I've been planning recently to run around my neighborhood a lot again like last time but the voices started to make me not to. I'll keep running and I'll make a choice on being brave with my Schizophrenia. I'm not giving up on being physically healthy. Thank you for your advice Jacob, again you've been such a great help. I wish the best for you!
@@alannacarlson6715 no, not at all! meeting people was one of the reasons i started going. i just felt depersonalized, scared and just really out of it after my workouts.
I’ve been getting back into working out, slowly. I hope to be on that everyday grind just like you 🙌. I think I need to try some boxing lessons or something to help me deal with my anger issues. Anybody have any suggestions?
Taking aggression out physically is great. You can shadow box at home and honestly, any form of excercise will do the trick if you get your heartrate going. Lifting might even be better so that you focus less on using a “violent” type of excercise to associate with anger issues but rather find an outlet that takes your mind to a different place. As long as you stick to a routine and put in the effort youre as good as gold
Really good that you’re getting out to run. As you said it’s good for your mental health. As to paranoia about getting shot etc, that will fade away with practice. I know you’re schizophrenic but your brain is flexible like everyone else’s so with practice you can mould your brain anyhow you want, and fears will inevitably fade away when they repeatedly prove to be groundless.
I have terrible agoraphobia, PTSD, and social anxiety but recently I've been doing yoga and aerobics in my room every day, and my mental health has definitely improved - the thoughts about myself have gotten less negative. I think just accomplishing something and proving to yourself that you can do something is huge. It's still too much for me to leave the house, but I feel a LOT better than when I just laid in bed for weeks.
hey man exercise is awesome being in better shaped than the average person in a great advantage, I was sedentary "healthy" for a long time thinking "at lest I'm not over weight" which is a load of crap. I've been on my fitness journey for a good 9 months now and I can say I'm definitely a stronger person for it. I think I was under weight during my teen years/ twenty's and that contributed to my sever anxiety issues. This is the 1st year of my 4 year plan? 1 - get into shape. 2 - build muscle. 3 - Sculpt. 4 - Maintain. I still have a long way to go but I can see I'm making progress and that's what has been driving me. I hope getting into shape brings you peace as it has for me. Long time orbiter - Waza
There are people that need to just do nothing sometimes! I’ve done that and I spent more time with my kids well they are getting older! I’m following you on IG. Your cat is badass looking lol!
I have a dog but my dream is to have an octopus. Most (except for deep see octopuses) only live for 2-3 years so I could take care of more than one if I had the tank.
You missed such an important part of exercise and is that when you exercise is proven that When you exercise, a number of neurotransmitters are released, including endorphins, endocannabinoids, and dopamine which are most of the same brain chemicals that we are provided in antidepressants
I saw my psychiatrist on the 6th, also cried through the whole session and it is also probably PTSD. So, hey, I can relate... It sucks, by the way... I've been trying to talk myself into workout for a while, I really need to start. So thanks for the video! Maybe it was a sign for me? =)
I was diagnosed with schizoefftive and a rare disease called Cushing’s syndrome witch has a lot of the same symptoms as schizophrenia but was diagnosed with schizoeefftive first so idk if I have one or the other or both
I recommend the channel "Hybrid Calisthenics" for working out. He's really really great for just beginning or re-starting with exercise and working up to the harder stuff. His vibes are super pure and positive too which is a second positive for mental health.
I hate self-diagnosing myself, but I am sure I sugger from depression and anxiety...lack of confidence, self worth and motivation...But, I have noticed that whenever I do exercise, it miraculously improves my mental health. I feel light and energetic, my mind feels fresh...but I must confess I am not regular, and tend to fall back in the same abyss again and again. Hopefully things will improve in the future. Good luck bonding with your new cat. Have a pleasant weekend
I’ve never been diagnosed with schizophrenia or anything other than severe social anxiety and severe general anxiety and I always am paranoid of getting shot when I’m out. Either by cars driving by or I have delusions of someone walking behind me or towards me pulling out a gun and shooting me. One day at work I had to go into the bathroom because I was convinced someone was trying to shoot me. Another paranoia and delusion I have is getting poisoned by family. It makes sense since I have social anxiety and the paranoia is around not trusting and having a phobia of people and social situations but this is the only time I’ve ever heard someone else say they were paranoid about getting shot on an everyday basis.
I've been doing the same- trying to exercise. At first mostly because I am terrified of ever getting fat, but it really does make your body more in balance and alive which obviously helps your brain because it's another organ in your body.
I go for walks a lot but my anxiety and paranoia makes it really hard for me to actually want to go for a walk because I always feel like I’m gonna be attacked,kidnapped or murdered 😣😣
I wonder if anyone else here who deals with this has noticed it getting worse when you get older because I am 27 now and I feel the lines or reality and delusion becoming more blurred even though I try doing hard work everyday to keep it from ruining my life even more than it has.
Also i feel you on that feeling of getting shot when cars go by and youre out for a run. Not because of intruding thoughts but because i live in the hood lol
