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Mental Health i have several mental disorders

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so im shizo-affective, have depression, anxiety, ocd, opiate addiction, severe insomnia, fear of dreams and needles, and daily suicidal thoughts, all of these are severe and getting worse every day, i wanted to know about what my chances are of living a long happy life statistacly, i hear most people with the mental disorders i have suicide or od accidentally on drugs, and atm thats what i think about alot of the day, plus i have no support system, and my family doesent seem to believe there anything wrong with me, other than that they think i still do drugs other than pot and my scripts, and they make fun of me daily for being in horrible pain, not exaggerating


so again, what are my chances of survival till lets say 70-90 years old
 
Try to focus on the positive things in your life. Easier said than done I know. And nobody can predict how long you're going to live. Life isn't guaranteed.
 
I can somewhat relate to the depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, but i don't think they are getting worse everyday. I just feel worse about them everyday.
I'm sorry you don't have good support. Where are you from ? I'm sure there is a type of group you could join, you could get therapy, go on medication for anxiety/ocd exercise ect...
It is not about living for a long time, its more about living happily right ? I guess people like us need to work hard to be happy... Quit everything, including the pot...start exercising, eating properly, socializing...after months/a year or two, something will budge...you may be cured of depression or anxiety or both.

Time can change things so quickly... Look at where you were 3-4 years ago, and just imagine what you could accomplish in 3-4 years if you tried. Might as well give life a shot if you truly want to be happy.
 
If you want to live that long, chances are you can. But you're going to need to prioritize your greater health, and not give in to the false idea that happiness is "easy". That starts with having people who won't trivialize your situation around. That support system is necessary. You could get it from engaging in group therapy and connecting with some members outside of group.

Pot should be stopped at least until you know how medication affects you.
 
OP, you said you have scripts. Are they psych meds prescribed by a psychiatrist? If so, you need to have an open and honest discussion with your psychiatrist because clearly they're not working. And you say you have no support system, but have you tried NA? Alcoholism left me friendless and I wouldn't have any support either were it not for my AA family. There are some AA meetings I go to where I get nothing more out of it than seeing the friends that I've made there and that's worth the price of admission right there. And like someone else said, lay off the ganja.
 
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

I also have multiple mental problems, it got so bad that I was admitted inpatient at a mental health facility and I was introducted to dialectical behavioral theray (DBT) or CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). Over the next 3 years I did their outpatient program for about a month at a time to reinforce their coping strategies. It may be difficult to apply the strategies until you continue to reinforce them in your day to day life. Trust me when I say this type of therapy has caused my mindset to do a complete 180!

Check out the website http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/

Its easier learned when a mental health professional is there to explain answers to any questions about this therapy, but the coping strategies are realistic, and more importantly, effective.

The therapy is based on four different categories: emotional regulation (creating a strong foundation for your mental state to grow upon), mindfulness (living in the now, not the past/present), distress tolerance (when you are in crisis mode and need to self sooth yourself without making yourself more upset) and interpersonal effectiveness (effectively communicating needs or expectations to people in a fair way)

I highly reccomend visiting that website and familiarizing yourself with some of the coping techniques. I have quite a bit of experience with these techniques so if you had a question about anything related, I would be more than happy to help go over an issue with you and help you brainstorm ideas to resolve a problem.

And last but not least, this quote helps put me into perspective whenever I see it, so I hope it is able to help you in any way.

If you dont like it, change it. If you cant change it, change your attitude - Maya Angelou
 
Londonscouser said:
I can somewhat relate to the depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, but i don't think they are getting worse everyday. I just feel worse about them everyday.
I'm sorry you don't have good support. Where are you from ? I'm sure there is a type of group you could join, you could get therapy, go on medication for anxiety/ocd exercise ect...
It is not about living for a long time, its more about living happily right ? I guess people like us need to work hard to be happy... Quit everything, including the pot...start exercising, eating properly, socializing...after months/a year or two, something will budge...you may be cured of depression or anxiety or both.

Time can change things so quickly... Look at where you were 3-4 years ago, and just imagine what you could accomplish in 3-4 years if you tried. Might as well give life a shot if you truly want to be happy.
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not that i dont appreciate the advice, but im on 5 different medications right now, i eat all organic food and extra fiber and my pee is always clear(i drink lots of water) , i take 30-60 minute walks atleast 3 times a week (plus i pace nonstop, i think that counts for something). i quit pot for 2-3 months once after 8 months off all other drugs, i was completely suicidal and tried to kill myelf within the first week, i wasnt successful and lasted 2 months before finally smoking again and taking drugs as well to make the pain stop, then continued them to keep it away

im moving to colorado soon and planning on using as much weed as i can grow to prolong my life as much as possible, but as its continually getting worse, that will stop working completely sooner or later, i just really wish i could know when so i could know how much time i have left

btw ive been on the meds not recreationally doing ANYTHING but weed for a year now, plus all the other healthy things im doing


hi aihfl, i went to AA during that 10 months of not doing anything, never worked, i worked hard as i could at that and i got nothing

iridescentblack havent drank caffeine on purpose for years

Ho-Chi-Minh people dont like me, so the group thing just isnt doable, it makes everything worse to go out there and try to make a friend only to get shot down every single time, or have them act like they like you and give you their number only to never respond to your calls and texts and avoid you from then on, and as i said, pot is the best medicine i have, if i stopped id be dead pretty quick

feedtheSoul if thats really what happened for you, your mental problems likely arent serious, if they were youd have like a 1 % chance of that crap helping at all, if that


please stop with the "no more pot" comments, ive tried and it hurts me, i actually had the majority of my AA group agree that maybe i should go get stoned after a month of me saying i wanted to die, so even they couldnt keep up that bullshit (it was private conversations, i guess nobody wanted to out themselves in front of the others)
 
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