I always stay home alot, it’s spring but the weather hasn’t been real good so I spend all my time inside and for the past 5 years since meds I have no interest to go outside, I think I isolate myself too much but I’ve been by myself for like 15 years and I think it’s common for sz to self isolate
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I was watching this show on forensic hospital/prison and it just made me feel isolated at home
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I used to take daily 1h walk but now its too cold. I wish it wasn’t so cold here in Canada.
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I wonder if its so common…
Maybe more the szs with negative symptoms, idk…
But oh, all my sympathy to you!!! 
I isolate since 20 years and now am angry about that.
I started to go out every day in my neighborhood for some 30 minutes, but i still cant go further than that… I feel too sad and bitter still…
Well, i was a totally given up person already at the age of 20, not my fault though, my father was real bad…
But i wish you to break that now and you are not alone. Am still totally scared outside and ive tried all kind of meds for that, but i just found the zyprexa who makes me get up from bed, it doesnt work much on the fear…
I have lots of mi friends, they never knew so much isolation either… For years, i felt so alone, that i was in agony often tbh… 
but anyway, lets aim better.
I wonder though if the isolation didnt worsen our illness, tbh i find that yes… A human being like that one in the video, for so long, would go mad for sure…
You lack motivation, thats right? I’ll mention you in my prayers, we’ve probably seen the hell tbh, but you are way more diplomatic than me to say that i guess, heh 
I mean by that, that we’ve already probably seen the worst, i hope that youll start to feel more desire soon 
In fact, i wasnt active before even at home for a time and i find, that even distraction at home like music, movies, books etc can lift our soul too… Maybe you do that, keep on walking 
In fact i was raging before against my isolation, while many philosophers say, that we should learn to love the loneliness in order to love the others too, but our thing is extreme too, i know…
Big hugs, prayers for our progress dear!!! 
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I love to isolate from people, but love to do bicycling outside when the weather is nice. It is getting to cold now for me to enjoy outside at the moment.
I asked myself what is the purpose of people in my life. Just have to deal with their issues and problems and wants and needs. I was very negative. Now I am trying to see the purpose of others as adding more positivity to my life.
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Agreed lol
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yeah i have spent the last 13 years isolated. except online. and some of those years i was offline. i dont think its good for me but idk
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I hate isolation these days I want a friend
I spend my free days in the library. To be in a motivated environment
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I’ve been isolating for 11 years, and now I’m kind of seeing someone and it scares me. I feel stunted
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Same here. Isolate myself for weeks at a time. Last time, was 2 months when i only saw the postman. But the familys always ringing me up - so im not that lonely all of the time.
I just dont see the point in going into town. All my finances is done online. As is the shopping, that is delivered.
I even have the polish barber visit these days, to shave my head.
I am going out obviously now - im seeing my Daughter. But if it wasnt for her, i wont bother.
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This is pretty much me. It’s as good as going to work for those folk who cannot work because of mental disorder. And we all know how benefitial work is for human mind and shoul.
I would also advice to @Divergent avoid being completely sedentary, this means that standing up on the hour and do few burpees, set of wall or chair pushups, set of situps, just to get your bones and muscles moving. Too often people freeze completely once they’re in completely isolation, but people can negate some of those negatives by moving a little each waking hour just for few minutes. And at the end of the day you’d have just compounded proper workout.
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The UK is about as bad as that. Change has been promised but not much is actually being done.
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