My friend has schizophrenia too and when we talk he misunderstands what I say. He thinks we’re fighting when we’re not. I think he’s paranoid. I don’t know wether or not to say anything to him about it. What should I do?
I have a similar friend…he’s either being defensive because he thinks I’m verbally attacking him…or he’s sending me paranoid rants…I’ve given up trying to explain to him I’m his friend and am not attacking him…now I check on him less…but I still worry…I know its not his fault…but it kinda is for going off his meds…he’s not a self harmer and his oldest son is cold to him when he mentions anything Sz…its hard being another Sz friend…
I know with people I deal with I have to confirm certain things they say or do, like why did you do that or what was the reason you did it that way so I’m not sitting there all night trying to figure out what they are up to
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I have to do the same…sometimes more than once…
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On the flip side my sza friend functions better than I do…I’m sure I do things that get on his nerves sometimes…his wife and my gf are good friends…and I’m usually the limiting factor in what we can and can’t do as a group…often I’ll end up playing with the kids…I can handle kids better…they may be overly honest butvits from an innocent place their just genuinely curious…
And none of that answered your question…maybe give your friend some room…reduce your interactions until he becomes more comfortable with it all…