I’ve been toying with the idea of turning my 40 years of being employed into some kind of confidence in everyday life. I mean I had to have learned something.
Whaddya think? Will I win the lottery of schizophrenia and gain confidence? Will I pull off winning the biggest game in professional schizophrenia sports?
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Sounds like you’re working towards it, I’d say you might be lucky, good to be optimistic anyways, could definitely be more that way myself
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It would probably take some luck and help. But Brian Wilson came back from his schizophrenia and started performing live music again years after leaving one of the biggest acts in music history because of his illness.
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Yeah I feel you, I feel like I’m improving myself from a hellish two year experience with it, like they say, time heals all wounds, just glad I’m fortunate enough to recover
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IDK, it’s just that I got a taste of winning and it’s addictive. I want more.
But I’m grateful for what I got.
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It’s so normal to work for your whole life in my country
Mate. What do you like to do? Find that then find others that like what you do. Meet people. It would be good to get out of your headspace and meet a few like minded people. I’m saying other people from AA or such…like hobby people or something.
Your never too old and it’s always good. If I wasn’t playing cricket I’d be going to a political party meeting…I’d be doing a hobby. I’d like to do all 3 but too old and tired to do too much but you get my drift.
Find something you can turn into an interest and meet some people outside your comfort zone. I’m sure you’d be fine.
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You wrote this before and it’s really good advice. I’ve been putting off going to church; my step-dad said to join a social group there or it’s a Unitarian Church and they tend to have book clubs there.
I have been getting out more lately just to get space and get away from the sadist control freaks. Tonight I went shopping for a shirt and sweater, at my old boyhood haunts. When I was a kid, there was a small mall we used to walk to or ride our bikes to about 3 or 4 miles away. We used to get ice cream and check out posters for our rooms there. It was a simple, undecorated building, now it’s unrecognizable, they not only completely renovated it but the whole area is built up with dozens of specialty shops, restaurants, and big name department stores.
All I came home with was a spare belt but I got to people-watch and the salespeople at the stores were really polite and respectful. But I digress. The goal for Sunday is church, then my NAMI support group.
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You can do this matey. Church is a good way to meet people. Get involved in your church. I’m an atheist but I’d do a bible group or something. You can’t lose meeting like minded people.
More power to you my friend. Keep on keeping on.
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There’s nothing wrong with trying and having a positive attitude even when the odds are overwhelmingly against you. Congratulations on being employed 40 years. That’s quite a feat.
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