Did anyone had success with academics once beeing diagnosed?

[cuppabo]

I finished my master’s this year. I had one episode and a hospitalization during that time because I was staving off medicine as a doctor’s suggestion. I relapsed fortunately during the vacation and I was able to return to university at the right time when the semester started. I hope I get doctorate degree someday too. I study for 2-3 hours a day but having a struggle to stay longer than that in a library. I hope I could make it using full-time a day and extending my potentials…

[Sezbot241]

I obtained my Bachelor of Nursing Science while i was experiencing mood symptoms and psychotic features. Hadn’t been officially diagnosed with Schizophrenia, but i needed all the same medication to manage it. It is hard to study, but if you want something bad enough, you can finish it.

[Katherine85]

I used to be a good student before diagnosis. I wasn’t the best student but I used to get through all my exams. It was complicated for me to study because I’ve always had symptoms of schizophrenia but I tried to do my best. Now I can’t study anymore. I’ve tried and I can’t. It’s imposible for me.

[anon90843118]

I was an alright student before diagnosis. Now my concentration is off and the stress thing so I’m not gonna go into a job related to my studies. Pretty sad

[Blizzard]

I came back to school 18 years later and got an associate’s degree in History. Getting the degree amounted to deciding when to kiss the teacher’s ass, and knowing the material ahead of time. I also took one class at a time. I ended up with an identity crisis because I didn’t always write the way I believed (ass kissing) and when my father died and my Mom got very sick I began to relapse. I got the degree but ended up in the Psych ward and came out never able to function at the previous level again. I also became afraid to teach with the growing political partisanship in my country. When I also found out how difficult it was to get around living on my own without the ability to drive the degree became pretty worthless as my mind atrophied, I learned what the purpose of the Ticket to Work was, and I became immersed in the welfare system.