Mental Health Pro-active steps to prevent Schizophrenia?

[AnanasBannana]

I have significant family history of Schizophrenia / mental illness. My grandfather (suicide), father (suicide) and half brother were all diagnosed. I've studied my genealogy through my father's side and there's a enormous trend of suicides or murders.

I suffered significant trauma throughout childhood. I have had three notable depressive episodes (one attempted suicide). My last non-trivial depressive experience was 24 months ago in response to a life change (bankruptcy).

I'm 21.5 years old now and am pretty terrified that I could be next. I experienced psychosis during my one (and only) weekend of non-trivial drug abuse.

I'm abnormal in that I am an executive at a major tech company (it's on your phone ). I am in an extremely stable and healthy situation. I speak at conferences and everyone claps when I'm finished.

The only "success story" I've been able to find is a law professor who isn't able to engage in any of the extroverted aspects of her role. This fills me with further dread.

Every time I get overtired an mistake a sound, I become immediately consumed by a fear that it's a sign of insanity. I have no symptoms bar extreme anxiety that I'm developing symptoms! I feel like I have so much to lose.

Any advice, stories, thoughts?

Typed on mobile. Sorry for shirty grammar/spelling mistakes.

 

[Nazly]

Wow, thanks so much for the question and the respond. Its 4am I can't sleep. So I am also filled with fear of Schizophrenia for me and my son. My mom is Schizophrenic/Schizoeffective since 40 menopause (where I think I am right now)
my poor mommie despite it she's the sweetest being but only when heavily medicated and before she became schizophrenic. My brother on the other hand not so sweet or affectionate. He is also schizophrenic(Paranoid) but before that he's math skills were impicable genius level really. Still i feel for him he's mind was the most amazing weapon/strenght/super power. I am sure it hurts him more than me how at 27 it turned against him but still I have never stopped crying everytime i see them in that schizophrenic prison. My uncle was schizophrenic all on my moms side. My little cousin is Schizophrenic. So my odds must be really high. I occasionally smoke weed but I have to prepare for the apocalypse when I do before it because it goes really far for me. I pretty much destested liquord but as I get older I find myself enjoying champagne and sweet tasting liquor that dont really taste like it liquor. My dad was a serious business alcoholic growing up and used my mom as a punching bag. No biggy most of us grew up like that. So i hated he's guts forever vowed never to be with a man like that so of course I have a child with a man of similar behavior patterns. So you see my sons maternal side. My son paternal grandmother had bipolar disorder which according to my sons father when away. My son is 10 years old I am so worried he's already had some signs of depression but hasnt been medicated or diagnosed just from a worried mother observation. So I have to keep myself healthy so i can keep my son healthy.
Thanks Guys
Many blessings

 

[Mysterie]

i think its also important to be sure you get enough sleep, don't miss sleep for consecutive nights in a row. if for some reason you can't sleep multiple nights in a row, take a sleeping pill like seroquel.

that is one of the thing i notice as a trigger that mania/psychosis might develop.

that means also to avoid using stimulants if they interfere with sleep.

it seems like you are already doing well in engaging with life and other people, which is probably the best medicine for craziness.