I think the people using this site really struggle otherwise they wouldn’t be here. Not everyone chats openly about there struggles
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yes, probably true…I , for one, try not focus on struggling, even though I do often.
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I’m really struggling. I’m really grateful for this site and the people on it
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I have a quick cool feel…budabedeedeee freedom is essential.
Im only struggling cuz i have covid atm
This site helped me stay sane while I picked up the pieces from sza. I lost everything and now 5 years later I’m mostly symptom free and have a job again.
If you want to see struggling check out the family forum. Those folks are dealing with some rough situations with patients that are often in a much worse state than us.
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I agree. Ive been positive symptom free for a while but i still struggle a lot with everything. Self isolating, anxious, anhedonia.
But im optimistic about seeing a private pdoc soon. My public health pdoc wants me to see him. Thry have more freedom to explore more options in private health. In the public system their task is to just purely keep you from being psychotic and dont go much further than that with helping.
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I truly struggle and maybe even more than others to the point that I am not able to feel myself.
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I met a man who told me it wasn’t necessary to struggle. He is the only person who ever said this to me. It bothered me. I came to the conclusion everyone has something they have to fight, fight or die.
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I think struggle is proportional to how much one can fight it.
Meds makes my struggle not noticeable.
As I can’t carry forward a bad experience to next day.
It’s good one way.
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Yes I struggle a lot. I think i am one of the lowest functioning people here. (Not at all fishing for comments on that).
I actually get so far gone that I don’t even remember the forum exists when I’m struggling. I lose insight that there’s a place online that can help.
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If anything - i minimise what i say on here sometimes. Cos some stuff that goes thru my head, im sure might shock some people lol.
I am always honest on here tho - i just try to tone it down a bit.
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I’m struggling very much these few weeks.
My pdoc starts working in two weeks .
I’m paranoid and stressed.
Yes,this forum helps a lot.
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The reasons as to why people here struggle or don’t struggle are probably very varied. I might seem not to struggle much, but that’s because I try to live a life that minimises stress. I live a basic and rather simple lifestyle, that’s helped by good emotional and practical support from my daughter and granddaughters.
In Essex, with my daughter only available to see me every 6 months or so, I’d become increasingly self neglectful. Not that I’d noticed or cared about it and the time. It was just how things were,perfectly normal.
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Our stories sound similar. Schizophrenia swept everything away for me too. As close to full recovery now as is possible. Probably been in the recovery stage for 8 - 10 years now. Nice to hear of someone else out there with a similar journey. Peace and love to you @agent101g .
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Yeah I’m cycling here and there a bit but I’m not really struggling
But I still like coming here to offer and receive support from others
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My condition entails a constant struggle.
Thanks! Good to meet you. My main goal here is to remind folks that it’s possible to recover maybe not fully but at least to the point where you can function again and have the sane personality you used to have.
It’s hard to stress how out of touch with reality I was, for like 3 years straight though.
I’m happy to find people who have recovered. I think that 5-10 year figure you read about is a good one with regards to how long recovery usually takes.
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It’s not as much that I’m struggling with the disease but I’m struggling with people and personal problems.
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From foreign shores I sing to thee,
A song of cheer to uplift thy fears,
And make a chorus to defend you rears,
For the evil one will never cease,
From sending the dead to steal your peace,
Begone foul goblins back to your caves,
And slap them ghouls back to their graves,
So, chant the chant,
Tap your feet,
And remember evil hates the beat,
Slip whack tilly tilly nack,
I’ll slap you back till you never come back,
No screaming banshees in my head,
Will leave the others feeling dead,
Brought through fire and scorched in pain,
Cold and water and ice the fire’s bane,
Begone foul goblins back to your caves,
And slap them ghouls back to their graves,
So, chant the chant,
Tap your feet,
And remember evil hates the beat,
Slip whack tilly tilly nack,
I’ll slap you back till you never come back,
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I’ve had both periods of struggle and those of smooth sailing. My primary purpose for being here is fellowship, understanding, and education.
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