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??


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 :/








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.


I find animals soooooo helpful too. And I worry about the same thing when people stop and stare





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


It sucks that the injections hurt so much, but I'm glad the voices have gone


You have to do it anyway Newtus, or you will never change anything about your life and stay miserable


I agree.


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


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*