I really like this article on recovery as he articulates some of the misgivings I had about the messages I received after I was diagnosed, in particular the message to avoid stress.
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Full recovery occurs in 5% of the cases.
I believe its because their SZ was drug induced or they had very mild symptoms.
Hope is always good.
whereād you get that stat?
Wikipedia a couple days ago, I donāt know if it was changed. Also: āApproximately 75% of people with schizophrenia have ongoing disability with relapsesā
āAfter a first-episode psychosis where there has been a full recovery with no symptoms for twelve months, stopping medication may be considered.ā
I stopped meds and I relapsed after a year so I am not stopping again.
From another source, so 5-15% fully recover:
"There is currently no known cure for schizophrenia and a full recovery from schizophrenia is unusual, with only approximately 15% returning to previous functioning capabilities.
hmmm I skimmed the article and couldnāt find it. Iām starting to think a lot more critically about the material I read due to there being such conflicting opinions about recovery so was curious the find the article that was cited about 5% . . . I still lean on the side that there are much more people that fully recovery than are known.
yes I think Iāve read the 15% stat before . . . Iāll take a look at that article then
I Find it Odd Perhaps, To Focus on Numbers Outside of Self For Focus on Personal Recovery.
I Have Gone Against The Abrasive Grain My Entire Life.
One Could Easily Point Out Flaws About My Life.
But At Least I Can Sleep at Night.
Yaāknow (???)ā¦ . ā¦ 
Yes, itās not about a specific number. Itās about a mentality. Thereās such a pessimistic view of the diagnosis of schizophrenia that I think contributes to the lack of people getting better.
On The Total Views of Those Diagnosed (???)ā¦ . ā¦ 
from my experience in the mental health field both as a professional and also as someone who was diagnosed. I thought my diagnosis was a life sentence and did not know if I would be able to work at all after it. I was also told in grad school that anyone with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar should stay on medication their entire life and had that reiterated by a friend thatās a therapist after my diagnosis.
What is your view?
On The Whole Medication Argument (???)ā¦ . ā¦
well sure but basically on full recovery
Recovery For Oneself is Very Possible.
But One Has to Drop Their Paranoia And Guard, in Order to Begin a Positive Way to Fulfill Their Personal Hopes, Dreams, And Aspirationsā¦ . ā¦
so on that article, I followed the references. The first reference has different stats and does not have any citation for any study. The second reference and third I could not access. The second one because it stated that link was only for medical professionals. The third because my work internet blocked it. 
nice! but everyone needs defenses. a psychoanalyst said once that some of the work with working with a psychotic is helping them develop defenses . . .
Soz to Inform.
But That Statement of āpatientsā is One of The Problems Each Individual Faces.
We Are Human Beings. Floating in Space. In The Center of an Expanding Universe.
Point is.
As Endless Victims in a Society That Seems to Care Only For Themselves.
One Drop of Blood in The Water, (Hypothetically). As We Combine Here in a Chaotic Static of Natureās Web.
One Drop.
Feeding Frenzy.
And So Onā¦ . ā¦
what is Soz?
and sorry I meant anyone that has had psychosis.
That is āSozā. (1997 Radiohead).
hmm I like Radiohead but Soz doesnāt ring a bell . . .