Help Do you think life is worth living as a schizophrenic male?

[JayJay]

Being a schizophrenic male is just hard enough. You can't really work at most places. No dating except your imaginary gf. I developed schizophrenia after smoking dabs like 3 times a week for a while. Life ain't worth living anymore. There's no cure for schizophrenia except one and that is CTB.

 

[4everHeartBroken]

Being a schizophrenic male is just hard enough. You can't really work at most places. No dating except your imaginary gf. I developed schizophrenia after smoking dabs like 3 times a week for a while. Life ain't worth living anymore. There's no cure for schizophrenia except one and that is CTB.

I don't have schizophrenia and I'm not a male but I just wanted to send you love. I'm sorry you're dealing with so much. I've only read about schizophrenia and I often wonder how scary that would be for me to live with. I can't even imagine. I just wanted to say I'm sorry and sending you peace and hugs.

 

[happysunnydayy]

My relative has schizophrenia and she was such a bright child but after developing schizophrenia at 18 she gave up on everything and laid in bed all day with her delusions. She's around 50 now and all these years of antipsychotics have permanently destroyed her brain.

 

[grapevoid]

I can't answer that because I don't have that, so I have no idea. I guess it would be up to you if you feel your life is worth living. I wish I could say literally anything useful but I can't because I genuinely don't know what it's like nor have I had much interaction with anyone who has it. But either way, I'm sorry that you're suffering,

 

[Jadeith]

Should schizophrenic males live? - got problem with that question as it implies it's for others to decide and i strongly oppose that.
It's rather "do this particular schizophrenic male find it worth living" and only this particular schizophrenic male can answer that.
Some might say yes, some might say no.

 

[Cloud Busting]

I met some interesting characters when I smoking meth. One was a man with admitted schizoeffective disorder. He had girlfriends. I'm not sure if you're the kinds you'd want aha. I made out with him once. I was admittedly high though. I probably would have fucked him if I wasn't taken. He tried to multiple times but I didn't wanna cheat. He was good looking, but he did not have his shit together. Neither did I as I was also an addict.

How do you know the only gf you can have is imaginary?

Have you heard of Cecilia Mcgough? She's open about her condition and seems to live a full life (though I can't speak for her.)

Schizophrenia is a shitty illness and I wish there were better treatments for it. I couldn't imagine living with it. Is your life worth living? Only you can determine that. I agree with @Jadeith

 

[nails]

my answer to these kinds of questions is almost always the same. whether life is worth living or not can only be determined by you. that's not something that other people can determine for you. no one can really decide if a group of people are completely doomed; it's up to the individuals themselves because people are so drastically different, no matter how similar their situations are.

anyways, i'm not schizophrenic, so i can't really offer you anything on a personal level.
i knew one schizophrenic guy in the past. he was a complete mess; attempting ctb all the time, but failing because he wasn't even in a stable enough headspace to think out the attempts, being an overall really deplorable (abusive) person, subtance abuse + other addictions, too paranoid and depressed to do anything other than stay in his room and crash out at everyone he knew. i only knew him online, but i knew his irls too. according to everything that i gathered from them, he was a lot worse irl. legitimately just fucking deranged. all but one of those irls dropped him (understandably so) and he had almost no one except for me and maybe 2 other people.
fast forward, he's doing really well now. we sorta drifted apart after some time, but i still talk to his partner occasionally. idk any specifics about how he's doing, but last time i checked in on him, he was in university, in a relationship, healthy, and working towards his dream career.
of course, he's just one person. he was born rich, so he already had a huge advantage from the start; but he still did make big changes on his own. i was there when he began to improve; it was really frustrating and exhausting to witness, so i can only imagine how painful it was for him, but i guess it all paid off.

no matter what you decide to do, i hope you find peace. feel free to reach out if you need anything. again, i can't help you on a very personal level, but still. i can still contact that old friend, maybe he could say stuff that's more helpful.
i'm sorry you're dealing with so much pain, i'll be wishing you the best.

 

[areyousafe??]

My dad has schizophrenia and when he is taking his medication he doesn't experience any positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations etc). It's a manageable condition if you are on antipsychotics.

 

[JayJay]

My relative has schizophrenia and she was such a bright child but after developing schizophrenia at 18 she gave up on everything and laid in bed all day with her delusions. She's around 50 now and all these years of antipsychotics have permanently destroyed her brain.

I hope that is not my life. I like to go out and experience nature. Those drugs will make you turn into a zombie. I'm on them too and I want to get off them eventually

my answer to these kinds of questions is almost always the same. whether life is worth living or not can only be determined by you. that's not something that other people can determine for you. no one can really decide if a group of people are completely doomed; it's up to the individuals themselves because people are so drastically different, no matter how similar their situations are.

anyways, i'm not schizophrenic, so i can't really offer you anything on a personal level.
i knew one schizophrenic guy in the past. he was a complete mess; attempting ctb all the time, but failing because he wasn't even in a stable enough headspace to think out the attempts, being an overall really deplorable (abusive) person, subtance abuse + other addictions, too paranoid and depressed to do anything other than stay in his room and crash out at everyone he knew. i only knew him online, but i knew his irls too. according to everything that i gathered from them, he was a lot worse irl. legitimately just fucking deranged. all but one of those irls dropped him (understandably so) and he had almost no one except for me and maybe 2 other people.
fast forward, he's doing really well now. we sorta drifted apart after some time, but i still talk to his partner occasionally. idk any specifics about how he's doing, but last time i checked in on him, he was in university, in a relationship, healthy, and working towards his dream career.
of course, he's just one person. he was born rich, so he already had a huge advantage from the start; but he still did make big changes on his own. i was there when he began to improve; it was really frustrating and exhausting to witness, so i can only imagine how painful it was for him, but i guess it all paid off.

no matter what you decide to do, i hope you find peace. feel free to reach out if you need anything. again, i can't help you on a very personal level, but still. i can still contact that old friend, maybe he could say stuff that's more helpful.
i'm sorry you're dealing with so much pain, i'll be wishing you the best.

I love to hear positive stories from schizos who despite have a debilitating condition, made life work somehow. I have a lot of paranoia. I don't have hallucinations or hearing voices, but I have some disorganized thought patterns that I truly believe that are real when I feel extremely stressed or paranoid. I tried going on Reddit for answers and it's just a hive mind of people that just want to hear things that tickles their ears. Heard mentality is so real and I get downvoted all the time for trying to go against the grain. The thing I love about this site is that it's real. Some people kill themselves, some people make it out. I hate being to told to go to the psych ward or go see a shrink when trying to explore suicide as a valid option. To be honest, I feel like if I CTB, I could be missing out on some opportunities. The world is cruel and one fuck up can make you homeless. But it can be beautiful in some ways. For me that beauty is nature. I can also resonate with your friend with crashing out too I often times feel like I'm targeted and I have to wear mask and act normal which drains me. It's like society wants you to have a role and when you say fuck that, people instantly dislike you.

My dad has schizophrenia and when he is taking his medication he doesn't experience any positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations etc). It's a manageable condition if you are on antipsychotics.

It's also manageable if you're on SN. Permanent cure 100%

I met some interesting characters when I smoking meth. One was a man with admitted schizoeffective disorder. He had girlfriends. I'm not sure if you're the kinds you'd want aha. I made out with him once. I was admittedly high though. I probably would have fucked him if I wasn't taken. He tried to multiple times but I didn't wanna cheat. He was good looking, but he did not have his shit together. Neither did I as I was also an addict.

How do you know the only gf you can have is imaginary?

Have you heard of Cecilia Mcgough? She's open about her condition and seems to live a full life (though I can't speak for her.)

Schizophrenia is a shitty illness and I wish there were better treatments for it. I couldn't imagine living with it. Is your life worth living? Only you can determine that. I agree with @Jadeith

Speaking about relationships, I met someone who was schizophrenic at the psych ward. She was basically in her 40's while I was in my early 20's. She was pretty hot for her age and when talked about conspiracy theories and how Joe Biden was Jim Carrey wearing a mask. I don't know if there was emotional connection but I did get her number I just have to find it somewhere. I think she is definitely kind of out there so I don't what would we'd be doing if we hung out and im a little bit terrified of her but maybe I'll give it a shot. She's divorced so who knows. But other than that, I'm mostly solitary. Very lonely