Earlier I was in the living room eating a snack and my bro started to talk to me
He said “You take medication for schizophrenics You will become crazy You don’t have anything, what you have is fictive
You don’t take medication like that People become dependent of meds “
I didn’t say anything, he just started to talk alone
He says I have nothing even though my doctor said she will do papers for disability
I think he’s in denial
My sister was considered disabled but didn’t want to renew the papers to still be considered disabled even though her situation didn’t change because she doesn’t want to be considered disabled all her life so now she lives on her savings (she lives at my mom’s home so she doesn’t pay rent but she wants to travel and pays a subscription every month)
He doesn’t know, but your psychiatrist will know or your doctor and they are trained professionals, so who is more qualified to talk to you about these things?
Yes, maybe he is in denial and doesn’t want his Sister to be unwell so he is trying to pretend that you are ok and just making it up.
No. Meds will help you love. Just take em. I’ve had the Clopixol injection for 29 years and that has saved me from very very serious psychosis. And the 400 mg Seroquel I take has kept my mood leveled for 14 years. Just take your meds cause those will help you.
thats quite an ignorant statement and it wouldnt listen to him. its a brain disease and requires medication. people think they can wish away illnesses and you cant. same way the liver or heart can get sick, the brain is an organ and can get sick too. He doesnt understand but that kind of stuff can be damaging to hear because it stops us from getting help. Id say ignore or stay away from him if hes going to recommend qutting meds because its dangerous and injurious to your health!
Believe me I was crazy long before I took any meds lol. Meds make me stable to that makes no sense what he’s saying. Infact the only time any of us go crazy is when we stop meds. And all of us were not on meds at one point and were in psychosis so…
Id feel bad if I was told this too. Because any way of escaping meds is a temptation for me. I tell myself I’ve accepted them. But I still find myself struggling with overthinking about the need to take them.
To commit to meds, is a lifelong work for us, and a significant obstacle in the psych world at large. It takes strength to commit. Let people have their soft views, because ultimately we know better and know that our meds help us.
It’s true because none of us would have gone on meds in the first place if we weren’t having hallucinations etc. so the hallucinations come first. Would be silly to think otherwise.
