Wow you have changed so much since you started making these videos. Your mannerisms, your posture, the was you speak with less hesitation your voice tone is more confident. Even your skin tone looks healthier. Thank you for showing recovery is possible!
I’m SO happy for you!! My adult son also has schizophrenia and also struggles with loneliness. I think that’s a wonderful idea to have a certain time each week when there could be chatting between all of you. You have been a wonderful source of encouragement to my son. The changes in you are awesome. You and your family are in my prayers.
I hope that your son is continuing to improve, and more importantly, is able to enjoy life. My illness began in 1964! It had been my greatest challenge, but I have never given up. Keep on, keeping on😊
Stephen, you are an amazing young man and spreading hope. I was diagnosed with 'hebrephrenic schizophrenia, ' which is no longer considered a subtype. This was in '64, and switching to clozapine several years ago has helped me considerably. There is always hope, and as I have gotten older, my stability is better than ever. Keep on, keeping on ... Reinhold Von Treffencaunbowz, PhD
Your channel is amazing-offering so much true hope! Thank you for working hard to document & share your wisdom. The isolation has been one of the hardest parts for me too. I got really sick, bed ridden, severe depression, and was isolated from others for months-this caused a psychotic break and all the delusions began me literally running away and living homeless (or house to house) for 2yrs. So isolation is a huge cause and now not trusting others. But I can finally leave my house consistently and spend quality time with loved ones. Took awhile and ALOT of courage and persistence wading :::thru::: intrusive thoughts, to trust loved ones past my delusions again. But its working, big time! My brain & perception are healing. Dont give up! Keep working on building your relationships. This is what will heal you completely eventually.
Hi Stephen, nice video again :) It's great to see you doing all these steps towards socialization. I wish I could give you some advice there but I'm not a very social person myself so I'll just say good luck and may you have a safe and pleasant trip! As far as social media goes, I totally support you there, it can be very time and bandwidth consuming at best and horribly stressful and toxic at worst. I choose to avoid that negativity in my life, and I limit my Facebook activity to just likes and strictly avoiding interacting with someone's hot takes. Thanks again Stephen and best wishes to you and your family :)
Wishing you a wonderful vacation! Hope you have a really nice time. Go at your own pace with the work you doing. What you are doing right now--your UA-cam channel-- is wonderful. I admire you so. God bless you, Stephen. I hope someday we all meet. Hugs!!!!
Wow Stephen you are doing well, great to see. My husband has a support worker he’s a great guy Trent clicked with him very well. He comes and goes for a coffee or what ever this week they went to tai chi down the park. I’ve noticed Trent has started doing some gardening which he totally lost interest in. You’ve got this have a great time with your cousin and on your visit to your family. Baby steps my friend 😊 I thank you for another inspiring video Penny
Great video Stephen. You’re plans for the future sound very exciting. Especially the Texas trip! You’re a very talented and engaging person and I always look forward to your videos. Can’t wait for the next one. Cheers!
Yea I commented on the last video I lost my friends I only have one old friend now but only just re connected after over 20 years... Yea I would love to catch up for coffee with quite a few vloggers with schizophrenia including you but their all over the world I'm in New Zealand.. anyway keep it up 😊
Great video Stephen and a very well written explanation to this video too. I can see the time and attention to detail spent in both. 🙂 You mentioned in your video concerns about doing or saying something wrong, the beauty with adult hood is we have all taken knocks of one sort or another by the time we establish ourselves in the work place. These knocks have a habit of humbling which is a very good thing. Through those knocks those who never experienced being on the receiving end learn compassion and understanding that they might not have had otherwise. I think as adults we can be less critical and more outward going when helping others to reach a place of fruition. The problem with isolation is it can be difficult to see transformations in people, which in turn can leave gaps in understanding of specific age groups. Another issue with isolation is it can lead to stagnation in development. As you know Stephen isolation can happen through no fault of their own, and it's important not to go blaming oneself or others for that isolation, but to move forward when ready. Filling in gaps can be very much a case of gleaning information, knowledge and understandings from others. It's important to ask questions to fill those gaps, but having presence of mind in knowing who best to ask for any given piece of information (one person might be more knowledgeable in one area than another). You have so much to offer this world and with a positive frame of mind it's possible to see all the areas of potential and opportunities that someone with a negative mind-set might dismiss as not worth the effort due to their defeatist attitude. One last thing I think a live Q&A is a awesome idea. One tip is to advertise it well in advance so people can set time aside to attend, another might be to have a co-host to take some of the pressure off. Hope this has been of some help. 🙂
I have been on homeopathic medication for my schizophrenia and it took my negative symptoms away,gave me my facial expressions back,took psycho motor retardation away,I encourage you and your family to look into it.
Fantastic explanation and heartfelt sharing of where you are emotionally! I have known you for a long while now. When you plan something in your mind and you see yourself engaging in whatever activity you are contemplating, I have witnessed your success over and over again! You have an incredible amount of support and cheerleaders! I will always champion your ideas, hopes and dreams! Reflect on how much you have accomplished and pat yourself on your back!😊 Whaoooo!
I'll be here beside you as you move forward and grow. I can't wait to see all you can accomplish. You have come so far. But please take your time. We are making comments with suggestions etc but we are not you. And you know you. And you need to do things at the right pace for your optimal growth with some comfortable time for resting when you don't need to be growing. Cheering you on 🎉. Enjoy your time in Texas. Your friend, Rosebud
i dont have lots of friends but i do have 1 good friend which i hang out with go to the movies and go out for drives with if i never got to meet him i would have no friends at all
Hey Stephen, remeber me, been commenting your vids. What happened with me is that I comletely cured my cognitive symptoms and improved my health in general. Hell I feel like I never had been sick. Ok few tips that might help you and other schitzo warriors: -In order to function propertly your brain need oxygen: Cold showers are great ways to increase blood flow in brain. -Your lungs also have to inhale alot of oxygen in order to sand it to brain. So we need to clean them. Air purefires are great in this case. Ion air purefires worked best for me. - Water that we drink is rly bad. Body is 80% water. Since almost evey cell in our body is practicly 80% water thar means we need to watch what we drink. I boght filters that you attach to sink that purefies water. It was one of the best ting ive done to my body and brain. -Clean gut from candida. Some studies indicate that 70 % of population now has increase growth of candida. As we all know candida can release toxins to your brain and fck up your cognition and can even couse psychosis. We all know that all of us that went thru psychosis or have schitzo eat alot of carbs, sugar due to increased apetite cosed by antipsychotic and depression. Sugars feed candida and then she realise more and more toxins in blood wich messes our brain even more. For me it was really helpful to use probiotics as supplement. Also activated charcoal helped alot and zeolite. - You all know how important is food that we eat. Lets start with protein sorces: Most of protein sorces that we consume are actually filled with hormones and those animals are feed by rly crappy food. Safer choice woul be fish. Especially sea fish or organic meat. - Carbs : stay away from sugar or white breat and anything that is made of flour! Swich to plants that has whole seed. Also beans are great source of carbs. -Fat: you will get enough healthy fat just from eating sea fish but nuts are great source too. You all know that our brain cells are 80% fat. So feed your brain better. -Vegetables: we also need to increase mineral and vitamin sources so best way is to eat bunch of vegetables. Plus it wont make you fat and miserable. -Using heat to improve blood flow and circulation even more: Electric blanket that produces heat is great way to add some extra energy to your body and increase blood flow. Also in combination with cold showers works wonders. -Exercise but only if it feels plesurable. Psychosis is stersful enough. If you are doing exercise do it but dont kill yourself during training. Listen to your body. If you feel like ealikng today, walk. If yiu feel like jogging, jog. If you feel like running, run. -Limiting noise pollution. We all know that noise can couse hallucinations. For me this was huge deal. Couldnt stand trafic, motocycles, saw or anything noisy. Earbuds guys, earbuds... Hope it will help you or anyone reading this. I am off meds 4 months already. No sing of psychosis. Ofc I go regulary to mu psychiatrist. I work, I look extreamly got since I am personal trainer. It is really easy to find girlfriend now since I can use full capacity of my brain and my inteligance. I aldo have alot of friends. Life now compared to what it was 5 months ago is heaven... Hope all of you will get better, no one deserves hell of mental illness, no one...
I’m so happy you are doing better! Thank you very much for the great suggestions and information! I definitely remember you from your comments on some of my earlier videos. Thanks so much!
I know this video is from a few months ago and this suggestion might sound simplistic but … I was wondering if you have a dog? Not only are they amazing companions, a dog is also a wonderful people magnet. If you are the park, the beach or just walking your dog in the neighborhood, you instantly have something in common with other animal lovers. People are just drawn to dogs, and it’s easy for them to come up and ask you about your dog’s breed or age. An instant ice-breaker. I’ve also read a few message boards where people with schizophrenia have said that their dog was a tremendous comfort to them, and helped them discern whether something they were hearing was real or not, because they knew that if the dog didn’t react, the noise or hallucination was most likely not real. Just a suggestion!
I gave up on trying 2 hang out with other ppl because it felt so fake i felt totaly a creature in a different world --my biggest problem is being unaware and disconnected from my self -a total lack of sense of self very lost within myself i am a victim of sever childhood neglect and abuse i just dont know i am real or this awful mystery in my life is my disconnected nameless mind i think in pic s only and lost my sense of self when i was still a kid i think even in a psych ward i b the most crazy one
Never give up! I have had schizophrenia for 20 years. Anna from Sweden 🌸
Thank you Anna! I appreciate it!
How did you cope
Wow you have changed so much since you started making these videos. Your mannerisms, your posture, the was you speak with less hesitation your voice tone is more confident. Even your skin tone looks healthier. Thank you for showing recovery is possible!
Thank you so much for your support! It means a lot to me!
You are doing it Stephen!
And if you fail ( which I doubt), remember you can always fail better next time.
You are truly inspirational.
Thank you very much Noreen!
I’m SO happy for you!! My adult son also has schizophrenia and also struggles with loneliness. I think that’s a wonderful idea to have a certain time each week when there could be chatting between all of you. You have been a wonderful source of encouragement to my son. The changes in you are awesome. You and your family are in my prayers.
Thank you very much Laura!
I hope that your son is continuing to improve, and more importantly, is able to enjoy life. My illness began in 1964! It had been my greatest challenge, but I have never given up. Keep on, keeping on😊
Stephen, you are an amazing young man and spreading hope. I was diagnosed with 'hebrephrenic schizophrenia, ' which is no longer considered a subtype. This was in '64, and switching to clozapine several years ago has helped me considerably. There is always hope, and as I have gotten older, my stability is better than ever. Keep on, keeping on ...
Reinhold Von Treffencaunbowz, PhD
Thank you very much for sharing!
Your channel is amazing-offering so much true hope! Thank you for working hard to document & share your wisdom. The isolation has been one of the hardest parts for me too. I got really sick, bed ridden, severe depression, and was isolated from others for months-this caused a psychotic break and all the delusions began me literally running away and living homeless (or house to house) for 2yrs. So isolation is a huge cause and now not trusting others. But I can finally leave my house consistently and spend quality time with loved ones. Took awhile and ALOT of courage and persistence wading :::thru::: intrusive thoughts, to trust loved ones past my delusions again. But its working, big time! My brain & perception are healing. Dont give up! Keep working on building your relationships. This is what will heal you completely eventually.
Glad to see you are stepping out of your comfort zone and taking a trip.
Thank you Natashia! Hope you have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
You are still young, go with it, you have much more to learn. You can handle it by doing it.
Thank you!
You are likable young man. Keep your dreams alive and never give up.
Thank you so much Adrian!
Hi Stephen, nice video again :) It's great to see you doing all these steps towards socialization. I wish I could give you some advice there but I'm not a very social person myself so I'll just say good luck and may you have a safe and pleasant trip! As far as social media goes, I totally support you there, it can be very time and bandwidth consuming at best and horribly stressful and toxic at worst. I choose to avoid that negativity in my life, and I limit my Facebook activity to just likes and strictly avoiding interacting with someone's hot takes. Thanks again Stephen and best wishes to you and your family :)
Thank you so much Semir!
Wishing you a wonderful vacation! Hope you have a really nice time. Go at your own pace with the work you doing. What you are doing right now--your UA-cam channel-- is wonderful. I admire you so. God bless you, Stephen. I hope someday we all meet. Hugs!!!!
Thank you very much Jean!
Wow Stephen you are doing well, great to see. My husband has a support worker he’s a great guy Trent clicked with him very well.
He comes and goes for a coffee or what ever this week they went to tai chi down the park. I’ve noticed Trent has started doing some gardening which he totally lost interest in. You’ve got this have a great time with your cousin and on your visit to your family.
Baby steps my friend 😊 I thank you for another inspiring video Penny
Thank you very much Penny! I appreciate you sharing and for your support!
Great video Stephen. You’re plans for the future sound very exciting. Especially the Texas trip! You’re a very talented and engaging person and I always look forward to your videos. Can’t wait for the next one. Cheers!
Thanks so much Paul!
Yea I commented on the last video I lost my friends I only have one old friend now but only just re connected after over 20 years... Yea I would love to catch up for coffee with quite a few vloggers with schizophrenia including you but their all over the world I'm in New Zealand.. anyway keep it up 😊
Thank you Alexander for sharing and your encouragement!
Great video Stephen and a very well written explanation to this video too. I can see the time and attention to detail spent in both. 🙂 You mentioned in your video concerns about doing or saying something wrong, the beauty with adult hood is we have all taken knocks of one sort or another by the time we establish ourselves in the work place. These knocks have a habit of humbling which is a very good thing. Through those knocks those who never experienced being on the receiving end learn compassion and understanding that they might not have had otherwise. I think as adults we can be less critical and more outward going when helping others to reach a place of fruition. The problem with isolation is it can be difficult to see transformations in people, which in turn can leave gaps in understanding of specific age groups. Another issue with isolation is it can lead to stagnation in development. As you know Stephen isolation can happen through no fault of their own, and it's important not to go blaming oneself or others for that isolation, but to move forward when ready.
Filling in gaps can be very much a case of gleaning information, knowledge and understandings from others. It's important to ask questions to fill those gaps, but having presence of mind in knowing who best to ask for any given piece of information (one person might be more knowledgeable in one area than another). You have so much to offer this world and with a positive frame of mind it's possible to see all the areas of potential and opportunities that someone with a negative mind-set might dismiss as not worth the effort due to their defeatist attitude. One last thing I think a live Q&A is a awesome idea. One tip is to advertise it well in advance so people can set time aside to attend, another might be to have a co-host to take some of the pressure off. Hope this has been of some help. 🙂
Thank you John for your great comment! Great suggestions about the Q&A! As always your comment is very helpful!
I have been on homeopathic medication for my schizophrenia and it took my negative symptoms away,gave me my facial expressions back,took psycho motor retardation away,I encourage you and your family to look into it.
Thank you very much! I will!
Where do I get it
@Slidehhy 0 before 0172 may need be removed if number is not connected these are two numbers of the same homeopathic doctor in india
@@Slidehhy homeopathy doesn't replace psych meds buy compliments it
Fantastic explanation and heartfelt sharing of where you are emotionally! I have known you for a long while now. When you plan something in your mind and you see yourself engaging in whatever activity you are contemplating, I have witnessed your success over and over again! You have an incredible amount of support and cheerleaders! I will always champion your ideas, hopes and dreams! Reflect on how much you have accomplished and pat yourself on your back!😊 Whaoooo!
Thank you very much Gayla! Thank you for always being there for me!
Great video! Very brave of you. 😊
Thank you!
Keep making videos these are really priceless!! I'm going to send them to my sister!
Thank you so much for your support and encouragement! I will definitely keep at it
You've got this! rooting for you.
Thank you Toniamoller!
I'll be here beside you as you move forward and grow. I can't wait to see all you can accomplish. You have come so far. But please take your time. We are making comments with suggestions etc but we are not you. And you know you. And you need to do things at the right pace for your optimal growth with some comfortable time for resting when you don't need to be growing. Cheering you on 🎉. Enjoy your time in Texas. Your friend, Rosebud
Thank you very much Rosebud for always being here and supporting me!
Sounds great!❤ lovely to hear...you are just the best!
I'll be your friend 😊
Thank you Lauren! I appreciate that!
Thanks!
Thank you very much for your amazing support and generosity! Have a happy and healthy rest of your day!
@@SurvivingSchizophrenia You're welcome! You too! :)
❤
i dont have lots of friends but i do have 1 good friend which i hang out with go to the movies and go out for drives with if i never got to meet him i would have no friends at all
Thank you for sharing Matty. Have a happy and healthy rest of your day
go for it 🙌🏽
Thank you Yoga!
Hey Stephen, remeber me, been commenting your vids. What happened with me is that I comletely cured my cognitive symptoms and improved my health in general. Hell I feel like I never had been sick.
Ok few tips that might help you and other schitzo warriors:
-In order to function propertly your brain need oxygen:
Cold showers are great ways to increase blood flow in brain.
-Your lungs also have to inhale alot of oxygen in order to sand it to brain. So we need to clean them. Air purefires are great in this case. Ion air purefires worked best for me.
- Water that we drink is rly bad. Body is 80% water. Since almost evey cell in our body is practicly 80% water thar means we need to watch what we drink. I boght filters that you attach to sink that purefies water. It was one of the best ting ive done to my body and brain.
-Clean gut from candida.
Some studies indicate that 70 % of population now has increase growth of candida. As we all know candida can release toxins to your brain and fck up your cognition and can even couse psychosis. We all know that all of us that went thru psychosis or have schitzo eat alot of carbs, sugar due to increased apetite cosed by antipsychotic and depression. Sugars feed candida and then she realise more and more toxins in blood wich messes our brain even more.
For me it was really helpful to use probiotics as supplement. Also activated charcoal helped alot and zeolite.
- You all know how important is food that we eat.
Lets start with protein sorces: Most of protein sorces that we consume are actually filled with hormones and those animals are feed by rly crappy food. Safer choice woul be fish. Especially sea fish or organic meat.
- Carbs : stay away from sugar or white breat and anything that is made of flour! Swich to plants that has whole seed. Also beans are great source of carbs.
-Fat: you will get enough healthy fat just from eating sea fish but nuts are great source too. You all know that our brain cells are 80% fat. So feed your brain better.
-Vegetables: we also need to increase mineral and vitamin sources so best way is to eat bunch of vegetables. Plus it wont make you fat and miserable.
-Using heat to improve blood flow and circulation even more:
Electric blanket that produces heat is great way to add some extra energy to your body and increase blood flow. Also in combination with cold showers works wonders.
-Exercise but only if it feels plesurable. Psychosis is stersful enough. If you are doing exercise do it but dont kill yourself during training. Listen to your body. If you feel like ealikng today, walk. If yiu feel like jogging, jog. If you feel like running, run.
-Limiting noise pollution. We all know that noise can couse hallucinations. For me this was huge deal. Couldnt stand trafic, motocycles, saw or anything noisy. Earbuds guys, earbuds...
Hope it will help you or anyone reading this.
I am off meds 4 months already. No sing of psychosis. Ofc I go regulary to mu psychiatrist.
I work, I look extreamly got since I am personal trainer. It is really easy to find girlfriend now since I can use full capacity of my brain and my inteligance. I aldo have alot of friends. Life now compared to what it was 5 months ago is heaven...
Hope all of you will get better, no one deserves hell of mental illness, no one...
I’m so happy you are doing better! Thank you very much for the great suggestions and information! I definitely remember you from your comments on some of my earlier videos. Thanks so much!
You're so attractive and thoughtful ❤
Great video
😅I related to what you said in the video. Thanks for your help.
You’re welcome!
I know this video is from a few months ago and this suggestion might sound simplistic but … I was wondering if you have a dog? Not only are they amazing companions, a dog is also a wonderful people magnet. If you are the park, the beach or just walking your dog in the neighborhood, you instantly have something in common with other animal lovers. People are just drawn to dogs, and it’s easy for them to come up and ask you about your dog’s breed or age. An instant ice-breaker. I’ve also read a few message boards where people with schizophrenia have said that their dog was a tremendous comfort to them, and helped them discern whether something they were hearing was real or not, because they knew that if the dog didn’t react, the noise or hallucination was most likely not real. Just a suggestion!
I gave up on trying 2 hang out with other ppl because it felt so fake i felt totaly a creature in a different world --my biggest problem is being unaware and disconnected from my self -a total lack of sense of self very lost within myself i am a victim of sever childhood neglect and abuse i just dont know i am real or this awful mystery in my life is my disconnected nameless mind i think in pic s only and lost my sense of self when i was still a kid i think even in a psych ward i b the most crazy one
I think it's good to keep ur social group kinda small.
I do want friends but at the same time i also hate ppl i hate myself 2 because i cannot feel myself
I hope you have a therapist you can talk to sometimes a therapist can be your coach and help you with friendships God Bless
Can u make a video abour ur real life?i ve seen ur Dad but not ur Mom or siblings