[I’m not a doc or a medical professional, take with a grain of salt]
- NSAIDs like ibuprofen/aleve are hard on the stomach and liver. If u take it consistently, consider lidocaine pain patches, tiger balm, or topical NSAIDs. (Still bad for liver with consistent use, but not on the stomach obv)
-foam rollers are real nice for thigh or back/neck pain. If you need it for shoulder stretching, make sure to get one long enough to lay ur whole spine and head on.
-rly good shoe inserts are stupid expensive but getting properly sized for one at a place like REI can rly save you a lot of foot, ankle, and knee pain.
-speaking of shoes plz find ones that have enough room for the tootsies. We’re talking abt bone health here.
-you can use KT or other athletic tape to give minor support, compression for medium, and splints/braces for more serious support. Don’t let braces take over keeping ur body in shape tho.
-in my experience, tube/sock-like braces stay in place the best. I’ve tried the kind that Velcro and they slipped constantly.
-if u overwork a tendon, muscle, or joint, it can take a lot longer for it to heal then when it just stops hurting. Be careful to reintegrate activities slowly after an injury.
-while it kinda makes ya feel silly, walking “like a robot” can help hypermobile/ligament laxity folks to keep proper motion in mind
-upside down criss-cross and w-sitting are horrendous for your knees and make your PTs sad
-if you are doing arm exercises, try not to extend your arms back beyond the line of your shoulder
-to my ND folks: try to rest your arms sometimes, Trex arms are comfy but bad for circulation and joints
-if it feels like your eyes are trying to burst outta ur skull sometimes it means you need to lower inflammation in your sinus.
-for my bra-wearing folks: racer-backed bras hurt the upper traps less and distribute weight better
-drink water my dudes. Ur body hates life w/o it
So, I read this and went down a bit of a research rabbit hole, and these are the articles that I thought would be the most helpful/ interesting/ compelling.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526283/ This is an academic article from the NIH that's more about SZPD in general and is what I started with.
I looked into @i-am-a-dragon-dragon suggestion of Esme Wijun Wang's book The Collected Schizophrenias, and while I couldn't find a (legal) place to download it for free, I did find this interview that Esme did with PBS about her history with her diagnosis.
I found this book Self Study: Notes on the Schizoid Condition, and this website has a link to a free pdf https://press.ici-berlin.org/doi/10.37050/hs-01/index.html
This old NYTimes article is more of an overview/case study about a man with an unspecified Schizoid disorder. I found it really compelling because it does have a happy ending so to speak
https://www.brightquest.com/schizoid-personality-disorder/caring-for-someone-with-schizoid-personality-disorder/ This is more of an outsiders manual for helping people live with SZPD, and giving some overview for therapy options.
If you want more reading, I recommend going to the References section of the Wiki article on Schizoid Personality Disorder. There are a lot of links there and while they are very high-brow academically written, they are very thorough.
I hope this helps! good luck.
I know this is something of a long shot, but I feel like of all the Tumblr users I know of, you’re the most likely to have an answer.
Recently, I was diagnosed with szpd (Schizoid Personality Disorder), which explains a decent chunk of my life struggles.
Do you have any stories, advice, or resources that you can share with me?
I actually know very little about SZPD or related disorders, so I'm going to turn this out to the floor to see if someone has recommended reading for both of us.