u/HappyAstronaut7

Is this a common thing? I’ve had two psychotic breaks in my life and intermittent paranoia/voices/etc in between. The voices started when I was 19 in 2018. I had my first full break from reality at 23 in 2022 (cost me my job) and my second full break at 25-26 in 2025. Medication helps the symptoms immensely. My psychiatrist said that based on everything I meet the criteria for schizophrenia but she wants to leave my diagnosis as schizophreniform for now because she thinks schizophrenia is such a heavy, life-changing diagnosis. I’m okay with this but I’m just curious if this is common practice and if this means there’s a chance I can come off my meds and recover fully with no more psychosis?

My sister has had a dog for three years and thinks she’s an expert. She’s living with me because her boyfriend is deployed and she can’t afford to live on her own. Whenever my puppy tries to bite her (playfully) or is too rough with her dog while they’re playing, she pops my puppy. I told her I don’t intend to use physical discipline to train the puppy and that she needs to stop, but she just won’t.

I’ve had this dog for about a month. When the puppy gets rough or starts to annoy my sister’s dog, I separate them and give them a chance to calm down. When the puppy bites me, I tell her “No” firmly and stop engaging until she’s calm.

My sister is insisting that if she’s going to stop popping my dog, I’ll need to come up with better ways to train her. I’m at a loss because I thought my methods were fine and age appropriate. She suggested a shock collar or fussing at her then putting her in the crate. I’d never use a shock collar and I don’t want the crate to be a form of punishment because I wanted that to be her safe space.

What should I do in this situation? I’m considering kicking my sister out if she can’t respect the boundary of not popping my dog.

Edit: popping means hitting but not super hard hitting. It’s a common term until the USA. I felt just saying hitting would be too harsh because she doesn’t hit her hard.

My sister has had a dog for three years and thinks she’s an expert. She’s living with me because her boyfriend is deployed and she can’t afford to live on her own. Whenever my puppy tries to bite her (playfully) or is too rough with her dog while they’re playing, she pops my puppy. I told her I don’t intend to use physical discipline to train the puppy and that she needs to stop, but she just won’t.

I’ve had this puppy for about a month. When the puppy gets rough or starts to annoy my sister’s dog, I separate them and give them a chance to calm down. When the puppy bites me, I tell her “No” firmly and stop engaging until she’s calm.

My sister is insisting that if she’s going to stop popping my dog, I’ll need to come up with better ways to train her. I’m at a loss because I thought my method were fine and age appropriate. My sister suggested shock collar, fussing at her and immediately putting her in the crate, etc. I’d never use a shock collar and I don’t want to use the crate as a punishment because I want that to be her safe space.

What should I do in this situation? I’m considering kicking my sister out if she can’t respect the boundary of not popping my dog.