Anyone else noticed this? It affects your confidence and it’s harder to stand up for yourself.
I refused medication 4 years ago, and they forced me to take them. I was trying to fight against it, trying to escape from the ward. But after they had put me on medications, I became submissive and agreeable and tired and kept taking the medications, it got harder to fight back and I gave up.
Nope. Meds make it easier for me to live a productive life including standing up for myself.
Yeah, that’s true and applicable to me too. When im unmedicated, and pre-psychosis - im confident and quite dominant but that quickly turns into agression
Meds made me a bit less irate by raising my tolerance for sound. I used to struggle with noise sensitivity and this led to anger, which led to the dark side of the force…I’m lucky I never acted out violently. I like to think that I handle myself with assertiveness now.
They definitly blunt feelings and reactions. It’s far from as bad as recreational drugs, but no doubt they have a negative impact on the brain. But if the alternative is psychosis, I guess I’ll keep taking them.
Yes. They make me more docile. And accept the unacceptable.
This was their original aim. I believe. I think they were very aware of this in the early days of meds. And used them for this. They still use them here to subdue institutionalized people (e.g. elderly) who are non-delusional, but too outspoken.
If you put a rat in a cage with fire…it flees. Unless you give it haldol. It sits there quietly accepting the fire until it is dead. True test.
The other side is…if I am delusionally speaking up for myself, I can be confident all I want…but who will hear me? 
I think this is a complicated question
Yea I do feel submissive too I think it’s a range of stuff, but medications and the illness itself and low stress tolerance due to the illness… Yea I’m a little submissive.
Yeah im definitely left with less fight within me on meds. Never feel angry or sad or anything either. Not very natural. But psychosis is even worse than that. The risk for going insane is so high without meds it seems. Especially since ive had more than a handful of episodes now. Its a cross to bear. A necessary sacrifice. Otherwise I’ll be lost to the abyss.
are u guys watching me on facebook? because i threatened a spy?
No. I’m not watching you on Facebook. How are you doing though?
i feel very paranoid and depressed.
I understand. The voices are giving me a hard time today. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day for both of us?
i sure hope so… i think im gonna delete fb and ig again cos it makes me so paranoid.
I agree. I don’t see it as servile or submissive to be med. compliant.
I find that my antipsychotics make me quite peacefull and non combative towards other people in the local community. No anger at all and never in a verbal or physical fight with anyone. I feel safe and protected on my meds. Of course meds are a straight jacket that hold me back. The Seroquel has been excellent in keeping my racing thought at bay by making me thought free in my mind.
I think geodon and seroquel do weaken me physically, but they don’t dull my mind. Sometimes I think I am sharper since I was put on those drugs.
Personally I find that they turn me submissive to the extent that psychosis is still present, as the psychosis subsides and the cognitive symptoms get better so does my assertiveness recover.
Medications made my life better. Not perfect, but better. The only negative side effect I’ve noticed is drooling.
I felt that way on invega. My new drug not as much. Invega made me feel soft in a way.