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I Have Schizoaffective Disorder

Truth is that I can't pretend to be normal anymore, for everyone else to be happy, even though my family doesn't want to hear it and my husband is embarrassed by it.....It is how I think and experience life even if its different from everybody elses life.....So far it has affected my self esteem, people argue over me, people put me down, people say I use it as an excuse and I feel it, all of the negativity and it defines me....I have no self esteem, I have no pride....I admit I am crazy, and all I ever wanted was for people to accept me for me.

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Tatsumi · 31-35, M

I feel for you. I know what it's like feeling crazy. Something that helped me a lot was listening to Doctor Steven Novella's lecture on logic and rational thinking.

You can stimulate your thought process and really examine each of these beliefs you have. I know that it is a feeling, but using logic helped me profoundly. There are things you can know, and things you cannot know.

Staying away from triggers is also important. Crazy ideas or crazy people bringing up various possibilities.

In any case. I hope you can manage to gain some of your self-esteem and pride back. It is a horrible thing to live with.

Pfuzylogic · M

I'm not sure what pride is except a feeling you have when you have accomplished something. I find your Post to be accomplishments of sharing.
Don't rely on others for self esteem.
You will stay amazing as a redeemed child of the Living God.

twistedrope · 26-30, M

Maybe god put you on this earth to see how much a person could suffer without breaking.

schizosaint · 41-45, F

@twistedrope I know right!?

twistedrope · 26-30, M

@schizosaint Its allg baby. You'd might get a kick out of Kurt Vonneguts "Breakfast of champions", which is a sick book where one of the two main dudes has schizo. Those harsh words came from his mouth. It's a.. weird book just about his and a writers life.

Zoranna · F

You must have medication for it surely, take it.

schizosaint · 41-45, F

@Zoranna I get my injection tomorrow

Zoranna · F

@schizosaint Good, hope it helps.

mathsman · 70-79, M

Time to talk

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