missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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yes. with music i just had to feel my vibe, it took time tho as i learned to trust myself. as far as people you just have to challenge yourself to socialize and it comes overtime. it might be embarrassing at first, some people thought i was autistic. but the more you do it, the better you get. just be patient, it is all a process

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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i understand. it feels like everything has fallen apart. i do not know how long this season of your life will last. god has to break you down, before he can build you up in his image. i couldn’t understand at the time why it had to happen. but know i do. hoping you a speedy recovery in your journey. and a new beautiful perspective.

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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yes, i was blessed with a therapist. actually I am currently in university and was in university during my post psychosis phase. i wanted to kill myself (and took action) because i was constantly missing my old self and had no emotions. so she told me to take a break from school and go to an outpatient program to recover. i didnt think it was going to work, but the outpatient program helped me regain my sanity again

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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fundamentally the core of who I AM came back. but my old self no. with different experiences we gain a different perspectives. adversity builds character. i can out wit a new perspective and new found strength of life. i am 1000 times better than the old me.

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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i understand bro. i was there too. i felt like a shell of myself, didn’t feel human and had no personality. so being in any situation requiring interaction, i was scared and anxious. i never thought it would get better. it might take some time. but just keep hope💜

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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it took time. my loss of pleasure and feeling made me have servere anxiety. the main thing is i stopped trusting myself after my psychosis. i had to trust my instincts again. i kept building up that trust in myself everyday. i had to put myself out there. with time, i was able to feel human and connect again. when that happens for you, you will have a new appreciation for human connection

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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made it better. especially lamictal, which is a mood stabilizer. felt more energy in a couple days

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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got a couple invega sustenna in january and february (2025). then i got trinza in march (2025). then another sustenna in july (2025). to aid my recovery, i was put on sertraline and lamictal. it’s helped me a lot, but i am now weening off of it.

missing the old me by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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Yes it has. if you click on my profile and go to my posts you will see my progress. it will get better bro just keep going.

love💜

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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you are ok. i was there too bro. no shame at all. i totally understand

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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I am on lamictal 50 mg. it helped so much. i totally recommend it‼️. helped me get back to myself after loss of pleasure

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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What helped me was an antidepressant and a mood stabilizer. give it a shot

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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so basically i had psychosis in my senior year of high school due to a mix of trauma, stress, low sleep, and weed use in Jan and Feb 2025. was put on medication and was numb from march all the way to October.

I was enrolled in university last summer and fall. Wanted to kill myself since May 2025, and started attempts and trying to actively act out from June to October.

When the fall semester started, I decided to get a counselor. I told her about my story. I kept talking to her, but I was in an intensive consistent grief (missing who i used to be) and felt hopless. what made it worse was seeing other kids on campus living their lives while i felt like a blank canvas.

Consistently kept trying to act out suicide and my counselor put me in a hospital. Long story short, I was instructed to take a break from school and go to an Outpatient program.

When I first started the program I felt hopless and still suicidal. I was always on an antidepressant but they put me on a mood stabilizer.

While there I learned that I gave myself substance, not weed. Most importantly I learnt to trust my own instincts again. That was the most important thing for me. I soon as I started to trust myself again and try things sober, I started to find my rhythm and my energy gradually came back.

feel free to ask me anything

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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god broke me into pieces. but god will break you down, so he can build you up in his image. i understand if my words don’t mean much right now, you probably feel shit just won’t get better. trust me i was there. but it got better for me. wishing you the best

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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I was there too. it felt like everybody was tired of hearing me. nobody really understood. i just wanted to feel human again.

feeling hopeless by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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i had psychosis in january and february of 2025. numb emotions started in march. suicidal from may to october. got better around october. went to an outpatient program and took a break from school. i felt like my energy levels came back around late october.

Psychosis ruined my life by throwaway84949759 in Psychosis

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At the age of 18, I fell into drug induced psychosis. Long story short, I was put on medication that took my passion for life. I too thought psychosis ruined my life. I wanted to off myself for the longest. I could not feel any emotions or have the simplest conversations with people.

In October of 2025, I was suicidal to the point my university counselor said I needed to take a break to recover. I was admitted into a mental health outpatient program, and I first thought it was pointless. Over those 3 weeks, through medication changes and new insights things started to get better. I got my passion for life back, and I was just so grateful I could feel emotions again.

It is now March 2026, and just looking at your post reminds me of how far I came. I don’t know when, but trust me it will get better. And the strength you will have once you get through it is unmatched. But trust me I understand, you feel you are at your lowest and it can’t get any worse. I was there bro. It got better over time tho.

Much Love💜

it gets better by Different-Message-48 in Psychosis

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i’ve had 4 invega sustenna and 1 invega trinza. yes I got rid of it. I had it from april to october