Name one good thing about this illness?

I couldn’t find not one good thing about it.

Do you know any?

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The glorious madness has some good things… When I am in grandeur I feel glorious…

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I have much more compassion & empathy for others especially mental illnesses & it’s allowed me more time to work on my inner workings

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It ain’t leprosy.

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i used to listen to entires songs, just playing in my head, which was nice when i did not have battery on my cellphone

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I got to meet all you nice people :slight_smile: <3

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Well it didn’t immediately kill me although it obviously will shorten my life. And I never am alone although I wish I kept company with real people more. I know pretty crappy isn’t it?

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We aren’t stuck in a 9 to 5 job that we hate

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Best thing is that i’m still alive hahhahh

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Every touch if grey has a silver lining. Sometimes u gotta search real hard to find it.

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You always have someone to talk to

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I can’t get bored anymore and I learned to love isolation.

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I have all the time in the world.

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I think I’m more creative, intuitive and intellectually superior to most ‘normals’…

But I’m not sure if am this wonderful because of my Sz, or simply because of my natural, sparkling, modest personality. :wink:

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With my particular version of sza, I get to interactively converse with Gd. And I get good advice, consolation, comfort and encouragement from him. He is my very best friend in the whole wide world.

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None whatsoever, it has taken my career away from me. My work ethic, my speaking skills, my friends, my money. Just absolutely destructive in everything it has done to me. And I am one of the more high functioning Sz/SzA (I have SzA)

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It makes me feel my need for God and helps me see who my true friends are.

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because I beat it and im glad I went through it for many reasons

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Creativity. I think it goes with the territory.

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