Negative Symptoms

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Yep, I made another thread. Hope I haven’t been too overwhelming.

How do y’all deal with negative symptoms? Even though my positive symptoms are starting to ease, it seems like my negative symptoms are getting more prominent.

I’ve always struggled with them really badly. Haven’t had a real life friend since my psychosis started 8 years ago. I can only muster up the energy to shower and brush my teeth once, maybe twice a week. Nothing I do feels rewarding so I don’t see the point in doing anything. All of my therapists comment on how blank I look and my monotone voice. I try forcing myself and either I just can’t do it, or I get nothing out of it so don’t see the point in doing it again.

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Just forcing myself alone didn’t work for me. There are many things that need to come together for you to have a chance to get better. But I managed to do it, and so have others, so it is possible. What really helped me in the beginning was to-do lists that were always visible and that I wrote every single day. You also need determination. But I’m sure you have that inside you.

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I feel this too man. Just being flat all the time and not being able to connect with people or think of things to say.

I found that meditating daily helps but ymmv

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I relate dreamer, I haven’t had a friend in over 10 years…but there is a n option for you…you should try a mental health club…theyre in most cities and towns…its a place where mentally ill people go for creative writing, art otr= health management or just a drop in for a coffee…you should try it out…ask your dr or mental health team

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Thank you all for the input. I’ll look into some of these.

Just got a call from my insurance company telling me they won’t cover my Invega Sustenna injection that I was discharged from the hospital with.

I feel defeated.

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I guess everyone suffers differently. I can read a challenging book, watch a 1.5 hour youtube video, and walk 20 minutes a day. But I maybe brush my teeth once a week and shower maybe twice a week. I cannot work.

Ever since I started smoking, I stopped brushing my teeth. I think cigarettes make my negatives worse!!!

I also drink 4 energy drinks a day but probably could do without them. I’m addicted/dependent on them.

I could probably use the money saved up for more books or even a gaming computer, but no, I prefer drinking energy drinks for some reason…

I can sometimes do online classes. I’m actually taking a coursera course on physics. I’m doing okay.

There’s no way I can drive or go to college.

I suffer a lot because I know we live in a matrix/simulation and this is just a small blip in my consciousness. I seriously think I came into existence 7 years ago while ‘time traveling’/soul/consciousness transfer and that I’m in a time loop.

I’m slightly paranoid that I’m going to be killed because it happened before many times…

I believe I’m a little psychic. I may have been an extraterrestrial in a past life, although I deny this.

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