hey mate,im glad your o.k with my joke,i have two brothers diagnosed with schizoprenia my oldest bro (then theres me) and my younger bro after me,were all in our fortys now and they were diagnosed in there late teens,it was a pretty turmoil time of our lives when they were hit with it,especialy for our mother (dad was never really around for us ,always away working)eventually leaving us,my bros both hear voices but my older brothers condition accumilated with other sicknesses the doc says he has other severe neuro problems and is currently being cared for in a place for people with multiple disorders , my younger bro hears voices but is still living at home with mum ,his condition isnt as severe as our older brother but he takes medication.I however in the middle of the two did not get the illnesses they got,i dont hear voices which i guess cancelled me out,so i have experience thru my bros about schizophrenia.my older bros just totaly out there(if you know what i mean)and very hard to communicate with most of the time,my younger bro however isnt so bad ,like he has a job and drives a car,i was always weary of them when we were young but now we get along just fine,although my younger bro has a insaitionable appetite for the race horses(gambling problem since he got sick)i keep thinking its maybe its an escape for him.,..they can still drive me crazy at times but ill always find the patience and love in the end to be just what they want me to be, their brother.take care my freind rixsta.
I don't take offense, I really do have symptoms of schizophrenia but my humor beats it down.
Nice to meet you, great job on quitting those and making it out. I have quit all drugs I took, but still currently taking norcos for pain, I am hoping when my brace comes I can leave those alone and concentrate on quitting my smoking.