For me, I think having endured sza disorder since my teen years has made me a much for empathetic and kinder person towards everyone. i wouldnt have met my beautiful partner too.
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I’m a lot nicer I used to be a jerk.
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I never wanted marriage and kids. If I didn’t have the disease I could have sleep walked into having both.
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Thanks for this question, I forgot a lot of the lessons already. I will have to revisit my notes
I can visualize better. Objects, diagrams etc.
I’m resilient af now, I was prepared for infinite pain, so daily problems don’t hit me that hard as they used to.
I prepared for death in 4 different stages, first one was extreme fear second though guy “I’ll take one for the team, I ain’t scared of death”. Third stage was sadness, for all the things . And fourth acceptance, trying to take distance from all that I have/am. Grateful that I didn’t make it to step 5 actual taking distance from my physical body. I know now what I appreciate in life. The human connections and the experiences. I had no regrets only that I never traveled with a motorcycle.
I had experiences that normal people can’t even dream of. Some wisdom was passed to me in that way.
I learned to not explain everything to my head that my head already knows. Breaking through the thought loops. It’s difficult but I try to do it.
I learned about the power of words and the 4 toltec agreements.
I made a codex with a list of words that defend me from “evil” thought. This codex then got used against me by the voices and in that way I have found that only acceptance helps, and people have to learn their own lessons through life, not be shown by others, only nudged in the right direction…
Feeling like more of a person because I went through so much hardship. I’m still overcoming the faulty DNA thing but don’t believe it that much anymore. I think i got whacked with to many foreign chemicals through hardcore poly drug abuse in my teen years.
Living by the lessons is another thing though…
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Having psychotic depression made my mirror-touch synesthesia intensify. I don’t know if that is a good thing, but honestly I am more empathetic due to my PD.
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once i was diagnosed, it was kind of a shocker to me. i had so many misconceptions and stigma against sz that i had to quickly relearn. since then, its a priority of mine to be as informed, openminded, and kind as i can be to anyone and everyone that isnt actively abusing another person. regardless of what someone else is going through, they deserve respect, understanding, and empathy. its a good lesson to learn, and an even better one to apply
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I’m more sensitive and understanding towards people problems as I’ve been in a lot of trouble myself but got out of it all
I am entitled to support from the health service, as well as government aid.
It does kinda help, but still does not take away the illness, just makes things a little bit easier to deal with
The main thing though is it has made me more aware of the struggles people go through, and I can understand these experiences.
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I value family and real friends more. I’m also more financially responsible. I waste less money. Moreover, I’m grateful for the Belgian social security and Health insurance. I used to complain about how much tax I had to pay, but now I’ve seen the other side of the aisle.
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Mental illness has made me a much more reflective person. I can relate to the hardships of others and have a more emphatetic attitude towards life and people. I’m just trying to give myself over to the collective thinking, instead of being selfish.
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