I have schizophrenia, a mood disorder, OCD, PTSD, and substance abuse disorder and I’m doing fine.
I have ups and downs, sure, but I’m good.
I train my mind, at first I couldn’t read a paragraph, then a paragraph at a time, now I devour 700 pages books in a couple of days.
I’m going back to work, I’m went back to school.
I see a lot of frustration and negativity here and it breaks my heart. You can get better, you can learn how to deal with your symptoms, you can learn how to cope and live a good life, to at least be more positive about yourself. It’s more than possible.
Meds and therapy, and the right attitude.
Kindness towards others and yourself goes a long way too.
I agree with @Minnii, you can get better. I’m not in complete recovery, I still hallucinate a bit. I saw a gremlin today and for the first time I didn’t have a panic attack. meds, therapy and the right attitude is hard sometimes but worth it.`
I just wanted to say that recovery is real, but it does not come easy and it involves doing a lot of stuff that you probably won’t enjoy at the time but it will pay off a little further down the road. For those of us like me, Minnii, and a bunch of other people on here who have a good recovery it wasn’t easy and it wasn’t handed to us and it didn’t come overnight.
Even if you take small risks or tiny steps that is something that helps. Don’t look at everything that you need to do for yourself all at once or you will get so overwhelmed that that you will give up or never start in the first place. Just pick your battles and take it slow. You’re investing in your future. You’re laying the groundwork for contentment in the future.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Thanks for the post. I’m working the night shift and I just got off the phone with my wife telling her I don’t know if it’s going to get better. She tells me it’s just a bad day. These depressive moods are killer. Eventually I’ll find the right mix of meds.
Minnii - you give families hope when you write this and it’s invaluable. I need advice from someone who has sz and has found a route that works for them in recovery. Our son is on medications but still isn’t coherent and doesn’t want to speak to us. Any way to approach him if he doesn’t want to talk - what would motivate him?
