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Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

Although I wouldn't make light of this situation or anyone's, if you can't joke about your own problems then you will never get better. If you think of your problem as this super power force that can't be changed then you will have a rough time getting over or around it. Don't ever take yourself too seriously unless the situation truly merits a serious thinking over.

Posted: Oct 01 2009 02:26 pm

Yeah, that's true.

2010 SLF Tag Champ Joined: Jun 07 2006 Posts: 12294

I bet Roman Polanski feels the same way.
*drumroll*

Title: Hugh Joined: Sep 23 2007 Posts: 1591

Drumroll? You mean rimshot? Also, I don't get it.

Joined: Nov 02 2008 Posts: 725

Miguelius wrote:

I use to have bad cases of depression every once in a while, but I DO joke about it. I don't know what would be of me if I lose my humor, cause, I gotta tell you, when I'm down, it's not a pretty sight...
I'm afraid of taking things too serious, because reality catches up with me and I get depress. but talking about my problems helps me recognize them, and work on them. So until I can fix my problems, I'll just try to not let them be a part of my life.
INB4 my grammar sucks: fuck you, I know it

I have Asperger's Syndrome and pretty much always forget I have it. I'll tolerate jokes about Asperger's and the Autistic spectrum as long as it's not extremely insulting or the cliche comparing people's intelligence to a grade schooler with autism. Fucked up society we live in, particulary around the internet. As Sydney J. Harris said, "If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?" Over the years I made light work of my Asperger's and started to live fairly normally.

joshwoodzell wrote:

Although I wouldn't make light of this situation or anyone's, if you can't joke about your own problems then you will never get better. If you think of your problem as this super power force that can't be changed then you will have a rough time getting over or around it. Don't ever take yourself too seriously unless the situation truly merits a serious thinking over.

That pretty much proved my point.
Oh, and if you see a purple Loch Ness monster telling to light things on fire, don't do it. You can obey the green ones though. This Is A Joke

Joined: Jun 14 2009 Posts: 22

Never talking with you and not fully knowing your story, I can't diagnose you with schizophrenia but if you do have it...

Take your meds. I know it is frustrating to think that you have to spend your life taking a pill every day but you don't want things to get out of control. The patients I see on the inpatient psych unit are usually there for one of 3 reasons

1. they are homeless and bs suicide ideation to have a place to stay
2. they are acutely manic or psychotic for the first time
3. they stopped taking their meds

If you really do have schizophrenia it is a chronic disease of the brain. Just like the diabetic who needs to take their insulin, you need to take your meds. And just like the diabetic may need more insulin under stress, you might need your meds adjusted. I know it sucks to hear all this especially right after being diagnosed, but it is a serious disease. When you are taking meds and feeling well, you might think "let me just try to stop taking them for a while just to test if I can". If you do that, theres a good chance youll end up in the ER.

Just for clarification, the current diagnosis of schizophrenia requires you to have 2 of 5 symptoms for at least a one month period
1. hallucinations
2. delusions
3. disorganized speech
4. disorganized behavior or catatonia
5. negative symptoms

If the hallucinations are of two voices talking to each other or there's a voice giving a running commentary on the patients actions or if the delusion is "bizzare" (could never really happen, unrealistic), you only need to have the hallucination or delusion criteria, respectively.

Bescides the active symptoms lasting for one month, effects of the disease must be present for at least 6 months. This includes the prodrome (some pre psychosis symptoms), active disease and residual symptoms.

If the total duration of disease is less than 6 months, but greater than one month, it is called schizophreniform disorder.

If the total duration of the disease is less than 1 month, it is called brief psychotic disorder.

In addition, the symptoms can't occur in the context of a manic or depressive episode. Psychosis is not synonymous with schizophrenia and can occur during manic or depressive episodes.

There are other criteria too, but those are kinda less important for you to know right now. As for medications, the most important thing I can say is TAKE THEM. Believe me, it will help in the long run.

Good luck man.

Posted: Oct 03 2009 05:54 pm

Aqua, I mean this in all seriousness, but you having Asperger's explains a lot, and you seem to be coping well with it, congrats.

And Dan, I can't stress exactly how much you need to be a regular poster here. I enjoyed your pickup line post (how did that go anyway?), but now this...you'd be a valuable member here.

Title: Hugh Joined: Sep 23 2007 Posts: 1591

I thought I already said just about everything he said, save for the take your meds thing, but since he was complaining that the doctor didn't give him any meds to take, I thought that didn't need to be said.

Joined: Nov 02 2008 Posts: 725

Ross Rifle wrote:

Aqua, I mean this in all seriousness, but you having Asperger's explains a lot, and you seem to be coping well with it, congrats.

It's not all that hard to cope with: sometimes I forget it's even there. I used to have to take meds a lot when I was younger, but it was eventually decided it was best to keep me off meds; While I was on meds when I was younger, I had aggressive behavior, yet I was on them until halfway into my 9th grade school year. In November 2008, I hit a stage of depression and recovered in May 2009 (No, I never tried to kill myself). The stage of depression I encountered may well be what redeemed me from being just some internet fucktard and turned me into a more sensible poster (albeit with some douche-up moods).

Posted: Oct 03 2009 07:52 pm

Once again, thanks a lot for all of you.
But I must report this to all of you: I'm starting to listen to voices. I heard my father calling me, and when I asked he said he didn't say anything, and later I heard other voices arguing with me. I was very scared, and took the rest of the afternoon to chill out at home. I fear I'm getting worse. I must see the psychiatrist again to report this to him, and maybe ask for medication.

Title: Cat of Ulthar Joined: Oct 01 2009 Posts: 93

Don't feel bad. There are LOTS of people out there who have it and don't even want to admit it. I have Asperger's, and it can be pretty hard to deal with life sometimes, so I know how you feel.

Posted: Oct 03 2009 09:24 pm

I know the voices thing. And I know what it's like to pay attention to them and lose control. Just hold on bud. You're already taking the first step by recognizing the issue at hand and preparing to deal with it.

2011 SNES Champ Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 1929

I think I've heard voices only once in my life. When I was 6, I was at a flea market with my mother and heard her call for me, saying we were going home. So I went outside and followed her. About 15 seconds later, I called for her, which made the guy I was following wonder who the hell I was. Obviously, I was completely confused, panicked, searched for my mom for about 30 minutes in the parking lot, and eventually found our car and waited there. Some time later, my mom got out of the building and saw me. Of course, she had never gone out and thought I lost myself somewhere inside.

I don't know if your diseases can really cause stuff like that, but I'm really happy I don't have them. It was the scariest moment in my life. Maybe I actually hear voices sometimes, because there are times I'll check if a TV is on because I hear some music, usually video game music, but it's really too minor and happens too rarely to have any impact on my life.

Joined: Nov 02 2008 Posts: 725

Mr. Blackwell wrote:

Don't feel bad. There are LOTS of people out there who have it and don't even want to admit it. I have Asperger's, and it can be pretty hard to deal with life sometimes, so I know how you feel.

I didn't admit I have Asperger's until the creation of this thread, but so far I'm dealing with life fine as a result of attempting to deprioritize trivial matters. School/Work/Survival/taxes are always top priority. Getting a girlfriend can wait.