My recovery from schizophrenia, what it looked like, things I did to get better

Hello Matthew, thank you from The Netherlands, Europe! I have the same experience in music as you do & dancing too. I danced a lot in my life, one thing I got out of the clearings of the darkness and negativity I am still hearing, feeling is that I feel I am one with the music. I am 12 years fighting 24/7 to get it out of me. What is interesting for me is that everyone seems to believe the illness comes from drinking, smoking etc… I have drinking alcohol for a long time but have not since the illness started. As you have not been drinking alcohol it is impossible that is the cause. Why would it be for one person and not another. That is important information for me. I do still smoke sigarettes but feel more and more wanting them to go too now. I eat biological foods most days but I also have the days I am in so much pain I cannot cook. I need to watch more of your videos’s on when and how your illness started but what I seem to see a lot in common in people with voices (I have those, and they are loud!) and hallucinations is spirituality or religious beliefs. I am out of work for 12 years but Iearned gardening, drawing, painting my house, painting my furniture. It takes a long time but I do it, sometimes I do not even understand how I was able to paint…. I am so happy for you you recovered! I have been and seen many places, including Canada and USA, never any fears or exhaustion, voices or seeing energies or spirits fly, or panic attacks for 42 years. This illness is the opposite of what life can be really like. I hope you still get to do all you want to do. Thank you for sharing your experiences, it means a lot to me. Regards from Dorine. ( I recently found Lauren too, I have so much respect for her!)

Thanks for posting this! I'm having a bit of a hard time with the audio being very low but I'll persevere. Really appreciate it.

Thank you very much for sharing your experience!

Thank you, thank you, for sharing your recovery with us! It's so good to hear a story of someone who has come out the other end of mental illness ❤.

im so jealous and proud of you, you are doing so well, not everyone is lucky like you

I rally appreciate your experience as it helps me understand what my son is going through and how he maybe thinking. It's hard to live with him as he is in one world and me in another. Thanks

Thank you so much for your video. I don't have schizophrenia but my loved one was diagnosed. It was quite helpful hearing your experience with your recovery.

Loving the video so far!! I always forget about the concept of “post traumatic growth,” thank you :) Also, the vase analogy reminds me of this Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics/pottery/etc — using gold (the metal, + lacquer). Kintsugi is what it’s called, and it’s really beautiful! The idea is that, instead of seamlessly hiding the fractures, it celebrates the broken veins, and the fact that the piece is whole again 💜

This is so great.

God bless you for sharing this.

Thank you for posting this. I am absorbing as much as i can from YouTube to equip me to love and support a young person who jas recently been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. I love what you say at the very end. Yes, Lauren and Rob on their channel Living Well With Schizophrenia has been a godsend too. ❤

Research shows that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy works really well. The things you talk about sound a lot like this treatment. Best wishes to you sir.

I just wanted to share with you what has really helped me with schizophrenia. I recommend oregano oil capsules with a minimum 125mg of carvacrol (I have 2-3 times a day, do not take more than 600mg). Also I eat olives in brine (6 each time twice a day). Also I take one fish oil capsule (twice a day at 1000mg) or cod liver oil capsule, in case your wondering both are omega 3 fish oil but cod liver oil has vitamin A. All these things are anti inflammatory which should help a lot with schizophrenia and are healthy. I occasionally take a natural (Naturelo) multivitamin and mineral capsule. I'm not sure if 20mg olanzapine is the best anti psychotic medication but it's what I take. I might try quetiapine and if it does not work out default back to olanzapine. I feel like I am in remission.

Either way i got schizophrenia from drinking or drugs but i am also on my of recovery......Since almost 2 days i dont hear voices nor feel like someones inside of my body. I know im gonna come crashing down again since you are explaining how youre improvements were. Thank you so much for this Video. I have a chance of recovery this is a wonder for me.

You're a really cool dude :)

Well, if we could actually cocktail all those neurochemicals into one street drug, I imagine it would be like a rollercoaster ride through the depths of hell and the pearly gates of heaven at the same time. You'd be so high that you'd think you were a unicorn flying through a rainbow, but then you'd crash so hard that you'd feel like a snail stuck in molasses. But thank goodness we don't have to resort to that kind of experimentation because our brains are already equipped with the perfect cocktail mixer. It's like having your own personal bartender in your head, constantly serving up delicious shots of dopamine, norepinephrine, anandamide, endorphins, and serotonin. And when we're in flow, it's like we're at the best bar in town, sipping on the most exquisite blend of pleasure drugs that our brains can produce. It's like winning the jackpot in the neurochemical lottery, and we're all in it to win it. So, let's raise a glass to flow, the most addictive experience on Earth. And who needs drugs when you've got a brain that can mix 'em better than any street dealer? Cheers!

I just found your channel ~5 min ago, beginning with this video! I’m curious: do you know/have you known any fellow people with schizophrenia who (successfully) manage the condition without medication?

My symptoms are first extreme guilt, shame, religious hang ups basically. Then bam delusions, demonic oppressions, etc.

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My brother what kind of meds did u take to recover I see so much things I been diagnosed 13 year ago I see Satan I see snakes I am very sick