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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
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Thanks for that Sometimes!
I've been reading and it seems to be linked to psychosis. I know the Ed Psych a few years ago said I had visual processing difficulties (I was really slow at copying letters and symbols yet still made tonnes of mistakes), so maybe I also have auditory processing problems too??
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Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster
I started attending a depression and bipolar support group when I was in that horrible depressive episode back in April. For the most part it's been really awesome and I've found it to be very helpful for the mood side of things.
Tonight though, oh my ****.
Someone started going on and on about how people with mood disorders are special because they're oh so empathetic and are oh so connected to the suffering of others.
It took everything I had not to lose my **** and tell this person off and inform him that not everyone with a mood disorder is an empathy addict.
I just, **** really?
*sigh*
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They sound a bit grandiose with the whole "connected to the suffering of others" IMO, but I hope that one person doesn't put you off going back. I'm glad that you've found it good so far. I'm too chicken to go to a support group IRL :/
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Originally Posted by Lillybird90
I keep having these creepy horror story dreams.I saw this black faceless man in one.the thing was so creepy and so evil feeling.I felt this panic fear from looking at it and when I woke up I was still feeling uneasy and scared.I drew a picture of it.I just attached it to this post if you click on it the image should enlarge.this figure scared me so very much.it slowly opened the front door in my dream.first it slid its long fingers across the door and then the door opened all the way and I saw this thing standing there it was all hunched over.then it started stretching its self up in a very unnatural way and once it was standing all the way up it was about 7 feet tall.I hope to never have that thing appear in another nightmare again.
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Originally Posted by sunshine1995
I hate my life right now!!
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Originally Posted by Lillybird90
someone on another website just went after me attacking me about how bad my grammar apparently is and how I need to learn how to write because my writing sucks -_- wow you know I might not have the best grammar but they didnt have to be so rude.
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It can be hard to follow when people don't use full stops, but it sucks that somebody had a go at you about it.
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Originally Posted by StarStrike
I'm doing animal related things to relieve stress. That and it's a good way for me to cope with voices. Though I'm sure people were reading my mind in that shop. Why else would they stare at me like that?
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I find animals soooooo helpful too. And I worry about the same thing when people stop and stare
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Originally Posted by justmeandmyhead
I feel really distant today. Not quite here
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Originally Posted by justmeandmyhead
I always thought the general rule was if you self diagnose schizophrenia then you don't have it because people with it don't know they have it. That's what I've been taught. Probably wrong though
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Maybe when you are actively psychotic, it is harder to have insight, but outside of a full-blown episode, it's common to have a degree of insight. As with everything, insight exists along a continuum. I don't think that thinking you have sz (having insight) means that you don't have it
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Originally Posted by junkDNA
T called me last night . said he was watching Its Always Sunny. he helped me take my meds and told me the voices would be gone when i wake up. and they are gone. so now hopefully no voices for the next month. i got the shot in my hip this time because i had a bad reaction to it in my arm. because the muscle is so small. it was a huge hard lump in my arm and hurt really badly. it hurts in my hip but not as much.
well i work 2 to 8 today. find out my schedule for the week too. i hope my mom can come down this weekend. ill have to clean up my apartment though. she likes things clean and im a bit messy.
i feel relieved the voices are gone. and now i can finally eat something. bc they yell at me when i eat food. so i just dont do it.
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It sucks that the injections hurt so much, but I'm glad the voices have gone
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Originally Posted by newtus
i went to petsmart and asked about volunteering but i just couldnt bring myself to do it. i figured out i have a lack of motivation severely. i just cant bring myself to actually do things sometimes even eat or goto the bathroom.
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You have to do it anyway Newtus, or you will never change anything about your life and stay miserable
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Originally Posted by junkDNA
i struggle with motivation too. my T told me that sometimes u just have to start doing it and the motivation and desire comes after u start rather than feeling motivated and THEN doing it.
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I agree.
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Originally Posted by Cannablissfully
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been on for the past days I was spending time with my Fiancé
he took off from work so we could have some fun then I found a baby kitten outside I couldn't find it's mother and I looked for a long time I even left tuna outside to attract the mother.I couldn't leave it out there all alone,SOo I decided to take it in and have been bottle feeding it with kitten formula and taking care of it.It's a cute orange and white striped tabby kitten.How's everyone been doing? |
Aww sounds like my first kitty, though she wasn't a kitten when we found her. One of our neighbours threw her out cos they bought a massive snake and were worried that the cat would eat the snake, instead of the other way round! lol
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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
The only way to move forward is to set some goals and move slowly toward those....its going to be slow and arduous but when you get to the other side things will be alot better...you have to decide what you want out of life...things that will make you happy...people activities whatever. A lot of times we set goals like I want to not have X ie voices weight gain etc those goals are not as useful pick what you actually want and not what you don't want and you'll realize what it actually means to be happy...
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This is what ACT says: you have to work towards your values. You can set goals along the way, but as long as you are travelling towards your values, not achieving a specific goal is less important. My ACT book has arrived and, when I've read it, which may take a while I'm afraid, I will post up the stuff about values for you guys. I didn't really 'get' the acceptance stuff, but the values bit makes sense to me.
I'm reading An Unquiet Mind and it's really good, much better than Henry's Demons. With Henry's Demons I just didn't *feel* the experiences: the descriptions were sort of bland, whereas An Unquiet Mind is more emotive and the detail is richer, so the experiences feel more real when I read it, like with the Elyn Saks book The Centre Cannot Hold. I recommend An Unquiet Mind if you have bipolar or bipolar sza or are interested in knowing more.
*Willow*