How successful were you before sz

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My schizoaffective started when I was 12. I dropped out of high school, but I got my GED.

I went on to hold full-time jobs; at one point, I held two full-time jobs. My last job, I held it for 5 years. Altogether, I worked about 7 and a half years full-time and then 2 years part-time, before I stopped working due to health.

I was studying to become certified in Medical Billing & Coding, but I had to quit after I had a psychotic break and my cognitive functioning got much worse.

I would say I was somewhat successful WITH moderate schizoaffective, up until it rapidly declined and I was hospitalized. Now, I am unable to work and unable to study.

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I had a good career going. Iā€™ve never had a conversation with a girl though. A girl from an all girls school is the first girl to talk to me recently.

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I was a bright kid and teen.
During high school I formed a rock band and was a pretty decent lead singer if I do say so myself!

I managed to get good grades in high school and got accepted to a high ranking university.

Then during college my world turned upside down.

The bottom fell out and this was when my symptoms showed up in spades!

My life changed drastically after this.

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I wouldnt say successfull. I worked alot of crappy jobs trying to get by, had social problems, depression, and such.

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I was a straight a student, then schizophrenia crushed me at 19 years old!

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I was not that successful before had sza, I was having major depressive symptoms and I was taking some anti depressants.
Once I knew my true limitations I start doing a lot better.

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i was employed and making money, but nothing special working in warehouses always changing jobs every 6 months to a year, i was not successful in college because of my substance abuse issues and the fact i didnā€™t know what i wanted to study. i was not very successful, just normal, the only thing iā€™ve ever been good at was sports.

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I didnt have the faintest idea what I was doing before psychosis.

I feel more in control now.

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I was mentally ill as a child but undiagnosed.

I never went to university or worked much.

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I was bullied,raped,abused ,undiagnosed too. As youngster

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I was labelled with having a ā€œbehavioural problemā€ in primary school and the teachers suggested a therapist/psychologist.

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No, my sza started at 15 and I had my breakdown at 18 so I didnā€™t have much success after high school. Never ended up going to varsity even though I graduated with four Aā€™s and only had one job ten years later for two months before I married and quit. Been at home supported by hubby ever since. Only success is I managed to stay married for nine years and still married

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My 1st school in Bangkok flagged up problems of a physical kind, and my parents thought I might be the S word because I kept writing letters 90 degrees to the right. The specialist said it was, and Iā€™d get out of it, which I did. I got the impression things came to a halt after the specialistā€™s comment re the letters. It was very different c1962. At the time I was also described as being a ā€˜class clownā€™.

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Funny you say that, I have been doing better since I developed schizophrenia seven years ago than I did in previous years, simply because it forced me to crawl out of depression.

Before I broke my neck, going back twenty years now, I was what you would consider a success. I was the lead developer of e-commerce for a small technology firm. I was making good money, owned my own house and drove a fast car. None of that was as important to me, as the extreme challenges I faced in my job. I thrived on it.

Now, I watch TV, play guitar and otherwise piss my life away LOL. Iā€™m less stressed, but less fulfilled as well

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