Negative symptoms

[Corian]

Is my lack of motivation from negative symptoms or am I just lazy, my parents have me feeling lazy. I know that i shouldnt let them influence my mindset but its hard they are my caretakers and my parents.

[Corian]

I do jiujitsu 3 days a week and go with them on any errands, i do spend alot of time playing video games and watching tv. I was working on golf but its just something i have no talent in and stopped being fun after 6 years of working on it

[everhopeful]

@Corian

Is my lack of motivation from negative symptoms

Yes it is. Everyone is a bit lazy at times, but deep and permanent “laziness” is from negative symptoms.

[Sherlock]

avolition is a huge negative, and haunts me frequently. Its not laziness, and I think alot of it has to do with catastrophizing if anything I do will be right.

[Hadeda]

Yes I get this negative symptoms “laziness” too. Avolition sucks. I take 500mg amisulpride for negative symptoms, if I lessen the dose below 400mg both my positive and negative symptoms are a problem

[Divergent]

I get negative symptoms, it’s a pretty normal effect from antipsychotics

[Corian]

Thanks everyone for the responses! My doc was maybe gonna prescribe paxil for me for social anxiety.

[frenchman]

I was already lazy before i take Antipsychotics but i more lazy now that i take abilify.

[shutterbug]

Negative symptoms don’t cause laziness, they cause lethargy. Laziness implies weakness of character. That’s inaccurate as we don’t suffer negative symptoms by choice.