Posted by Kari on August 14, 2002, at 13:04:47
In reply to Re: schizotypal personality disorder » Kari, posted by Dinah on August 13, 2002, at 20:06:58
It's good that you can trust your therapist and that he is trying to make you see the advantages of being different. I haven't been able to stay in therapy due to lack of trust and inability to communicate. In any case, considering the way I feel and the direction my life is headed, no one would be able to convince me there's a bright side to being schizotypal :)
It is possible that on a low dose of AP medication things might be different, including the ability to learn social skills, but with the way I have been feeling physically - low blood pressure, symptoms of parkinsonism and everything slowed down, I would have to be a fool to consider taking something like that :) so it comes down to settling for being "different".
It isn't right for your pdoc to label you "eccentric". He could have found a more fitting word. A person who can express herself in writing and support others the way you do on this board is anything but "eccentric" :)
It is true that there is little information about this disorder available. I found something through a search today - not a lot of information though...www.geocities.com/ptypes/schizotypalpd.html
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