How has your mental illness got in the way of being the person you want

My mental illness has completely screwed up every effort ive made in my life to be a success at anything, it screws up everything for me. I have sz, pd and anxiety its seriously messed up

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It’s stopped me working. I used to work as a sales agent for samsung, i was doing well but couldnt keep the work because i kept mesing up with lateness to the job.

Im hoping karxt changes things, because ive just read another article stating it does not cause somnolence - a major issue i have with current meds

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In some ways it hasn’t in other ways it has honestly I would definitely not have the empathy I do that I can use to try to help others who are going through hard times however I don’t have a job/career I am often unable to help others due to the fact I still to this day have severe symptoms not as much anymore but stil I’m not as productive as I wanna be but atleast I can say I’m a good person and mean what I say

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I wanted to be a Dr but ended up with a kinesiology degree. Its a branch of physiotherapy. I could have done an extra year to be a physiotherapist but didn’t have the grades for the master.

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@anon29983254 What does pd mean? Sorry I haven’t seen that yet before.

Sz and anxiety have gotten in the way of my life. I have no life. I really am sore over this fact.

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I mean, I don’t think it’s ultimately stopped me. My physical health is my biggest problem, tbh. But I had to prove to myself that I could do things and it was very hard work. You can be successful in life.

You need to focus on setting your own personal goals, instead of comparing yourself to others success. That is psychologically a losing battle. You can spend your time thinking, well that person is successful so therefore I’m a loser. When really you should set achievable goals for yourself and work towards them. So then you can say to yourself, wow look at all I’ve accomplished. I’m proud of myself for what I’ve done.

You got this. :heart:

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Oh god I wanted to get my PsyD. I wanted to get into neuropsych. I wanted to get into research. I wanted to travel in the summers.
Goodbye future. Now I’m confined the limitations of SZ.

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It stopped me working, it made me an easy target to get abused and in return lose my daughter (she’s alive just it’s a long story) it has made a life in a lot of ways during some times a literal living hell

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I had no confidence, even before, to do something I really wanted. It left me in poverty and endangered my life. The people lying about me, did too.

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It’s hard to get cast in the porn industry with Zyprexa belly.

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Yes I just wanted to be normal

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Meh. Ron can’t do nose hair like I can. Poser.

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Ron Jeremy doesn’t have Zyprexa belly neither Zyprexa hard on.

@shutterbug :joy::rofl:

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I was shy and reserved before psychosis. So I don’t know what obstacles that on itself would have created. Psychosis made things worse. I am doing better. Not as much as I want. But still. :vulcan_salute:

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That dude is going to spend the rest of his life in a state mental hospital.

Yep pd is personality disorder, yeah i know what you mean it sucks when mentally you want to do all these things but the illness holds you back :sleepy:

God your incredibly funny I love seeing you post stuff

Honestly I think he’s faking it

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I think so too. I think he’s avoiding certain prison time if he stands trial and his plan is to live in the mental institution for 5-10 years and then suddenly miraculously get better and pop out and live out the rest of his days.

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