Do you tell people that you have schizophrenia?

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I’ve just told a good friend of mine that I have paranoid schizophrenia and he has stopped talking to me

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Woa. Sorry that happened. I think it’s a crap shoot telling people. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t.

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I know, I probably shouldn’t have said anything to him. But it is like that, some people don’t judge you while others do and you don’t know how they will react.

I’ve had schizophrenia for 5 years now and this is the first time that I’m starting to tell people

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Yeah I tell people some people stopped talking to me

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Are you sure he stopped talking to you? Not to doubt you but it’s possible it’s you’re being paranoid? I’m sorry for you if your correct.

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Ok the same is happening to me

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The thought crossed my mind that I’m being paranoid. I suppose I must just wait a bit to see what happens

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I am scared to talk to my exes

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I don’t tell people unless it is necessary or if they are in a position to make changes in society (and only if I have made a good impression on them).

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Maybe I need to go back to being discreet

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No i dont tell people, theres too much stigma surrounding sz.

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My good friends know, but I’m the same person after they know the label than I was before. If they prioritize the label over the contents then they are not a good friend. Good riddance.

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all my friends know…I tell ppl I meet about the book about sz that I wrote right off…a lot of ppl respond positively.

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I don’t need to tell many people but I do bring it up when it’s relevant. If I need to explain my behavior. I don’t mind talking about it anymore. I’m not so much concerned with what others think but it’s nice when they are supportive. Maybe your friend is still processing the information.

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I tell only bcz I don’t care anymore about what people think.

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That’s why I generally don’t tell people unless I’ve known them for over 20 years, and they literally have no other choice but to continue interacting with me.

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I tell doctors only
Some of my family know

Otherwise I don’t make it a habit to announce it to the world.

And when I tell certain people, I tell them that I have Bipolar, this is not far from the truth.

There’s too much stigma when it comes to schizophrenia/schizoaffective

And most people never heard of schizoaffective anyway

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Welcome to the forum @TarenS .

I don’t have many friends if any .:crazy_face::slightly_smiling_face:

My boyfriend knows but I told him I believe it’s ptsd and drug induced psychosis.

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I’m so sorry. My husband said not to tell my friends. He said something like they wouldn’t understand.

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Is he worried about their perception of you or him?

I don’t tell my wife what to say to her friends. None of my beeswax.

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