it strenghtened me across the board
My sanity at gunpoint.
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I lost my friendship circle, my profession, my marriage, my motivation and my sense of happiness
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Friends, jobs (on disability now), I feel like I canât do much that I used to like to do. Hard to go places. I hate it so much
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Genius answer 
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Nothing. It seems everything works out in my favor.
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It robbed me of a social life, but I have kind of resisted getting any friends. Iâve made a life of being alone.
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I also have been unable to read either
That is a bad question for me give me poor judgment into Prosecuting people that should have been prosecuted not only their abuse thievery negligence my estimated amount of loss three and a half million dollars also the abuse that they gave to me for being disabled now I am free in my life and have very few relatives left I cherish the good ones I still have to work to make ends meet due to the fact that income is so low that is a total aggravation you have the nerve to ask I have the nerve to tell
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When I repressed my sexual desire because of a religious delusion I lost ALL my love for everyone and all my comfort. I have been a desert since. That was in 1989.
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Myself.
Fifteen.
Probably my will to live and my spark.
Which country do you live in? Why arenât you allowed to drive a car?
I have worked at a restaurant while still in psychosis, you can totally work at a restaurant; I would bet on it.
So far, I have also avoided making friends and dating.
I actually developed an interest in joining the Navy, while I was in psychosis; the military wonât accept schizophrenics, at the moment. So, that future seems lost to me, all those possibilities.
It is harder for me to trust other people, now, but I am also far more social. I go out far more than I did; I had social anxiety, before, but I have worked through this by going out and talking to other people more. I ride the bus, now.
I have cut off communication with my father, my sister, my former best friend. I do not feel that I am worse off for having done this, however. Perhaps, it was long overdue.
I quit a government job. Then, I got a restaurant job, where I became unhappy from poor pay and being mistreated; I quit this job, and found another job, which seems better, after being unemployed again for two months.
My mother seems unlike herself, sometimes; I miss her, sometimes, even though she hasnât left.
I read far more books, before my schizophrenia; I miss this. I read the news a lot, before, too; I donât miss this as much.
I have taken out a lot of library books that I either donât read, or leave unfinished; I finished almost all the books that I took out, before. I was rarely, if ever late.
I eat out more, now. I used to eat at home, almost exclusively. I think mom was happier, then. I also spent far less money.
I have no interest in sex. Before, I would masturbate, sometimes. I have developed an aversion to this.
I wonder about the occult, now. I thought it was BS, before. It disturbs me. I donât like it.
My politics have changed, a bit. I donât like Britain very much, now. I donât like NATO. I want Germany to develop a healthy attitude toward its own military, and to send American troops home, finally. I want Japan to get rid of Article 9, and do the same.
I have a strong aversion toward smoking and tattoos, now, but before I simply didnât like them.
I am not unconditional in my affection with our (mom and Iâs) pets, now; I find the cats creepy, sometimes.
Cars stand out more. I donât like Ford cars.
My perception is warped, at times, which is sad and disturbing. Hallucinations sometimes make me suicidal.
I feel like a lot of people have lied to me, been unfair to me. I am not easily impressed by other people.
I like to try new things more now.
I have involuntary facial expressions that I didnât have before, which remind me mostly of people I knew long ago, but also have met more recently; I think this is tardive dyskinesia, but Iâm not 100% sure.
Watch out for the Loch Ness monster!
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I live in Italy. Iâm not allowed to drive a car because they say there is increased risk of injury or death. Kinda like driving while under the effects of alcohol or psychedelics (they didnât say this last sentence, itâs just a thought I added. They only said what I said in the first sentence).
To be honest, I do feel like Iâm on mushrooms or something most of the time XD (I never took any psychedelic but itâs how I imagine it to feel like). I feel like I have heightened awereness of the true nature of ârealityâ. An infinite Multiverse where nothing is objective, and everything is interpreted through consciousness (human, animal, plant, or alien). Thereâs no objective reality nor objective truth. This is what I have learned through the years. I donât believe âschizophreniaâ or âschizoaffective disorderâ (which is what I got diagnosed with back in August 2014 and psychiatrists still believe stuff like âschizophreniaâ exists) exist.
I have greater awareness than most people have. Just like what people say when they take mushrooms or other psychedelics. So I think perhaps they are connected. My consciousness is similar in some aspects to people who take psychedelics. I suspect. Not sure.
People are still fooled by the veil of Maya. I also am, but I have more awareness about it, and the illusion of our soul and consciousness. I am capable of great achievements. Everyone is. Itâs just that the society we live in is very materialistic and they believe in some kind of âobjectiveâ reality that is supposed to be the same for everyone. And people who donât see/hear/feel the same way as psychiatrists feel like itâs the âonlyâ âcorrectâ way to see/hear/feel, they get labelled with mental âdisordersâ that sound more like insults to me. And you have less rights when you have such labels. They force you to ingest poisonous chemicals that will slowly kill you (it is said people who are called âschizophrenicâ by psychiatrists have shortened lifespans, I strongly suspect intoxication by those substances they give you is a great part of the reason, thatâs why I stopped taking them in November 2020. My well-being has greatly improved since then).
Though, I agree with them not allowing me to drive a car. Iâm aware it could cause injuries or death to me or other people. But I donât agree with their other claims.
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My ability to read a book.
My ability to go out in public without fear.
My ability to carry on a conversation without being weird.
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