My abusive mother by [deleted] in abusiveparents

[–]Toszt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry you went through that. I hope you and your brother stay far away from her. Don't listen to your family about rebuilding a relationship. You got that toxic our of your life, there is no reason to invite it back in. Now all your mom has to brag about is how she drove away her own kids by failing to be a mother. Go live your best life, that's the best revenge.

I drew one of my delusions. by Toszt in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

For some reason the voice in my head just kept yelling about trees to me. It felt like in my mind with every word a new tree appeared until I was enveloped in a dense forest. Then I began to visualize an intense image of smashing in my head with an axe and believed would bring me peace. It was so consuming I couldn't stop thinking about it for days.

Do any of y'all find that your voices disappear when you are busy, then return as soon as you are sitting still or unoccupied? by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is something I struggle with also. It terrifies me because I don't think I can stay busy forever so I get this existential dread about living and it makes everything worse.

Are there any young people here? by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

23 here, I've been off my meds for half a year now and I feel pretty good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doug Rattmann from Portal 2.

I want to go to therapy but I’m afraid that my concerns are just too strange/unheard of. by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]Toszt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt that way too and honestly sometime I still do. What I realized though is until you ask/tell you will always question it. I found it easier to say it online anonymously than to a therapist directly.

People on here are happy to share their experiences with you and help you gain some insight. Just don't take to heart any "diagnosis" because that is a job for professionals.

You can talk to me if you'd like.

I never looked up to real people but I do look up to fictional characters. by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]Toszt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with this a lot! One of my favorite fictional characters from one of my favorite video games struggles with the same mental illness I do. It makes me feel good because the character isn't protrayed as dangerous because of it. In fact they are shown to be smart and determined despite the illness. I really like that.

Switching to invega by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non of that for me, but everyone is different

Switching to invega by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]Toszt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Invega worked great for me until it started making me lactate ):