I open this thread cause lately we talk a lot about the negative symptoms. lots of pdocs say that we should fight by ourselves against the negative symptoms. does it mean that they are a bit like the depression? me, I have them since child, really. I am not sure my mi is a typical sz but its hard to live without joy from the life or pleasure since so small. I really have this pain on my face from my life already lol :D…
I really lack pleasure from life, its hard. I almost cant feel love etc etc. I am not emotionless but I find that I have negative emotions mostly…
I would like to know also if the cognitive issues in our sz are also a negative symptom? I am scared a bit like this cause I really feel like a dummie often in life… I know the things in theory but in practice I always ask those damn questions or simply, I dont get the things…
lots of kisses people
I’m sorry you’re struggling with these things. I have heard that the negative symptoms can be just as or even more disabling than the positive ones. I am schizoaffective, so depression is a regular part of my mindscape and I don’t really know where the two diverge for me. I suspect that depression would be more episodic, coming and going in intervals, whereas the negative symptoms would be more of an all-the-time thing that we live with. I don’t know if what I am trying to say makes sense.
I had an answer here but ultimately decided not to post it.
For me it’s mainly about mood. I had depression in the past and the mood was the big thing, the dark cloud inside the mind was heavy and I just wanted to sleep a lot and it was a great sadness. But now I have negative symptoms without a heavy depressed mood. My thinking is probably clearer than it was way back when I had depression.
The difference for me is that i can still write while depressed. Negative symptoms just make me not want to do anything. Today i’m on a positive kick, though. ️