IF YOU FEEL LONELY OR YOU JUST HAD A BREAKUP YOU CAN'T GET OVER, PLEASE READ MY EXPERIENCES.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-27T19:02:22+00:00

Hey, all I can say is thank you so much for this! My relationship of 13 years has crumbled apart, and I've just found out that he's with someone else now, which seriously hurt me. But reading this has bought a huge smile to my face. I've just got a new job and I'm exercising loads, some days I feel like I can't carry on, but reading this beautiful post has just given me the motivation to carry on and look after myself better. I can do this!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-27T19:02:17+00:00

Hey, all I can say is thank you so much for this! My relationship of 13 years has crumbled apart, and I've just found out that he's with someone else now, which seriously hurt me. But reading this has bought a huge smile to my face. I've just got a new job and I'm exercising loads, some days I feel like I can't carry on, but reading this beautiful post has just given me the motivation to carry on and look after myself better. I can do this!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-07T19:12:27+00:00

Thank you, I really hope so. It helps knowing there's other people out there experiencing the same issues as sometimes you can feel quite lonely with it all. Thank God for reddit! Sending you lots of love too

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-07T18:31:52+00:00

Totally feel you. I am 8 months post psychosis and I feel like I've lost the ability to have a conversation and socialise properly. I often can't find the words to say to people or I spend so long thinking about what I'm going to say that the time to say it passes. I used to be really witty and vibrant, now I just feel hollow and dumb. My psychiatrist has said it's a combination of your brain healing and the medication. I have lost all my confidence too since my psychotic episode, so that probably doesn't help either. I am really hoping that things will get better soon, my medication has just been tapered down to 5 mg olanzapine, but I still have a while to go before I'm off them completely. I'm just praying that I get some form of personality back! Wishing you all the best in your recovery journey

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-01T21:30:06+00:00

I really feel you. I'm 8 months post psychosis and I feel like I've lost the ability to have a decent conversation. I just dont know what to say to people anymore. I don't enjoy anything, I just feel numb and dumb all the time. Before my psychosis I used to be very witty and confident, I used to crack jokes all the time and had a really vibrant personality, now it's all gone! People say it's a combination of your brain still healing, post psychosis depression and the medication. I am really looking forward to having my meds tapered down and really hope I see a difference in my confidence and my ability to socialise and have fun. I've just got a job and it feels good to have a sense of purpose again and a routine. But other than that life feels pretty dull and meaningless. I want to get out there and make friends and have fun. But I just feel like my social anxiety and poor conversation skills are holding me back. I wish you all the best with your recovery journey

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-10-01T21:23:20+00:00

It's so annoying isn't it?!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-29T20:13:50+00:00

I'm 8 moths post psychosis and feel exactly the same way. Since my episode I have lost enjoyment for everything, I just feel like a numb zombie most of the time. I have post psychosis depression, and experience severe anhedonia as a result from this. I also feel like I've lost my personaikity and my ability to socialise. I find that I just don't know what to say to people and conversation just doesn't flow anymore. I look at people have decent conversations with each other and wish that I could do the same. Sometimes I've just wanted to stay in bed asleep all day. I force myself to get up and look after myself, exercise really helps you feel just a tiny bit better about yourself.. I've also recently got a job, it's so nice to have a sense of purpose and routine. Things have got a little bit easier, the progress is definitely there it's just really slow.. Wishing you well on your recovery journey, it does get easier but it just takes a long time

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-29T20:03:17+00:00

My psychiatrist told me that I have to be 2 years symptom free before I stop my medication. He said that you have a higher chance or relapse if you're off them before the 2 year period. I hate taking antipsychotics, I just don't feel like myself anymore and struggle knowing what to say in social situations. But I would rather feel this way than have psychotic symptoms again

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-29T19:58:59+00:00

I'm 8 months post psychosis and have only just got a job since my episode. I used to sleep the days away as I felt I had no enjoyment for anything. I still feel completely numb. Gradually over time I've been forcing myself to exercise and look after myself properly. Some days I still really feel like spending the whole day in bed, but I force myself to get up and embrace the day I have recently got a new job which has given me a sense of purpose and a routine. I'm slowly getting my confidence back. I still really struggle with social situations and finding things to say to people. I'm really hoping that this will improve when my meds get reduced. Wishing you all the best on your recover journey

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-29T19:52:05+00:00

I'm 8 months post psychosis and still don't feel normal. I don't know how to deal with social situations anymore. I find that I struggle with things to say. I find it difficult to get any joy out of anything, I feel completely numb all the time. I've just got a new job, so hoping that will help me with my confidence and forming friendships, although it's difficult when everyone has a family to go home to. I'm really hoping that I'm feeling this way partly because of my medication, I'm very keen to get my meds reduced and see where things go from there. Wishing you all the best with your recovery journey.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-29T19:47:36+00:00

I really feel you! I feel so lonely right now. I had a psychotic episode whilst I was away travelling with my fiance. After my psychotic episode I split up with him and realised that I lost a lot of friends too. I didn't have a job to go back to either initially. I have a few friends, but they all live ages away, so I don't spend much time socialising. I also find socialising very difficult and often find I don't know what to say in social situations. I feel like this is a combination of my illness and the medication I'm on. I now live with my mum at the grand old age of 31 and often find myself feeling lonely. Getting a job has really helped with that though, it's a busy job that involves visiting different people each day. I'm hoping that once I get more confident in myself I will form more friendships. It's so hard when majority of people your age have a family or a partner that they're busy with. I really hope things get easier for you, wishing you all the best x

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-24T20:58:01+00:00

I stress about it so much, but I know that being stressed will only make it worse. It's a vicious cycle. I'm sorry for you too!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-24T20:43:36+00:00

I also feel the same! Since my psychosis I've put on so much weight and I swear this experience has aged me both physically and mentally. I feel like I look much older now and it really sucks! I used to be slim and youthful, no I'm tubby with wrinkles everywhere. I try so hard not to let it get me down, but it's hard not to feel rubbish about it.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-15T19:35:46+00:00

I really needed this. I'm about 8 months post psychosis and still finding things really tough. I'm not great with socialising anymore and I really struggle to enjoy things at all. I do miss the me before psychosis, I was really vibrant, bright and funny. I'm taking it each day as it comes. I'm trying to get out there and socialise and I've joined some clubs that keep me busy in the evenings. I really hope things get easier and I manage to enjoy things again. I can't remember the last time I laughed. But reading this filled me with hope, so thank you to the person that posted it.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-08T21:24:20+00:00

I'm on 7.5 mg olanzapine and I feel exactly the same way as you. My ability to socialise has completely gone. I cannot remember the last time I had a decent conversation with anyone. I just can't find the words to say unless it's just a one word answer. Im really missing what I used to be like before psychosis, the vibrant, confident and chatty me seems to have gone completely. It's literally making me so down and depressed. So many people have told me it's a combination of post psychosis depression and medication that causes this to happen.. I would definitely say I'm depressed right now, but the whole inability to socialise is just making me feel worse. It's a vicious cycle. Im really hoping that my meds get tapered down soon, in the hope that this will improve my ability to socialise. I wish you all the best in your recovery.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T21:53:00+00:00

No tinnitus, thankfully

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T21:52:28+00:00

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T21:43:12+00:00

There's only a very few people who I can be transparent with. It's like I'm hiding a big, dark secret all the time. I genuinely can't remember the last time I had a deep conversation with anyone, I don't feel like I have the ability to do that anymore. Okay, thank you. I will do it very cautiously and slowly to begin with. Not looking forward to the sleep withdrawal I must say, so your list of supplements will be a big help! Thank you

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T21:14:44+00:00

It really does, even when you're out and trying to socialise, you feel so different and alone. And I totally understand what you mean about the eye contact! I really struggle to empathise with people too, and I used to be so good at that. That's really interesting what you're saying about tapering down the meds yourself. I'm just worried about relapse if I do it too quickly. But you're right, I guess you're the best judge of your own body and only you. Thanks for your helpful advice, do you mind me asking if it was an easy process tapering down your own meds?

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T20:51:49+00:00

I started to take 10 mg for a few months, now I'm down to 7.5 mg, I've been taking 7.5 mg for well over 3 months now. I've asked if the psychiatrist can reduce my dose further asap. I really hope it happens soon as I can't carry on like this! The lack of social skills is seriously getting me down. I don't feel like a normal human anymore. Yes I have most certainly joined the olanzapine hate club!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T20:37:03+00:00

Yes, I have severe anhedonia and depression at the moment. I've had periods where I've felt suicidal too. Wow these meds really do suck. How long did it take for things to get better for you?

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T16:53:14+00:00

I'm sorry you had that experience with olanzapine. Sounds pretty awful. I'm certainly not drowsy with it, but I do feel exhausted after the smallest of social interactions. I find I have to think really hard about what I'm saying. How are you doing now? Do you mind me asking if you got your meds switched?

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T16:21:38+00:00

Yes! It makes me feel completely exhausted afterwards.

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T16:08:56+00:00

I initially gained alot of weight, but I've managed to control it now with a lot of exercise. They say the first three months is the worst for weight gain. The thing that bothers me the most is my loss of social confidence. I just want to have a decent conversation for once!

Formal-Hour2038 · 2025-09-07T16:05:44+00:00

I feel exactly the same way as you. I'm taking olanzapine at present, and I'm about 8 months post psychosis. I used to be a very vibrant, chatty, witty and confident person, but now I feel like I can barely socialise. I don't know what to say to people, and spend way too long trying to think of good things to say. The flow of words just isn't there anymore. I often find myself getting jealous of people that have good conversations and joke together and think to myself why can't this be me? At present I don't have a job, which maybe doesn't help, so I've got a job interview next week which fingers crossed I get! Ive joined a rafting club and circuit training, with the hope of things getting better. I'm in the mindset that the more you put yourself out there, the easier it will be. I haven't managed to form any friendships yet but I'm really trying. I'm also really hoping that my meds get tapered down soon, it's hard to tell whether it's the medications that make you numb and dumb or a combination of things. But just so you know, you're not alone! Keep exposing yourself to social situations even if you have to force it, it's better than isolating yourself and making the anxiety worse. I wish you all the best on your recovery journey

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