Schizophrenia - General Discussion
in Psychology & Therapy ·
Dammit, my post ended up at the very bottom of the page, so I’m just gonna copy it over to a new one.
So, I'm still in school—and working whatever odd jobs I can find, though mostly I'm just carrying the weight of my parents on my back right now.
The point is, having someone who actually *gets* it makes a massive difference. Someone who can offer real support because they've lived through it themselves. It's hard to get empathy from people who haven't walked this path, regardless of what specific diagnosis you're dealing with; we have so much in common.
Honestly, I think I have a much better shot at finishing my degree, landing a solid job, and finally getting my life together if I have someone by my side who understands the grind.
And look, when people claim being a schizophrenic means it's a lifelong sentence, it doesn't have to be as grim as the movies make it out to be. Plenty of people manage to taper off their meds and find stability... it's incredibly individual, depends on a million different things. It's "lifelong" only in the sense that nobody can give you a 100% guarantee that a psychotic episode won't pop up again down the road.
I've only ever seen Medvedica over at rebro, so I have zero clue what she's actually like.
So, I'm still in school—and working whatever odd jobs I can find, though mostly I'm just carrying the weight of my parents on my back right now.
The point is, having someone who actually *gets* it makes a massive difference. Someone who can offer real support because they've lived through it themselves. It's hard to get empathy from people who haven't walked this path, regardless of what specific diagnosis you're dealing with; we have so much in common.
Honestly, I think I have a much better shot at finishing my degree, landing a solid job, and finally getting my life together if I have someone by my side who understands the grind.
And look, when people claim being a schizophrenic means it's a lifelong sentence, it doesn't have to be as grim as the movies make it out to be. Plenty of people manage to taper off their meds and find stability... it's incredibly individual, depends on a million different things. It's "lifelong" only in the sense that nobody can give you a 100% guarantee that a psychotic episode won't pop up again down the road.
I've only ever seen Medvedica over at rebro, so I have zero clue what she's actually like.