I firmly believe that there are no benefits that come from schizophrenia that couldn’t be gained in life in other ways. I feel schizophrenia is a blight. I don’t dwell on it, but it is purely malignant.
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There are creativity benefits, you could get extra help with things, possible disability, etc.
I try to be very careful NOT to identify myself with this illness. However, it has taught me to be grateful for the problems I could have, but do not. Like ALS, terminal cancer, being a quadriplegic, etc. While I’m not overtly religious, “there but for the Grace of God go I” is a motto that stays with me.
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Being Sz gives you a lot of free time to think about little things that are important to us…and maybe sometimes we are able or allowed to participate in some fulfilling events .
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it made me who i am
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It kind of pushed me into being more careful about what I dwell on. If not for sz I would probably just have depression from my dad’s side of the family.
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If I can determine the difference between what is real and what isn’t sometimes the stories that run in my head make good writing exercises.
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I have a direct link to God. He talks to me every single day. Actually, He talks to me as often as I want. Long, interactive conversations, He knows what I am thinking, doing, planning, feeling, etc… He comforts and consoles me. And, He advises me. Tells me what He thinks is the best course of action to take in any given situation. And I am free to follow His commands, or not. This is why my handle is: mylifeiswonderful. Because it really is! And, I am not manic. My psychiatrist says that my mood is normal and has been for many, many years. Like, 15 years. And, believe you me, I am no saint. I think God is talking to me this way just because I am so sinful. Or, have been. As far as I’m concerned, this is either schizophrenia, or, it is really God!
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the free money and house.
I think I can be more content to be alone. I have an active imagination to fill up my head.
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Strong imaginary skills
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Well a friend said just the other day that I was delusional. I almost fell off my unicorn. It occurred to me then that Taffy’s been with me since I’ve been SZ.
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Being unique and different from everyone else. Having a different point of view. At work I call it “playing left field.” I think of things no one else would even consider.
Also, superior troubleshooting skills. Normals tend to take reality for granted, and trust their senses. With sz you know you can’t trust anything, even yourself. If harnessed correctly, the extra experience with reality-checking can really pay off when you’re trying to figure things out when nothing seems to make sense.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Creativity is ■■■■■■■■. Disability is a negative thing, I hate being on it. I don’t think anyone on it loves it. It shows you can’t earn money for yourself, you depend on the state to survive, you’re essentially a leech, you provide almost no benefit to society.
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I think your right,we can have our own thinking,and be sort of intependant from others
You can see beyond the veil of reality…and it can be proven to those who can listen.
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That’s funny. Must remember that one 
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At least now I know where my moods and sensations come from… Thats right - i can see where the spirits are
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Ok, how about this. Taking positive risks. I say positive risks because I don’t mean risks like driving crazy and fast, or doing other life threatening things some people do.
More like acting outside the box, taking giant leaps of faith…setting what seems to others to be outrageous goals and then taking the steps (some risky) to reach those goals.
Some things I did people told me I was totally crazy to do…like driving 2000 miles with a little over $100 to my name to a place I didn’t know anyone and had never been to before, yet believing things would work out fine, and when I do this things work out fine, actually more than fine.
Taking the steps I took to go from homeless and broke (3 cents to my name) to homeowner with no mortgage in just 5 years, and by legal means, not stealing or dealing…just to make that clear…
One such thing was what some said was totally insane, going to Alaska towards the end of summer with only $300, knowing the seasonal jobs were probably all filled, and going to a place with a higher cost of living…taking a huge chance I might get stranded, and I went to a town that did not have homeless shelters in case I got stranded.
I was told don’t go, it’s too late in the season, you’re crazy, etc, etc…but I went and got a job with good pay in a week and things again worked out fine.
In other words if I listened to ‘normal’ peoples opinions I would have remained stuck where I was and never accomplished anything… especially since both examples I gave were connected and part of the journey that got me where I am today.
Oh, did I mention when I jumped in the car and drove 2000 miles the spirits told me where to go, because I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do…just that I had an unexplainable urge to go…?
So I acted on something that many would say was delusional…
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