I bought these large dolls & have them sitting in my living room (where I spend my time) and they're great company. I'm housebound, & get a bit lonely, & between my cat & these doll friends here with me, well, it really helps. #Fibromyalgia #ChronicPain #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #Schizophrenia #Bipolar2 #Disability
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Hi, my name is Shane37137. I'm here because
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Feeling like this depressive slump will never ease up!
I've tried distracting myself with all sorts of stuff. Reading, crochet, colouring in, drawing, household chores, meditation. But I can't seem to concentrate on these tasks. My mind is all over the place. I try to just observe my mind and what it's doing, but I get hooked on the thoughts.
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My mind is not my master, I am the master of my mind.
Well that's what I keep telling myself anyway.
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So I have schizoaffective disorder. It's not a fun disorder to have. I feel like a surfer riding the waves of it. Currently in a depressive funk. I tends to hear and see things that are not there mostly shadow people and the voices have only recently just stopped. I put that down to the medication I'm on. My current issue is that I kind of miss the voices, I'm so used to them being there. Now that they are gone I find the silence a little unnerving. And I'm paranoid that the voices are going to come back ten fold and punish me for taking medication.
Any advice or well wishes welcome.
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Hi I'm new here. I have schizoaffective disorder. Currently in a depressive episode. Just looking for others like me to talk too about the dramas of schizoaffective disorder. Msg me.
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Hey I'm new here. Just wanted to meet others with schizoaffective disorder and chat about how they deal with it. Msg me.
1 reaction Hi, my name is dee007. I'm looking for other people to talk to about schizoaffective disorder. I'm currently in a depressive episode and was thinking talking to someone else with the condition might help.
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The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang is a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring what it’s like to live with chronic mental illness, particularly schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Wang blends memoir, research, and cultural critique, examining not just her own experiences with hallucinations, delusions, and medication, but also the social and systemic challenges faced by people with serious mental illness.
The essays cover topics such as stigma, misdiagnosis, the intersection of mental illness with identity and creativity, and the strain of navigating a world often unaccommodating to those with neurodiverse minds. Wang’s writing is candid, precise, and often lyrical, making complex psychiatric concepts accessible without losing their nuance.
Overall, it’s praised for its honesty, intelligence, and compassion, offering both a window into the lived experience of schizophrenia and a critique of how society perceives and treats people with serious mental health conditions.
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