i never said i was sceptical.
i just said it is confusing how the diagnosis criteria are different across the world.
but tbh ive always not been sure about your diagnosis. just a gut feeling, not an accusation.
but if the pdoc says you are ill then i guess you are?
I’ve thought about asking to up my dose, but my blood sugar came down and I’m losing weight on 10mg. Also my mood swings have gone away for the most part, and I’m not as sedated as I was on Zyprexa. As long as it doesn’t get too bad, I’m going to stick with 10mg.
What makes you unsure about my diagnosis? I’m really intrigued.
like i said it is just a gut feeling of uncertainty. it is hard to put into words.
i could easily be entirely wrong.
i am not a pdoc with years of experience and stuff like that…
does the delusions interfere with your normal life?
you dont have to answer if you dont want to since this is not a place to prove anything.
im just curious but still it is up to you 
just so you know, i defo do not think you are faking your symptoms as one of your friends suggested …sorry if i have come across offensive
Hard to answer. I don’t really have a normal life. I haven’t worked in decades, yet I have been an active writer for almost 3 decades. I’ve been married, but my ex alleges that for years she lived under my spell without realising - until now- the extent and seriousness of her ‘induced psychosis’. It’s almost like she had been living in a sect. My severe ocd and intellectual resources - always according to my pdocs- have enabled me to keep so far a successful regime of double bookkeeping. But maybe other people are just mad to believe that I’m mad
idk i just wish i had what you had instead of what i have had and that i could also be off meds. and im not even the one labelled with sz. wheras you are.
but i am not in your shoes so i don’t know what you are going through. so i cant truly say that …
just hate my experience that i have had and that i fear, and these medications what they are doing to me. i feel like my body is breaking to pieces cos of the aps.
it is great that you do not have to be on aps they are awful. i mean yea obviously they are serving a good purpose apparently but you know what i mean.
i just feel like your sz looks more relaxing to me than my dx, but that is just from an outsider point of view idk how distressing it may be to you
do you mean to say that she triggered the psychosis in you…i don’t understand
Well, my doctor does seem to believe that I need APs. About my ex I meant that she got used to my weirdness and came to view it as normal.
in the uk if you are not a danger to yourself or others they cant force you on aps even if they reccommend you to take it. so wish you the best with that whatever decision you decide to make regarding the aps.
if you arent a danger. and if the same rules apply to where you are. that is.
can i ask you a question…what do you mean by that you feel people aren’t real?
just really curious but honestly you dont have to say if you dont want to.
I think a group of psychiatric experts made a book with a recent edition, called DSM. That is supposed to unify diagnostic criteria in the US. I don’t know of any cases that I have ever heard of where a person faked having sz. Perhaps there might be one or two bad actors that would do that.
Sounds like a good plan. It is really hard being self aware enough to know what’s best. Good thing it seems like you have that awareness. I’m on invega trinza. A shot every three months. I feel okay with it. I am really lazy and have no motivation. But I haven’t gained weight and haven’t had many positive symptoms. Crossing my fingers
hey, sorry i did not mean to question your dx like that so much.
i would not like it if someone did that to me it just adds to the stress.
sorry @NotSeksoEmpirico idk what came over me.
I am not in a good mood today, but that is no good excuse
hope you can forgive me
sometimes i am too curious for my own good 
@poiuytrewq
Curiosity and fortitude are two of my favourite virtues 
By other people not being real I mean that my unhealthy side believes that everyone else is me, although part of me doesn’t. And I think you’re right anyway, I’ve probably been misdiagnosed for reasons I can imagine only too well. I probably don’t even exist.
In canada my dx is more based on level of functioning and current state of symptoms
TBH, based on what you’ve posted on the forum, it seems like you have persistent delusions that you devote a lot of time to. I’m not sure what you mean by “supposed to have delusions” other than that this is an indication of your lack of insight.
Well, not everyone on this forum believes I’m sz. I feel slightly confused, and the truth be told I’m starting to doubt my pdoc which in turn makes me feel guilty.
You should listen to your pdoc and your medical team rather than to your friends or to strangers on the internet.
You’re not random strangers on the Internet
Actually, we are.
You have no knowledge that anyone on this forum is who they claim to be. We moderate as well as we can, but even we have no idea about everyone.
We are all words on a screen. And words on a screen cannot diagnose another set of words.