Without the faith of our leaders, is it any wonder that it's much harder for people with SZ to access vital services? Where are we supposed to live? On the streets? Certainly the current fragmented, revolving-door mental health system is not working.
One thing is certain: if people with SZ had access to housing and jobs, their sense of self would skyrocket. A dollar value cannot be placed on human potential. Preventive measures are more cost-effective than jails and hospitals in terms of building a positive psyche.
So we rely on the recovery movement as an empowering force and guiding light. Seek out people diagnosed with SZ who are ahead of you on the journey. See how they did it. Take what works for you and leave the rest.
Final words:
If you have been good to yourself and kind, you will have won the battle. This acceptance could take years. One day you'll be shopping at the market, bent over a bin deciding whether to choose raspberries or peaches, and it will be as natural as breathing. You will not know how you got there or when you crossed over from your dark days. This is the hope that all of us must cling to: that one day, the worst will be behind us.
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