I feel awful

It will be a long one.
Didn’t knew to which category to add this one - but because it’s mainly about my health and life - it should be alright here.

So, I am VERY unhappy. My break up is not the first one (with this guy), but it still hurts as hell. Overall, there’s possibility he was using me for a long time. Maybe he was not serious about me at all.
We both were as**** in last argument… that’s all I can say.

The other thing… I am confused about my decisions all the time. It’s hard to explain, but my opinions, my plans, my goals everything changes so fast- and the problem is, there is really not a lot I can do about it. I tried many things, but they simply didn’t helped.

Overall, I am non stop confused whether people around me are good or bad. (flashback) Sometimes I thought my BF is the best, then that I should more listen to my parents opinions, then, that they’re all horrible people… then, that I am good, then, that I am terrible persona. I just want to say, that it shifts often. The whole thing in my head is a bit unstable for literally no reason.

My insight, another thing. Sometimes I truly understand why am I ill, and that I have SZ, sometimes I do not. I fear that my insight is getting worse, but the problem with insight- is that if it will be gone I will not understand this.

Sometimes I fear people, and at rare moments I even feel… confident. Not much to say, but sometimes I am horrified that the other morning I will wake up and think differently. Sometimes it changes in days, sometimes in hours… ((my thinking just shifts)

Memory is also not the best. Sometimes I fear, that what I remember is false- because then I was either symptomatic or else. It’s hard for me to trust myself.

Overall, I am depressed. I hate that for me it’s way harder to easily form relationships than it was before, also, I do not look pretty to myself, and even the perception of myself changes a lot…

My pdoc said it’s not actual borderline what I just had written here. She said I have certain qualities of it, but literally not so many to fit the diagnosis. Yeah, something is wrong with me, and it’s really not clear, what is actually wrong.

I just miss my previous life, when I had no SZ.

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@anon8411913 ,I think you need mood stabiliser…
You mentioned that you are sz,but even sz folks (like me},need something for "shifting"emotions and thoughts…

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Maybe I actually need to try mood stabilisers…
I tried only antidepressants and it was not really helpful.

I will talk with my pdoc about it

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Thank you for sharing @anon8411913 . One of the most frustrating symptom of Sz is disorganized thoughts and feelings. In my case, it caused me to feel I wasn’t loved in the relationship I was in (married) and that caused me to say things and think things and do things that led to a lengthy separation and divorce. Years later I started journaling my thoughts every day and that gave me a record to look back on and that helped me develop th insight I needed to make sense of things and find myself, sort of, (I’m still searching). Anyways, what you are going through is caused by a symptom of Sz - disorganized thinking (thoughts and feelings) and it’s not your fault. As schizophrenic people, you and I are neurodiverse. We are born different. We are wired differently. We are not sick. We are different. Sometimes we struggle more than other times but many of us can live well and enjoy life in the recovery stage. Hang in there. And start journaling if you already haven’t started to help you develop your own personal insight into your world, the way you see it. Don’t forget. You are blameless. You’re different. You might make a some mistakes but that is OK. Everybody makes mistakes. Keep an open line of communication with your partner / former partner. Peace and love to you.

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Ohhh I so relate to you!! Most of the time I feel unloved and it’s the main reason why I get into arguments with people.
I also tried journaling and it helped me, just somehow I stopped… I started thinking that it’s not important for a person like me to journal.
But I believe its time to try journaling again.
Thank you for this very honest and great answer. Overall I know that while we, people with SZ are in remision we can lead pretty normal lives. And I try to create in my life more peace and progress everyday
Peace and love to you too :heart:

Hey @anon8411913 … you know, as you journal, over time, you will peel the onion of your thoughts and feelings and get to understand your core you, the schizophrenic person that lives inside your body. Good mental well being for us schizophrenic people grows out of our own acceptance of ourselves. Accept yourself, love yourself be satisfied with yourself. You are filled with potential to live a good life that you enjoy. It all starts with self acceptance.

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