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Q: Tackling negative symptoms and social ineptitude

asked by: Obigone on September 28th, 2009

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Hi I am a schizophrenic in my mid 30's who has been symptom free for an extended period of time though some negative symptoms remain. I am wondering how best to overcome these remaining problems. In particular I noticed I now have severe problems dealing with people of the opposite genre especially if they are paired off with other males. The whole dynamic is foreign to me and being single and never having dated I simply inadvertently seem to tread over a lot of territorial boundaries or have problems controlling my impulses when couples are somewhat intimate in public(i tend to become a little flushed). I am would like to overcome some of these problems since I suspect if I could a lot of the negative symptoms(social anxiety etc.) would most likely disappear leaving a more stress free situation. Is this sort of thing possible?

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woops

replied on September 28th, 2009

Experienced User

I don't think that this is really a problem, I understand what it means and what comes of people being "social", YOu should'nt want to be social, just find some actual good people to talk to.

I get flushed also, I hate that feeling, it goes away though when I realize how awful what Im looking at is. Yep, getting flushed is the wrong thing to feel, you should rather be disgusted, angry, sad, afraid, melancholly, things like that.

Who cares if you over step some delusional retarded boundaries?

If they ain't good people, don't be social with them, that's all that there is to it.

And another thing, don't ever date, it's bad, it's very very bad.

MelodyNC

replied on October 20th, 2009

Experienced User

Hello. Dating.. I think that if you don't date you can have a little more high standards than usual people. You may be artistic and have a connection with other things. But having someone there is lovely.
How to relate to them?! I find relationships with people is a whole different venue. It is like a whole different artistic medium and I find what artistic style I can do best. Maybe I am talented at something??

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