Ever since i started taking meds a year and a half ago i havent had a single episode/break. Voices are still there but i can manage them. I feel cured. I spent 13 or so years refusing to take meds and my life was hell. But now my life is good. Im happy 
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Happy for you bru bru 
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Thanks min min i been thinking about being cured. Is that possible? Or will i always be a schizophrenic? Meds kinda just sweep it under the rug yes?
I think a cure is impossible right now, maybe someday theyāll find the miracle. The best we can hope for is recovery, a life well lived with minimal symptoms.
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The good to hear manā¦ I still have symptoms and Iām not on medsā¦ but like you in the pastā¦ I think I still want to fight it this way for a little while longer at leastā¦
Relapses for me last no more than a dayā¦ well itās like a 3 day to a week long build upā¦ and them Iām just filled with obsessive rage and confusionā¦ but getting back to normal only takes about a day.
Things have been stable for about a month for me nowā¦ unfortunately that leaves me getting to comfortable and boredā¦ leaving me to want to drink coffeeā¦
my mom calls it the trifectaā¦ coffee throughout the day, nicotine as well, then give me a few beers and I become a total ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā¦ Just looking to argueā¦ because with my voices that is basically what is going on in my head anywaysā¦ usually though iām happy on the surfaceā¦ the arguments are mild and meaninglessā¦
Then my mom starts lecturing meā¦ sheās so quick to show āconcernā in that tone that Iāve already done something wrongā¦ even when Iām just mentioning the thoughts of getting a loan or buying a carā¦ I just gotta get that car situation squared awayā¦ the one I bought has been good for 3 yearsā¦ but it needs workā¦ and so will anything else I can afford.
Getting side trackedā¦ my point was that I might try abilify here in a few monthsā¦ get on a 2 mg daily dose and see if that helpsā¦
I donāt like the idea that the meds might stabilize me enough that my substance abuse issues become more viable and easier to maintainā¦
Typically to get stable I just cut one leg off the tripod and it usually worksā¦
Itās a dream to not need caffeine or nicotineā¦ but I can be drunk all day every dayā¦
When in the hell did my brain get trained to need constant satisfaction of some kindā¦
oh well at least Iām getting good exercise nowā¦
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Yeah your right. It gets me down that i have this illness. It wrecks my self esteem. I was just looking for a way out. But i feel great. Thats all that matters. I guess swept under the rug is good enough for me. I hope other people on this site feel like i do. If not already, then someday
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I feel exactly like that, just knowing that I have the illness takes away something from me, but knowing I have the strenght to deal with it gives me some joy, so it all balances out and Iām okay.
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Iām glad youāre doing better. Itās always a relief when symptoms subside.
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If you try the meds i hope you have the same results i have had. It sucks that everyone responds differently to meds otherwise i would be hooting and hollering for you to get on meds asap. I can understand not wanting to be on meds though. For me it felt like i was giving up if i took meds. Like i was admiting defeat.
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Yeah I think after the illness manifests there isnāt much that can be doneā¦ there will always be traces of the effect of psychosisā¦ I mean SZ rewrites everythingā¦ the best you can do is take the power away from it and find yourself againā¦ what ever combo of meds, time, relaxation, and therapy it takesā¦
Iām glad to be more back to my old selfā¦
Unfortunately everything feels taintedā¦ guilt behind everythingā¦ I struggle to even appropriately cope with the concept of loveā¦
SZ did get me off of illegal drugs and eventually put me in a frame of mind where my social anxieties went awayā¦ it opened doors of thought that really flesh out the ācomprehensive perspectiveā I had always been seekingā¦ knowing insanity like I do know wasnāt really part of that planā¦ but functioning with it is fulfilling in itselfā¦
sadly thoughā¦ and forgive me for mentioning itā¦ but I canāt even focus enough to successfully masturbate in a fulfilling wayā¦ god damn voicesā¦
I know some people donāt like to credit sexuality as āneedāā¦ but trust meā¦ for some of us that release is necessary and unavoidableā¦ Leaves me ā ā ā ā ā ā up still from time to timeā¦ but I typically figure out how to fix things eventuallyā¦ Iām confident Iāll sort it all out.
Many people areā¦
but Iāll always be wondering what handling this without meds is like until I feel like I really know the extent I can recover/manage on my ownā¦
in this jobless state I can do pretty wellā¦ Meds will probably coincide with me preparing to reenter the work world somehowā¦
What I really need to do though is get rid of the trifecta entirelyā¦ Iād probably sleep better and all that time would lead to me being more productiveā¦
Just takes so much willpower at firstā¦ I was doing much better at in August/September/October last yearā¦ then the holidays set inā¦ too many opportunitiesā¦
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That depends on whether your egg fixation is real or a joke. If itās real, youāre not healthy and you should be talking to a therapist. Often.
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@brucewillis
Iām glad your feeling betterā¦
Iām also glad to hear the meds are working for you.
Now that Iām on a good comboā¦ and things are getting betterā¦ I always wonder why I was so against getting help and meds for so long. Oh wellā¦ thatās just how it played out.
To better days ahead.
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Thatās great news, very encouraging. Even when things are going well, I still find it necessary to do things that promote mental health. For example: stay away from stress, sleep well, maintain emotional balance throughout the day, live more in positive psychology, and otherwise take care of myself.
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I believe Iām better for good as wellā¦
It took me 5 relapses to finally realize I need these meds for life. The only drawback is Iāve lost quite a bit of my sense of humour. My friends always ask me āwhatās wrongā and say stuff like, āyou used to be funnyāā¦etc.
But I understand the meds are designed to shut down over-stimulation. I get that. But I just saw humour in everything before I was diagnosed. It is what it is, though. Iād rather be a little less funny and level-headed, than an hilarious person who is off the rails.
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I can wish to lay eggs and be healthy? I havent told my psychiatrist about the eggs. Im afraid heāll commit me to hospital
If he knew about the monsters inside, heād definitely consider you a danger to others.
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Aye the monsters can be our secret. Little monsters
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Congratulations Mr. Bruce (I am the eggman) Willis. Thatās great that you feel better but you realize that your schizophrenia has probably not disappeared, right? While recovering in Cocaine Anonymous the members often told me āSeek progress not perfectionā. But hey, your symptoms sound minimal, youāve made great progress and youāre a funny guy. Relax and enjoy your recovery while you can.
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I honestly donāt know what Iād do without you guys. I would give anything (except my children) for my partner to be ācuredā , because he refuses to talk about it the only insite I get is from you all. Bless, all my love to you
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