Personally I’d rather die young than live with this illness. How about you?
I’d much rather live with the illness than die young.
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I take meds now, I feel ok, what about you? What meds are you on?
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I’d much rather live with the illness than die young too. I agree with @SpacemanInvader.
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Nope. I’d rather live.
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Dont die just yet. With the pace the planet is evolving sz might be cured and some people have gotten cured. Maybe in 20 years we have better meds and maybe some kind of new curing method.
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Christmas has made me depressed so right now i would prefer to die young than live with this illness
When I’m 90 or 100 I’m going to go to schools to talk about MH and how wrong we where.
Neurology over psychiatry.
Treatment over guesswork.
Rehabilitation over hospitalisation.
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Indifferent at this point. Have Severe Apnea issues, and never had the insurance or funds to get them taken care of. So I was never really guaranteed a long life. If it came to it, and it probably will at some point, I’ll more than likely pass in my sleep. I’d be okay with that.
I’ve heard the brain disorders do not continue on the other side, no matter where you go.
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I’d rather be alive, it’s not that terrible, it’s pretty bad but not to the point of rather chose death. Sometimes it’s manageable and I feel great other times it just sucks. But there is so much to see in the world and experience, I want to do all of those fun and interesting things. 
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My life is pretty good. I think going to day treatment is doing a number on my wellness and I can’t recommend it enough. If I’m feeling down around Christmas I go out and buy myself a treat and that is enough to make life feel good again. I do have life is meaningless “vibes” due to negative symptoms but I manage to stay happy by giving myself things to look forward to.
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I would rather be overweight and alive from second gen antipsychotics than skinny and dead. Life with SCH and SAD and other mental illnesses is tough, very tough. Work with doctors and find out which medications and combinations of medications work best for you and allow you to live symptom free throughout the rest of your lives. It took me 5 years to get this figured out; be patient, do not use THC or other illicit drugs, remove all variables that interfere with the meds such as previously said illicit drug use, using addictive social media to an extent, start daily exercise regimen, drink less alcohol, etc.
HAVE FAITH! There is hope and life can become better, significantly better, just make changes in your lives, work with psychologists and psychiatrists, and they will help you like they helped me.
Good luck, and happy holidays.
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If Risperidone ever poops out on me and stops working I’m in trouble.
No, I want to live, even with this God forsaken illness.
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I want to live. Voices sometimes want me dead though. I’m dead inside. I would give a lot to feel joy and true happiness again. But I dare not go off meds. Meds work. I’m not delusional. But that’s about it.
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I have a lot of anxiety that can turn to paranoia and delusions and it is uncomfortable and hard some days but I try to balance it with some positive things to take me out of it. It is my physical illness that is most trying, not being able to breath good can be scary but I will hold out till it is my time and in the meanwhile search for moments of contentment and happiness. They are there as long as we don’t stand in our own way. I have always searched for meaning and often found it.
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Unfortunately, you have to learn to live with it. According to quantum immortality you can’t escape it, no matter what you try to do.
The die is rolled and until the die is rolled again, in whatever universe you land up in, will be it and like this one you can only better it, or make it worse. Choose better for your own sake.
Don’t give up, instead improve your life and mindset, for what you think you will be.
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I would rather be alive then dead, not to be able with family and friends would be sad.
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Death is overrated. “Have you ever talked to a corpse? It’s boring” Quote from American Werewolf in London
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naaaaa
I rather live with being a schizo than die young.
Things can get better and miracles can and do happen.
I used to have hear voices tormenting me with nasty agonising words,screams and moans and other horocious symptoms.
But today I nolonger hear it and I feel more like myself even though I get others in my body intense overwhelming ones too that can mayit difficult coping.
I still have delusions and other symptoms and I believe what others do not etc
I am blessed and happy and appreciative that things have improved from back then when I was surviving even as a young child when I was not in my own body etc
N the overwhelming apathy and feeling of hopeless ness but got through that thank God.
Who is to say things get better when you are dead…
Hopefully so but…
Wishing us sweet precious moments of happiness love n laughter n good food n nice people and other great delights.
God bless the schizos and the schizophrenic community and forum.
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Everything is better than death.
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