Where I'm at

Hi everyone, just an update and a couple of questions from me!

I am very well and living a good life. I practice gratitude and I have a job and a house. I have been taking my medication for the longest stint yet, which I attribute to my success. My last psychosis was the worst yet and I will never stop taking my medication because of that. Being medicated has been a game changer for my schizophrenia and I even feel like I am a normal person now.

I am totally leaning into being healthy all the time! So much so that I am seeing periods of my illness as times that I was sick instead of seeing them as personal failures. It's phenomenal! I actually look back, and I can say to myself, 'gosh I was unwell' rather than see it as something personally wrong with me. Given, these times did set me back significantly in terms of career and finances etc. It makes me sad that I have this disability, but I know taking my medication and doing things like exercise and not drinking alcohol has helped me recover dramatically.

I even have a long term boyfriend. Unbelievable! I never imagined I'd find someone so stable and lovely. The only problem is that I haven't told him about my illness. And I feel like it's been so long dating that I might not be able to... He knows I have mental illness but not what. I have gotten feedback from some family and friends who have said "It's none of his business" and others who have said that he has probably googled that tablets I take day and night. My thoughts are that if I stay healthy and stable, I shouldn't need to disclose, at least until we move in together or take the next step in our relationship. I am happy where we're at anyhow. I'll get to it what I come to it, but if anyone has any experiences they'd like to share, please add it to this thread.

One other thing I wanted to bring up was the job thing. I have recently applied for another job with an employer who spouts they are equal opportunity and want to employ people with a disability. So I did it. I ticked the box about disability. I said I didn't need any adjustments at work. I wonder has anyone had any positive experiences with this? Or the opposite.

I wonder if they employee me (if my application is good enough) because I ticked the box. I wonder whether they will ask me what my disability is. I REALLY do not want to disclose... All is to be revealed. I'll keep the forum updated, wish me luck!

Rosie