Hi Spiritual,
I'm very glad that you are well. That, after all, is what we all wish to be.

I do appreciate your energy and your articulate, intelligent posts.

For clarification, I am a professional although psychology is not my field.

I guess from your most recent post I'm left with the question that if you have never entered into a relationship with a psychiatrist, how were you able to diagnose yourself as having schizophrenia? I also am a little nervous about using "psychosis" and "schizophrenia" interchangeably. Psychosis can be a symptom of many psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia. I do agree with you that people can and do recover from psychosis.

Please do not be bothered by my pushing back a bit. A friendly exchange of ideas is always a positive thing in my opinion.

I really am not qualified to discuss schizophrenia in any more depth. I simply don't know enough about it. And, I certainly don't know your personal experiences like you do.

Please accept my sincerest well wishes.
Best,
Okie