Great to hear you are getting relief. Do you get those pleasure feelings aswel?
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What do you mean pleasure feelings??
If I laugh, feel good etc?? Yes, I can be spontaneous and feel good. My anxiety is whats troubling me. I get panic attacks. It sucks.
But meds keep psychosis at bay.
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Yes thats exactly what i ment pleasure from laughing or if you won the lottery you would be full of excitement. Its something im unsure i have because sometimes i think i do feel pleasure and then other times i think i dont like it feels like my pleasure feeling is blocked. It could all be my brain playing tricks on me.
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Is it indifference that you are feeling?
What meds are you on??
I dont have positive symptoms i only have negatives and im on sertraline for that. Looking to find something to help with anhedonia
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My station is mostly automated - I do shows infrequently. I am good with talking āatā people and less so when it comes to talking āwithā people. Work in progress.
Have you tried vraylar or abilify??
When is your next show on? It would be good to listen.
Not tried any of them. Are they good at working at negatives? Do they act differently to the brain compared to other meds
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Abilify and vraylar are prescribed to counteract negatives. Talk to your doc. 
So youāre not on any AP? Whats your diagnosis?
Hi again, im having a hard time being able to have some hope that i can get my brain to function again by that i mean i want my thoughts to be more complex and flow better so i can be better at having conversations with people. All i do when having conversations is ask questions because my mind cant flow with the thought. The way you talk on here seems as though your thoughtās have a lot of detail in what you say so you have more thoguhts clarity. Could you tell me how you got better at this or were you not that bad in the first place. Is it something that can get better if you really try like make the brain cognitively better? I have a great life, i have a wife, 2 children, my own business and im quite happy most of the time i just really struggle with this symptom and im starting to believe its something thar cant be changed. If you have had success with this id be really happy to hear it.
Thanks
Practice. Practice. Practice. I was that bad in the first place. In fact I was so bad that I was told that at best they (doctors) could āmake me more comfortableā through heavy medication and I would spend my life in managed care. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by people who pushed me every day (AA member).
Are you setting small goals for every day/week and then increasing them slightly when you hit them?
Ive always pushed myself i have a high drive and determination so if i know your thought process can be improved ill stick to trying. I just want to hear of it being achieved. So would you say you can think in a complex way and your thoughts feel more fluent? Having conversations with people flows and you can talk for long periods of time with training your brain again
Iām a senior insurance broker. I work at a job with a high cognitive load. Iām also able to outperform many neurotypicals professionally.
I can pass for normal for extended periods because Iāve done a lot of practice. Everything from talking to mirrors and recorders to attending Toastmasters. It takes effort and itās tiring. I prefer to avoid F2F socializing with groups. I have no trouble with things like photography outings because of my skill level in that area - not hard for me to talk about. Same with cooking.
FYI, Iām stable enough that I have a school bus license. I have also coached youth archery pre-COVID and been a 4-H leader.
Its amazing what you have achieved. You give me loads of hope that i can get better. Would you say you have a lot of conversation with your wife and child? By that i mean you can sit and talk about things in depth, take information in. All i want is to be able to have longer conversations with my wife. I must admit i can talk when im in work mode about my job as im skilled in that area too so i understand what you mean by that.
Constantly. Thatās normal around here. I mostly struggle with people I donāt know well. I also donāt do well with more than a few people around - even family. Thatās always been a thing for me, likely the autism. Spending school in classrooms full of people perpetually made my skin crawl when I was younger.
Im the same when im feeling ok i can talk to my wife more. What tools would you day help your cognitive side? Would you say diet has helped? Supplements? Exercise? Im trying to work out what makes my cognitive side bad and i think my diet has a lot to do with it but then i think is that all in my head and my symptoms are always the same and that brings me down again
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