Good things about getting older?

Oh. That's not what the doctors say. I guess you would know better since you read an article online, though. Thanks for your help.

 

Still, you should question and look into everything your doctors tell you

 

The only way to know for sure is to stop taking my meds, so I guess I'll stop. I'll tell everyone who wants me on them that the guy online says he read somewhere that it could peter out at any time.

 

A friend of mine who's schizophrenic and 57 hasn't had a major episode in several years. I'm 47 and have schizo-affective disorder. My last major episode was in 2003. My doctor also mentioned the disease can burn itself out. I still take medication and I'm stable on it.

 

I concur with some of the other posters, from what I’ve read of the illness it’s not degenerative

Doctors are still not certain what causes the onset of schizophrenia, perhaps the voices in your head can offer up an opinion?

 

I don't think that's a very helpful comment to say to a schizophrenic. Give the guy a break.

 

What if the auditory hallucination he’s experiencing isn’t a delusion but the disease itself trying to communicate with the host.


The Voice(s) in his head could offer up some astounding information to its origins

 

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Cheers Glen.

 

When people hear voices they are usually negative and critical of the sufferer, and definitely not helpful. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

 

Thankfully it's not a low IQ or you'd be in grave danger.

 

Becoming Postmenopausal.

 

Better understanding of love

 

still waiting on that one.

 

You really need to cultivate a sense of humor, or am I just being paranoid?

 

getting Social Security!!! (even early )

People not being able to look at you with derision and say "what do you know...you haven't been through ***** " <<<fill in whatever...

 

Closer to death.

 

Still don't learn.
Growing up I always thought growing up meant you would lose your sense of humor and passions etc to become an adult and start a family and work. I know it's generational as that was the norm for older gens but I really like my generation, whatever it even is. Mid 80s stuff.

Its like I've gained knowledge and experience, but I still have my passions, I still have my warped sense of reality and humor and my knowledge and life experience tells me that I might just have that forever. In ways I really do look forward to becoming 60, just to see what I'm like, if I am still qwerky in my ways, if I'm still an oddball, if I still own the world

I may also be completely wrong too. Maybe I wake up and turn it all around. I'm pretty sure I'm arrogant and ignorant enough to make sure that doesn't happen in my life. I ain't getting out alive and I sure as hell don't wanna stop having as much fun as I can.

Like Lemmy says;
I know I say it's getting too much, but I know I'm a liar.

Hellraiser!

And the promising thing is this, the more I travel, the more world I see, the more people I meet, I'm starting learn that, there's a lotta whackos out there at 60, so I think I'mma be just alright.

 

Turning 30 was such a relief. It felt like, oh good, now I can stop worrying about all the silly things 20 somethings worry so much about.

 

and start worrying about real things like pulling a muscle while you sleep.