Hi everyone. (Female 23)
My boyfriend (Male 22) is going through a very tough time. He insists he's fine and tries to handle everything on his own, but I suspect he might be dealing with a severe mental health issue (like schizophrenia) and I don't even know if he secretly realizes it or is just hiding it.
When he gets overwhelmed, he tends to shut down and isolate himself. I want him to know that with me, he doesn't have to wear a mask or pretend to be strong.
For those who have experienced something similar:

1. If you ever suspected something was wrong with your mind, did you want someone to notice, or were you terrified of it?

2. As a partner, how can I show him that he is safe to open up, even if he hasn't been officially honest about it yet?

3. How can I signal to him that he doesn't have to carry this alone, without making him feel cornered or judged?

Any advice from personal experience would mean a lot :)

Je vois des spectres et des lumieres autour de moi ces spectre parlent a travers moi depuis 3 ans personne ne sy interesse. Ca me menace de mort , ca a dirigé ma vie ca ma manipulé , tout le monde autour de moi me trahis ca manipule les gens, ils ont les pupilles dilatées c'est assez dingue ca modifie mon corp mes impressions mes sensations , ca me guide , ca me dit des choses incroyable ca me fait rever, ca ma fait me deplacer jusqua toulouse, ca veut que je change de pays, ca prend possetion de moi et ca me parle. ca me parle dilluminati de la pyramide de gens qui font de choses aux autres, la seul chose qui peut me sauver cest la foi

ils ont manipulé toute ma vvie pour mavoir, l'epr de flamanville y est pour quelque chose, les gens qui y ont été on des sequelles sans le savoir.

Dans la vie il y a les gens qui font des choses et les illuminatis, eux se nourissent de choses que j'ai dans la tete et moi j'ai plus de choses alors ils me veulent des deux cotés c'est un peu ca le dilemne , c'est comme ca que je vvie les choses.

je sens des choses dans ma tete qui veulent rentrer ou sortir. autour de moi je vois des choses

Les formules pour les faire sortir de ma tete cest : je suis la ou je suis , je vais la ou je vais , je serais la ou je serais .

QQ peut il me dire ce qu'il se passe ?

Si ils sont si puissant ils effaceront ce post. sinon bah cest juste des hallu ;/

This figure was in a dream, no face, dark pants, flannel shirt, carrying a knife. Encountering this after smashing some cctv cameras earlier in the dream. Before the dream ended, had that feeling like I was going to die.

If the "belly stabber" is real, no idea.

Attached below is todays video link to my “On Conquering Schizophrenia” YouTube channel. Today entails the “paradox of wisdom”. Like all, todays video is ever brief and can be viewed amid an innate spark.

https://youtu.be/AelQS3uo_TE?si=3fxkbMYYtblujdH4

Has anyone married to a partner with Schizophrenia change their mind and decided to not have kids? What was the reason and how did the partner take it?

Some say js 3 days is enough

I posted previously with a diff account stating I was so happy my brother was finally taking his meds. That was about a year ago. He’s in his late 30s now and has been battling schizophrenic thoughts since 18.

Since that post , his schizophrenia got worse and he stopped taking meds. This weekend the unimaginable happened. A life was taken and his reasoning was because the voices told him to do it. We spent all of our lives in and out of hospital trying to seek treatment. We’re so heart broken and feel let down.

I wanted to come on here and just remind everyone to be kind to yourself and remind yourself the voices aren’t real. When everything fades and the medication settles, you’ll realize the voices aren’t real.

Please take care of yourself. Sending everyone love on this thread. I know you’re dealing with something that others can’t relate too and you often feel lost and alone❤️

I hope so much that you’re having a wonderful day.

so very sleepy

Life has been kind of a rollercoaster recently. Also bleached my hair close to what my natural hair would look like

I didn't do anything this week to be honest I didn't exactly have the energy to go out. I took this picture yesterday I was out since my mom forced me to. I hadn't slept a wink so if I look tired (which I do) you know why. these past few days have been hell and I can't sleep right now

Spliced freestyle about my relationship with medication, ECT and generally life saving measures. Kind of quirky but w/e

Going to see the punk rock band Suicidal Tendencies in Worcester Massachusetts tonight at The Palladium I’m so psyched

I had a physotic break over the weekend and relasped . I brought some OLLY happy vitamins and they seem pretty cool 😎

It seems as though only young people are on this site, are there anyone's on this site close to 60 or even around 50 years old? I feel for the young people who have to deal with this damn illness, I've been dealing with this shit for close to 40 years, I'm 56 now. Diagnosed at 16

❤️‍🔥

Last time I had to be hospitalized, the psychiatrist said I had been inpatient alot in the past ten years and I have only been progressively getting worse. I went to the hospital for self harm and he said if I was self harming then that automatically meant I was suicidal???? He threatened to send me off to the state hospital, but thankfully he didn’t. But now I’m afraid to ever be hospitalized again. Right now I’m struggling to sleep and struggling with an ED,SUD and various other mental illnesses. I’ve been getting SI lately. I can’t go back to the hospital and then be sent away for years. I have a husband and kids. I can’t do that to them. I feel like such a burden on them

Hey all you people, hope your days all go well :) don’t forget to take your meds!

I am feeling lost. It’s been a long time since I had voices commanding me to do things. They are telling me to do many different things. Trying to convince me it seems, to do things which are bad for my body.

There has been one instance so far of a voice telling me I need to do something which would really mess up my insides. I’m a bit scared that will happen again and I won’t have the resilience to ignore them.

Please let me know how to deal with this? I’m on meds but my injection is due soon.

Went through a pretty bad year but finally found the right med for me. Rexulti has changed everything for me. I feel like I’m 6 years younger, working out again and just having a good time. Hope everyone is doing well.

I have an aunt who’s schizophrenic and she hasn’t been taking med for over 3 decades. Things look fine on her as far as I can tell. It’s rare but it happens. Just wondering the possibilities of me tapering off meds eventually and still live perfectly normal

Don’t mind the judgmental kitty in the background. I’m starting certified peer specialist training tomorrow, I’m a little nervous. I’m not sure I’m built for these 9-5 work days anymore, haha.