Understanding My Illness
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What is schizophrenia?
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What causes schizophrenia?
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Why is sensitivity important?
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Are we wrong to assume that most people can handle the intensity of modern life without consequences?
Recovery and Managing Stress
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What can I do to recover?
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What does recovery or long-term stabilization look like under the STM model, and how can we guide someone back under threshold safely?
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How can I tell when I'm approaching my threshold and take action before a relapse?
Medication and Treatment
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Why is medication important in schizophrenia treatment?
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What happens if I stop taking my medication without telling my psychiatrist?
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If someone develops schizophrenia and they don't want to take medication on an ongoing basis, what can they do to try and get off the medication safely?
Addiction and Other Challenges
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Why is addiction so common in mental illness?
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.