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View Poll Results: Are you generally happy despite having a psychotic illness? | ||||||
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6 | 66.67% | |||
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No |
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3 | 33.33% | |||
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Many With Schizophrenia Say They're Happy: Study
This is an interesting article...only 40% of people with sz are generally happy vs 80% without. The article sounds sort of surprised that the rate is so "high" for sz as it apparently should be devastating but it makes me wonder....do you find yourself generally happy despite suffering some sort of psychosis.
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I voted yes but my illness is still in the early stages that may change.....
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What makes me happy is that i genuinely have a love of science , and regardless of what happens i will always have access to it as long as i have a wifi connection. |
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I voted yes... I have a fairly positive outlook but I also think that the sz somewhat masks what would make most people unhappy about my situation.
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Science itself is unemotional yet poignant at the same time. I remember when i was reading the 'demon haunted world: science as a candle in the dark' where carl would be railing about inaccuracies and untruths page after page , and when i'd go to bed at night, sometimes after having a rough day , and when id see his book by my table , it would make me smile warmly , id think 'it was not good enough to save you carl' , not in a vindictive way , but his faith was like all of ours. But there he was within the pages of his book fightn the good fight. Great man! |
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I didn't vote cos I'm not really sure it applies to me and I don't want to mess up your data, but I was miserable long before I ever heard voices.
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I'm generally a happy person.
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im generally happy too. i DO have bouts of depression but they last only a few days plus they are situational. for example if i had a bad day at that clinic it makes me depressed. or if my mom and i are fighting it makes me sad. but it doesnt last but a few days.
all this month ive been very happy. even though i had some psychosis. but ive been very stressed too. but the stress ive experienced in this past month hasnt made me unhappy. just stressed out.
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This isn't real data we're not allowed to do that here I just personally have fun with polls and I think some others do as well. Feel free to vote....
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I also voted yes.
Recently I was thinking about how certain life experiences have shaped me into the lady I am today. One of those experiences was the psychosis that emerged in my mid twenties. It happened at a time when I was still longing to be normal and fit into the mainstream. I wasn't happy because I really wanted to be me but I thought I wasn't good enough for society. The illness relieved me of this preoccupation. It forced me to accept and embrace the few traits I was ashamed of such as my sexuality and my unique way of experiencing the world. It liberated me, because I had a valid reason to be different. Suddenly it was okay. The illness also made me a better person. It taught me to be open and tolerant. For example I refuse to judge people based on first impressions. I refer to my happiness as contentment because I am not sure what happiness is. |
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![]() I definitely think that what I've experienced has made me a more open minded & compassionate person and I'm grateful for that, but it came at a very high price. *Willow* |
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