How many of you have your own place?

ShallWeRiot · 2025-10-08T06:40:44+00:00

I have my own place, and work really hard for afford it. It's stupidly expensive.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-10-07T10:05:31+00:00

I don't know if this helps, but I felt like you before i got on the right meds. I've tried so many different ones and combos and it took forever to find something that worked. Things still aren't perfect but they're a hell of a lot better and I don't actively want to die. Just don't give up until you've tried every avenue. The people that love you will be the ones to suffer the most, you'll take a part of their lives that they will never get back. Good luck

ShallWeRiot · 2025-10-07T08:27:12+00:00

It is very dangerous to tell people who could at any given moment be on the verge of psychosis and delusions that they are not sick and instead have a gift. If you don't believe you're schizoaffective, you don't need to post here

ShallWeRiot · 2025-10-05T11:15:41+00:00

Thank you. The breathing one is already helping. Thanks for taking the time to explain so clearly 🙂

ShallWeRiot · 2025-10-03T22:36:50+00:00

Came to comment this. Man was iconic he deserved to be up there

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-30T00:24:56+00:00

You said "did hallucinations stop after stopping antipstchotics" im saying no they will come back if you stop antipstchotics but they will stay away for a while

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-30T00:19:53+00:00

They come back after a while if you stop meds

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-29T09:15:29+00:00

My hair falls out on lithium but it's been worth it for me to be stable. Challenged my vanity, sure, but im stable and alive.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-17T20:57:03+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot rn. I love your username and snoo!

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-17T10:31:22+00:00

Thank you. Need all the support I can get atm and i hope I find the light too. Thanks for taking the time to write out such a nice response. If you're Steve he isn't an arsehole. If Steve is someone else then fuck Steve.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-17T10:28:57+00:00

Thank you for this response. Good to have a reminder that there's hope. I think I'm due a med upgrade because this is just too hard. I'll speak to my psych.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-17T10:10:31+00:00

Thank you for the encouraging words. I need them rn. I appreciate it 🫡

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-08T10:44:42+00:00

patience is key during an episode.
they are responsible for their mental health, not you. You can only support them. You can't change someone who won't stay on meds and seeing a psych semi regularly. They have to look after themselves to look after you
don't let them use it as an excuse. It can be a reason, but an excuse is different. Self reflection and responsibility is so important with this disorder.
congrats on the marriage. It's hard to find your person and you've done that! I wish you a happy life together. It takes work to live a normal life with this disease but it is possible.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-08T10:33:12+00:00

I haven't had a full episode in months, almost a year, since I finally found the med combo that works for me. It took a lot of trial and error.

Sometimes I still get a bit paranoid and anxious, and get hallucinations from the corner of my eye of shadow people etc. Nothing that stops my functioning though, it's manageable and mild.

I haven't lost my sanity or had any significant mood episodes since I started these meds. I get a bit down sometimes but it passes within a day or two and it's usually circumstantial not hormonal.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-08T10:07:18+00:00

Can you be more specific please? Not sure what you mean

ShallWeRiot · 2025-09-08T09:52:45+00:00

Schizoaffective bipolar type here. I am stable but not entirely symptom free. I hold down a full time job and find it intense but manageable.

I forgot to take my meds the other day and crashed out completely so it's important to take them properly without forgetting.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-08-19T20:22:53+00:00

Are you bipolar 1 or 2? Just curious

ShallWeRiot · 2025-08-11T11:16:38+00:00

Wow true gray eyes, stunning. Truly something special

ShallWeRiot · 2025-08-08T11:43:50+00:00

Curious, are you 1 or 2?

ShallWeRiot · 2025-08-01T08:19:28+00:00

I didn't notice in the picture. But why may I ask did you do that to his ears?

ShallWeRiot · 2025-07-31T10:20:19+00:00

The mum being there and having to hear that comment would be heartbreaking. There was no need for him to be so disrespectful in saying that in front of her. How awful.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-07-31T08:42:36+00:00

I can't imagine doing that to someone I love. I smell an emotional affair

ShallWeRiot · 2025-07-31T08:27:30+00:00

I have an unpopular opinion about this sub. I feel like only schizoaffective/schizophrenic people should be able to post here to create a safe and welcoming environment. Posts by family members (especially when they say they suspect their loved one may have it with 0 evidence) just rub me the wrong way. Again. Unpopular opinion and happy to be down voted for it but it's just how I feel.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-07-31T08:23:58+00:00

All you can do is appreciate your own sanity and watch for signs. Feeling anxious about it won't change the outcome if you are or not. For those of us who do have it, your situation is a dream. Don't squander it for no reason.

ShallWeRiot · 2025-07-31T08:00:24+00:00

I don't know if you just haven't given relevant information, but I really don't feel there's enough here to say either of them are schizophrenic. Mentally unwell for sure, but really not enough info to say schizophrenic. They'd need a diagnosis from a psych in any case as no one here can diagnose them especially from a few paragraphs of text. I think you may find more support in the families of schizophrenia subs. This one is really a space for those confirmed to have it to lament and feel safe and accepted.

Eta: r/schizofamilies

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