11-13-2025, 04:04 PM
It's easy to not feel like an imposter when you're being bombarded with voices throughout all hours of the day. When you're seeing people in your living space that aren't really there. When you're covering your windows out of fear that those in your neighborhood are spying on you. What about when those symptoms aren't actively present?
Does this mean that you're asymptomatic? Almost certainly not. Setting aside the fact that there will be a lingering fear that the positive symptoms will resurge, there are also crippling negative symptoms that can plague your life at every turn.
The problem many psychotic people run into with regard to negative symptoms is that they mimic what normal people might describe as being lazy. Lapses in hygiene. Unkept living quarters. Inability to complete what should be simple tasks. The list goes on.
The people in a schizophrenic's life often fail to understand that, despite the fact that voices weren't telling you not to shower, those are schizophrenic symptoms too.
It's certainly something that should be aimed to be improved upon. It's definitely not something to feel guilty about. It's a medical condition that should be treated. Loved ones should see it that way.
Does this mean that you're asymptomatic? Almost certainly not. Setting aside the fact that there will be a lingering fear that the positive symptoms will resurge, there are also crippling negative symptoms that can plague your life at every turn.
The problem many psychotic people run into with regard to negative symptoms is that they mimic what normal people might describe as being lazy. Lapses in hygiene. Unkept living quarters. Inability to complete what should be simple tasks. The list goes on.
The people in a schizophrenic's life often fail to understand that, despite the fact that voices weren't telling you not to shower, those are schizophrenic symptoms too.
It's certainly something that should be aimed to be improved upon. It's definitely not something to feel guilty about. It's a medical condition that should be treated. Loved ones should see it that way.