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Steel Maiden · 23-01-2012, 09:54 AM

I don't have depression, but I have schizophrenia. I have tried 7 different antipsychotics, CBT and multiple hospital stays, including 2:1 or 1:1 in a PICU five times.

I have good days and bad days, but I must say that my ability to have good days is fuelled by the determination to fight this illness, despite being told I am treatment-resistant. I hear voices every day and the paranoia can be crippling (I stayed at home for the whole of the weekend last week because I was so scared), but I have a lot of support.

I'm going to university now (by a government-funded taxi) and I'm scared sh*tless of the other students, but I have a full-time support worker at uni.

Don't give up. With the right (even if that is a lot) support, and a huge amount of determination, things can get better, or at least be manageable.

It's getting through the bad days and enjoying the good days that gets me through.

23-01-2012, 09:54 AM	#7
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	I don't have depression, but I have schizophrenia. I have tried 7 different antipsychotics, CBT and multiple hospital stays, including 2:1 or 1:1 in a PICU five times. I have good days and bad days, but I must say that my ability to have good days is fuelled by the determination to fight this illness, despite being told I am treatment-resistant. I hear voices every day and the paranoia can be crippling (I stayed at home for the whole of the weekend last week because I was so scared), but I have a lot of support. I'm going to university now (by a government-funded taxi) and I'm scared sh*tless of the other students, but I have a full-time support worker at uni. Don't give up. With the right (even if that is a lot) support, and a huge amount of determination, things can get better, or at least be manageable. It's getting through the bad days and enjoying the good days that gets me through.
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.