Posted by Tomatheus on October 29, 2010, at 21:16:48
In reply to Re: Is it time for ECT? » Tomatheus, posted by Phillipa on October 29, 2010, at 20:20:17
> Are you stable enough to work?
Not at this time. Between my depression, my negative symptoms, my cognitive symptoms, and my cognitive blunting (from the medication), the amount of functional impairment that I experience is too high.
> I give you so much credit for being able to handle psychosis.
Thank you. I know that this isn't the case of everybody who has a psychotic disorder, but for me my positive symptoms have become more bearable with time. Of course, my medication helps too. I think it's the insight that I have into my illness that has helped me deal with my positive symptoms better. In other words, recognizing that what I'm experiencing are symptoms of a psychotic disorder instead of messages from God (which is what I used to think my hallucinations and ideas of reference were) has helped prevent me from becoming delusional again.
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