Things can get better

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I would give him time to adjust, it’s very hard to recieve this diagnosis.

You should tell him to come here, and you should go to the family forum. You can find it at http://family.schizophrenia.com

:slight_smile: Thank you

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@Minnii

was your diagnose changed from sza to sz?

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I’m in limbo, pdoc is not sure at the moment.

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I believe sz and sza can be on par with each other a lot of the time because there both schizophrenic illness’s

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Yeah, as long as the treatment works, I don’t really care :slight_smile:

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good for you @Minnii you are a true inspirational writer ! I feel better.

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Thanks juke :slight_smile:

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Minnii - Alex got this diagnosis six years ago - I’m worried that he’ll
never have any life and I want to help him but he typically escalates and
gets kicked out. We’ve had him live in the independent living homes but
they’re soulless. In the past few years he has accepted his diagnosis - he
just seems stuck in that world and won’t get out of it without another
crisis. Next time he’ll return to jail because he tried to kill us last
time. I adore this man and he has so much to offer. I’m hoping that
individuals with sz can tell me what happened for them to progress?

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Everyone is different so I can’t really think of what might help him, unfortunately I don’t have much advice to give, other than what I’ve already told you. This site can help him, and the family forum folks can help you.

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I do believe in the power of positivity.

Never give up, just keep trying. I had many failures, so what?
You try hard enough and eventually something good will happen.

But if you don’t at least try, nothing will happen.

Good Luck in school :slight_smile:

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Positive thinking is important. Of course we need to deal with reality that sometimes is harsh.

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Thanks mini, I saw no reason to believe any hope however many times I was told
I was angry with the lie / impatient to get going and be 4 years later when I thought I’d be mildly more functioning

I could never have expected this - things to be this good … ever

If that gives hope then I’m helping

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It gives me hope, that some day things can be good again for me too. Hope is always good.

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you don’t appear to me minnii as a person with a severe mental illness

it can get better true, it can also get worse

i remember saying to a friend, ‘it can’t get any worse,’ and he replied ‘it can always get worse.’

a couple weeks later i found out i had cancer.

:slight_smile:

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i’m not sure what happened to my friend

i tried to get in touch on facebook but can’t find him. i can find his father and brothers but not him

he had a bad speech problem, a stammer, a very bad one

i wonder if he is dead.

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Oh man, that’s too bad. How’re you doing now?

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i’m ok thanks Moonbeam

i just have a nice 12" scar to remind me

had surgery twice and i was ok

but i always thought i would die

for a long time :slight_smile:

it was a long long time ago

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I imagine that probably gives you a unique outlook on life. I’m glad you’re doing OK. :relaxed:

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thanks, it did change me… :slight_smile:

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Thank-you for sharing your perspective.

from Vermont
Mom of 50-year-old SZ son

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