i feel i hv to say to pppl around me i hv issue
i hv problem in my life i hv mental illness
this will radically change my image in their eyes
now they think i m somewhat failure person
if say i hv mental illness i hv problem
they may respect me somewhat
also is it possible i will lose my job if i say so ?what a stigma my problem is
we cant except be silent !!!
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I simply say, āIām disabled.ā Itās a true statement, but itās also vague. They donāt need to know what my disabilities are. 
But itās something to say if they pressure for details about my life.
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You gotta say you have āhealth problems.ā
And you gotta say it convincingly otherwise people get nosy.
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so there is no way to say
right ?
if i do so will lose even little achievements i hv i will lose being seen as wise person !!! right ?
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ahh ā¦I have seen her video ā¦she seems like good functioning ā¦
i dont think she has job
if she has i dont think she wd dare to say so!
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Truth ā¦ I agree with youā¦
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may be i will be valued and respected later in my life who know
as one doctor said to me dont compare to other ppl or yourself in the past and see what can you do now
I have started to say that Iām in a spiritual crisis.
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Iāve told a lot of people.One of my jobs is that I work as a freelance computer technician and most of my clients know I have schizophrenia, they still trust me and respect me and rehire me. I have their passwords, credit card details, financial details/accounting software, etcā¦ they even refer me to new clients around town knowing this. Most, but not all, other people I have told seem to be okay with it tooā¦
Except women, they lose interest romantically as soon as I tell them.
I got a part time job about 4 months ago, I havenāt told that company because I donāt want to risk being treated any different. I do my job wel and no one suspects anything so I see no benefit to telling them. But a long time ago when I first started having mental health problems I was working at a restaurant and I had to take a leave of absence because I wasnāt doing well and just dreaded going into work, they were very accommodating.
I almost never go into details about my specific hallucinations/delusions but I do tell people that about 17 years ago I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but for the most part Iāve always had a fairly open personality. And in my mind, Iād rather know what they think of me sooner rather than later, why invest a year getting to know someone, then they find out and kick you to the curb, what a waste of time and effort.
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it is scary to know how other ppl see you and even if someone tell me you r good personality
i cant believe him
also i begin to formulate an opinion that no woman will ever admire me
becoz i had been in verbal sexual abuse by society for avery long time so my reputation is not so good
thats an add to my recent problem of mental illness
i wish if a mercy be over me one day!
Iām not scared, but occasionally there are people that just donāt want to have anything to do with you after they find out, Iāve been ignored before but never attacked or felt persecuted by someone.
Yeah, get use to that. Iāve been single for a long time. Iāve had women throw themselves at me but in the vast vast vast majority of cases after I tell them I have schizophrenia they lose interest romantically. it gets worse when I tell them I am 43 and live with my parents which even Iāll admit is kinda pathetic.
Be kind to yourself and donāt worry about what others think.
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I sometimes tell people āIām a bit autisticā and see how they take that. Itās more socially acceptable to normies I think. Or in a specific situation I might say āIām really sensitive to thatā e.g. āstressā or āconflictā.
It hints at mental illness without people needing to probe any further.
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Dont think i ever told anyone.
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I start with āIām bipolar.ā If they doesnāt go over well I donāt start exploring what they do and donāt know about MI.
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