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Originally Posted by faerie_moon_x
I can tell you that it will come back. Mine comes and goes. My biggest example is my writing. I used to write non stop for like 8 hours a day 7 days a week. That's gone now. I write in spurts. When I can't write it is too much for me. It makes me sad.  I really want to write. But, that's just one aspect.
I used to do a web comic and updated it every Monday and Wednesday. I haven't been able to update it in years. I draw for a while, then I can't. I crochet like a mad woman, then I can't. It all comes and goes. But, I have learned if it goes, it will come back. I never give up hope that it's still in there, and I'll get it back.  |
I agree with this...I was a total wreck while psychotic but once I got stabilized I started regaining things...the problem is the meds were actually blocking new things too so it wasn't until I got to a very low dose 2.5mg of abilify that I even felt like myself again...I started liking the old things that I liked before but to some extent I also retained the new interests I found during recovery...now it's like having both experiences.
Oh another thing I liked were picture books so limited words I found a few Japanese stories about cranes and stuff on amazon but also just photos are beautiful and all that takes is flickr. I imagine all this stuff will be highly individualized but these are just some ideas and it helps to use them as a reward for doing other crappy things that need to be done like work/school whatever at least it helps for me because I even when well use for example video games as an incentive to do things I don't want to do.