I still believe that I will stop hearing voices one day and will be able to stop meds.
I do have the diagnosis schizophrenia.
What do you believe about your long-term prognosis?
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Iām probably dying with this condition as movement towards a cure has been so achingly slow over my lifetime. My SZ is well-managed and Iām doing okay. No complaints.
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Iām sorry that you still hear voices. Mine are 100% gone when properly medicated.
But you seem very functional and upbeat regardless.
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Judging by how many schizophrenics I see portrayed in movies and other popular culture, Iām not sure people are even aware we existā¦ so Iām not holding out hope for a cure.
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In early days, I had a psychiatric team that had as a main goal: convincing me there is no hope. That I would be sick all my life, never get off higher doses of meds, wouldnt be helped by therapy or a healthier lifestyle, would never work, and would probably die soon. I first lost all hope and wanted to kill myself - selffulfilling prophecy? Then told the psychiatrist, in somewhat politer words, to go ā ā ā ā herself.
I worked quite hard to change things. Teach myself skills, process past trauma, break bad habits, change diet, slowly withdraw from meds, build better friendships. Without hope for complete recovery, I hadnāt done that. I use meds on an as needed basis only (though might need to go back to a kidās dose).
If Iām real honestā¦being so stubborn also caused me a lot of trouble. Much of what I wanted didnāt succeed. And realisticly, I donāt think I will ever be 100% healthy again. But I really need that bit of hope to fight to stay alive. Especially in darker days.
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How I feel with this diagnosisā¦f*****
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I see a ham sandwich in my near future.
With my disease, Iāve known for decades I am in it for the long haul. Not expecting to get cured but I think getting a little better is not out of the question. Iāve dealt with this disease for 42 years, whatās another 20 or 25 years?
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I still study a lot even though I donāt have to because Iām on disability. I believe one day Iāll be free of this disease and go back to normalcy but the other half of my believes all of the medical articles that say schizophrenia is the kiss of death. So Iām ambivalent all the time.
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A cure might be far fetched as I believe environment plays a big role in this affliction.
Th term āmanageā seems more realistic to me.
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I donāt believe there will be a cure for my sza, not in my lifetime at least. I donāt think I will ever be off meds either.
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I believe that john nashās( famous mathematician) schizophrenia either burned itself out or he developed good coping mechanisms.I think that he went off medication later in life and functioned again. I love your positive attitude and i think that is exactly what is needed to win .
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I have gotten worse and donāt feel very hopeful at all
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I was actually a bit functional before meds but after being injected with invega forciby i got worse delusions and other symptoms. Ill never be off meds now
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I have improved on my current meds and i hope i will continue to improve, I have other things that help despite meds, things that give me strength and courage, things which guide my actions good & bad,
I just need to stay focused on the prize, one day i will be free from it all with no sz or trouble, i will be in a good place, the best place 
it fills me with fear and hope, i have mixed feelings about it.
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I believe Iām stuck hearing my voice and will be medicated the rest of my life. It is better than when I was hearing multiple voices. My delusions are gone. So thatās good.
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I am waiting on a treatment for sz negative symptoms. My Drs said there is no treatment currently. A treatment for cognitive symptons would be nice too.
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Iām not so sure about what youāre drs saidā¦hard to say for sure, cuz, how do you treat āapathyā. maybe to minimize it and see how well we do.
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I believe I have been cured but with slight after effects, which I donāt take it seriously,
as I believe cured, it becomes a reality, as we got this gift of:-
āBelieve what ever we think.ā
So Believe its been cured even if its not, with medās all will fall in-place.
IMO
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I thought I was cured back in 2007 but it came back five years later. Now I donāt think it will go away anymore. Itās been too long
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I believe my symptoms will go away. Which they do. But they will also come back.
I accept that as the ebbs and flows of life with mental illness.
I have doubts of a legit cure happening in my lifetime. Mental illness is very complicated and multi faceted.
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