one of my biggest regrets in life is not taking psychology instead of music many years ago.
Applications for open uyniversity open this month and im going to apply to do a degree in psychology.
I may be able to get the course fees covered due to my illness, i am looking into that.
hopefully i will start in september. I would do it part time over 6 years.
I’m so glad you are achieving your dreams! You got this! 
That’s great news sounds like it would mean a lot to you to be able to do this
Think you’d find it very rewarding
I did similar years ago after wanting to do more education after dropping out of high school
Good luck
Lovely news, wishing you luck. They’re very supportive at OU.
Good luck, it’s a great goal to look forward to!
Good luck @Qwerty!
Ty. I feel my mind needs more stimulation. And I don’t want to die and regret this on my death bed.
well cool…you’re brave for going back to college…I could never do that.
@jukebox I couldn’t walk into a classroom full of people. Open university is mostly online.
I did a BSc (Hons) in Health Sciences at The Open University after psychosis in 8 years. It gave me a substancial amount of knowledge but limited memories in term of experiences. The OU is perfect for people with disabilities and is still well regarded.
As an international student I couldn’t get the loans. Can’t you just take the loans and not pay anything back because of limited income?
Yes I could do that @TheFountainPen but if I can I would prefer to get some financial support due to disability.
I still need to look into it. I also need to get all my documents together of qualifications and a letter from my psychiatric nurse
You have to be realistic. They have 10,000s disabled students, it’s unlikely to pay for your tuition. I do know you can get some allowances for other costs. But I’m not an expert. You can find all the details in the help section.
What’s open university? I too have decided on my intentions to go back to school in the fall. Am visiting my dream school 
on Monday. And the deadline for application is April 1st. Or I can always apply for the next semester but the goal is this fall semester. They have a great religious studies program which is my intention.
All this came to fruition because I did indeed quit cannabis (hopefully for good). I’m not keen on cannabis anymore especially for a dissociative. It can help some symptoms but overall it was hindering me.
I am not psychotic. Probably was just spurred on by my psychedelic hallucinogen use!!! Alas DID and PTSD seems more appropriate and those are the diagnoses I’ve received. I didn’t renew my med card this year. Sorry if I’m hijacking your thread. But I’ve replaced my cannabis use with going to the gym, yoga, reading and meditation. I drink my shake every morning with my meds and vitamins (which have also transformed my life).
This holistic approach has assisted me in functionality and mental health.
I now shower 2x a day and my hygiene is great.
I could never regret my substance use. It was just sobriety was the final piece. But substances helped me not feel so traumatized and dissociated but quitting was ultimately the final piece. I’ve always said it was a multi-step process. I wouldn’t be where I am without self medication. But I couldn’t step forward further without sobriety.
I’ve quit my UBER eats driving for now. I can always go back. But I’m focusing on school and holistic health as well as now taking 3 mg of Vraylar and 100 mg naltrexone.
Never been so happy in my life though.
What else??
Well I joined a book club and I’ve developed a crush.
She made the first initiation of contact which had me attracted to her. I wasn’t looking for anyone of interest and I’ve only talked to her a grand total of ~4 minutes but damn she seems cool. On the 13th of March will be the first meeting for my book club and I’m really excited for many reasons. Also going to physical therapy. Maybe I complained of health issue in the past here. But it turned out I just pulled a muscle in my back. It’s not my organs. Which is good.
Impossible to study in our neighbourhood. It’s to vibrant here. I tried last year. I still got the textbooks I can study. When I have questions I ask someone who knows. Not for school or degrees, but you learn for live.
Never give up @Maccaroni !!
Awesome, you may have a look for long-term sideefects of the medication. My long-term sideefeffects of the zychlophonpixol is arthritis which is not an acceptable sideefect on the studies of this medication.
Naltrexone I don’t think has many side effects at the dosages I take.
You’re right. I switched from abilify because it started giving me tons of side effects with time.
I find Vraylar to be better and more affective and less side effects too
Abilify gave me tremors which are now gone. They tried to give me cogentin but it just caused me to lose a little of my vision (driving at night gave me problems)! Although now it’s back to normal for me.
I am allergic to lots of medications they gave me. In Germany we say : Dagegen ist kein Kraut gewachsen.
"No weeds or medical plants are grown to help this.
If you have any questions about the application process/the university itself I’m happy to help @Qwerty
@Qwerty my sister got a psychology degree with the OU.
I could forward on any questions you might have?