# Diagnosed Sz or Sza **URL:** https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/c/diagnosed-sz-or-sza/11.md?page=3 [Latest](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Tw feeling very low](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-feeling-very-low/7483)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-feeling-very-low/7483 "2026-07-29T11:03:03Z")
Past 2 days ive been wishing i had a child, didnt tell anyone. Then i phone my mum and she is rude and dismissive only talking about herself no interest in me, never has. I feel like so disassociated right now, out of bo… --- ## [I'm burning out](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-burning-out/7438)
**Author:** [@zoa](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/zoa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/im-burning-out/7438 "2026-07-29T07:36:31Z")
I have to do scanner on Wednesday .. Kidney problem .. It is eating me to have such obligations since I’m having psychiatric problems ..I’m busy with it bc I have to go after that to different doctors .. --- ## [I want to do few changes - rest of it is ok already](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-want-to-do-few-changes-rest-of-it-is-ok-already/7467)
**Author:** [@Heigen6](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Heigen6)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-want-to-do-few-changes-rest-of-it-is-ok-already/7467 "2026-07-28T22:07:34Z")
I want to start living more in the present time, not in the future and also live one day at once. And I want to become a “sunday” tobaccoist, which means I drop 4/5 what I smoke right now. Rest of it is kinda ok already.… --- ## [Help what's going on with me?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/help-whats-going-on-with-me/7454)
**Author:** [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/help-whats-going-on-with-me/7454 "2026-07-28T13:47:00Z")
having a weird episode what on earth is it? voices telling me bad things then I suddenly descended into gibberish and pacing and shaking and flailing and getting all dis dis mixed up up up. and not understanding what’s g… --- ## [Something to ask my dr - does anyone else know anything about this?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/something-to-ask-my-dr-does-anyone-else-know-anything-about-this/7360)
**Author:** [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/something-to-ask-my-dr-does-anyone-else-know-anything-about-this/7360 "2026-07-27T21:37:49Z")
something to ask my dr - anyone else know about this? in the past I was diagnosed with sza bipolar type but now drs wrote it up as depressive type. I’m confused about it because I take mood stabilizer and not antidepres… --- ## [Felt drugged up this morning](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/felt-drugged-up-this-morning/7387)
**Author:** [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/felt-drugged-up-this-morning/7387 "2026-07-27T14:48:07Z")
Woke up this morning, took my regular meds and a few minutes later feeling a bit shaky and woozy. Needed to sit down for a while. I don’t think it’s low blood sugar levels Feels like I got poisoned somehow. --- ## [All my neighbours know i'm sz and pd](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/all-my-neighbours-know-im-sz-and-pd/7398)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/all-my-neighbours-know-im-sz-and-pd/7398 "2026-07-27T14:47:01Z")
Cut a long story short my hubby has told them because the 15 yr old in flat below is having severe issues, paranoia and dx adhd. So my hubby has told 2 neighbours about me. I am starting to think this was really bad idea… --- ## [.IQ and real life functioning in schizophrenia](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/iq-and-real-life-functioning-in-schizophrenia/7404)
**Author:** [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/iq-and-real-life-functioning-in-schizophrenia/7404 "2026-07-27T12:56:25Z")
IQ and real life functioning in schizophrenia. IME they are far from mutually inclusive. It is possible to do well on IQ tests, proctored or hobbyist, while struggling with the practical application of intelligence to re… --- ## [We are losing a Sz friend and don't know what can we do](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/we-are-losing-a-sz-friend-and-dont-know-what-can-we-do/7409)
**Author:** [@greenlife231](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/greenlife231)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/we-are-losing-a-sz-friend-and-dont-know-what-can-we-do/7409 "2026-07-27T03:50:30Z")
We have a Chinese Sz community where we share and support each other. Now we are losing a Sz friend who is falling into a dark abyss by having been refusing to take AP for long time. This guy is a doctor in computer scie… --- ## [How did you know that you really have Sz or Sza? How many years had passed when you first realized or accepted you truly have this disease?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-did-you-know-that-you-really-have-sz-or-sza-how-many-years-had-passed-when-you-first-realized-or-accepted-you-truly-have-this-disease/7326)
**Author:** [@greenlife231](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/greenlife231)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-did-you-know-that-you-really-have-sz-or-sza-how-many-years-had-passed-when-you-first-realized-or-accepted-you-truly-have-this-disease/7326 "2026-07-26T06:09:36Z")
Around 2003 when I was living in Australia I started to have symptoms of Sz: I smelled things such as coffee and vodka, also I had thought broadcasting. Around 2005 I got the diagnosis of Schizophrenia and started to tak… --- ## [My dad is getting upset at me more often](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-dad-is-getting-upset-at-me-more-often/7394)
**Author:** [@see121](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/see121)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-dad-is-getting-upset-at-me-more-often/7394 "2026-07-25T23:09:57Z")
My step dad is getting upset at me these days, little things I do annoy him, but I will try making him not get mad at me, I hate this illness. --- ## [Hi guys i have a question](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/hi-guys-i-have-a-question/7377)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/hi-guys-i-have-a-question/7377 "2026-07-25T06:47:48Z")
How do you cope out in public when people look at you? My ideas so far are sunglasses aviator ones and a cap. Also a huge loose t shirt. Do you have any other ideas? --- ## [No Eye contact without a smile is very uncomfortable](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/no-eye-contact-without-a-smile-is-very-uncomfortable/7364)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/no-eye-contact-without-a-smile-is-very-uncomfortable/7364 "2026-07-24T20:56:11Z")
After spending a lot of time in waiting rooms this week , i really noticed how uncomfortable no eye contact / or eye contact without a smile was. I think its a bit of basic respect for a person to acknowledge them, you k… --- ## [Question if I might have Delusional Disorder instead of Schizoaffective Disorder](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/question-if-i-might-have-delusional-disorder-instead-of-schizoaffective-disorder/7286)
**Author:** [@995fr](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/995fr)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/question-if-i-might-have-delusional-disorder-instead-of-schizoaffective-disorder/7286 "2026-07-23T20:09:49Z")
I might be suspicious that I might have Delusional Disorder with mood symptoms, because usually my behavior is not bizarre or odd outside of my delusional topics. I can mask my delusional beliefs and function well in sch… --- ## [I was doing well but](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-was-doing-well-but/7271)
**Author:** [@ifeelblessed](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/ifeelblessed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-was-doing-well-but/7271 "2026-07-22T08:41:14Z")
i was scared it was going to stop – the good feeling i was doing well – and it did!! I almost lost it, just nose dived down again now i see this is just a part of my life. there are the ups and also there are the do… --- ## [Therapy will be ending soon](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/therapy-will-be-ending-soon/7245)
**Author:** [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/therapy-will-be-ending-soon/7245 "2026-07-20T17:47:19Z")
Was told on Friday that therapy will be ending soon. I question how much good it’s done. It’s come across strongly, the expectation of stressful events produced to order. The reality? It’s not like that. There can be sev… --- ## [I tried to put my head through my closet door](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-tried-to-put-my-head-through-my-closet-door/7168)
**Author:** [@roxanna](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/roxanna)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-tried-to-put-my-head-through-my-closet-door/7168 "2026-07-19T21:47:27Z")
TWTWTW I think i have a knot on my head and theres some traveling pain. Maybe i wont wake up. --- ## [Got on aripripazole again after some time off it](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/got-on-aripripazole-again-after-some-time-off-it/7238)
**Author:** [@beans782](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/beans782)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/got-on-aripripazole-again-after-some-time-off-it/7238 "2026-07-19T19:59:52Z")
I have xeplion which raises my prolactin 3 days ago I started taking aripripazole again ( it lowers prolactin ) What changes can I expect? Fat loss ? Muscle gain? --- ## [Do your symptoms ever change?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/do-your-symptoms-ever-change/7212)
**Author:** [@Honeysuckle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Honeysuckle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/do-your-symptoms-ever-change/7212 "2026-07-19T08:04:26Z")
I am wondering if anyone here with sz/sza has ever had their symptoms change or differ? I’m asking because I heard a voice in my head saying he was God last night. I know that God isn’t speaking to me, but I’m scared bec… --- ## [My masked Major Depressive episodes at times](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-masked-major-depressive-episodes-at-times/7206)
**Author:** [@995fr](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/995fr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-masked-major-depressive-episodes-at-times/7206 "2026-07-19T06:21:42Z")
I know that I function well and don’t appear odd, I mask my emotions, but sometimes internally my depression gets so bad that I at times want to talk to mobile crisis teams. I am just too shy. --- ## [I can't help thinking I'm not genuine](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-cant-help-thinking-im-not-genuine/7165)
**Author:** [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-cant-help-thinking-im-not-genuine/7165 "2026-07-18T19:29:53Z")
i guess I’m a liar about my voices, they’re aren’t audible so how can I be hearing voices? and my delusions? if I didn’t believe in them I’d not have sza…or would I? but I can’t help it, I believe in them, the radio and … --- ## [Tw feeling low depressed](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-feeling-low-depressed/7166)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-feeling-low-depressed/7166 "2026-07-17T03:47:49Z")
Yea i took a diazapam and rang hotline I feel blah tonight, slept 12 hrs today, awake all night now for another 24-30 hrs No end to it --- ## [Anger issues and command hallucinations](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/anger-issues-and-command-hallucinations/7148)
**Author:** [@995fr](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/995fr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/anger-issues-and-command-hallucinations/7148 "2026-07-16T20:26:51Z")
I started hearing monologue telling me to do something terrible to my former bullies, I feel embarrassed. I will talk about it with my psychiatrist, I have an appointment with her today. I can’t hide it anymore, I need… --- ## [How to achieve good sleep hygeine with Ap's that cause fatigue](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-achieve-good-sleep-hygeine-with-aps-that-cause-fatigue/7111)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-to-achieve-good-sleep-hygeine-with-aps-that-cause-fatigue/7111 "2026-07-15T22:57:31Z")
It seems impossible to have regular sleep pattern when i’m tired during day nap, so stay up later and later. Then up all night , asleep all day. Then up 24 to 30 hrs usually to try and fix problem. Its been like this for… --- ## [Is my psychosis genetic?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/is-my-psychosis-genetic/7109)
**Author:** [@Whirling-leaves](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Whirling-leaves)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/is-my-psychosis-genetic/7109 "2026-07-15T18:55:52Z")
My clinic knows about my history of psychosis, including my hospitalization. It also knows that I have a genetic disorder. I was looking through the internet today to know more about my genetic disease, and it stated on… --- ## [I have really bad depression](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-have-really-bad-depression/7043)
**Author:** [@roxanna](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/roxanna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-have-really-bad-depression/7043 "2026-07-14T07:52:35Z")
Im sza but this depression is so bad i have been crying everyday . I dont respond to anti depressants. Im 45 now. When will this ■■■■ go away? --- ## [My manic-like phenomena](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-manic-like-phenomena/7025)
**Author:** [@995fr](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/995fr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/my-manic-like-phenomena/7025 "2026-07-14T03:22:16Z")
I know that diagnostic criteria for manic or a hypomanic episode explains that it’s unhealthy to feel rested after only 3 hours of sleep, but I only slept for 4 hours and I don’t feel tired whatsoever. It started like t… --- ## [TW Wtf is wrong with me?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-wtf-is-wrong-with-me/7037)
**Author:** [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/tw-wtf-is-wrong-with-me/7037 "2026-07-13T13:57:47Z")
wtfiwwm?? really?? it seems like I’m having another relapse or something! I’m feeling so weird inside my head… voices threatening to emerge…violent thoughts surfacing…want to laugh, pace…but it’s too cold to get out of b… --- ## [I feel like they hate me](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-feel-like-they-hate-me/7034)
**Author:** [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/i-feel-like-they-hate-me/7034 "2026-07-12T20:32:36Z")
My parents really upset me and i feel like the feeling might be valid in that they dont care. Theres fours of us and parents. My mum says shes a special bond with the youngest whos 30 yrs old, there both most alike so ge… --- ## [Anyone get undercurrents of agitation?](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/anyone-get-undercurrents-of-agitation/7022)
**Author:** [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/anyone-get-undercurrents-of-agitation/7022 "2026-07-12T18:28:03Z")
been ok mentally lately but since that episode last week Monday night, when I had bad voices attack, I’ve had a simmering undercurrent of agitation. like I want to laugh, act out, pace…like my thoughts are jumbled deep d… [Previous page](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/c/diagnosed-sz-or-sza/11.md?page=2) [Next page](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/c/diagnosed-sz-or-sza/11.md?page=4)