Schizophrenia Support Group

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by impairments in the perception of reality and by significant social dysfunction. Untreated schizophrenia is typically characterized by demonstrating disorganized thinking and experiencing delusions or auditory hallucinations.

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INDEPENDENCE OR CO-DEPENDENCE?

strength1979
strength1979
What is the answer for the mentally ill? Is it being dependent on institutions, others with similar expereinces, and support groups. Mind you that i am only speaking from one persons expierence. Mine. I have found that facing the battle on your own as one person faced with challenges among many men face with somewhat different challenges but in the whole we all owe to ourselves the resposibility to handle our own lives on our own, we will be bette off. We can be better off the moment we realize no one can stand for us. We all have beleifs and ideas that, even though we might be able to live of others faith for awhile ultimatily it comes down t o us being able to stand on what we have faith in by ouselves. That is the core of being ourselves without having to answer or ask anything about it from anyone. Like we are always somehow alone. But we have what it takes in each of us to be who we were meant to be. So im just asking anyones and everyones opinion on the subject. Feel free to say what ever comes to your mind. Im not trying to offend anyone, but just trying to stimulate our minds a little bit. What is your view on co-dependence and self suffeciancy when it comes to having a mental illness?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Even if not mental ill is common for many to take their relationship for granted. So think the question is irrelevant as all is fair in love and war!
deleted_user
deleted_user
to a certain extent, all of us with an illness, mental or physical, are dependent on meds and medical health practitioners.

other than that, i am completely independent.
strength1979
strength1979
Sorry if you might have picked up an air of superiority in this post. I was suffering from delusions of grandeur at the moment.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm dependent on my medications and social security and my mom and my step-dad. I'm 31 and live with them, I have to, government says so. I can't live alone, EVER again. I have no faith, as that was thrown out the window long ago. So yea, as my psychiatrist says "without your meds, it wouldn't be a pretty sight"
arfie
arfie
I go for balance. Yes, I alone, am responsible for management of my life, whatever my handicaps. But I don't need to make unnecessary, dramatic super hero efforts. Help is available. There is no weakness of taking advantage of available resources.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The hybrid model, a little bit of both. Hopfully complement one another.
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