Were you also "lost" when got diagnosed?

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I remember when I was first diagnosed, I asked my pdoc at a hospital what I have and she said schizophrenia and I was like ok and went around my days like it meant nothing. Then I started reading up and talking with other patients that this is illness for life and what symptoms it has. I thought i will be a normie on meds and only my negatives hit me only when I got home from hospital - chainsmoking, laying in bed whole day, basically talking with one word sentences and no wish to socialize, go out or work. I couldnt figure out when I will recover and really be myself, year passed and nothing changed, besides 30kg weight gain…

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Idk I lied about my symptoms

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Yes i was lost as i wasn’t told about the negative symptoms. I have sever negative symptoms but i wasn’t told about the negative symptoms when i was diagnosed.

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It gets better. Took some years for me to find my footing again, but I’ve been moving forward ever since. Have hope.

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I was lost for some years before my diagnosis. I got lost many times far from home while driving, in buses, metro. I didn’t know what illness I had. I had read about sz but was scared to believe that I had it. I refused that I had sz. I told myself that I had depression to feel better. I kept refusing my sz diagnosis for some years after my sz diagnosis too.

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My pdrs didn’t tell me about negative symptoms until 9 years later when I was discharged from mental hospital pdrs. All my apts were at mental hospital for 9 years. Now I see my pdr at an external clinic and he said I have negative symptoms. Recently he referred me to an occupational therapist thinking it can help, its been 2 apts with the therapist and 0 improvement. I think my pdr gave up.

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What therapist suggested doing?

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She just made me do IQ tests, said my concentration and cognition is good. We talked about my past work experiences and said I had a problem with perseverance. She told me to get back to work. She thinks its that easy.

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