Gloam Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Greetings, I've been lurking for a bit and decided to step out of the shadows to introduce myself. I suffer from schizoaffective disorder - bipolar, PTSD and I have issues with substance abuse (which I'm actively fighting). I've lived with mental illness for most of my life and by my age (early 40s), I've learned to cope much better than I ever did and if there was hope for me, there is hope for anyone. The bipolar symptoms are under control but my psychotic symptoms are not. I have been to the pdoc recently for a med adjustment because of this. The angel of death walks nine steps behind me and I have seen his agents of death everywhere. They are cats, people or weird ball and chains made of shadow. It might sound scary but I'm aware that I'm hallucinating and seeing the grim reaper and his agents. I have been hearing voices - name being called, arguing voices that bicker and comment, the sound of rotary telephones from yester year, ghostly telepathic whispers and my mom's voice which is very soothing to me. I'm medicated and I'll need to be for the rest of my life. I look forward to participating in these forums and getting to meet people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hi and welcome to Crazyboards. It sounds like you will fit right in. If you haven't done so already, please read the rules. I ask everyone to do that, just so we are all on the same page. I think one of the hardest things with being Mentally Interesting is the acceptance of your condition. It sounds like you've got that all done and I hope you can get your meds straightened out. Let us know if we can help you with anything. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifluous Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 welcome i hope your medication gets adjusted successfully and quickly x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloam Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks for the welcomes. I'm sure that I'll be feeling well again as soon as my med increase takes effect and the angel of death, who I named Phil for my own amusement, will dissipate back into the shadows. Anti-psychotics work well for me, quite fortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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