I must have been cured. I was diagnosed chronic paranoid schizophrenia. This label remained unchanged for many years from age 16-late twenties. If my remission or cure had been recognized my success might have felt more fruitful or relieving. However the assessment was that I do not have it, and if anything it’s bipolar. I don’t know why I answered the questions as if I was sad or if I was just afraid of being judged without compassion on the test.
I’m not lazy. I really want to work but I don’t do well under stress. I’m not exposed to stress much. I kept pushing and pushing myself to become normal and independent and feel like I’ve failed. I’m worried my symptoms will come back one day. Was hearing voices a lot; gibberish in static and air and talking talking comments and angels. It’s been awhile. What a relief though when it went away. I prayed. That’s what cured me. I prayed really hard and studied prayer and how to use my will.
I no longer hear voices, no longer have nightmares or sleep paralysis, see patterns, subliminal messages in radio waves or advertisements, televisions or occult symptoms. I haven’t had any black outs seen anything move across the room or fly or any weird speech alterations. Those were the scariest. I would be talking to my aunt but hear my grandpa type thing. Face blindness I never got that far into psychosis to experience I’m lucky. time seemed to stand still. This happened only a few times. I’m in the present moment now. I’m not in that altered state.
I hope more people find a way toward peace and recovery or are cured from schizophrenia. It is real. It’s a disease that should be treated like one and it’s tragic but can be cured. Don’t lose yourself or lose hope.
I don’t know if it truly can be cured if you have it. Maybe diagnosis wasn’t correct. A lot of people can have remission but it might come back one day. I just have had pdocs tell me it’s not entirely curable but you can go years without any symptoms. If you are “cured” what’s stopping you from working? I’m just wondering. Will your docs still allow you to collect disability? I just don’t know how that works.
Schizophrenia can’t be cured. But it can be misdiagnosed. Also, with some people, a psychotic episode only happens once and goes away with or without medicine. I’m glad you feel better. Most people with schizophrenia can manage fine when properly medicated and others don’t need medication. I’m definitely one that needs medicine.
Out of all the subtypes, I think paranoid schizophrenia has the best chance of recovery, remission, or is the highest functioning of them. I don’t think you were cured or misdiagnosed, maybe just in the process of recovery, improvement, or remission. I was really, really ■■■■■■ up and sick for the first 8 years and now I’m happy. I still have symptoms but it has to do with my energy drink consumption. I drink about 6 energy drinks a day, not including other sources like soda and coffee. I also smoke like 40 cigs a day but that doesn’t do ■■■■ to me…
I probably don’t need meds either. I can live in my head and have a fantastic fantasy world 24/7 and still function. I don’t see things, feel things, or hear things. Just something like fake voices or pseudo noises without any sound or anything. It feels like I’m tapped into a higher consciousness like the hive-mind (alien?) or psychic consciousness that is connected to the multiverse. It gives me false information half the time or more but then I feel it sometimes does give me true, sacred, or even occult knowledge.
I thought paranoid schizophrenia had the worst remission rate? But, I honestly don’t know. I don’t want to say ones better or worse then the other without walking in each persons shoes.
I’ve read many places from many sources that people with the paranoid type schizophrenia function better that other subtypes. They usually do better vocationally and the flat effect is not as bad. That said, in the DSM, all forms of schizophrenia will be lumped together under one catagory.
Also, I believe that the paranoid type of schizophrenia is the most serious, worst type of mental illness.
@77nick77 why is it the worst? I’m genuinely curious, not trying to say you’re wrong. I’m more curious about your opinion and if you’ve read/heard anything to that affect.
I think you’re right. I have paranoid schizophrenia still. It doesn’t go away. I’m taking medication and so far have maintained it for the past few years after years of treatment. My diagnosis was for chronic paranoid schizophrenia. I was so afraid of the label I think I successfully convinced them it was something else. Maybe it’s harder to assess because of the symptoms being primarily delusions and paranoia and thought related ? i know I wasn’t misdiagnosed. I know I resisted taking medication for a long time and when I finally accepted it it helped me a lot. I still have bouts with paranoia and delusions on a very mild scale. I just keep a very calm life. Like I’m eccentric so it’s hard to discern my crazy thoughts being imaginative creative or delusional.