Whats the solution to negative symptoms?

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whats the solution to negative symptoms ?
i feel i dont want to do anything ?
thats very disturbing indeed
any ideas ??

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The only thing that I’ve been doing is no matter how bad or tired I feel to get up and do something anyway. It seems to help some how.

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For me, what has helped some is

  1. Min medication to control symptoms - You have to be careful you dont go to low on this, so consult pdoc.
  2. The right Ap for you
  3. Caffeine as needed.
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I’ve had that lots of time. One thing that helped me when I was really struggling was to write a schedule where a couple of times a day I have an activity. Make it really simple like “drawing for 20 minutes” “watch X film”. I found myself doing much more than I normally would.

There’s this concept of “doing nothing > feeling low > doing nothing” that feeds into each other over and over again. When I saw that as a picture it helped me kind of push myself to not just accept that I wasn’t going to do anything.

That said there are plenty of days where I really don’t do much of an anything and sometimes I just accept it

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Nothing helps.
Just patience.
Time heals wounds

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Usually a solution to negatives causes a problem with positives

I have been taking dopabean which raises dopamine and acetyl l tyrosine which help my negatives and body stiffness

Now my positives are acting up but hopefully my perphenazine and Abilify will keep them manageable

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Don’t force yourself into doing something. That could create more negatives. But often times a simple walk outside helps If your to nervous to go out, some form of exercise around inside helps.

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Self care. 1515151515

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Caffeine and a no excuse mindset. Telling yourself to do things even if you cant feel the reward for it. Controlling impulse and tryna be disciplined in following your thoughts instead

Does not fix it. But makes progress up to a certain point.

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Wish i could tell you. In some ways the negs for me are a relief, cos im not hearing flaming vicky in my head (Condescending Cow lol) - but try to be a bit self aware, and maybe your shrink will lower the dose of whatever AP your on.

I would frankly rather feel a bit flat lately - then go on the latest loony tunes journey in my head, cos im off my flaming rocker.

Take it your having a lack of enjoyment in life. Yes its a bummer - but you learn to appreciate the small things.

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