Hey There! I am a bodybuilder with schizophrenia and I would like to talk about it. First of all schizophrenia is a wild ride, you never know what to expect. I refuse to take antipsychotic medications because they cause people to gain a tremendous amount of fat. Antipsychotic medications should be called fat gainers and since I'm a bodybuilder the last thing I want to do is gain fat. My looks are what is most important to me. Since my schizophrenia is so severe I get money from the government so I don't have to work. I spend all my time on bodybuilding; either by being at the gym or preparing meals. My goal is to be a super muscular guy that is super lean and then maybe score a date.
Brother, as a guy that has had some wild rides on PTSD and transitioning into civilian life after 25 years of Globetrotting for Uncel Sam in more conflicts than most Americans even knew were occurring I assure you that your mental fitness is MORE important than your physical fitness by a few degrees.
I was super duper fucked up and refused ANY medications I knew I could handle it all............lol BULLSHIT!
One of my dearest friends (a female or I would have shut it down) that knew me since I was 14 said,
"Ya know there is a chance that you could climb Mt Everest naked not much of one, but a chance. however if you used equipment and TOOLS you would have a much better chance of success, so use the meds as a TOOL to get fixed and when you no longer need them put them in the tool box.
Well, honestly it was the best advice I ever had and I was on em for 18-24 months and one day I realized that I felt a hell of a lot better and that day I started cutting the dosing back until I eventually was off of them .
Please do yourself and anyone that cares about you the help you need it is not a weakness brother it is just a thing.
Face it head on and smash it!
Cheers
