Dealing With Mental Illness Sucks?

Question

Ever feel so alone that nothing matters? nobody can fix it, yet people keep giving you advice. I am looking for people that can understand what I am saying, without all the rude and nasty comments. How are you coping day to day?

Answer 1

Know where you're coming from, I could write a book!  It's hard explaining this to others who haven't ever experienced it.  Have you talked to a doctor.

Answer 2

I have paranoid schizophrenia.

I could do more work if I didn't have this illness. I would also look after myself properly and I would be socialising and doing things that any 18 year old girl should do.

I have spent a total of 9 months in psychiatric hospital since 2005 spread out over four hospital stays. I've been sectioned three times and I missed half a year of school during my GCSEs.

I have voices and visual hallucinations daily. When I get paranoid, it makes even eating and drinking hard (i.e. "someone's poisoned my food").

I have to take meds every day that give me undesireable side-effects.

I wish I could be free of this illness because its holding me back and making every day a h**l.

I cope day to day by having my Mother to keep me going and my boyfriend to remind me what is real and what is not real. I see my CMHT doctor and I have a care co-ordinator.

Answer 3

i know what you mean. i have people telling me what i should do to make myself better but i just don't have the drive to actually do anything. i would not say that i was coping day to day just merely existing...

Answer 4

Hey there, yes i have felt that way. People try to help but you feel there advice is no use and you feel like Nothing or nobody can fix it, I'm dealing with this at the moment. One thing i have learnt is there is one person that can fix it and that is yourself. until your ready to deal with it nothing no one can say or do that will make anything better. At the moment I'm taking each day as it comes setting myself small goals that i really want to do and just trying to make my life better for myself. I Wish you luck and if your not getting it already try some counselling and sort through your issues there is light at the end of the tunnel i have seen it but just recently have fallen back into a bit of a rut. So yet again Good luck and stick with it.

Answer 5

It almost sounds as if you're looking outside yourself for happiness. If this is true, you will be looking for a mighty long time. Happiness CANNOT come from outside you. People who give unasked-for advice are simply saying one thing: "be like me." That never works.

   The only place for you to look is inside you.

    I'm not exactly the happiest person on earth, I'm not Mr. Sunshine. But if I can try to get in the habit of looking at myself and actually LIKING what I see, life won't suck so much. It's hard, but I figure I'm worth it.