Hey Sup Forums

Hey Sup Forums
So basically I got diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder earlier this year. Currently, I’m waiting for the bus to take me to the train sonIncan get to work & am real bored. So I decided to make this an AMA thread/just to talk. Ive been going through alot lately but havent told anyone else about my condition, save for a close friend of mine. Atleast here I can talk anonymously without having to really fear any judgement & that feels good :)

Are there any other anons with the same diagnosis?
How are you guys managing?

Tl;Dr ask a bored schizo anything or just drop by to talk before I have to start work

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Sorry to hear OP.. hopefully it's manageable

kys faggot no one cares. this thread is dumber than your existence

I guess it sort of is. Although I just saw the thread with the homeless, suicidal bitch so I realize everyone’s just gonna ignore my thread. Oh well such is life

Eric? Lol that u

And to this guy 0/10 try harder

As far as I know no one calls me Eric so negative

>Are there any other anons with the same diagnosis?

same boat, user. i just basically ignore it. don't let it define you or anything. it is what it is. i avoid telling people because they probably just think it's like the movies.

best of luck out there.

I'm a femanon (only saying cuz it's why I'm not in the other thread which I assume has nudes) with a dad who is schizo-bipolar so I'm here/not ignoring you

It really is a shitty disease

Exactly how I feel. Afraid people will write r me off as just another looney

post yo feet.

Thanks. Does you dad take his meds? Do they help or not really?
I told my doctor i refuse to take any pills because I have a fear of getting addicted/reliant on meds the same way my father is on antidepressants.
But... considering my mental condition maybe Im totally paranoid for no reason

O and besides being an asshole my dad is quite functional still with it. Hes been struggling with alcoholism for years but I dont think hes crazy

>Thanks. Does you dad take his meds?
I live 4 hours away so I dont know how
I dont know to be entirely honest. With his drinking it was impossible to tell growing up, didnt even know he was diagnosed until recently and I'm in my early 20s now. I live 4 hours away from him but I he seems to be doing well!

>fear of getting addicted/reliant on meds the same way my father is on antidepressants
Things like SSRIs can be tapered off of with minimal side effects but stay away from benzodiazepines if that's your biggest worry

Many antipsychotics and such like Seroquil arent something you really get dependent on I think. Nothing wrong with being cautious with medicine just remember docs really do want to help

>I live 4 hours away so I dont know how
Weird typo ignore dat line lol

I see. I guess it’s just a big fear I have because my father was on them(not exactly sure which to be specific) and now he literally cannot get off them because his depression will get a lot worse. It really sucks to see him like this because growing up he was my fucking hero. I mean he still i, but he’s a shell of the man I grew up with. Really wish I could reverse the flow of time for him LOL

>He’s been struggling with alcoholism for years...
I guess drug abuse goes hand in hand with this shit because even though im in my early 20s I was basically a functioning alcoholic. I found it really difficult not to drink everyday afterwork or all day on the weekends

I hope you guys get along well even if you live kind of far haha

>schizoaffective
why would I try to talk to someone whith your disorder? I cant believe anything you say.

dont drink the tapwater by the way

Lol im not that delusional. I never drink tapwater

Like I said totally reasonable. I'm actually on an SSRI right now and it's been wonderfully effective after going through a few that didn't work for me

>I guess drug abuse goes hand in hand with this shit because even though im in my early 20s I was basically a functioning alcoholic
I actually always wondered if I may have inherited some form of it since I was also an addict in high school..who knows tbh but I'm sure theres some genetic component

>I hope you guys get along well even if you live kind of far haha
We dont speak often but we're friendly. We didnt speak for a few years cuz reasons so we're recovering our relationship from that still

As far as the genetic component goes. I’d wager that yeah, it does have a big effect on us. My paternal Grandpa was a heavy alcoholic to the point where even after 20 years of abstinence from alcohol he still died from liver cirrhosis due to all the damage he racked up during his early-midllife. My father also drank alot but stopped when I was born.
In fact, When I first tried drinking I didnt even like it. I only started to really enjoy it when I discovered getting drunk helped me get higher on kush. Then it progressed to getting some drank anyway I could as an underage lol. Shit’s a slippery slope.
Lowkey it’s a positive feedback loop because my Dr. told me that certain drug use may or may not exacerbate mental disorders development potential

Im atleast glad to hear your relationship is heading in a positive direction rather than downward :)

How did you find out you were schizo?

Dad started drinking since he was 12, hasnt stopped since for more than 6mo max. I was an alcoholic at 16 and ended up a heroin addict. Clean for 2 years now :)

Me too! I really wish we could have a closer relationship it's just hard

>Dad started drinking since he was 12, hasnt stopped since for more than 6mo max
you just described most men in the developed world dumbass

Alot of little things:
As a kid I was really shy & drawn out. Was usually the kid picking flowers on the field at recess time instead of paluing with my others because i felt like they didnt really want to be my friend
As I got older I realized I was really narcissistic & thought too highly of myself
Had a lot of mood swings, somedays I felt invincible other days as if I was dogshit smeared in the gutter
In my teenage years I would and still do get very very mild audial hallucinations when my stress levels get high.
People close to me commonly point out that I am argumentative and lack proper empathy/regard for social norms
I stopped taking care of my hygiene and personal relationships deteriorated, all my fault.
All this paired with my liberal use of drugs had me suspicious for a while, especially since all the literature seems to suggest that late teens/20s is when symptoms become more pronounced
Then in the beginning of 2019 I had a full dissociative breakdown; I had no idea if the reality I was in was real or a dream, made a big scene, cops were called, nearly got thrown in the looney bin but being the deceitful person I am I conned my way out of it by convincing the police I was 100% OK

This led to me seeing my dr who referred me to a psych, whom ended up giving me me diagnosis. After I heard there’s no cure & I cant do shit about it except meds or self/reflection/therapy I decided to fuck off and go my own path

Damn that sounds crazy. Gives me hope if you are able to get better. I should be able too

Pretty sure there’s a large difference in enjoying a fee beers with the mates through out the week and getting shitfaced everynight to the point where my shit smells metallic

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