Schizophrenia

I am a long term sufferer of Schizophrenia (a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifesting as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction.)

I have struggled with this diagnosis most of my life and have been through seriously difficult and debilitating episodes throughout my life until I found medication that has allowed me to pursue a life free from the destructive effects of the illness. Schizophrenia has cost me marriages, occupations and friendships. It has robbed me financially, emotionally and had me on the brink of suicide numerous times. I hate the illness and now accept it after a very long time of absolute denial which is the greatest stumbling block to effective treatment...