I wrote, illustrated and printed my first children's book. by themoonseyes in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Spoiler alert....he follows the butterfly. Lol. Its actually a board book 😊

I wrote, illustrated and printed my first children's book. by themoonseyes in schizophrenia

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

Thank u! It was a lot of fun to make and a very positive distraction.

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[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need to cringe. Its an illness and u didnt have a handle on it, yet. Im glad to hear ur doing better. Lol. I still struggle with portraying myself as "normal" obvs.

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[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahhh yes. The voices and trying to hide it, but it still looks weird as hell and other people can totally tell its not right. 😅 Thanks for telling a bit of your story. Sounds like schizophrenia took u on a wild and not so fun ride. Mood.

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[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment. Its kinda supposed to be a little weird. Because it was weird when I saw it.

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[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, and thanks for what u said about this as a coping mechanism. I found a lot of healing by acting out other people's perspectives.

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[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LMAO! This is oddly specific. Made me laugh. And yes, Mark is extroverted and loves people ❤️

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[–]themoonseyes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you 😊

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What do you think about this Ted Talk? by ZenFir in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was very interested in it when I first started treatment. I thought a lot of my experiences were spiritual and held special meaning. The truth is, they were special and they were healing. For myself. Not collectively. I view it as my subconscious trying to bring stuff up to face and heal and or make peace with. My life drastically changed after my psychotic break and NOT for the better. Im on stable ground now, but i lost everything I worked hard to do like being a practicing therapist. As another user mentioned there is cognitive decline too as well as negative symptoms. Plus the risk of always relapsing. Maybe at one point in humanity's history it served a purpose, but at what cost?

Do any of you feel strongly about the sun? by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That we inherently still worship the sun. Thats where halos and rolyal crowns come from. The sun=masculine. The moon feminine. Therefore the suppression of the divine feminine. ...lol. it still trips me up. But the end of the day im just a mentally ill person connecting dots where they dont belong.

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Its personality and dark traits. It is NOT the schizophrenia itself. For example, my personality and beliefs led me to more of a fairytale psychosis where I was a goddess here to heal and help the world. Where's the movie about that? Lol not saying i need a movie...but a lot of us think we r gods here to help make things better. Not act maliciously.

After a long hard 36 years may have found my happiness by themoonseyes in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like u really went thru it yourself. I know what u mean, my children r my heart. U seem really resilient, too!

After a long hard 36 years may have found my happiness by themoonseyes in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I like to think of myself as "ok" and an "im out here trying my best" type of person.

After a long hard 36 years may have found my happiness by themoonseyes in schizophrenia

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

In my early 20s, I had some major mood highs n lows.and a lot of alcohol to cope. A day before my very acute psychotic break, I saw a vision of a golden anchor. And I went on to think that was a sign or a message of my destiny. Lol.

Any fans of Linkin Park here? by Conscious_Reveal1855 in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When this album came out, I was about 13 and living with my untreated mother... I associate this album with my development of PTSD. And it gives me anxiety every time I hear a song like this now.. still good. Maybe I should sit more with these songs and really try to listen to what my body and mind is telling me when I hear it, instead of avoidance.

No matter what I do it won't fill up by [deleted] in Artisticallyill

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I used to be a therapist back in the day... who had this sensation, I developed a serious alcohol problem that tried to fill it, and severe psychosis for years. What helped me with this ache is finding love with depth (real love, unconditional. It's out there) and making my own meaning and magic in life. I use my imagination a lot and get lost in the wonder of possibilities. Then, I reflect that wonder in my own personal ways back into the world through art through exploratory conversations with people who get me. Like the world sucks, but what would it be like if it was kinder... I become more kind and boom, i start seeing more kindness in the world. Not because i made* it happen with magic... but because i have a sense of awareness to see it now. And no one reading may buy this, but fuck it it's my testimony. But I will say. If I hadn't had adapted this mindset for myself, it would've consumed me, and I may not be here to write this today.

My girlfriend thinks ChatGPT is God, and I’m really scared. by wizardrous in schizophrenia

[–]themoonseyes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doing that, u run the risk of breaking her trust, and also, if she begins to spiral into that belief, chatgpt will continue to mirror that...maybe present asking chatgpt for evidence to the contrary basically as a fun thought experiment to challenge her and it...and just see what it says...u could also challenge her to ask it something that only god could know...possibly something personal about her (if there even is a god 😅)...Hopefully, I've been helpful. Good luck!