Recent content by CopperViper

Akathisia was absolutely awful for me. I had it every waking moment. I told my phychiatrist what it felt like before I knew the word for it and I was prescribed a beta blocker and it worked perfectly. I immediately noticed a difference and the Akathisia was gone. Do you know the science behind...

I also have level 1 autism, Exposure therapy is the kind of therapy I hate most. It just makes me more reclusive and anxious. I enjoy a CBT therapist that works with my anxiety and negative symptoms to help me reach my goals without stressing me out.

I’ve read “A Schizoaffective's Brief Guide to Thriving with Schizophrenia” and its the perfect book to read while in psychosis. I still struggled and had to break it up, but in total it takes an hour to read. It’s easy to understand, and it gave me hope when I was at my lowest.

I remember being so frustrated the first few weeks of my first episode. I didn‘t know what was going on. I would listen, calculate, and try to get as much information on the voices as I could. What do they want? What is their goal? It was the first time in my life that sitting back and...

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"Post-psychotic depression (PPD) is a depressive state that can develop after the acute phase of a psychotic episode, such as one related to schizophrenia.“ I‘ve been doing some light research on this topic because I was talking to another person with schizophrenia that is currently...

Making this forum to build a community further shows your strength and kindness. Thank you for doing so, and thank you for sharing this story. You also have a lovely way with words. Do you write?

I can speak from personal experience. I got help one month into my first episode (hospitalization), and my aunt happens to work in mental health and recommended I go to a particular clinic. They had a program specifically catered to schizophrenia. 8 months into care I went into remission...