs nice to me. I just dont know if he will still be nice to me after my parents die.
yea i have a lot of doubts about it too. It scares me. Sometimes i talk about it with pdoc but they all say they will find a solution for it.
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My sza probably kicked in at around age 17 and tests show that I am emotionally about that age. Makes life interesting. Especially when my partner is about age 5 emotionally.
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I donât feel much different from when I was a teenager. I donât think you need to grow up that much. As long as you can manage your life.
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maybe your bros would help get you in a group home or something. That wouldnât be too bad either, you get some form of social interaction and help with things
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