So many months I struggled with insight, mostly because I had almost 0 or 0 symptoms.
I am very sad to say so today, but it’s definitely something connected with psychosis what I have. I had lots of voices inside my head while I was stressed, yesterday. Sadly, even if rarely, I have hallucinations. Knowing my suspiciousness, I probably have delusions from time to time, too.
The thing I am very grateful for myself is that I work and also study. I know some people have way worse situations than me, fight delusions or hallucinations way more often.
Shall i call my case ‘mild SZ’? What do you think?
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I think sz is on a spectrum.
But given that you can work and study, you’re functional and will be judged less hard by the system.
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I also believe it’s like that. Some struggle more, some less. Sadly, some people from my beginning here in forum thought that I lie. While in fact I am as confused as they are..
sadly my pdoc were giving to me these over positive vibes. I thought once I will be ‘healed’ forever.
But one good thing is, now I know my situation a bit more better. I really need meds and without them I probably would relapse
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I call myself high-functioning and so does my pdoc. He says my SZ is not mild, but well-managed. I am considered treatment-resistant due to persistent positive and negative symptoms.
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My pdoc and evry other mental health worker ive worked with have said im high functioning. I go long periods without much positive symptoms. But when i do have them they are pretty bad. Seems meds just work well on me. And ive also done a hell of a lot of work on myself over the years. I can take care of myself. But i still struggle pretty bad from time to time. My social anxiety is killer always though.
If i were you i would try to see being viewed as mild sz or high functioning as a great thing. And dont let yourself feel like some kind of faker. Life is already full of suffering for everyone, and sz or something similar on top of that is a tough lot.
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It’s very similar to my case, @Ozzyskits
I also rarely experience symptoms (but when I experience them they’re bad) and as my pdoc says, I respond good to treatment.
Yeah I should stop feeling as a faker… I have to accept the fact that it’s sz, even if it’s mild sz.
You’re right
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Awesome. So glad my words may have helped a little. 
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I’m classed as low functioning with my team with the level of support I get but I’m high functioning in many regards. It can go either way I think. You may be socially/academically functioning but have lower abilities in other areas.
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