Schizophrenia - All SharePosts Relating To "Just Diagnosed"

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Christina Bruni

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posted 05/18/2009, comments (0)

An Interview With Paulette

The 100 Individuals interview series continues with a Q&A with Paulette, who retired from the Board of Education and now works as an adjunct at St. John's University. She has a son, David, and a daughter, Chrissie. Her husband has been gone 13 years. Paulette has been involved with the National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI] for the past... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/20/2009, comments (8)

Recovery Revisited

Recovery is hard work, yet it's the most rewarding work you'll ever do. I wanted to revisit this topic after receiving a private message from someone who read my SharePosts and noted that I consider myself "Recovered From." She had some interesting questions that I answered and would like to talk about now in the hopes that others will be... Read more Chevron

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hi my real name is veronica "alisza" is my middle name haha

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posted 03/03/2009, comments (6)

cant think about others now

i was laying a bath full of hot steamy water, listening to my music, the thought popped into my mind that this was my time, time to go, time to die, yes i have been taking my meds, but something led, me to this point in life, where it all seemed worthless, it is my time, i thought of ways to do it, ways i could escape life, flee from my troubles,... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/27/2009, comments (2)

How to Help?

Hello out there! I have been reading many things on this site and am very grateful to all of you who write here. I have a 50 year old sister who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Unfortunately, after the Dx she decided the Dr. was a quack. There is nothing wrong with her. Our problem now becomes how do we convince her otherwise. I... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/28/2009, comments (6)

Resilience: A Key Recovery Skill

The February 1, 2009 Woman's Day has an article, "Bounce Back from Anything: How to Be Resilient When Times Get Tough." This intrigued me because I had wanted to write a SharePost specifically about how taking a resilient stance enables a person to do well after a diagnosis of SZ. My trusty Oxford American College Dictionary defines resilient as... Read more Chevron

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