well i used to be a bad case of sz/sza. but with these meds im not that bad off. just a few negatives. it doesn’t seem like it’s too bad of a hand i’ve been dealt, manageable.
but a lot of us think it’s like the worst thing ever, for example preferring to be paralyzed or something. that seems much worse for me, as i like to be physically active with a hike, or a workout, or a trip kayaking down the river.
i guess some people got it worse than me, and i sympathize with that, but my case is not a death sentence, and i even think i can go back to school and go back to work. is it drama?
My mom kept repeating to me that I am awfully sick even though I managed to finish university and found full time job and lived by myself and the least I wanted to hear that I am still sick
yeah im not quite a normie. but my parents are the opposite. they expect me to work, and to date even and hold relationships. and to pay my own way eventually. of course i would be a mess again without my meds, so i do have a bit of a crutch.
My mom suggested me to stay with her after my initial diagnosis, but I decided to return to UK to live which was really good, best years of my life. My mom often said to me that she will provide with all living necessities until she’s alive and if I want something expensive I’ll have to earn myself somehow
One psychiatrist diagnosed me with treatment resistant schizophrenia. Only Vraylar works for me. I tried a lot of meds. I suffer from chronic “delusions” (unsual beliefs) and negative symptoms.
When you’re in deep, you lose your “edge” and everything feels like a punishing test. When you recover enough, you get that “edge” back and can just roll with what’s happening. I imagine after enough of that the hallucinations just stop.