You know me; even though this is more or less a blog, I generally speaking never link. But I found something recently that I’d like to point to, for your edification as well as my exposition, a thinking that I’d like to pursue. It’s PBS.org, the website to go along with a documentary about John Nash — the “real” story, opposed to the fictionalized account that got played so very well in the movie A Beautiful Mind. What makes me link to it is about halfway down the page, where it starts, “The review found that a decade after an initial schizophrenic incident, one-quarter of schizophrenics were completely free of any symptoms.” Myself, I had never seen that statistic before: one quarter of us will get better to the point that there will of us be no symptoms at all. Yes, it would take ten years, but man, that’s such hope to many of us, I think, who generally think of the disease as something you never get better from except in the rarest of cases. Isn’t that what you heard about it, too?
Then, the next paragraph goes on to say, “Ten years following a first schizophrenic episode, another 25% are ‘much improved,’ meaning they still might marry, live independently, or hold some kind of employment, although part-time. These people almost always rely on medications to reduce the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia....” And that’s me, folks. To a T (except that I work full-time). I still have the rare symptom at times, though it is always a transitory phenomenon, and I definitely have to stay on my meds — or bad things happen. But man, that’s 50% of us: one out of two people with schizophrenia will get better to the point where they can lead “normal” lives. Was anyone else aware of these numbers? Where did we get the idea that this disease was generally a permanent disability? Because this information shocked the heck out of me. So anyway, that’s why I link today. There’s more on the site, so explore. And be of good cheer, for there is hope for us, after all.
Beyond God
2:34pm thursday, 8th september
The voices say your gay,your gay,your gay,your gay,I KNOW MY OWN VOICE.FUCKIN PERIOD.The voices also say your God,You are jesus etc etc.If God had a ounce of truth, then God would confess its wrongdoings.(to the public).I would hate to be God.I can tell by the mickey mouse horseshit you use to keep this website running, that you run with God.Complete horseshit!Jerk eachother off.
Reflection
2:35pm thursday, 8th september
Yeah, that name was too nice.
reflection
2:40pm thursday, 8th september
Trust me stand, once you are on the bad side, you've already been destroyed.
Beyond God
3:24pm thursday, 8th september
Let armagedon begin."The town loon will rule the world"Nostradamust.
Strawberry's Mom
8:13pm thursday, 8th september
What's wrong if Stand is gay? Don't get upset about it. He can't help it.
Strawberry
8:15pm thursday, 8th september
Don't worry Stand, I explained to mom that you aren't gay.
Beyond God