Survivors of schizophrenia unite and celebrate your success

Alas, schizophrenia is not the end of the world. There is so much living in all of us still. It is terrifying and debilitating, and we should congratulate ourselves on being so brave and courageous and make every mental effort to get better, surround our mind with positive thoughts and people and always be positive. Why do I say this? Because if I did not have strong religious faith and the ability to always be positive about myself and my situation, I would not have recovered from this serious illness and would not be living a normal life. Sure, anxiety is prevalent, especially when talking to people, but that is minor compared to what could have been. It is time we united and congratulated ourselves on coming through a condition which is both terrifying and debilitating. We showed real courage and strength in the face of terror. At least I did. Even when I was at the height of my condition, I still forced myself to be positive and told myself things could be worse. I also persevered. First going out was hard, but with family support I went out more and more and now enjoy going out and socialising. Going back to college and joining the work place again was also a challenge, and sure I struggled, but I also persevered and got better. I am now qualified and happy. If you are going through it now, and some would be at different levels to me, I convince you to be positive and happy and always think positive thoughts about yourself and your situation- and take the right meds for you. The meds work, but only do so much. To come further, you must make a real effort and persevere and be positive always. But once again, I could not do it without the help of meds and will always stay on them. They keep me sane and my thoughts keep me happy. Peace out.