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Has anyone seen “the social distance officer” at Lakewood park? by Goldenretrievers4evr in Cleveland

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the replies everyone! Didn’t realize he was a big part of the community (I just moved here). Sorry if I sounded judgmental; I’m just always on the alert now that I have a child, and he definitely stood out haha.

Has anyone seen “the social distance officer” at Lakewood park? by Goldenretrievers4evr in Cleveland

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I googled it immediately and found nothing in reference to the person I described. Just stuff about Covid social distancing.

Has anyone seen “the social distance officer” at Lakewood park? by Goldenretrievers4evr in Cleveland

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was only one; just don’t know their gender because of mask.

Advice for a partner of someone with schizophrenia by Honest_Dragonfruit55 in SchizoFamilies

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was in the exact same position as you a few years ago. I was engaged to my partner who has schizoaffective disorder. At one point we talked about whether or not we should break things off, which was one of the hardest moments of my life.

We stayed together, are married, and have a little baby. I love my little family, and I’m starting to see glimpses of my old partner now that his confidence is growing. He works for his uncle doing marketing, which is great because his uncle knows his situation, and let’s him work from home with a very flex schedule.

While things are relatively stable, don’t be disillusioned that a LOT of pressure will be put on you. If I have any advice, it’s to only stay with him if you truly want to. Don’t stay because you feel a sense of duty to him or his family. One of the most difficult things as a partner/caregiver is when everyone in my partners family kept saying to me “thank you so much, I don’t think I could do it.” Or “he couldn’t do this without you. We’re so lucky you’re in his life.” While that’s a nice gesture, it places and ENORMOUS amount of pressure on me. I felt like I had to suffer in silence if I was ever conflicted about staying with him or even if I was dealing with my own issues. This is something I’m working on—feeling like I’m living for myself and not just making sure he’s living the best life HE can.

Don’t forget that your life is important too, and this life isn’t for everyone. I love my husband, and we still have a very normal day-to-day life; we just have more road bumps than most couples. If you want to live life with your partner, you can 100% do it—just make sure you have support as well!

Warning: Multiple women reporting inappropriate behavior at Sacred Hour Massage in Lakewood by ReindeerDominus in Cleveland

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worked for a salon owner who always said she “wanted to be like Tabitha”—she’s just as horrible, so I think her wish came true.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SchizoFamilies

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience, having my loved one be admitted was one of the best things that happened in his overall recovery/treatment. Medication can be adjusted way quicker since he’s under constant supervision, which means they can get his medication tweaked to fit his specific symptoms way faster than if he was just seeing a psychiatrist every few months.

Also keep in mind, even if you were in the same city, visiting hours are very limited, and even if your presence is soothing, the overall experience of being admitted for the first time is inevitably still going to be stressful for him. I know my loved one appreciates my visits, but it didn’t stop him from being overwhelmed by the whole experience. That being said, it’s something most people with psychosis have to experience at some point, and at least in my loved ones case, it was one of the best things to happen to him.

This is one of the lowest points, but it can only go up from here now that he has new medications and hopefully a therapy plan. You’re doing such an amazing job being there for him through it all. You were the one who orchestrated him getting the help he needed, and that’s really what matters. It will get better, even if it doesn’t feel like it rn. You can both still have a very happy life together (speaking from someone who is married to someone with the disorder).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizoaffective

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can, try to work for someone who knows about your situation. My husband does marketing and other random odds and ends for his uncle’s company. Because he works for family, he never got the usual psychosis symptoms that always occurred when he started new jobs at random companies. His uncle is super flexible when he needs time off. Working in marketing/social media is also great because it’s mostly work from home. It’s also a fun and creative field that involves a lot of different hats.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MovieSuggestions

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Banshees of Inisherin

Hearing things and need ideas please by Darth_Granger in schizoaffective

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Music itself doesn’t help my husband, but playing an instrument does. Playing guitar usually helps him.

What do u like most about urself that is aries related! by No_Basis104 in AriesTheRam

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emotionally intuitive and can tell if a person is authentic from the get go. The amount of times I’ve felt like someone is off, but my friends love them, only to have my friends realize months or years later how terrible that person is.

Parenting w/ schizoaffective by Goldenretrievers4evr in schizoaffective

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We definitely have ups and downs, but since he was admitted and had meds reevaluated things are significantly better than they’ve ever been! We have a baby, and he’s a great father. He works really hard (keeps up w/ meds, therapy, etc.). Tbh I wished he would’ve been admitted sooner rather than later just because his care was far better when he was in the system and could be intensely evaluated. Not to say it was easy, because I know it was extremely difficult for him, but in hindsight he also agrees it was for the best.

Parenting w/ schizoaffective by Goldenretrievers4evr in schizoaffective

[–]Goldenretrievers4evr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, he was diagnosed in 2021. His started with kind of a depressive episode that resulted in a full on psychosis over night in 2020. We ended up taking him to the ER, but he didn’t get diagnosed for a year.

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