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Tuesday, December, 02, 2008

Back to Work: Schizophrenia, Recovery and Employment

by  Paul Ballas
Friday, September 26, 2008
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Although a small percentage of people with schizophrenia recover almost completely, the vast majority of patients have chronic, residual symptoms even with the best medical and psychiatric c...

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    Don Fraser
    Friday, September 26, 2008 at 01:01 PM

    I couldn't agree more, Paul.      I found that after 15 years of not working, getting a job was a life-changing experience,     It was very difficult at first, but it's been 5 years now and I'm about to embark on a new journey of work.   And that's the way I see my illness.    I know I will never recover.    I can;t get too excited about fitting in with society or  functioning to someone else's defined norm of who I'm supposed to be.        The only person I'm responsible for is me.      And that takes up all my time.

     

    Though I can appreciate the guides to recovery on this site, it's nice to read the facts about the rest of us.

     

    Thank-you

     

    Don Fraser


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