I started this website and forum in the late 1990s after my brother developed schizophrenia. Since that time we’ve had probably tens of millions of visitors here. But in the past 5+ years, due to google changes in their search algorithm and also due to lake of time and funds necessary to invest and maintain the site, the traffic has steadily fallen to the point where now there are very few visitors (in the hundreds), and sadly I can no longer financially support the web site.
The good news is that there are now many new forums on the topic of schizophrenia and related disorders that are now available on the internet, on Reddit and other platforms. And you can also create your own forums on some of these platforms for free.
So, it is with a heavy heart that I have come to post that the forums will be closing down here at the end of December this month. The forums will close down and I’ll be taking all the messages entirely off-line.
Thank you all for coming here over the years.
Support, discussion and connection is something we all need and benefit from. So I encourage you to continue to maintain the friendships and connections you’ve made here, but just do it in new forums.
I also encourage you to look on the Internet to find other forums that may be good meeting places for people here. Post links to those forums and try to get your friend here to move over there and create accounts over the coming 3 weeks.
I’d also suggest people work on transitioning over to these new forums over the coming two weeks, just so that you are more established on these new forums before this forum goes down.
I’ve met many great people here on the forums over the years, and I hope you have too.
Thank you so much for hosting the forum. It was a huge help to me when my son was actively psychotic 3-5 years ago. It really helped me get through it. He’s been on meds since then, with no episodes, so I’ve been mostly posting here and there to support others who are going through a crisis.
Thank you so much for hosting this forum, i was completely at a loss before i stumbled upon your website and am tremendously grateful for all the advice and stories from each person. I have learned a lot and still continue to learn and have taken the advice to heart. Thank you once again for hosting and best of luck in your future endeavors and to all who have posted on this site.
These forums have been a safe, supporting, and love spot on the Internet. It is truly a unique place. Thank you for creating and hosting this place. For me, this was a place of support throughout many posts. I was shocked about how everyone replied with a kind and loving heart. I appreciate your time and the impact you’ve made for so many families. Thank you and God bless you.
I feel sad hearing this forum will be shutting down. But thank you for creating it in the first place and keeping it going for so long. Also thanks to everyone who contributed here. It’s been a safe place for me to come to in order to share and to read what others have written. I don’t always comment but I care about how people on this forum are doing.
I understand. I appreciated this forum very much. I was wondering if after you stop operating it. Will I still be able to access old posts and messages from here in the future? Not to respond just to reread them? Just curious. You will be missed. I wish you well.
So sorry to hear this- I have found it most helpful- unfortunately I didn’t know it needed donations to keep it going- hopefully people can find help at Curesz- they have a weekly online support group- maybe if you know of other support services- they could be listed before it’s closed- when is the closing date?
I have referred to this site so many times in my son’s nightmare ongoing SZ journey. It was a great place to vent to, get ideas and opinions and information. I looked forward to going on it and reading others stories and it was a comfort to know I was not alone in my great suffering for my very ill son.Thanks for starting the forum, it has helped so many.
Only just found you and very sorry to hear that you are closing down. It is a unique resource and it was very useful reading through other peoples experiences in dealing with the situation that we all find ourselves in.
I am so sorry that this forum is closing down. Thank you for starting it, maintaining it for decades, and for your support and presence in our lives. You honored your brother in a very beautiful way.
I found this forum in December 2023, and it gave me a sense of community while going through some of the most stressful times of my life even though I mainly just read what others had to say. It taught me a lot about this horrible disease our immensely gifted oldest son (age 35) suffers from and the writing from so many here helped me to understand the immense pain he feels. Unfortunately, our son gave up on treating his illness, and rejected all family and friends. He rejected offers for free treatment, and as far as we know has been homeless, whereabouts unknown, since last March. I maintain a tiny shred of hope that maybe he’ll have a dream sometime that reminds him of something positive from his life that gives him the strength to call collect and tell someone he’s ready to accept treatment. We did the best we could to help him, and we have gratitude for all the blessings in our life. Peace and love to everyone from me!
Noooo - I have learned so much from this forum. I can’t thank you enough for all the time you have put into it. It has been a godsend. Thank you thank you!
I’m so sorry to hear that this forum is shutting down I want to thank everyone here for all the support I have received about 5 years ago with my son I just didn’t think I would survive it. I wish everyone lots of love and strength dealing with this horrible disease.