Training to think logically...Part 2

Like David said in response to your last post I too can relate to what you are saying. I have been living with schizoaffective illness for over half of my life. I was diagnosed at the age of 23 and just 48 on March2nd. There will be ups and downs for all people regardless of if they have a mental illness or not. While I currently do not work I am able to do volunteer work and that allows me to feel like I am making a contribution to society.

I hope others reading your post and reading the comments can come to understand that being diagnosed with any mental illness does not mean we need to fear life. We the proper medication and treatment we can live a pretty normal lifestyle.

Tweeter,

You bring up some good points.

I know if I weren't on the medication, I would actually believe my paranoid thoughts.

You are right: it does get better.

Chris 

Hi Tweeter!

Congrats for finding something that works for you!! It can be really difficult. One member here I have been following for a while is Carolyn. She has been writing her story in a series of posts called Daily Bread. You can read her posts here. Here is an excerpt that I found interesting.

Carolyn says: " Then at age 11, the devil began to appear to me out of a whirlwind. This wind would whip up out of nowhere into a towering tornado and there was the devil in the midst of it. He glowered at me and pronounced that I was a sinner and would have to pay for those sins. I saw and heard the devil on and off throughout my teenage years. Many times, it seemed like life would be easier, better, if someone else knew about the voices and the talking heads. But no one asked me if everything was all right. I mean, why should they, right? It felt so wrong inside that I thought there surely must be external signs. I ached to tell someone."

Please stay in touch and let us know how you are doing. If you are having a good day great, if you are having a less than great day, let us know that too! Perhaps someone here will have some advice that will be helpful.

Take care!

Vicki M