Psychosis/Schizophrenia Community/Forum/Discord?
a month ago
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Okay this is kind of a long shot but I got banned from r/schizophrenia for 'asking for medical advice' so
Can anyone who has or is familiar with schizophrenia/psychosis offer me lifestyle advice, or recommend me a community/forum/discord/something where I can talk to others who might be having some of the problems I'm having?
I'm really struggling and while I think psychiatry and therapy can/will help and I'm working towards those as well, I would really like to get some perspective from peers
The topic I am specifically struggling with is emotional blunting via medications
Can anyone who has or is familiar with schizophrenia/psychosis offer me lifestyle advice, or recommend me a community/forum/discord/something where I can talk to others who might be having some of the problems I'm having?
I'm really struggling and while I think psychiatry and therapy can/will help and I'm working towards those as well, I would really like to get some perspective from peers
The topic I am specifically struggling with is emotional blunting via medications
PerryThePeryton
~perrytheperyton
I can't offer help, but I do wish you luck. Also reddit is hit or miss with shitty moderation. >_>
avoidcrow
~kirablue
OP
Thank youuuu! Yeah reddit is so... [gestures]
Siplick
~siplickishida
I can't point you towards a new community but maybe getting a secondary Reddit account could work if you're not 100% done with the platform, if you're IP banned there's always VPNs and stuff like that!
avoidcrow
~kirablue
OP
Thank you for the suggestion, I'll give that a shot!
Timbre the Wolf
~timbre-qrt
Is your condition specifically schizophrenia? I have bipolar disorder myself. It took me quite awhile to finally find a combination of medication that works well without any major side effects. On previous medications I also faced emotional blunting like you mention, but as of now this is no longer an issue.
avoidcrow
~kirablue
OP
It is! I'm glad you found something that works for you, that sounds like a lot of fiddling. My psychiatrist doesn't want to change what I'm on because it is working really well for my most problematic symptoms, even though the side effects are unfortunate
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