Being sz vs not being sz enough

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A major problem I’ve had being sz is apparently not being sz enough.

Having avolition, but feeling motivated enough to feel unaccomplished.

Having social withdrawal and asocial, but feeling lonely.

Having lack of interest, but feeling bored.

Flat but unhappy.

And so on.

What’s the answer?

Don’t strive for complete remission of sz?

Or

Strive for complete remission of sz?

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I think you have to strive for complete remission

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Seems correct. Functioning completely “normal” is a big ask though. Problem is I default to negatives in almost every way, so striving for complete remission is inherently unstable.

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I can’t even imagine complete remission. I’d be happy with partial remission. I currently have mild symptoms and I’m ok with that but my doctor won’t rest until I have complete remission so I become his science experiment.

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I’m basically on palliative care.

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Yeah its too stressful to attain normalcy. I relapsed. I need to manage stress too, but not in palliative care.

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I’ve recovered a lot since my initial diagnosis but I’m still very weak and completely disabled. Hopefully when I switch to cobenfy full amount and quit invega I will be doing better

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Strive for maximized quality of life.

What that means to you is up to you.

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I have a chronic recurring problem when it comes to feeling that I’m a fake.It stems from making comparisons with others here. My cognitive profile says that the diagnosis fits, more than positive or negative symptoms. What I do know is that the support I get, from my daughter etc, puts me in a much better place than I was when living in Essex.

I have a fair number of health related problems(mental, neurodevelopmental and physical) officially dxed or probable/possible, but I’d say that taken individually they’re mild to moderate.

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I am on a similar boat, drugs control positive symptoms pretty well but negatives are pretty severe overall. Thus it is a bit frustrating to witness outside world doing it’s thing and not being able to participate in any substantial way. Besides I feel a bit tired of fighting this disease day in and day out - so I have given up a bit here and there.

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The same here rarely psychotic but lots of negative and cognitively symptoms. I understand negative symptoms very well and I’ve realized that they are not getting better in anyway even if I switched meds.

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