What is high functioning schizophrenia can people with schizophrenia work for their Lifetime being high functioning can someone please answer i am in a dilemma 
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Yes they can work.
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I have schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, and I work. I’m considered high functioning. I argue I’m high functioning mostly because working is my only option.
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I work full time.
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I’ve worked at one place so far since my initial psychotic break. The job caused me a great deal of stress and eventually it came down to either quitting or facing another hospitalization, so I quit. Looking for something else now though.
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I’ve been working full-time since at least 1997. Current DX is paranoid schizophrenic. Used to be disorganized schizophrenia.
Working part time in a book shop, sza!
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I’ve worked a couple jobs since being diagnosed (Amazon, dishwasher, pizza shop, janitor), but didn’t last long at any of those places. If I could go back and work a job, it would be a janitor.
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I worked at over 10 jobs since being diagnosed, the most I lasted was 9 months at my mother’s accounting office. Other jobs I lasted 1 month max.
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I’m trying to reality test by talking to people and seeing if I thought I’d be able to handle the people aspect of working again.
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I started off working in financial data entry and eventually found a position as a payroll specialist
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I’m good at getting well paid jobs, but I barely last a month in them. Last three jobs I quit within a month due to low motivation and having trouble getting/staying at work
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yes they can work, If they desire too, im planning to work in future. But now im not ready. Im ready i will. Its good to work, makes feel productive and fulfilled.
I had a casual job for a few months but struggled to keep it due to depression and avolition. Soon after I married and stopped work. That was eight years ago. I’m a painter and writer but struggling with working on that. Haven’t painted in five months. If I can’t paint or write regularly then I doubt I can hold a job which requires more commitment - especially if I have to work away from home.
I’ve had some okay jobs post-psychosis, I even did a little interning as a dental assistant. All of these flopped though because my negatives were so bad.
Nowadays it’s my positive symptoms that get in the way of work, so housekeeping work suits me just fine. I’ve been housekeeping for 9 months with a small office, and even completed different housekeeping contracts throughout the year prior.
I’m also studying dental administration, but might stick with the housekeeping even when I graduate. I do enjoy DA and frigg I want career growth I don’t know if I can take the extra stress.
you seem to write really well here
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Some can, some can’t. Depends on what the schizophrenia lottery gives you. You can always try to work and see what happens.
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I actually think that after the onset of schizophrenia my chances of getting a job improved compared
to the pre-onset phase.
I consider myself pretty high functioning and I have been able to hold jobs
When you are not getting eaten by bugs, you are doing well.
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