I wonder if death is the only solution for getting rid from Schizophrenia. Then why to live in this hell . why not to die n start a new one? Or to be wherever that happens after death?
I prefer to live. I don’t know if reincarnation exists so I’m not going to take my chances.
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You sound like one of my voices that told me to kill myself. This thread makes me angry
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I sometimes fantasize about being reincarntated and living the same life I lived, but being able to correct the mistakes I made in my past life. I don’t really believe strongly in reincarnation, though, so I’m not going to risk deliberately dying just on the outside chance I can correct the mistakes I made. Sometimes I think that maybe, before I was born, and I was choosing what kind of life I would lead, I was given a chance to live as a schizophrenic as an alternative to something worse.
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Suffer that’s all I feel I do.
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just feels like we were notorious sinner in our past life…
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Because we’re not done here yet, and if we forcefully leave this life before nature decides then we’re missing each opportunity that does exists. I have been bullied and coerced by voices. I’ve been on the floor sobbing holding a knife because I was told to. But I’m still here and proud to have overcome, and I will again. When I take stock I know that I’ve made even the tiniest difference for anyone else then it’s worth it.
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İ don t know.maybe i m too afraid of reincarnated to schizophrenic monkey after death 
Nope. I got sick and tired of being sick and tired a couple of decades ago. Made the decision that I would be the one in control, not the SZ. It was that one shift in attitude that did more for me than anything else. I may not win every battle with SZ, but I’ve been winning the war ever since. If you think you’re defeated then you are defeated. There’s no middle ground.
Me, I’m going down fighting.
Pixel.
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Hoping to accomplish that in this life. 
Pixel.
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If you get re-incarnated there’s no guarentees that your next life will be any better than this life. And in regards to your title. I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1980 at age 19. I suffered terribly for the first two years. At that time I had no sign that I would ever get better. My symptoms were intense and unrelenting and constant. I didn’t know if I would ever get better, I felt like giving up often and I felt hopeless much of the time. My future looked bleak and I sometimes thought about suicide.
Well, three years later in 1983, with some help and support and through a series of small steps and co-operating with whoever wanted to help me, I got a job. I stayed there four years. In 1984 I started college. I moved into semi-independent living. I got a car and a few friends. I went out in public and did normal things and had fun. I still had terrible symptoms but despite them I was fairly stable.
Well, I’m 54 now. I’ve worked fairly steadily since 1983. I need four more classes for my degree. I’ve been driving my own car since 1996. I lived independently for 20 years until just two months ago. I’ve done a ton of fun things and I have traveled to several places around the U.S. I know not everybody can do what I’ve done. But my point is, is that I was once hopeless. If had given up in those first two years, look what I would have missed out on.
You can’t predict the future, I know it’s a crap shot as to who gets better and who doesn’t. But I started out just like anybody else on this forum. I was nothing special. I was in all of your shoes at one time. I’m not the highest functioning person here, plenty of people here are doing great things.You just got to grit your teeth and go through the bad times.
All of us feel like giving up sometimes. I went through hell from 1980-1982. But today I got up and walked to the store for a couple of sodas, I relaxed in my room and made some phone calls. I leisurely did my laundry across the street. I greeted my neighbors and cleaned my room. Life can get better. My life isn’t all that I want it to be but right now that’s fine and I will work on it. Anyway I hope you get something from this.
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I know that you are suffering right now. I just want you to know that I care.
I wanted to die once too. Things feel unbearable, but they will get better.
When we suffer it seems like eternity. I’m glad I was able to do what most normal people couldn’t. I made a lot of accomplishments. And have the experience to know when things are down the only way is up.
I’m just curious LWD1982, what are a few of your accomplishments?
There are always people that have it worse. If you’re of the opinion that reincarnation is possible, what’s to say you won’t be reincarnated to someone/something that has a horrible life(I’m not going to give examples)? Your life could be so much worse. The illness is just a part of you. To be honest, the only time I really even remember I have schizophrenia is when I’m taking my meds, going to/seeing the pdoc, or coming on here. What I’m trying to say is I spend 99% of my time not thinking of this condition. Besides, what’s to say that if you kill yourself today that tomorrow there won’t be a cure? Some things, to think about…
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My opinion is logic dictates the main goal in life is to survive no matter how much it may suck or be horrible for one. And unlike things like if a word is offensive or not, being alive is not debatable because the fact I’m typing right now proves I am alive… unless this is all just another hallucination of mine.
mostly personal achievements
i didn’t know there was an ’ optional ’ clause !?! 
" okay god you did not tell me about the fine print… dumb arse !?! " 
take care 