Only my spouse and sister knows. I don’t have many relationships but I know people and don’t want them to be weird around me.
If you are out with your Sz, does it affect how people treat you?
Only my spouse and sister knows. I don’t have many relationships but I know people and don’t want them to be weird around me.
If you are out with your Sz, does it affect how people treat you?
I tell everyone usually
Not that I know of
I only tell people that I trust. The thing is, I don’t have sz- I just have very severe depression.
@anon10648258 Are you not on meds for Sz? Or did you recover from Sz? I also have Major Depressive Disorder. It’s really bad.
I have depression with psychotic features. I don’t meet the criteria for sza.
As far as I know, only my family know. I would never tell anyone, not a chance, they’d think crazy things about you
I meet the criteria for SZA but my current psychiatrist reluctantly diagnosed me with SZA yesterday.
She is still confused as to my diagnosis.
I only tell certain family members.
İ tell everbody that i communicate first.because if they think that i m normal and feel that i m not normal it can be problem
There is a lot of discrimination and stigma surrounding a SZ/SZA diagnosis.
I find that many doctors and health professionals discriminate the most.
It’s best not to disclose your SZ diagnosis unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Frankly it’s no one’s business.
I keep it on a need-to-know basis.
I don’t keep it a secret that I have mental struggles, I just don’t share what exactly they are unless it’s relevant
The only people I am around are coworkers (they are also my friends outside work) and my SO.
As of now my family (SO included) and friends/coworkers know. Plus two other people at work know, so I can have workplace accommodations.
I don’t tell new people.
I usually do not let anyone know I have Sz. Especially at work. Somehow people treat you different.
I’m pretty open with it. I don’t just announce it to everyone, but it’s such a big part of who I am, it comes up.
People who can’t handle it don’t last long.
I have always disclosed at work. My current employer knows. It’s not a problem, I’m still treated with professional respect and I recently received a promotion despite being a year short of the required experience (they wanted five years, I had four, but I can do my job at an advanced level).
I don’t disclose willy-nilly in my community, but I do let what I call the “thought leaders” – those who are in a position to make positive changes – know of my condition.
Umm… lots of people know I’m SZ, I live in a small town (so I’m assuming words gotten around) and I told my husband before I met him that I had sz, he was fine with it and these two recent friends I made- I told them and they were fine with it.
I keep it a secret.
i think everybody in my life knows about it… they seen me sick so they know something was up… but i don’t tell people that are not close to me…
I have been pretty open about it. The only people I didn’t tell were my employers.