I think you should at least try rexulti
It can be galling when someone says that, but the best thing to do is bite your tongue and let it pass.
1 Like
Feelings are emotions. When you can express how you feel of course they understand it. We all have emotions.
2 Likes
I wish people would put a qualifier such as “Im trying to understand how you feel,” because the biggest issue with how we view empathy is our own ego making us think we actually know how someone else is feeling.
I wouldn’t tell someone who went through something that I haven’t I know what it feels like. Even if we went through something similar, it effects us differently so I dont know what they’re feeling.
All things being equal, I think its a very human thing to compare someone else’s situation with our own even if they aren’t a good comparison. I feel a lot better when someone is trying to be empathetic, and when I do get upset I remember that they are trying, and its a heck of a lot better than being disregarded.
The thing that pisses me off the most is when people try to tell me what Im experiencing. Someone tried to tell me that my hallucinations are really my inner consciousness guiding me, and I’ve had people tell me I didn’t hallucinate something. Ive told everyone in my life to not second guess what I say is a hallucination, because then I start questioning my reality more.
1 Like
Yeah, my dad doesn’t understand me. He makes me take showers and makes me clean my room. Even if I don’t want to as it gets. It is frustrating. My aunt made a good point, that when you get depressed and can’t do things…it is impossible for people to understand.
2 Likes
That’s horrible, true, or if they try to compete with your symptoms like they dont acknowledge your situation but disregard it instead.
And thanks for all the answers, if people try to sympathize with me, i will try to bite my tongue, like @crimby said.
1 Like
I only say I understand how something feels if I have experienced it. If not, I say that I understand why they would feel that way or ask questions to learn more.
I hate when normal people minimize my symptoms. Especially because I cover them well. I get that a LOT. It just so happens I can pass as normal most of the time, but I’m hiding anxiety over passing.
The one thing everyone notices is my forgetfulness. Most people write it off an eccentricity or ADHD.
2 Likes
I understand that people are absolutely clueless about medication unless they’re sick with their own thing, if they’re on a medication that messes with them I tend to take what they’re saying with more genuine sentiment.
I just know that I’ve got a long long road ahead of me and a very tiny window right now, and I feel very incapable of seizing the moment to better situate my future.
I feel like I’m a media addict and I always spend something every month even though I need to build up a safety net.
1 Like
This topic was automatically closed 95 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.