Blog Revamp
Thank you so much, those of you who responded to my post about how this blog should continue! Many of you said you were fine with my running an stpd blog as a schizophrenic, bringing up the point that it is on the same spectrum, and many were open to the idea of turning the space into a general schizo-spec blog.
I have decided to somewhat combine these ideas, and instead of taking a disorder-based approach to the content of this blog, instead run it as a symptom- or experience-based forum. I will be focusing on the theory of Schizotypy, that instead of one being purely psychotic or not psychotic, that these things exist on a spectrum. This theory mimicks the idea of the schizophrenia spectrum, but does not focus on specific disorders. It instead focuses on the pure experience of a disconnect from reality, encompassing any and all disorders, and those who do not fit into any label. Here is a wikipedia article detailing the theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypy
I decided to run it this way because so many people worry about if they are ‘psychotic enough’ to access the resources and community this blog has to offer, and I do not think that is right. These are things that effect your life, and you should be able to access all you need to help you thrive and be happy.
The posts on this blog will absolutely remain, but future posts will encompass all range of schizotypy experiences. There will be a mixture of posts, some focusing on specific disorders, but I would try to make most of them more general. I will also change the blog’s name to schizotypysafe, as long as it is not taken.
Please send in how you feel about these changes, I really hope most of you are happy with how this blog will progress. Regular posting will resume after this weekend, and I look forward to interacting with all of you again!
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