Unfortunately this topic came up with my mom at a bad time, and I admit I should’ve just ignored it because shes currently in a panic over my little brothers newly diagnosed diabetes. But the topic did come up about my diagnosis and we ended up in a pretty bad argument over it. To shorten it, she thinks I’m faking or wrongly diagnosed- or that schizophrenia doesn’t exist in the first place. And its really getting to me because she refuses to hear me out when I tell her they by denying that my diagnosis isn’t a mistake shes also telling me all my symptoms I face every day of my life just arent real and arent really happening. I’m not sure how to handle her acting like this. I’ll even accept she doesn’t believe it exists if I have too but the fact that shes telling me that I’m not experiencing what I’m experiencing is basically a lie.
and again I know she is upset over my brother right now but this actually isn’t the first time shes told me her opinion on it. and I guess seeing how much shes all in on my brothers problems (thankfully though) it just upsets me shes acted like I have no challenges.
has anyone else had a family member or parent act like this?
- and I’ll add I was not self diagnosed, I’ve had my diagnosis confirmed by around 4 docs. and I myself refused to believe it until I realised everything happening to me fits into it and I cant pretend I dont.