Humanity is the spice that dispels sickness. It is important that you have or acquire a social circle. Always have at hand at least one person to talk with. One person you can trust (preferably beyond family and therapist) you can confide your innermost feelings. Have someone in your age group who leads a ‘normal’ life, so that you can keep your bearings with what’s around you and ‘reality-check.’ Also a mentor-older person who has your disability, and has ‘charted’ the path of schizo. for a longer time is great! Try to find a coach who ‘has been there,’ who has gone through in the past what you are confronting now, and above all a coach or mentor you can relate to, who can mentor you through the whole process, beginning and end, and understands how to coach you through a crisis. We all have someone we admire. Find a role model, and specifically, one public figure who provides leadership and inspiration, regardless of their type of struggle. Profile yourself in positive people, above all human people, who have confronted great challenges. The measure of your success will be the help of a true friend or a mentor or a leader who give you hope and inspiration to go on and face any challenge! We are all here on this Earth to help each other across this great adventure called the human will!
