Have you lost friends because of schizophrenia

I have not had many friends so there has been none to lose. However, I have met some people at the psych ward with whom I may also chat when I see them. I have no real friends.

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i have no friends either, i kinda lost my friends when i was 19…ive had one or two friends since then but they disappeared when i got sz

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I have no friends either

All the people I grew up with were into drugs, so when I got clean at 18 I had to ditch all of them

I connected with another group for a few years, but then when I got diagnosed they disappeared very quickly.

I have been a lone wolf for the last 8 years

Even at university I could not make one friend

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People who do not not understand schizophrenia are scared of it and prefer not to deal with it, So they disappear

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Actually I’ve made a few friends. I never fit in with the normal crowd.

compensation will make it up for the misunderstanding kk?

I didn’t have so many friends, but I have lost all of them.

If you lose friends because of schizophrenia, they were already lost, they were never your friends

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Yes like two
I hope to rekindle with them thou wen I’m in a healthier state.
I really miss them

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I kept in contact with a handful of friends who never gave up on me.
■■■■ the rest.

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I haven’t lost any friends in real life…but I feel I’ve gained quite a few on this website! :slight_smile:

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I lost some due to transferring universities. Otherwise I have all the same friends. I’m not that obvious when I’m psychotic and when I get real bad I tend to run away so they don’t really have to deal with the mess.

Like @Om_Sadasiva said. Those two guys were never my friends. Don’t miss them. I have lots of cool family members nearby and one good friend. I’d rather have one good friend than a hundred shitty ones.

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all my real friends were almost no where to be seen. But i have alot of friends, people who do not accept or understands me. those are not true friends, those are friends that do not see the real me and what i really am.
i learnt that for me, i can only find true friends to be my friends, it’s my life and my destiny. actually, for those in this world is roughly the same as us. which is finding real friends, not some random numbers to add up to become our so-called friends. it’s just that our numbers are far smaller, that’s all.

I haven’t lost any because I never had any in the first place. That is close friends that’s what I’m talking about.

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I used to have a ‘best friend’ but she parted ways from me a few years later. Idk why. Maybe I wasn’t interesting enough.

I don’t actually know if I ever want to rekindle with her. She can read my mind when I’m not being open and I don’t want to be fully open with her. Also I’m still feeling quite inadequate for her

maybe, maybe not, i feel maybe you should leave it as a forever question mark and accept that she just parted her ways without a reason that you really know of as truth. hope that you can find real friends in near future ^^.

michael a.k.a lordarous

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No I get a really strong feeling about this one. I don’t like to keep it a maybe because it ■■■■■ with my mind. I don’t hate her. She has her preferences that’s all and I’m not one of them.
Just as I have my own preferences.
Thanks @lordarous :slight_smile:

I have lost friends because of schizophrenia. My situation in terms of friendships is similar to many of you here on this forum.