Greetings! I’m new here and have schizoaffective disorder with depression. Recently I’ve had more depression than usual. My doctor prescribed more medication for me - the generic of Zoloft, called Sertraline - increasing my dosage. It has helped somewhat… Have pen friends I write to often, but I never share what is wrong with me to others who do not have a mental disability. So I feel lonely a lot of the time. Did seek out a mental health group in my area to attend; but that was too difficult to go to; as I am shy, quiet, and hear voices at times. Therefore, thought to correspond with others now on here who experience similar problems as myself. Female, born in 1955, 60, not married, no children, live in the state of PA, I started with mental difficulties at age 22, in 1978. Yet did not know of mental diseases until 1990, age 34, and only then began seeing a doctor and taking medication… Would really like corresponding by postal mail especially. If anyone would like to leave their name and address and a little info about themselves, I should really like to write to you. Thanks,
hi welcome Wednesday i would absolutely love to have an offline snail mail penpal i am 43 but ill send that info to you privately my symptoms started at age 33 diagnosed about 3 years ago im new here too i really like this website i think you will too
Welcome Wednesday 
Thank you very much, Minnii
Hello, I hope you have fun on the site!
welcome to the schizophrenia club.
you have to be mentally ill to qualify, but you have that covered.
seriously once in a while some dum ■■■■ with no illness comes along to troll and we hate that.
I started logging my recovery on here when the site opened, and as of today I am a college graduate and enrolled as a doctoral student in psychology. You’ll find people of all shapes and sizes and colors and creeds and needs and wants and if ands or buts on here. I am the young militant student guy. it’s alright, I mainly struggle with how I am mentally ill yet I am a researcher of mental illness and the plan is to become a practitioner as well. I actually have defended my thesis on a mental illness stigma intervention.
I find that normal people stigmatize me pretty badly, it is sad, I have few friends and they are absorbed with other people and things or so it seems. I have enjoyed this community and it has been a large part of my ahem unlikely recovery. I was in deeeeep shiiiiiitttt when I got off the grass and booze and got my ass in a seat in the classroom. Stigma is a huge, up and coming problem in psychology and also in medicine, and I attack it. I will be working on a publication on stigma once I stabilize and settle in another state in a month, but the work is mostly done already, so I will enjoy reading up on topics of special interest, disturbing stuff, I like disturbing phenomena in psychology and am known for being dope at psychopathology because I am down with the sickness.
I dont think I would be doing jack crap if it werent for this community, so saying what I have done and do speaks well of this forum. My own family threatened to kick me out and well, my paternal side has disowned me anyways. SO I am a smart little ■■■■■■ who studies the science of how they are wrong and I am right, and this science helps us as an underserved and misunderstood population.
but if it werent for here, I wouldnt have made it this far.
i enjoyed reading your post here mortimermouse. quite inspiring. thanks, judy
welcome wednesday1117. i am too paranoid to share offline but maybe we could be friends online here on the forum?
take care, judy
I am also have schizoaffective disorder, depressive type…
hi Wednesday are you named after the adams family character? lol
I am so sorry, all of you, but I found I am having a terrible time communicating not only online, but as well, offline as a pen friend, discussing my mental disability. I did not realize I would run into this difficulty before I decided to post on here. I’m going to my therapist today to discuss my dilemma with him. For now, I’ll say bye. Unless I later find my circumstances to change. Thanks for everyone’s support.