Continuing the discussion from How severe is your schizophrenia:
For me being on a depot has improved things compared to when I used to forget to take oral meds. My reaction to stress is less severe. Moving near my stepdaughter has improved the negative symptoms through good support and encouragement .
its a struggle and some days are better than others… i used to quit jobs and get new jobs thinking things would be better but the cycle would start again… this time I’m taking time off to work on it with a psychologist… its the first time speaking with a professional therapist since the psychosis… i don’t know why they never referred me before cos I feel my recovery would have been easier if they had
I think that my recovery has not been linear, that is it seems to jump around, getting better sometimes and worse others.
For instance, a year or two after a long stay at the hospital I got a job which I maintained for about 3 years and I think I was doing pretty well until I left that job. Now I think I am working on other things.
Also it seems that sometimes I am not sure I am any worse than I was when I was younger before the onset.
One of the things that I might point to as a success is keeping the people in my head somewhat under control by fighting back for long periods of time.
it toke alot of trials and errors, to find a suitable med. recovery wasnt the issues it as the time for brain chemistrys to resolve in the brain. and the care givers ability to cope why i recovered as to how i came out. having case managers remind me to keep up on my mental health. and psychology wasnt helpful when put in to play. it lacked human conpassion . and teem work, that i did for my self with odd jobs and care for eldery and kids. i find that wisedom is a balance of nature and sanity. not compassion. if your a first timer, you need to know you can deal with your self and the brain all at the same time like multitasking. thank you for your time Zen
I am considered high functioning because I work, but I still have to battle symptoms. I haven’t had a full-on psychotic break in 12 years, though I deal with some psychotic symptoms to this day. Even more in the way of mood symptoms and anxiety. I would say I was on the edge of a break around the time of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day a couple years ago, but thankfully I got my depot shot and it calmed things down. But yeah, I suppose I’m pretty well recovered. I’m just not 100% better, not even close, and I don’t doubt that I never will be 100% recovered.
I’ve recovered quite well.
It took a lot of work.
Creating routines and sticking to them. Pushing my self to look beyond “can’t”, and questioning whether something is a “can’t do it” or “won’t try it”
I have got to a good stage now. I have moved to a new employment, which has helped with my stress and anxiety that was making me ill from my old job. The gym has re-opened now, so I go swimming 4 days a week for 30 mins a time. I live independently and seem to be able to just about get by, but it’s on my own terms.
What did I do? I chose to ignore my diagnosis for two whole years and started working. I took the pills without really knowing why. Then I got really fat and sick of feeling over medicated, so I joined this forum and actually learnt more about my issues from the internet.
Eventually I had to go back to the mental health services to sort medication out, as I relapsed as I came off the Olanzapine cold turkey due to side effects. That was 5 years ago now. They discharged me pretty swiftly after being put on Latuda and stabilising, but since that failed to I have been in contact with them.
I also have done some therapy, but I am unsure whether it has really done anything.
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