I am asking for some uplifting succes stories of people who have schizophrenia. I want to read stories of people who live a relatively normal life, despite their illness.
Are you independent? Can you take care of yourself? Do you have a wife or girlfriend? How about kids? Are able to hold down a job?
Tell me! Give me the details. How long did you struggle before you got your life together? I am 32 now, I finished my bachelor university (law), haven’t been able to hold down a job yet. In the future si want to try and become a lawyer or at least do something with my law degree, and if God is gracious I hope to find love and maybe even start a family.
I want to live a normal and succesful life, but so don’t know if I can.
Life can be ok without keeping a job, husband/wife, friends and such too. I think it’s hard to come to peace with your illness.
I hope you will feel better later too…
I wanted to be dead for long time too but now since a couple years I feel better and managed to come to terms with my illness. It’s still ups and downs of course. But I don’t feel i want to die usually anymore.
I like to watch a movie each day and an episode of a series. I do this with my father. I live together with my mother and father. I also get a visit from a girl from mobile team every 2 weeks and she takes me out for a walk. I feel ok with all this. I accepted that i won’t be like my brother and sisters and by being realistic i can feel ok with what i have.
I used to be miserable but I got better. I’m not sure if the AD i take has anything to do with it.
I also listen some music every day and that helps too. I also make music when I feel in creative mood.
I think you gotta find happyness in little things. Like i try to enjoy the little moments i have. I don’t really know to say how i’m happy with just this. But all I can say is that you can be happy even if you don’t have a “normal” life
Well I would have killed ppl if I was without meds. And/or I would have killed myself. I have almost done both. So now I am much better eventhough I stay in bed all day everyday in my room. Better than dying or rotting in prison if you ask me.