This has been a bad year for me. I’ve been delusion most of this year. Also my mother passed away about 3 months ago and she was a big support for me. I’m glad I got through it though. I also feel accomplished because I perservered another year. So has this been a good year or a bad year?
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This has been a very bad year for me, though I have had worse. I always somehow persevere, but I am hopeful for a better year in 2018.
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I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my mom to cancer 11 years ago; it gets easier with time.
Great thread and hang in there! You’ve dealt with alot this year!
For me it’s been like a renaissance! I upped my exercise and got myself an activity tracker. Great device for keeping you motivated. I’ve had some health set backs recently getting diagnosed with gout but on a whole I’m doing really well…
I’ve gone from reading nothing to reading every night. My physical health is best it’s been in years and mentally I feel pretty darned good touch wood!
Easing back coming into Xmas because I know I’m going to be misbehaving but after xmas it’s on. More exercise …less beer …better management of myself! Here’s to next year…this year not so bad for me!
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It was a bad year for me as well. I’ve had to deal with worsening depression and more hallucinations. This year I didn’t really do much, it was a struggle just to get out of the house.
I’m hopeful for 2018.
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I have been sober ten and a half months so far this year, so I guess that in that sense it has been a good year. It has had its stresses, though.
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Keep your head up. Things will get better.
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This has been a very hard year for my family because my mums partner of 10 years passed away. This will be the first Christmas for her with just us. We have had to be a big support and at one point it all got a bit too much to be honest.
I’ve also come off some medication this year which left me sleep deprived for months and just coming out the other end. But that has its posative aspect to it too.
I wish I could say it’s been a great year. But no. Not because of the loss of my mothers partner. That is a massive loss that will never be forgotten.
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I’ve lived in three different places this year which meant a lot of changes that I didn’t want. There’s also been a lot of stuff up in the air; a lot of stuff I am trying to achieve in my personal life. But I could say my year was a million times better then my first two years after being diagnosed. Yeah, my symptoms this year were the least bothersome they’ve ever been.
There was a lot of craziness at the board & care home that I was glad to get away from, but it could get really interesting living in the big city.
I’ve had so many ups and downs, sideways and going backwards.
And that’s just in the last 5 minutes, lol.
I guess this year was OK, I had many, many good moments even on my worst days. I’ve had a lot of good experiences and they can’t take those away from me.
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My year was awful, then good, and now it’s bad (but not awful). My oldest daughter was just plain horrible for the first part of the year. She was acting out, said terrible things all the time, just made life miserable. We felt like we were constantly walking on eggshells around her. We were even going to a therapist for ideas on how to handle her. It had gotten so bad that I dreaded weekends. I know that sounds awful, and it makes me feel like a lousy parent, but it’s just how I felt.
Then she got a job and started getting out of the house more. She started doing better. I started doing better- felt less guilty, less depressed. Fewer hallucinations. Meds seemed to be working. I started getting out of my room and doing things. I was active. I was maintaining a good weight. I was a great housewife and fulfilling my role as mother pretty darned well too.
But all good things must come to an end, I guess. My daughter is still doing well (she’ll be leaving for college in the fall), but I am not. A couple of months ago, I started spiraling downhill again. I felt suicidal, started cutting, stopped leaving my bed even to eat or bathe. I feel intense guilt, cry a lot, am having issues with OCD, I’m not doing anything, which makes it all the worse and only feeds into my guilt. I feel like a burden to my family. I’m going through a relapse with both the schizophrenia and bipolar symptoms of my schizoaffective disorder, so I feel like I’ve been hit by a freight train. It’s just a lot to deal with. I’m sure y’all understand.
I’m just glad I found this board. I don’t feel so alone. I’m hoping for a better 2018 as well.
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Sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. When the police showed up and told me of my mom’s death, I broke into tears. She was, and always will be, so special. She was one very smart woman.
2017 was a bummer for me.
2017 was quite a boring year for me, really.
I started school, I quit school, I started school agian, I quit school again.
Had one hospital admission that lsted for three weeks.
I haven’t really accomplished much.
It’s been a good year for me. Mentally been pretty stable with a few minor glitches here and there but no big crises. Been fairly uneventful really.
I got sick (or became aware of my sickness) this year, so that wasn’t so great. Had to quit a job I rather liked in order to recover. On the flipside, I’m more emotionally stable now that I’m getting treatment. I’m learning a lot about myself and how to best relate to others and hopefully I’ll get to re-enter the “real world” fairly soon.
Best wishes for everyone’s 2018!
I’m sorry you lost your mom @ Jake and I’m sorry for your loss too @Qwerty.
For me, this year has been a good year for me in a lot of ways. I’m doing better mentally than I have in a really long time
A year outside of the Psych Ward is a good year. I also was introduced to prazosin which helped my symptoms greatly. No one in my family died and a new member was added. I also became more comfortable with taking care of many of my own needs.
This has been a good year for me. My two cancer scares turned out to be nothing. Everything is going good. My mom died last year, but, that was last year.
Sorry to hear your mom passed away. Mine is still alive, but lost Dad many yrs ago and it was terrible.
Once I picked up the phone to call him a month after he passed because my car wouldnt start. I wanted to know what he though about why or what i might check on it next. I litterally did not what to do. I was shocked I did that.
I was young then, but have learned to handle many things, including car troubles, on my own. (A love of working on old cars was a big thing me and him had in common. He was the one who taught me.)Lol
Time heals. I hope you are/will have a treasure trove of good memories, funny moments, and words of wisdom from her.
My year? I tolerated this year, but didnt particularly enjoy about 3/4 of it. I didnt get accomplished most of the things i wanted.
So glad there is a re-set button called New Years. I cant wait.
Pretty good year. School was really stressful this fall and I was pretty convinced I couldn’t do it but it ended up one of my most successful semesters. Did two med tapers this year, one a success, the other much less so.
It felt like the whole world outside my door was going up in flames, though.
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