Has your illness effected any close relationships?

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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has your illness effected any close relationships?

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My illness, sza, has affected all my relationships all my life. That’s why I am alone today.

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If anything, it’s made them better.
It gave my parents and siblings a logical explanation for my behavior, and after I was admitted to the psych ward, it let them see me in a weakened and honest state.
This caused them to have more sympathy and understanding for me.

It helped the relationships immensely, because I received more understanding for my symptoms. They now knew I wasn’t just lazy and “strange”, they knew there was something wrong with me that I couldn’t control.
And after I got off drugs and onto medicines, my symptoms became way more manageble and I was able to repair some of the bridges that had started burning.

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I don’t know if my sz has effected my relationships

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In a word - yes. 151551515151

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I let my anxiety manifest as anger which caused me to lash out at my immediate family and close friends. I thought I was completely justified in doing so too, ugh. Every little thing annoyed me. I couldn’t just let things simmer down, I had to have an outlet. :frowning:

I’m doing a lot better now. All the relationships I damaged have been repaired. Thank goodness for meds.

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I’ve lost everyone I’ve ever encountered on this journey. So yes. Everyone either likes me then hates me or just hates me

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Before the meds It affected all my relationships. Paranoia is a cruel master. It really is.

Post meds I have been married and had much better relationships. It really has made all the difference.

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I felt like a outcast for years

because of this all relationships were effected

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most people don’t care

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Idk how much my sza effects my relationships compared to my other conditions. But I’d say yes it has.

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The only way my illness effected my relationships is now I hate people. Like sooo hard. Sooo much. I’m like hate Oprah. Look under your chairs!! You get hate! You get hate! You all get hateeeeeee!

I like my online friends though :slight_smile:

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Actually me

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Yes I lost my best friend and my ex because of it some people just cant handle it

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