Constant rejection and ridicule

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Have you guys experienced a lot of rejection and ridicule when you got sick?

I used to have a lot of friends and some people considered me a cool guy to be around. After I got sick I slowly started to lose a lot of friends. Painful rejection, outright ridicule, people gossipping and social exclusion. Making new friends is hard as well. The rejection and exclusion is painful and I’m afraid to try and get close to people because I know I’ll get hurt or rejected.

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That’s very normal to happen with schizophrenia. I just stopped having contact with everyone, so I didn’t have that much ridicule. I have had the police called on me several times though.

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Are you lonely?

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No, I live with my father and speak to him. I also talk to and visit my mother. Even if I lived by myself I don’t really think I would feel lonely.

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