Normies just DON'T understand

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How hard it is with sz to motivate oneself

My eldest brother after I wrote a WhatsApp to him about my news about difficult times, just said find something you’re passionate about and pursue it, if you find something you’re passionate about you won’t have time to think of anything negative.

What he and other successful normies don’t understand is I lost motivation towards anything I’m passionate about.

I’m passionate about writing but I lost motivation for everything. All I can do is read and barely just. My interest in things is fleeting and I’m under this heavy heavy cloud and my normie siblings just don’t understand…:pensive::pensive:

Why was I given such a hard lot in life?? My brother is ALWAYS doing well in life but I’m a failure. My marriage is affected, everything in my life is affected by my sza, it saps me dry. Why me? Why us? :pensive::pensive::pensive::sob:

Part of me accepts it but normie people just. Don’t. Understand. My siblings just can’t understand the hell and failure of my life.

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Can totally relate

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I’ve lost interest in lots of things I used to be passionate about. I agree with you that people who don’t have sz simply don’t understand

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I hate this part too.

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My brother and father don’t understand my disorder even after repeatedly trying to explain to them what I go through.

My brother especially keeps telling me to get stronger, whatever that fukking means.

Yes I get frustrated but it’s useless.

The only normies that get it are my psychiatrist and counselors, even my therapist doesn’t completely get it.

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Yeah its a tough one to explain that you want to do stuff but then just stare at the wall all day or sleep :sleeping:

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This is what I have been doing for at least a couple of decades and it has worked for me. My problem at the outset was almost total avolition. No interest or energy to get back into my old hobbies. I started with a little each day and kept pushing myself to do more. At some point the switch flipped and I was having so much fun again that I didn’t need to push myself as much.

Why not you and me?

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When I was in my 20’s and 30’s, I was extremely depressed and suicidal but I was able to work, and engage in things that I enjoyed like clubbing, rock concerts, opera, art and music festivals, karaoke, dating, restaurants, and movies.

I was diagnosed sza in my mid 30’s. When I reached my late 30’s, I began hallucinating and the paranoia/telepathy/thought broadcasting worsened. Even as much as I tried to explain it, normies could never understand any of this. And I stayed depressed.

In my mid 40’s, all the depression disappeared. But I began hearing voices and experiencing delusions of reference. It was then that I began isolating and picking up hobbies and interests that involved staying at home like prayer, yoga, piano, music, Netflix, YouTube, reading, art history, music history, and cooking.

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I do hope you will begin to enjoy your life. My son tells me that Lifeisagentlereminder of how truly important life truly is. I believe that positive encouragement & unconditional love & praise are a big help…

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I don’t understand normies myself.

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I hope that you will have people in your life who do understand you very well.

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