I would say that I have not, but I have gained new friends who are struggling with mental health problems.
I have lost friends but they still remain friendly you know?
Yes, 1. It was very upsetting to me as we had been very close and I basically messed everything up with my crazy.
Yeah it’s definitely lessen the strength of my friendships as they remember me saying a bunch of ■■■■ while psychotic. And I can’t really stand being around them for long with my symptoms.
I have difficulty maintaining relationships. My stepfather is probably my closest friend right now.
I drank heavily during my onset… When I drank I got verbally and almost physically abusive.
My friends didn’t leave me because of my Sz… they left because I was cussing them out all the time… and being a constantly aggressive and angry brat.
Now that I’m done with drinking and drugs and stable and med compliant… I’ve had a some friends reenter my life and tell me that they were never afraid of me before alcohol… no matter how out there I seemed.
It was during drugs and drinking that they got fed up with me.
i lost all my friends but gained new better ones IMO.
I lost a friend when I was delusional but he was on methadone and going through a lot when we fought, kind of miss him. but I guess he doesn’t miss me.?
Yeah but they were junkies and drunks so im much better off now.
I see it like this as well. However I do miss not having a friend. Perhaps it’s for the best at the moment.
the 40 is half full
What do you mean?
Look on The bright side.
I lost a good friend, with my voices and imaginary world.
yes. all of them except one. but i’ve made a few since. you have to expect that. if you change, your friends will view you differently and you’ll likely lose some. plus, i don’t know about you, but i had a year-and-a-half period of isolation before going crazy, so in a way, i abandoned them.
I have. I isolate and push people away.
I lost my very best friend, my beloved sister, but that was due to cancer. I did notice many of my previous co-workers felt threatened and scared of me. I try to say hello to people I see and talk to clerks in the store, etc. The only person, I really trust now is four-legged, my beloved cat. I am very grateful for all the wonderful people who contribute to this site.
I’ve not lost any friends. I moved on from some people I had mistaken for friends, but it wasn’t a loss.
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No , same friends I always had.