How has schizophrenia positively impacted your life?
Edit: This is an attempt to look at things differently, despite all of our horrible experiences with the illness. Thanks again for your participation.
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Im still me 
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I’m sorry. I don’t understand.
In no way at all. This is a horrible debilitating disease.
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I never wanted marriage and kids. If I didn’t have schizophrenia I would have sleep walked into both.
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I can’t think of anything positive.
I would say that I have a creative edge because of it,
But who’s to say that’s because of the schizophrenia,
I could just be really creative.
Its given me a platform as a writer,
But I’d give that up to not suffer the way I do.
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My thoughts exactly.
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I feel like it’s given me more empathy.
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I know me saying this is going to sound controversia, But being SZA has positive effects on me… I’m not going to specific but these last 9 years with this disorder has been beneficial for me. Given the NHS frame work.
What is the NHS framework?
I can relate to that.
NHS (being national health service) being poo. I’m lucky I apart of a better team then generic services within the NHS.
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I hear you.
I think it’s an insult to say that “schizophrenics” are great writers.
Sure, are there many great writers who have a mental illness? Yes, however I do not believe they are creative because of the illness.
I, too, with a heavy heart believe that this illness is not worth the creativity.
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It gave me a better insight to what sort of people some are
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This is a pretty depressing thread. Okay, here’s a good, genuine positive. People have low expectations for my ability to learn, handle responsibilities, etc. And because I’m high-functioning, that means it’s very easy for me to impress people and exceed their expectations.
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I don’t quite understand what you mean.
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100%
: )
I have an opportunity to both break the stigma of “mental illness,” but also receive help because many think I’m incapable. It’s give and take. Of course, you don’t want to abuse the help people give, but at the same time you don’t want to deny the love people show you.
Thanks for your input.
It’s granted me the right to stop having to explain myself.
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That’s a good point. In so many ways my life has gotten so much simpler since my diagnosis. My whole family has pretty much accepted it and is extremely supportive.
It’s not every day your first born son lights himself on fire thinking he’s Michael the Archangel.
My life was a train wreck spiraling out of control with drugs until I got schizophrenia. If I wouldn’t have gotten schizophrenia I’d be dead or in prison. Without schizophrenia I wouldn’t have broken free from the cycle of addiction. I think I came out of it a better wiser person.
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