How has your recovery process been post diagnosis? Do you feel motivated to learn anything new.
Personally I could not bring myself to learn something new because of lack of self drive and motivation.
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I learned to write poetry, song lyrics, and basic music, among other things.
I also developed some Android apps. I also wrote a Jython app, some Lua code, some JavaScript programs, and some smart glasses programs. I guess I’ve kept learning about software development.
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Oh that’s really good. It’s really inspiring. Also do you watch football since you are from UK?
I support Liverpool.
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That’s great. For me actually I have always wanted to learn coding but couldn’t do it.
This is inspiring.
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Sorry to hear about your story.
So you support arsenal huh… There is Liverpool Vs arsenal coming in tomorrow. 
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I’m working on my social skills. I find it very hard to learn new things now.
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No infact I have lost most of my skills post-schizophrenia.
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I tried to learn how to drive. I can pretty much drive but I didn’t learn the road rules and lockdown started so I didn’t progress it anymore.
otherwise I’m a student of economics, I’ve tried to learn economics and maths. I haven’t done anything new as of yet. But this is where I expect to learn new skills. Maths for example, god willing.
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I’ve worked hard on improving my social skills, if that counts.
I’ve also learned new painting techniques, and I can knit socks without looking at a recipe
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My grammar and speaking skills and English comprehension has taken a huge hit. Same thing with my listening skills. But I tried to learn programming and computer science at a high level and it’s ■■■■■■■ hard especially with schizophrenia. Learning new things is hard and especially retaining that information.
There’s certain things I just cannot do like be an actuary.
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I dabbled with code and can program basic things at a basic level like probably could finish CS50 some day if I went back, but I don’t have the cognitive abilities to do projects and lead them and develop things as a career or job for a big company or make tons of money. I still don’t understand memory allocation/management so far. I quit at that level with C.
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Since I was diagnosed the first time at 15, almost 16, yes. I’ve learned a lot of skills.
Since my psychotic breakdown a few years ago, no.
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I’ve learned how to play warhammer. Paint warhammer. Play board games. And now I’m learning dungeons and dragons.
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I guess I learned a little improv from D&D
I don’t really have a skill that I didn’t already have before though.
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Yes. I want to clarify though that I don’t take medications.
People who take them might have it worse than me.
Music production, Web Design, although I’m not doing either professionally at this point.
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I finished several distant learning courses related to herbal medicine and supplements. The last course I took was supposed to take 1 year at most, but I had to extend it to 1 1/2 year to get finished, because I have struggled with motivation and being drowsy from the drugs. I turned in my last assingment today. Hope I pass. I also have played and sung several new songs(by other artists), but I’m struggling to remember them, so I pretty much need the sheet music to play.
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I got my airframes and Powerplant licenses. For Aircraft mechanic.
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I played D@D in high school. Well we mostly hung out. But we played sometimes.
I remember those now. Those figurines were cool.