Schizophrenia is like
a bad toupee
Everyone can tell
And stifle their giggles
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But in all fairness, I’ve always been treated normally by family, friends and acquaintances.
I don’t look or appear to be schizophrenic. I feel sorry for those that do. It must be very difficult socially.
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I can pass myself off as normal most of the time. But for some reason whenever I was psychotic people would quickly spot the difference.
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When I went to my final
Class at my small catholic college
It was a psychology class
The professor asked first day “what’s the most common mental illness”. And some girl I kindve but hardly knew and never talked to said very bluntly “SCHIZOPHRENIA” and everybody in the room stared at me.
This wasn’t a delusion. I just went to a small Catholic college and everyone knew me as the Sz kid.
Too bad I’m sza.
People used to always say “wow you’re schizophrenic”. I’d look at them like what r u talking about. With a blank stare.
Too bad I’m
Schizoaffective
Never would’ve found this board If not for people telling me I’m Sz tho.
So there’s that.
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Do you see sz and sza as being radically different from each other?
As someone living with sz I should confess that my moods are usually pretty even and sometimes I wish I could go into some sort of creative mania and just break the neverending boredom. Be able to compose or paint or write…
Even if I was depressed before and wouldn’t wanna go back there…
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I think I have a better prognosis being sza. Other than that I’m not sure. The diagnosis always stuck with me.
Both when actively psychotic not on meds can contain almost zero insight at all.
The mood component??? They told me I’m bipolar but I think it’s only seasonal effective disorder.
So yeah I’m not sure
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