After a diagnosis of sz about 37 years ago I went back to work part time 7 years ago. Then I went back to work full time 2 years ago. The stress I’ve learned to manage and things are going. Work has given me purpose and inspires me. As a peer support specialist I try to model recovery!
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So awesome. Congratulations to you for this!
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Congrats! I hope things stay swell with your job 
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Congratulations. That’s quite an accomplishment. Something to be proud of.
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Well done. Very cool that you stuck with it and are now successful! You deserve some credit!
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I’ve heard that people with schizophrenia tend to get full/almost full recovery at around 30 years after diagnosis. I was diagnosed at 25 and now 39 so maybe at around 55 I might get back to part time.
How were you like at 15 years after the diagnosis?
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Congratulations, it seems like your passion have helped you to conquer the situation.
At 15 years I was still isolating and not getting out into the community much. My world revolved around seeing my psychiatrist, and visiting with myparents. Ya it gets easier as we get older I think. I’ve worked hard at learning as much as possible about the disorder though. Good luck to you. Work and purposful living is possible adn encouraged.
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Keep up the good work!
This is inspiring, thank you for the post 
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I went to full time work 3 years after diagnose of sz but went into second psychosis attack after 4 years of full time work. Now I am really scared to work full time. Simpje, would you please let me know how you manage to work full time. Your respond will be appreciated.
At the moment I do 2 and a half days work where I have the anxiety around using all my brain energy and making me more ill. Is that a fact that if you concentrate on things too long you damage your brain?
many thanks
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Gosh, I’m impressed!
Nice to know that it’s possible. I worked 4.5 yrs part-time once, then had some bad luck. You might inspire me to go out and try it again.
Congrats on that accomplishment! I am only able to work part time right now. I experimented with working fulltime during my ticket to work trial period, but I had mini breakdown after mini breakdown, and I never really made much progress with my recovery.
I also started having to take benzos again when I worked FT, something I haven’t been able to give up even being part time now.
I’d like to think some day I could do FT work again, and this gives me hope. Thanks.
Hey Muyesser,
Frankly, I was prety overwhelmed the first three months of working full time. But they were pretty understanding. I would get physically
shakey from all the stress. Now I’ve learned to manage the stress. I do try to pace myself more at work now. And when I get home I hae
kind of a routine to relax myself. I take a short nap, take a shower and then go for a walk. This works for me. As far as using all your brain energy
I’m not sure. I’m not a scientist but I do feel like some times if I try to do too much I will feel over loaded mentally.
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Congratulations! That is really inspiring. I hope I can do the same one day. 
That sounds very encouraging to hear. I’ve been in treatment for 14 years and still impossible to work no matter how much effort I make, or it’s like the more effort I make the more likely I get a relapse. So I try not to think about work atm and just concentrate on housework and hobbies. I also isolate myself and that gives me peace in mind.
One more thing I would like to ask you is is it possible to enjoy leisure times while working full time, not only walking, etc? Such as hobbies or travel?
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Congratulations for working that’s great
I have not worked full time since 2001, i am curious about working. I get ssdi that pays the rent…Does SS train you? I have no skill except typing on the computer since I have been on the computer since 1999.I am wondering what kind of work I could do. I did work for 8 years before my breakdown in 2001. I think working at a convenient store was way too stressful. thats the only experience I have but that is 20 years ago. I want SS to train me and give me a good job. Is that possible? I know that mississippi has a ticket to work program. How does that work. I would like to do something on the computer actually. I want to do something I like, that will motivate me to stick around. I just dont see me flipping burgers at MacDonalds…UGH!!!
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LOOOOOOOOOL 30 years from diagnosis to start working and 35 years to start working full time.
Better late than never I guess 
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