It would be dumb if you could say “I’m schizophrenic” without experiencing the schizophrenia.
Because I feel being able to say you’re schizophrenic is empowering in some contexts. But you shouldn’t be able to have this power unless you’ve suffered due to the illness in mind.
Seems obvious but when I’m having a bad day or a bad moment I say “what did you expect from this illness!? Rainbows and unicorns 24/7??”
I listened to an audiobook “living with sz” - where “im schizophrenic” was banned from it - it said we should refer to ourselves as “schizophrenia Sufferers” instead. I imagine its to prevent the stigma.
Ive done my suffering with my diagnosis like we all have. So it really peeves me when people use it lightly.
People say that a lot in Norway. It’s like as soon as you have conflicting opinions, you’re either schizophrenic or bipolar about it.
It annoys the hell outta me