Do you ever think schizos should form together and be a movement

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1% is quite big, no?

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Yes we totally should

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I think we should, regardless of our size, because of the principal.

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We are told by the ‘authorities’ that we shouldn’t disciminate.

But of course we get discirimiated against. Maybe more than any minority group.

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The words ‘crazy’ ‘nutter’ etc a hundred others.

Are ok.

Who cares if a schizo is insulted by them?

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I’m offended by the way normies use the word “crazy”

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So am I Scooby

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In history, was anything achieved by doing nothing

I suppose the black power movement, the woman’s sufragettes, the gay rights, did nothing…

So yeh, let’s all do nothing, and equality will come to us, beating at our doors.:slight_smile:

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NAMI is the movement today. Dual diagnosis meetings. Mj anonymous. Mh clubhouses.

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Yessss!! :triumph: 1515

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Yes I wanna live in schizophrenia Amish country.

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Yes, I’ve always thought they should, because I think they’re being lied about, mostly

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I think there needs to be some kind of online project we we all talk about stuff to make us more human.

In the UK they’re trying to destigmatise mental health but they only go as far as depression and anxiety. All you hear is when Sz people do something stupid rather than positive.

I think a charity or some kind of group would really help if you got people involved with enough media connections so that you’re heard. Other option is protest.

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I think forming a group is the only way we’ll get things done in our favour. Like @Joker said, there are efforts to destigmatise mental illness, but it only extends so far as depression and anxiety. I guess because they are the closest to being “normal”. People with Schizophrenia have no representation, and as a result we continue to be descriminated against.

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You have John Nash, Elyn Saks, Cecilia Mcgouch (Founder of Students with Schizophrenia) as your representation. I have also disclosed through an article on linkedin. Don’t wait for someone to start the movement. Join us.

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Do you have a link I could go to? I am not a student so couldn’t go to the thing you reference

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I think you can reach out to Cecilia. I personally disclosed through my linkedin and have reached out to some institutions in hopes of volunteering to reduce stigma. You can certainly start by looking at mental health organizations in your area. I remember you are a working professional too so perhaps connect with the press.

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Her profile is locked, you need to pay to talk to her. I guess I could type something up and send it to a few people and see what happens. The doctors tell me I shouldn’t work but I have convinced them that without it things are worse.

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? You can talk to her on facebook. Try messaging Students of Schizophrenia page also on facebook.

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I did what you said and typed something up and made some noise. It’s pretty disruptive in the content to what people think. So I hope it may get published and help in some way. I don’t think there is much I can do. Lets see what happens

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