I’m discovering over and over that the support I need as a higher-functioning med-compliant SZ dealing with ongoing psychosis is a lot different from what those on the lower end of the SZ spectrum require or can even tolerate discussing. Would there be interest in a separate support community for those of us who are high-functioning SZ?
Features would be:
Running Discourse software like here
Ability to discuss taboo topics that are too triggering here
Reduced moderation (everyone gets treated like adults)
Membership limited to those who are in school or working
I think it’s not as clear cut as low functioning vs high functioning as judged by being in work/education . Many would fall between those 2 stools, including me.
I don’t think I’m overly low functioning but as someone not in school or working I would fail your litmus test.
Having said that I think there is a case for a forum for the more functional members whether they are in school/working or not.
If you do set up another forum I wish you success with it.
I would suggest a by invitation access for those who are considered more than low functioning but not necessarily in employment/school .
Because those of us with SZ who work and attend school deal with symptoms, stigma, etc. We can definitely have discussions around how we balance the illness with other expectations and obligations in our lives.
Even though I and my therapist think I’m high functioning I guess I wouldn’t be allowed because of the job requirement. I would be interested. I still like to talk to low funcitoning sz because sometimes it feels like I can help them slightly.
Doctors don’t consider me High Functioning but they also don’t consider me Low Functioning.
I guess I’m somewhere in the Middle.
I worked in the same job for over two decades, but this in my past.
I currently collect SSDI and a pension.
I’m sorry that certain posts get under your skin but again this is a Schizophrenia Forum.
You are going to attract different types here including low functioning Schizophrenics.
And this is fine.
Where it’s a bit hard to have higher-level conversations due to the predilections of certain lower-functioning posters who have to slam sideways into conversations and prevent them from going anywhere.
I’m not interested. I consider myself elevated in functioning to some people but I’m not a believer in elitism. I think we all have our strengths and our faults and none of us are going to get anywhere if the people near the top want to keep separating themselves from the “others”
