Diagnosed for the Diagnosed

[everhopeful]

Here’s the same debate from a year ago.

People pretending to have Schizophrenia

Recently, people on this forumhhave been accused both directly and indirectly of not having schizophrenia. I would ask that everyone ponders this: If someone is pretending to be mentally ill, doesn’t that mean that they probably have a problem? It may not be the same problem that the majority of the people on this forum exhibit, but, it’s a problem nonetheless. Some people cut themselves for attention, doesn’t this mean they need attention! Something does not compute! If someone is being deliberately harmful to the people of this forum, then by all means, get rid of them, but, if they are contributing and being civil… Why should this upset us? I’m sorry for the rant, but, these things make…