# Higher risk profile

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**Created:** [May 20, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601 "2026-05-20T20:54:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Raptor\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/raptor_z/32/14830_2.png) [@Raptor\_Z](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Raptor_Z)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601/1 "2026-05-20T20:54:28Z")

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People with schizophrenia have higher risk profile.

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**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601/2 "2026-05-20T21:20:25Z")

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What do you mean?

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/zoe/32/7475_2.png) [@Zoe](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601/3 "2026-05-20T21:35:36Z")

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Yes; more higher health risks

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**Author:** ![Raptor\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/raptor_z/32/14830_2.png) [@Raptor\_Z](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Raptor_Z)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601/4 "2026-05-20T21:53:53Z")

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A “higher risk profile” means someone has a greater chance of negative outcomes happening compared to average.

Example:

Person A has a low risk profile for alcohol → maybe occasional mild effects.

Person B has a higher risk profile → the same alcohol could more easily lead to serious problems.

With Schizophrenia, the higher risk profile means things like:

stronger mental health reactions

higher chance of relapse or psychosis

more problems mixing alcohol with medication

greater vulnerability to addiction

increased risk of accidents or poor decisions

It does not mean “something bad will definitely happen.”

It means the probability and potential severity of problems are higher overall.

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**Author:** ![walter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85e7bf/32.png) [@walter](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/higher-risk-profile/5601/5 "2026-05-21T13:37:23Z")

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Maybe, it’s true.