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Several people have asked me to look to religion to find help for my troubles, and they all have very good points. However I feel at this time in my life, I am not quite ready to re-examine religion. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in God most definitely, but I’ve never been one to put stock in a religion. I have prayed to God for some answers, but my view is not so much that God is here to heal me, but rather to see me through the process of healing myself. If I was in serious financial trouble, it would be irresponsible of my parents to give me money to make it all better, but would better me if they helped me make a plan to get out of the trouble myself.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 17, 2004 at 1:23 PM
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Thank YOU for reading
I'm glad to see that this has a positive effect for people. It really is my hope to help people understand just what schizophrenia is, and how it affects the people who have it. I think I have been somewhat blessed to have been diagnosed at an early stage, where it has not taken over my life, and I can still comprehend things with a mostly logical train of thought. And Ariala, you greedy heartless bugger =P Thanks for reading everyone, I hope it continues to help both you and me.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 17, 2004 at 1:15 PM
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This is really enlightening...I think you could write a whole series of
articles and a book on this subject. Perhaps even start a website. Gad, I'm always thinking of the marketing angle, I'm sorry...bad habit!
posted by
Ariala
on November 17, 2004 at 12:00 PM
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this was an excellent post! it's helping me to understand my schizophrenic cousin so much better. thank you so much...
posted by
wannabejew
on November 17, 2004 at 12:00 PM
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If you know a deaf person, as I do, since my mother is deaf, you may experience a kind of empathic relation to their own experience. For instance, although my hearing is normal, I have found that with my children only, there is often some impediment to my hearing them correctly (the TV or such noise interfering) and I am at such times in connection with my mother's inability to hear me at all times.
I think you could try prayer for your problem as well. As you have chosen to rely upon the field of psychiatry for your needs, you have purchased a portion of a doctor's financial support system. However, the church does not benefit from your remaining ill. If you purchase into the church system, they benefit more from your proving God's existence should you be healed as a result of prayer. I'm only being logical in my thinking.
We have been taught to have faith in doctors more than in prayer in the modern world, but I do believe that a simple faith filled prayer can be more effective toward healing. It has worked for me.
posted by
TARZANA
on November 17, 2004 at 11:26 AM
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Catching it early
That's one thing I'm very greatful for too. Part of this is probably due to the fact that I didn't wait for years before going to see a doctor. Also the increase in symptoms wasn't very much for the first few months, but really started to pick up over the past few, but I'm on the right track now.
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on November 17, 2004 at 11:09 AM
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Hey thanks!
I talked to some people during my internship where they had some really nasty things going on inside of their heads, it was scary to even hear about and it was understandable why they were so torn and mentally and physically exhausted.
I'm sorry that you have any of these experiences at all, but am glad that so far things haven't been too bad. I don't mean to minimize what you experience as I can't imagine dealing with the interruptions, just glad you haven't experienced some of the things I saw while interning.
posted by
RachelAnna
on November 17, 2004 at 11:05 AM
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