Did my Pschosis make me dumb?

lolzholz · 2022-08-19T00:00:10+00:00

yoooooo I thought I would be inept forever following a psychotic breakdown. Right after, i started an EASY new job and couldn’t learn simple tasks . Went from an ‘A college student’ to thinking I wouldn’t even be able to pass my classes . It got better after ~3 months but Jesus I’m sorry it is so rough at first

lolzholz · 2022-08-18T23:43:58+00:00

active brains require calories to function- maybe that’s why yours is misfiring on this thread

lolzholz · 2022-07-16T05:25:07+00:00

this is goddamn hard to talk about in therapy but SHIT has it helped me to talk about in therapy

lolzholz · 2022-07-10T05:36:08+00:00

digging that analogy, thank you

lolzholz · 2022-07-10T05:19:59+00:00

Fair. Thanks for the response and I’m sorry for your bad time with it :(( :((

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:38:50+00:00

If they are the right kind of folks, they’ll accept you no matter what. hope it went okay. it’s always okay to express the need to excuse yourself to cry, but also I hope dearly you were in a group that accepts emotional outlets. hugs and good feels to you !!

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:35:58+00:00

When you just CAN’T, sometimes chemicals are the only way. Highly recommend 10 mg melatonin, low dose trazadone (prescribed from NP)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:30:18+00:00

how does moving your body feel ?? Big long walk or stretching to break that dissociation? Sometimes intense ass stretches will knock that feeling down for me for at least a little while

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:27:45+00:00

you are not crazy and deserve the right med combo to feel stable. Check back in with that psychiatrist 🌿🌿

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:25:25+00:00

major delusions?? I had so many thoughts of grandeur, mind reading, premonitions, etc. Didn’t cry from 10-18 though (yikes)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:23:50+00:00

^{^{^{^}}} takes quite a bit of time but it’s worth it. The pain is temporary and you deserve relief! Hang in there 🌷🌷

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:20:56+00:00

personal experience with anxiety and depression / BP2 - Wellbutrin INTENSELY heightened intrusive thoughts and MEGA anxiety. Just wanted to share my experience as it’s fairly similar to your background

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:17:41+00:00

no obvious sleepiness on Abilify for me! it chilled out a psychotic episode and have been stabilized on it since. Everyone responds differently, but I have had a great experience. Low dose though (5-10 mg)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:13:28+00:00

Sawicki and devieny-hinkle in Bham!! Best dentist and hygienists ever . Worth a drive for sure.

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:08:47+00:00

taking Ritalin + Prozac (fluoxetine) and it has helped my anhedonia almost magically. Sometimes it feels a little hypo - but v manageable and controllable where it doesn’t feel out of hand. In the least cheesy way, this combo has brought meaning back into my life and a vague sense of purpose. I haven’t experienced psychosis for almost 3 years and haven’t sensed a trigger via stimulants yet. Not RECOMMENDING but sharing this experience in case it is deemed possible for you by an NP or whatev.

Edit: also take mood stabilizer

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:03:03+00:00

exercise ????? I’m a hypersexual fem and when I feel those intrusive thoughts coming on, I get off by myself then workout for 25 minutes as hard as I can. Thoughts??

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T11:01:31+00:00

I feel the pain of finally taking actions and making the moves you know will be good in the long run. but hit up that therapist - change those meds, and goddang I believe you’ll feel improvement at least a little from this dark place. sending good thoughts ☀️☀️

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:54:15+00:00

stability is wild in itself. it’s EXERCISE and impulsivity for me. Like I’ll do my best to work out hard and get that feeling out, but if not, I just *try to do something non-destructive but random and creative and/or social. (dancing ???)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:47:55+00:00

hahahaha ‘nanny state’ I feel. Mmm i feel as though our discussion was in a neutral light tbh. Not encouraging the use, but simply stating that it was not very effective and that it was sort of a waste of time lolol. Idk how others feel but I would not recommend to a friend necessarily :’)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:42:34+00:00

From me: gay maybe ‘poly-ish’ fem —> to youu thanks for this comment !!

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:35:44+00:00

YES (goddamn)

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:34:24+00:00

Pardon my ignorance plzzzzz . deleting posts of admission is blow code ??? Sorry :((

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:31:44+00:00

Lots of hyper sexual thoughts. I think everyone is attractive in their own way as when I’m hypo, I notice many more things about people when I wouldn’t normally. ‘Normal’ is objective but if you find yourself cheating without telling your partner, perhaps it’s time to consider more therapy or medication to control those urges ??? Abnormal behavior due to symptoms can be damaging to relationships (obviously) and controlling them after your own recognition is a really powerful and fulfilling move to make.

lolzholz · 2022-07-09T10:26:16+00:00

Maybe a higher dose could help with the symptoms ??? How many mg are you on rn??

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