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Hello Ekozan01,   A friend told me years ago that some people won't begin the process of recovery because they see recovery as a chore.  I agree with sunflower that some of us are outgoing in terms of wanting to live independently.   In my life, I stopped collecting government disability checks, lived in my own apartment, and had a full-time job with health benefits within three years of being diagnosed with the SZ.  It was my goal to find work after I got out of the hospital the first time, and nothing would stop me from achieving this goal, I wanted it more than anything.   Two things work against some people with a diagnosis of SZ: they could have lingering negative symptoms, like lack of motivation or desire, a blunt affect and also could be depressed.  It is harder to bounce back from the negative symptoms, which the SZ meds don't treat.  The medications only treat the positive symptoms.  And they could have a chronic form that is unremitting.    Not everyone with SZ has a chronic form; some of us have a mild form.  The reality is, it's the luck of the draw what side you're on.  Also, people who suffer from anosognosia, the lack of awareness that they have an illness, which is a symptom of SZ affecting up to 50 percent of the people with this condition, will have a lot harder time of it because they refuse treatment.   And yes, because the mental healthcare system in the U.S. is so fragmented and hard to access, that will prevent people from recovering, too.  You can't get well unless you get treated well from the beginning.   Regards, Christina