Question About Delusions

I’ve had schizophrenia for 4 years and I guess I’m still trying to get a hold on how this is going to go for me if I don’t end up dead.

So I spent the past year or so believing that I was being watched by family with micro cameras and what not and I’ve had other delusions that tied into that (or not). I spent a night under a bridge after believing I couldn’t drink anything but tap water downtown and getting stuck after missing an appointment to my former script writer for Xanax. I finally realized there’s really nobody watching me and the vast majority of the things I believed are impossible. I went to my psychiatrist and got on medication, and now I feel fairly firm and grounded mentally.

Does that go away again? The feeling that I have a grasp on my mind finally and what I believed previously was kind of ridiculous? For instance, do the voices just end up concocting another situation where I’m believing some ridiculous scenario and barely hanging onto my sanity? I read a lot about people having periods where they aren’t doing well and lose control but then go back to having a grasp on things. Does it fluxtuate like that? Or do I get to keep my sanity at some point?

Hey. I’ve had schizophrenia for 16 years. There are good days and bad days, just like any long term illness, but ever since I found the right meds, there are a lot more good days than bad. I haven’t struggled with hallucinations or delusions in over three years. Ever since I found treatment, my life has gotten slowly but steadily better. I am now very happy with where I am.

Three years is a long time, that’s pretty cool. Glad you got to that point. Hopefully I can too.

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