Schizophrenia Spectrum

[Brittany]

I was diagnosed schizoeffective (some sort of hybrid between schizophrenia and bipolar), and for the most part I've just learned how to distinguish which of my experiences corroborate with consensus reality and which don't. I then pick and choose the level of credence to give these experiences, and which ones I'm going to share with others. It didn't take long to realize that talking about the voices in my head and the pictures they showed me wasn't a great way to portray myself as a sane individual. I purposefully faced the fear I found in my "abnormal" experiences head on, and now that I'm not afraid of them, I can simply choose to privately enjoy them or ignore them, and live a mostly normal life. If properly cultivated, conditions like schizophrenia can give way to more solidified psychic abilities. I rather like being able to walk between worlds.