Navigating One’s Family Relationships

I have a difficult time with extended family, due in part to there being so little communication amongst us. And, to me, that begs the question: How did things get to where they are today? Well, I think to some degree, they have always been like this – which is not encouraging. My thoughts are […]

Confusion Is A Bigger Problem Than I Want To Admit

I am confused a lot. I press on, because that’s what I need to do for me, but I am oftentimes, left trying to make sense of just about everything! Admittedly, I am not “connecting the dots” like I used to. That was hell! It’s still there, but it’s not as prevalent as it once […]

Waking Up Early – A Guest Post By Niraj Of niraj.home.blog

Niraj Of niraj.home.blog is making an appearance/guest post on my blog! I am grateful for his taking the time to write the following post. Thanks again, Niraj! 🙂 I have been told so many times how essential it is to get good night sleep. Feeling tired by not getting a good night’s sleep can impact […]

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How My Life Changed With These Schizophrenia Symptoms

I’ve written about some of this before, adding more detail with each update. My voices started when I was 24 (or at least that’s when I first started getting treatment for them). After two psychotic breaks, they diagnosed me as having Psychosis NOS. I enrolled in college that same year! I had just enough arrogance […]

Striving For That Next-Level Of Functioning

Improved functioning does not occur as easy and as often, as my ambitions of it doing so, are. In fact, if improved functioning in general were consistent, then that’d be quite the game changer. As it stands, I struggle to do even the smallest amount of chores every day. Primarily, washing the dishes. Since I’ve […]

Varying Degrees Of Stability

I feel as though, these days I am doing pretty well. The last time I spoke with my psychiatrist, he told me that I am responding well to my medication. And, that is a good thing! The meds can only do so much though, and one has to work with the professionals. So, while this […]