I’m still learning just what SZ is going to be like for me. I never heard voices (without alcohol) until last winter. I’d been diagnosed with SZ in late 1991, and then to suddenly have voices in 2018, was quite a letdown. I was such a heavy drinker for so long, too, that I didn’t have all the symptoms. Now I do. Tough titty. I can’t really envision full recovery yet, but I hope that talk therapy can get me at least closer. But I believe I’ll always be on meds.
Recovery for me means being able to function at an optimal level, and feeling happy/content with life.
Minimal symptoms, and the ability to manage the symptoms when they present themselves
in the past, i’d always thought that recovery meant being clear and free of sz. while this is ideal, it is not my reality. living in recovery means i stay med compliant, work my job to the best of my ability, be a good son to aging parents, treat others as i wish to be treated, and overall be of benefit to my community. recovery takes hard work and it doesn’t come easy and certainly isn’t handed to you.
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