I hate that book The Center Can Hold

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It’s called “The Center Can Hold: Life Without Schizophrenia”. By Sellyn Aks

Did they have to rub it into us?

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How about that loser Maury Theshill and his book “The Loud Room” ?

.Another book about normal life.

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I loved the book by Ellen saches … The center cannot hold was the first time I felt any hope. I guess I still have hope

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Hate that book

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You guys seem pretty negative about books that are trying to help people lol

What about it made you so upset?

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It was too good of an opportunity to pass up on a bad joke.

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We’re inverting the names of books

Like… jokes?

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To each his own.

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Crap… I didn’t get it. I still liked the books tho

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You’re good bro it’s morning eh

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Is that another joke?

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I’ve just bought it from eBay after reading a thread with people saying how good it is! I’ll give to my mum after I’ve finished reading it.

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It’s a saying. It was an answer to your (now) deleted post.

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Darn it. I do everything I can to avoid SZ books but now I will have to read it to see what is being rubbed into me, and where.

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I didn’t get it at first. Now, I can’t stop laughing. @Nomad

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I read it years ago. It’s really well done. I think part of the criticism was that she had more opportunity than others. Idk I liked it when I read it, but I had a more optimistic view about success in my future then. I feel successful to a degree now. I’ve come a long way, and that’s what matters to me.

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Good one @Nomad. :joy:

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Or that book “Someone Without Mental Illness” by Mike Vonregrut

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My therapist disliked this book for the same reason. She said Ellen had a radically different life than the average schizophrenic. I still found the book inspiring but if I’m still struggling 20 years from now maybe it won’t have the same meaning

If I’m being honest …my life already feels different than the average person with schizophrenia… Not saying it’s different like Ellen’s but every therapist and p-doc I’ve had says I have great prognostic features…whatever that means …I feel my actual illness is more about personal demons than a mental disease. Ive never shared that because I don’t want to isolate myself on the forum

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If it is inspiring at all, every therapist has said this to me also. Except the first one, but that was a long time ago. I think my recovery has been going amazing

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