A Step in the Right direction!

Nate Living With It I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia at the age of 22, though... Send Message Subscribe: Nate

Sunday, September 20, 2009
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Hello, I haven't been on the site in awhile and thought I would write a blurb on my personal progress through the illness. It is funny actually, my diagnosis has been through a number of changes though I do still feel the residual effects of the psychosis that had once overwhelmed my life. I h...

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Christina Bruni
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 08:51 PM

Hi Nate,

Good luck to you too!

I agree that using coping skills and strategies is the best defense against the symptoms. I just spoke with a friend on the phone about this: the symptoms mutate over the years. What worked then might not work now. You cannot recreate the past. However you can find out what works and go with that. All this goes along with what you wrote about in your SharePost.

So thank you for chiming in and I look forward to more.

Regards,

Christina

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DCROY9633
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Thanks for the good post. It is encouraging, which I need right now. Sometimes, for various reasons, it is hard to commit to the upward road, the road to feeling better and possible recovery. But you have done it! Congratulations. Carolyn

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Kate K.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 03:52 PM

Glad to hear that you're feeling better and thank you for giving encouragement to others. I've been away from this site for a while, but I'm hoping that I'll spend more time here in the coming weeks. I hope you do too. I would like to get to know you better. You sound great. Thanks for posting.

Kate