Schizophrenia - General Discussion

Our sex life is pretty much fine for the most part. She’s got a massive libido, so even when we hit those occasional dry spells where things slow down, they never last long enough to be an issue, meaning I’m completely satisfied with how things are going in our marriage.😘

It feels like we’re all just venting our frustrations through our primal instincts and physical energy.
I can't help but wonder: what is the actual connection between the mind and intimacy? It all starts in the brain, doesn't it?
Even though I generally feel quite healthy, it seems like everything traces back to those core, foundational drives.
To be honest, I don't recall much from that specific stage of my life.
If you weren't already married, I might have stepped in myself—especially if you had blonde hair as striking as Paris.😘 😍

Thanks for the compliment, but if we’re talking about physical looks, I’m definitely more on Reiker’s level😉
Actually, CSI: Miami is just starting up, so I think I'll go ahead and catch a bit of that

Ah, Riker...
Man, I’ve always had those empathetic vibes, but in this day and age, people just call it being crazy.
I have to be honest with you: you only develop that kind of empathy if your brain is basically made of concrete.
I can't stand all that CSI nonsense.

Just give me Oprah.😍 😍 😍

Dear wash! Honestly, I sometimes wish I could just be Linda Hamilton—life can be such a struggle.
What I really mean is Linda Hamilton in the first Terminator movie. She gets to be with that incredibly handsome guy.
🙂 🙂 🙂 😵 😵 🙂 🤣 🤣

briskgull27 said:It all started just before my 18th birthday.
I had always been the type to live for the music, the parties, being out on the town—a total dancer at heart.
But suddenly, I felt this overwhelming urge to change everything, almost like I wanted to turn back the clock.
For about a month, I practically lived in one spot, just staring blankly at books for hours on end.
Then, at my 18th birthday bash, I had my first martini. Ugh, looking back, yuck.

Ever since then... It sounds strange, though maybe it doesn't after everything that's happened.
Now, when I wake up, I don't have those calm, easygoing thoughts like my dad used to have, such as: "What a beautiful sunny day."
Instead, it's more like: "Alright, let's get moving, no excuses!"

The question about whether this indicates an illness is interesting. At 18, wanting to pivot your life is completely normal; in fact, most healthy people spend their whole lives striving for change. It’s perfectly standard, or so I hope, 😉, occasionally to daydream. Some people are natural dreamers who live in "their own world," while others aren't, but in my opinion, everyone has a tendency to escape reality at some point.

Or am I just being dramatic and need to see a doctor? 😉

briskgull27 said:It feels like we’re all just venting our frustrations through our primal instincts and physical energy.
I can't help but wonder: what is the actual connection between the mind and intimacy? It all starts in the brain, doesn't it?
Even though I generally feel quite healthy, it seems like everything traces back to those core, foundational drives.
To be honest, I don't recall much from that specific stage of my life.
If you weren't already married, I might have stepped in myself—especially if you had blonde hair as striking as Paris.😘 😍

The second chakra...

😉 Well, honestly, I’m pretty sure you’re perfectly sane. Whether you're a man or a woman doesn't really matter to me at all.
Daydreaming???????
I swear, this gap between how fast my mind races and how fast I can actually speak is what really gets to me.
Besides, isn't "normal" just whatever I personally define as being normal?
I am briskgull27😉 and I have schizophrenia.😉
😎 🙂 🙂

quietbison83 said:The second chakra...

I meant more in the sense that it’s all psychological.
Are we talking about some kind of cosmic energy connection here?

briskgull27 said:Basically, Americans are always burning through money in the EU just to make sure they have decent internet access.

Look, it’s true that Americans frequently shoot one another with firearms, but that doesn't mean being shot is a good thing, does it?

Regarding ECT, it has essentially been phased out of modern therapeutic practices. Occasionally, it impacts memory, and this typically happens if they fail to administer sufficient sedatives or muscle relaxants, leading to physical convulsions and shocks.

The actual impact of ECT on the brain is also reportedly quite destructive: you have electricity passing through that disrupts neural connections, much like running a magnet over a hard drive and simply hoping Windows still boots up afterward. You should do a bit of digging regarding electroconvulsive therapy.
Check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy
which states: "ECT was a common psychiatric treatment until the late 20th century, when it fell into disuse as better drug therapies became available for more conditions...When still in Common Use, ECT was sometimes abused by unethical mental health professionals as a means of punishing and controlling unruly or uncooperative patients."

Eric Robinson81 said:Look, it’s true that Americans frequently shoot one another with firearms, but that doesn't mean being shot is a good thing, does it?

Regarding ECT, it has essentially been phased out of modern therapeutic practices. Occasionally, it impacts memory, and this typically happens if they fail to administer sufficient sedatives or muscle relaxants, leading to physical convulsions and shocks.

The actual impact of ECT on the brain is also reportedly quite destructive: you have electricity passing through that disrupts neural connections, much like running a magnet over a hard drive and simply hoping Windows still boots up afterward. You should do a bit of digging regarding electroconvulsive therapy.
Check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy
which states: "ECT was a common psychiatric treatment until the late 20th century, when it fell into disuse as better drug therapies became available for more conditions...When still in Common Use, ECT was sometimes abused by unethical mental health professionals as a means of punishing and controlling unruly or uncooperative patients."

Thanks, I know it sounds primitive, but it's still performed today, so I don't see why everyone is acting so surprised.

If someone deleted something, it was me. Fortunately, I am physically healthy.
If anyone suffered consequences from it, people probably just stay quiet about it.
I still remember my experiences, my thoughts, my feelings, the smells, and my whole life before ECT.
If I had the chance to kill that doctor, who wouldn't resist?
But man, life is tough.
It really gets to me how much that woman creates this karmic bond of pure hatred. 😎

Not with guns, but with electric shocks.

I just need to vent a little bit to clear my conscience. A few of my friends who have been prescribed Risperdal, Zyprexa, or Tegretol—for things other than epilepsy—are really struggling. They seem to be functioning on such a lower level now, both mentally and physically, and emotionally too. It honestly feels like my doctor is totally failing them.
It’s just heartbreaking when you realize how difficult it is to provide genuine, heartfelt care for people dealing with these kinds of mental health struggles.

Oh, I’ve actually already looked that up on Wikipedia.
But honestly, if something is unknown, why should we be afraid of the mystery?

To be real with you, losing my amazing boyfriend back in the day took way more years off my life than any electroshock therapy ever could. That’s just the reality of it.😉

🙂 🙂 🙂 🎉 🙂 🙂

I’ve been sitting here reading through your nonsense, and honestly, do you think the rest of us are just living on a silver platter?
I have a family to provide for with my $1333 monthly income, and my son isn't doing well right now either.
But from what I can gather, you don't seem to be struggling much at all.
Besides, nobody has been using electroshock therapy for fifty years now.
You really shouldn't take this forum—or the people on it—so lightly.
If you happen to have the luxury of spending your entire day hanging out online, well, are you trying to act crazy? The rest of us actually have lives to lead.
And we don't all view the world through a single lens like you do; no matter how much you try to present yourself as being open-minded, it just seems pretty foolish to me.
I work for a government agency dealing with mental health patients, and I can tell you, nobody looks at them any differently than anyone else.
Maybe you should find yourself a job. Work tends to be quite liberating!

Honestly, you’re being a complete idiot, because only an absolute moron would go around attacking people and throwing accusations around when they clearly haven't a clue what they're talking about. And since you seem so damn certain that electroshock therapy hasn't been used in the last fifty years... how about we make a little wager? Let's say, for the sake of argument, the entire value of your monthly salary, that these procedures were absolutely being performed ten years ago in some basement clinic out in rural Montana. I can back that up without breaking a sweat using the actual original documentation. Seriously, maybe try doing a little bit of actual research before you decide to post your nonsense here, because you're clearly the one who doesn't take this forum seriously at all.😕 😲

Noah Booth84 said:I’ve been sitting here reading through your nonsense, and honestly, do you think the rest of us are just living on a silver platter?
I have a family to provide for with my $1333 monthly income, and my son isn't doing well right now either.
But from what I can gather, you don't seem to be struggling much at all.
Besides, nobody has been using electroshock therapy for fifty years now.
You really shouldn't take this forum—or the people on it—so lightly.
If you happen to have the luxury of spending your entire day hanging out online, well, are you trying to act crazy? The rest of us actually have lives to lead.
And we don't all view the world through a single lens like you do; no matter how much you try to present yourself as being open-minded, it just seems pretty foolish to me.
I work for a government agency dealing with mental health patients, and I can tell you, nobody looks at them any differently than anyone else.
Maybe you should find yourself a job. Work tends to be quite liberating!

If you aren't satisfied with your salary, then perhaps you should look for a better job instead of fruitlessly attempting to vent your frustrations on other forum participants. Furthermore, I fail to see how your son's health relates to the content of these posts.

Noah Booth84 said:I’ve been sitting here reading through your nonsense, and honestly, do you think the rest of us are just living on a silver platter?
I have a family to provide for with my $1333 monthly income, and my son isn't doing well right now either.
But from what I can gather, you don't seem to be struggling much at all.
Besides, nobody has been using electroshock therapy for fifty years now.
You really shouldn't take this forum—or the people on it—so lightly.
If you happen to have the luxury of spending your entire day hanging out online, well, are you trying to act crazy? The rest of us actually have lives to lead.
And we don't all view the world through a single lens like you do; no matter how much you try to present yourself as being open-minded, it just seems pretty foolish to me.
I work for a government agency dealing with mental health patients, and I can tell you, nobody looks at them any differently than anyone else.
Maybe you should find yourself a job. Work tends to be quite liberating!

That is incorrect. You are being told things by people who have actually experienced them, and there is plenty of information online confirming that it is still practiced—unfortunately—often under the justification that risking injury from electroshock is preferable to letting someone die.

Noah Booth84 said:I’ve been sitting here reading through your nonsense, and honestly, do you think the rest of us are just living on a silver platter?
I have a family to provide for with my $1333 monthly income, and my son isn't doing well right now either.
But from what I can gather, you don't seem to be struggling much at all.
Besides, nobody has been using electroshock therapy for fifty years now.
You really shouldn't take this forum—or the people on it—so lightly.
If you happen to have the luxury of spending your entire day hanging out online, well, are you trying to act crazy? The rest of us actually have lives to lead.
And we don't all view the world through a single lens like you do; no matter how much you try to present yourself as being open-minded, it just seems pretty foolish to me.
I work for a government agency dealing with mental health patients, and I can tell you, nobody looks at them any differently than anyone else.
Maybe you should find yourself a job. Work tends to be quite liberating!

Who is this "us" you keep referring to? If you lack the time to be online, then please, excuse us and allow us to discuss these matters in peace.

Noah Booth84 said:I’ve been sitting here reading through your nonsense, and honestly, do you think the rest of us are just living on a silver platter?
I have a family to provide for with my $1333 monthly income, and my son isn't doing well right now either.
But from what I can gather, you don't seem to be struggling much at all.
Besides, nobody has been using electroshock therapy for fifty years now.
You really shouldn't take this forum—or the people on it—so lightly.
If you happen to have the luxury of spending your entire day hanging out online, well, are you trying to act crazy? The rest of us actually have lives to lead.
And we don't all view the world through a single lens like you do; no matter how much you try to present yourself as being open-minded, it just seems pretty foolish to me.
I work for a government agency dealing with mental health patients, and I can tell you, nobody looks at them any differently than anyone else.
Maybe you should find yourself a job. Work tends to be quite liberating!

Based on your post, it is quite easy to envision your character. Lazy, unstable, and arrogant; you act as though the world owes you everything. You seem to believe you shouldn't have to work, and you think you are performing a great act of charity just by completing half of the job you are actually paid for, all while finding the time to insult and belittle people dealing with actual problems. I suggest you find a real profession instead of complaining about a meager paycheck here.

briskgull27 said:Thanks, I know it sounds primitive, but it's still performed today, so I don't see why everyone is acting so surprised.

If someone deleted something, it was me. Fortunately, I am physically healthy.
If anyone suffered consequences from it, people probably just stay quiet about it.
I still remember my experiences, my thoughts, my feelings, the smells, and my whole life before ECT.
If I had the chance to kill that doctor, who wouldn't resist?
But man, life is tough.
It really gets to me how much that woman creates this karmic bond of pure hatred. 😎

Not with guns, but with electric shocks.

Don't kill her; instead, hold her accountable to those in charge. When you are sent for ECT therapy, state clearly that you refuse it because you find it inhumane, dangerous, and painful for personal reasons. If they attempt to force you, threaten to sue the primary physician, file a report with the Social Security Administration, and pursue a private lawsuit for medical malpractice—nobody has the right to force you into therapies you don't want.
Once everything has passed, remember how you ended up in therapy, how you felt, describe your experience, and put her full name online—write about how much you suffered under her treatment. You can do this on www.healthgrades.com—which serves as a public record of grievances within the American healthcare system.

I don't know a single schizophrenic, but I’ve got my own psychological issues. I'm angry at everything and everyone, dissatisfied with life—to say the least. But that doesn't give me a free pass to insult others or lash out. Go start a Goodman thread about your own problems and dump all your frustrations there. At least then we won't have to listen to it here.

Eric Robinson81 said:Don't kill her; instead, hold her accountable to those in charge. When you are sent for ECT therapy, state clearly that you refuse it because you find it inhumane, dangerous, and painful for personal reasons. If they attempt to force you, threaten to sue the primary physician, file a report with the Social Security Administration, and pursue a private lawsuit for medical malpractice—nobody has the right to force you into therapies you don't want.
Once everything has passed, remember how you ended up in therapy, how you felt, describe your experience, and put her full name online—write about how much you suffered under her treatment. You can do this on www.healthgrades.com—which serves as a public record of grievances within the American healthcare system.

Vesna Medved. Whatever. I am physically incapable of killing anyone. Everyone seems to think people losing their minds immediately turn into murderers, haha.
Unless, of course, my own family members are being threatened.
Vesna is just a bit frigid like that.
It's a good thing I didn't complain, otherwise I might have been rushed straight to the emergency ward in Queens.
And if I were to actually file a complaint, it would mean that with or without her, I'm branded a schizophrenic for the rest of my life.

The doctor is a doctor—you need actual guts to do a job where you're making mistakes every single day.

Anyway, sorry, my husband couldn't figure out what to write here.

I need to know if there are two people behind the Jesse Hayes2 username
Because based on previous posts, I had the impression this was a guy