Understanding My Illness
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What is schizophrenia, and how can I better understand my loved one’s experience?
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What causes schizophrenia, and what does it mean for my family?
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Why is sensitivity important in supporting my loved one?
Family History and Risk
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My sibling and aunt both have the illness — how does STM explain this connection?
Supporting Recovery
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What does recovery or long-term stabilization look like under the STM model, and how can we guide our loved one safely back under threshold?
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How can I create a home environment that reduces stress and overload for my loved one?
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How do I recognize early signs that my loved one is approaching their sensitivity threshold?
Challenges and Complications
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Why is addiction so common in mental illness, and how can I help prevent it?
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How is it possible that my sibling entered such a deep state of psychosis — what’s going on in their mind?
About the Sensitivity Threshold Model (STM) Custom GPT and These Questions
The STM offers a systems-level perspective: it proposes that many complex disorders may arise when sensitive biological systems (such as neural, immune, or hormonal systems) are chronically stressed beyond their adaptive limits.
The sample questions reflect real-world concerns about the nature mental health and schizophrenia, the role of medication, the connection between stress and illness, and how personal experiences and biology may interact in shaping mental health. The STM Custom GPT can help users:
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Explore concepts: Understand how stress, sensitivity, and system thresholds could contribute to psychiatric and immune-related conditions.
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Encourage reflection: Consider how life experiences and biological sensitivity might relate to their health journey.
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Clarify ideas for discussion: Provide conceptual language and systems-level insights that can support more meaningful conversations with healthcare providers.
⚠ Important: This tool does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations. It is designed to promote self-reflection and informed dialogue with qualified healthcare professionals.