I am accepting it as the time goes by and I’ have had it for 4 years now so I do say there will be a point that I can accept and be okay with it. Its just another illness and its just still life after all. Now it may be the worst thing in life but it doesnt demerit the fact that its another life thing. Another thing in life.
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I would rather be eaten by a shark then have schizophrenia
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Yeah. It took me several years to come to terms with my diagnosis.
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I’ve really never known any different. I wasn’t “normal” and then suddenly hit with sz. Sometimes I do wonder what life would have been like without all the negatives that sz has brought, but it’s just daydreaming, guessing…
People live with unbelievably difficult mental and physical disabilities. It is possible to live with and function with sz.
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I’ve found it possible to still find joy in life but then again I don’t suffer from “flatness” of emotion, instead I’m bipolar too
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@hedgehog it’s impossible to function for many with schizophrenia.
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You’re right, @Erez_Shmerling. I didn’t mean to be so generalizing. Sorry about that.
I’m extremely lucky/blessed and I know it. It does feel overwhelming, isolating, depressing, confusing and just generally awful sometimes, and I’m still functioning higher than some with sz.
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I don’t really agree with ppl saying sz means ur life is wasted. Yes my life got taken away from me. But it’s such a profound and spiritually enlightening experience that i am fine with living as if dead.
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You can actually recover and not have to live that way. It took me fifteen years to adhere to the medication and I lead a pretty regular life now. I still don’t work a 9-5 but I go out do things have friends have family date girls live my life. I know what you mean by living as if you’re dead though. There’s something beautifully liberating about existing outside of society. It’s so hardcore that it’s hard not to admire yourself. Normal life kinda sucks anyway I’ve found
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I think at 4 years in I was still in denial, thinking I’d go off my meds when things leveled off. Still struggling to find the correct combination. Well 16 years later I know I am on meds for life. Think my life is good now. Helps to find people that accept you as is with sz. Would like to get to the point that I don’t hide it, that would be liberating. Sounds like you’re doing pretty ok for only 4 years. Your future looks better I’m sure.
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I been compliant five years, meds only help with delusions. I know what it’s like to be functioning well with sz, i did it first five years of illness. I am happy for u that u live a social life but that’s not my goal, i dated a girl and tried to have friends three years ago, it just added to the burden big time. I dunno why u r on this board complaining about meds when it sounds like u could be doing better things.
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I come on here out of habit. I like to see if there’s any need on medications. I still have to take these bitches too
I’ve never know any other way than the way I am now. I must have driven right past normal.
I think I always consider that I might be getting better, and then something sets me back. I still haven’t accepted that this is forever. I don’t think I ever will. 
“Getting over having schizophrenia sucks” I kind of know the feeling. like understanding that there are some things that i can’t do now because of my mentality, even some things that i had done in my past.
People with this disease can do extraordinary things. I for one am tired and would be fine if my life were to end now. I would never end my own life, but would be happy for God, the universe or whatever is in control to end it now. I want to rest now.
Don’t give up. You can get better with time. People do. I did. It just takes hitting on the right medication combination. And that sometimes takes time.