Helpful: Community. Boundaries. Suffering. The push-pull of perfectionism. To always make the effort! Being polite and conversational. Being industrious. Learning to better trust myself amid schizoaffective disorder. Learning to “adjust” over time. Being organized in most ways. Listening to music. … Continue Reading 31 Things That Have Either Helped Me Or That Have Not
In the last post, I talked about hobbies. In this post, I’d like to open the discussion up to anything … Continue Reading How Entertainment Can Fit Into Your Day To Day (Week Six)
Do you have any hobbies? If not, can you get a hobby? If you have some hobbies, are you able … Continue Reading How To Create Your Own Entertainment (Week Five)
For me, there is a possibility of becoming overstimulated. And, that seems to be fairly common for a lot of … Continue Reading How Entertainment Affects People With Mental Illness (Week Four)
I use entertainment for distraction from my symptoms, and to try and enjoy myself whenever possible. In addition to watching … Continue Reading How You Can Use Entertainment (Week Three)
Watching movies in the theater is costly, and it doesn’t usually work very well for me. You have the cost … Continue Reading Non-Helpful Forms Of Entertainment (Week Two)
I don’t play video games. And, it took a lot of time and a lot of persistence for me to … Continue Reading Helpful Forms Of Entertainment (Week One)
Every Monday for six weeks. Begins April 27, 2020! The components of this series are: April 27, 2020: Helpful Forms … Continue Reading Entertainment And Mental Illness (A Six Week Series)
This is a challenging one. Psychiatrists want you to take their meds, and they expect you to feel great when … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Realize That You Are Still Not Well? (Week Seven)
I don’t know that it ever really goes away. At least it hasn’t for me. The fogginess is something that … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Notice Some Of The Fogginess Disappear? (Week Six)
That’s a pretty neat thing to think about… Having courage for a particular situation or set of circumstances. I have … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Have The Courage To Say, “I Will Fight This?” (Week Five)
I think I began facing the realty of my situation as soon as they said I had schizoaffective disorder. There … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Face What You Face Every Day? (Week Four)
I started out journaling and did this for quite awhile, until I entertained the idea of blogging. I’ve had close … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Write About Some Of Your Experiences? (Week Three)
It took me all of about 20 years to get it right. I’ll start off by saying that. I had … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Date With Chronic Mental Illness? (Week Two)
It depends on who you ask. I never quite felt stable in the early years of treatment, but I was … Continue Reading How Long Did It Take To Gain A Degree Of Stability And Functioning? (Week One)
Every Monday for seven weeks. Begins March 9, 2020! The components of this series are: March 9, 2020: To Gain … Continue Reading “How Long Did It Take?” (A Seven Week Series On Dealing With Chronic Mental Illness)
