Post 4577012 - (it's aparantly possible to cure yourself from schizophrenia.)

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[quote="heavenlyabyss"][quote="John_Browning"][quote="heavenlyabyss"]Some people believe that schizophrenia is curable without antipsychotics... however, these people have their own self-interests in mind (to sell books and make money).  Or in some cases their own personal biases so they are obviously not to be trusted at face value.  I don't trust these people any more than the pharmaceutical companies.

If a person says they are recovered and they are happy with their life, you should respect that, even if you see them as being weird or different.  If a person is suffering and in agony, then they might require medication to feel better.

The truth is while some people have an organic psychosis, other people who are labeled schizophrenic are just very sensitive or eccentric or very stressed out for legitimate reasons. The key is whether the person is happy with their life or not.  I don't care if a person believes they have are an alien from Mars, if they are causing no harm to themselves or others, then they are mentally healthy in my view.  A lot of times "schizophrenics" suffer because they simply are not accepted.  Other times, the problem is purely biological and meds are necessary.  It depends.[/quote]
And some schizophrenics don't believe they are because their mind is that far gone! They are theoretically still treatable, but usually refuse without a court order.[/quote]

Yes, that is correct.  I do think forced treatment is appropriate in some situations (mainly if the patient is a harm to himself or others).[/quote]

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