Posted by Christ_empowered on October 22, 2011, at 22:35:58
In reply to Re: I'm bored. » jono_in_adelaide, posted by Phillipa on October 22, 2011, at 21:10:27
I'm trying to figure out what normal is, too. What's strange is that I'm more "with it" than I have been in years, but on paper my psychiatric condition is severe. I used to kind of buy into that "reality is subjective" thing, and then I'd pop all kinds of pills get "better," whatever that means. I guess, cliche as it sounds, the truth is somewhere between those extremes.
I think we have to make a baseline for ourselves, based on our own personalities and previous issues. For me, normal means being able to leave the apartment and do my daily tasks without agitation and anxiety and excessive voices on the one hand and also without medication-induced cognitive dulling and sedation on the other.
Honestly, I've decided that normal for me may involve low-grade auditory hallucinations. The neuroleptics aren't fully controlling the voices anymore, but my ability to stay grounded in reality is better than in years past, so I'm giving Lamictal monotherapy a whirl.
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