Do you believe in your mental capabilities?

[freakonaleash]

Yes, I believe I function well in most capacities. I’ve learned of, and had to accept, my limitations.

When I was a kid I was labeled “gifted,” and thought to have limitless potential. Now I can’t do jobs that require sharp focus, concentration and good short-term memory.

When trying to learn a new job, I have to be told/shown things multiple times for it to stick, so I know now that I don’t function well at jobs that require me to learn a hundred little things, like the job I had at the hospital last summer/fall. So yeah, I have limitations.

I do fine at my teaching job, but that’s partly because I’ve been teaching the same course for eight years, so I know the course material like the back of my hand, can just go into teaching mode.

I have difficulty talking to strangers in social settings. I lack the concentration to read books, so I don’t think I could do more schooling if I wanted to (I don’t want to).

For the most part, I know I’m capable of functioning at a decent level, though.

[TheNicestFreak]

Well I have far less auditory hallucinations now. When I mentally respond its not as bad. They sometimes get sneakier though and I may be more likely to sometimes mistake them for reality. I’m not on my guard as much.

[mike23]

My memory has gone down hill since my relapse that started 3 years ago until presence. Yesterday I saw the movie solo while I remember the overall plot I forgot some stuff that of i wasn’t in relapse would have remembered easily.