Just here to say my last psychotic episode was in 2019 I was put on meds and my positives got treated and then I had depression and negatives for a year and then I tried antidepressants and then slowly after a year I started getting back in shape. These days I shower regularly and have a stable mood and I go for walks pretty much every day.
If you are where I was there years ago I want to tell you that there is hope I’m an example of a person who outgrew his negatives maybe with the help of antidepressants.
Please treat your positives and stick to your meds and maybe try antidepressants and give it time. Rest as much as you need and have high hopes for the future.
Even if you can’t get rid of your positives I’m sure you can cope with it and outgrows it.
I can’t take a high dose of antidepressant because it gives me manic highs. I appreciate your sharing your story. I took a walk yesterday and I showered. It is after midnight here so technically it’s tomorrow. My therapist is not calling tomorrow like she usually does because she is taking time off. I’m going to call the local crises hotline to talk to someone sometime in the coming week.
I’ve had episodes of darkness come into me,
deep inside.
one was a few days after getting off the unit,
in the car, parked, listening the song
Help is on the Way, but it never came.
first time I heard it.
I was instantly suicidal.
thought about going back into the unit,
but didn’t.
we were going into sled hockey, my son,
and I think while he was playing,
I went to a local bar,
never the right remedy,
but needed something
to get thru that.