What's kind of person I was before schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is not an innate disease, so patients with schizophrenia had a normal mind in the past. What kind of people were patients with schizophrenia? I’ll show you one example of the past of a schizophrenia patient.

My past without schizophrenia

Now I don’t like hanging out alone, so I prefer to go shopping or going to restaurants with my family or girlfriend. But I can say my fundamental personality has not been changed. I was reluctant to socialize with others like classmates or friends in the past. Of course, young boys took me to park or karaoke, but honestly I liked being alone. I liked reading novels alone, studying alone, playing video games alone… I knew I liked be alone, while sometimes I wanted to socialize with others. But not often.

 

What is the big change after schizophrenia?

Although I didn’t like socializing with others, our society in Japan forced me to do that. Honestly, I hated that. But after diagnosed with schizophrenia, I was allowed not to communicate with others to some degree. By named with schizophrenia, I finally can live as I like. I can choose to see people as I like. It is a good thing, isn’t it?

 

What did l lose by schizophrenia?

I have an advantage with schizophrenia, while I have a disadvantage with it. When I was a junior high school student, my test score was higher than any other student. So, I was so proud of my ability and myself. But after the disease I couldn’t study well, which impaired my pride. It is so hard to get back…

It is my past and now. My basic trait has not been changed, while my pride was impaired to some degree. I hope my experience is useful for others with schizophrenia.

Walking is good for your body and mental health

You often hear walking is good for your body. But how about schizophrenia patients? In this page, I want to share you about the benefit of walking.

Walking is good for schizophrenia patients.

Actually I didn't care about my body but some news showed the benefits of walking to depression. Although you already know the benefits of walking to people with depression, you may think the benefit is just for depression patients. I thought so, too. But I thought if the benefit caused schizophrenia patients like me, it was good.

My mental health became stable

I stated walking for 20 minutes 4 days per week but my mental condition became surprisingly stable. Sometimes I don’t want to walk today. Then I change my thought into just hanging around my house. It’s a good idea to keep walking every day. Of course, you don’t have to force you to walk every day. It’s good just to breath outside fresh air.

Difference between before and after walking

I often felt depressed until I started walking as custom but now I feel depressed less than before. Actually, I sometimes have depression because of my disease, but the degree and the number of depression decreased, I think.

My experience taught me walking effective with schizophrenia patients. I recommend you doing it. It will lessen your daily pain.

The lives of schizophrenia patients in Japan

You may hear about schizophrenia. It is one of mental illnesses and have various symptoms like hallucination and depression. Of course, schizophrenia patients exist in Japan. But how's their lives?

Schizophrenia patients' lives in Japan

I am one of schizophrenia patients in Japan. Although I don't know how the same disease patients in the rest of the world live, I am no doubt it is hard to live in Japan with the disease. First, it is hard for the patients in Japan to get a job. Of course, some people can work with healthy people, but they are just lucky ones.

Many of them are struggled to get a job for many years. Although there are rehabilitation facilities for metal illnesses with wage in Japan, many of them have unbelievable low wage(ex.10 dollars  per  month)

How's discrimination to schizophrenia patients in Japan.

In fact, patients with metal illnesses in Japan often have discrimination from various people.When I got the mental disease, I was a college student.  I had some friends to drink or go to karaoke. However, when I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, they weren't willingly to communicate with me. After I dropped out a college, many of them have not communicated to me until now. It is not surprising because many mental patients in Japan have almost same experience.

What you get from schizophrenia

Many patients of the disease had felt anxious or horrible until starting the disease. They couldn't convey their feeling to other people. But by diagnosed with the disease, they can know their anxiety and horror are common in the disease. It is a good news to them because they can share their mind with other patients and they can relieve pain. It is one of benefits by getting schizophrenia.

Of course, I know it's hard to live with schizophrenia. But by sharing experience of the disease, your life may change in the positive way. At least, I believe it.