Information and opinions on health from carradiha at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/958954/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/958954/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/958954/index http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150851/paranoid Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:44:07 -0500 carradiha I feel people are looking at my picture or remember my name and posts as in the past I have talked to some sick people and said some strange things? Is this normal and common? http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150851/paranoid http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150850/people-end Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:22:47 -0500 carradiha Even professional people think it is terrible and you can't lead a normal life. I have accomplished more since being diagnosed than ever before. I refuse to give up hope and be labelled as never accomplishing anything. I have goals this year. I may be on a disability pension, but only because the unemployment system where I work is crap and forces people to work if they are not able to or not. It was the only way I was going to get them off my... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150850/people-end http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150456/negative Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:55:07 -0500 carradiha I find it hard to move on. Ok, I am trying but I am hyper sensitive to all that goes on and all people say. I am not sure if I imagine it, but I am sure some people think I am bizarre. I look normal and seem normal but still worry so I withdraw.    The apartment complex I live in I told a couple of people and as it is low income we alll have some degree of problems. This man harrassed me and made me paranoid saying everyone knows and... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/150456/negative http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149578/finally Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:51:53 -0500 carradiha I know I will not be judged here, so I will be upfront. For the past few years, I have been living in a near dream world,where reality and fantasy are intermittented. I have held convictions which I have thought to be true. Little did I know I was in for a fateful reality check.   Without going into details, and without drawing attention to myself, I have thought myself to be better than I actually was. I  have attempted tasks which... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149578/finally http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149282/medication Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:53:25 -0500 carradiha I have tried weight watchers to lose the excess weight my medication has caused. It worked well for a while yet still was constantly hungry, found it time consuming to track and expensive to buy meeting fees and food.   I was gaining. Yet finally think I have found the solution. I work out at the gym, when I can and have found a pre packaged food company which delivers me healthy meals and snacks. I have will power to stick to it and have... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149282/medication http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149281/normal Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:44:50 -0500 carradiha I have been relatively lucky to overcome my illness, not hear voices, not have strange thoughts, and live a very normal life where I know what is going on. I have the self reflection to look back at times I was getting better and still, I feel embarrassment. Other "normal" people do not understand or realise how embarrassing it is. At times in public, I have felt self conscious which led me to do things I deem embarrassing such as walk in front... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/958954/149281/normal