Im basically a pro.
Makes me wonder if i even have it !!
I suppose i spend all my energy on trying to hide it !
Whats your take ?
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Iām still new to this illness, so as of now I canāt hide it very well. Itās pretty obvious something is up with me, but I donāt do anything eccentric, I just keep quiet, and act a little wierd in public situations. Itās hard for me to talk.
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I donāt hide it from my family and in society I look not too much abnormal,
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I am really good at appearing normal. I donāt āact crazyā most of the time. Unfortunately, i am good at acting like nothing is wrong. I think sometimes that is a bad thing. For me, at least.
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A lot of people I find are very ignorant
They donāt understand mental illness and what it does
Iāve been told I look normal
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I am decent at hiding it, when I told my boss about it he said he just thought I was quiet so that shows at least partially how I am.
The way it influences my socialization is what makes me think I canāt always hide it.
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I look and act normal.
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Iām not very good at hiding my sz. When I was working people refer to me as eccentric guy.
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I try. I think only good friends and family would be able to pick up on it if I didnt already tell them. Others just think Im withdrawn
I used to be terrible though, like straight up talking back to the voices and being rude to my neighors because I thought they were spying on me
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People know somethingās up when I leave to go into the hospital.
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Iām good when itās one on one but if thereās a group then itās quiet city for me.
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I go quiet in groups, like everhopeful, but overall, people wouldnāt suspect anything wrong with me. Before I went on disability this time, it was obvious because Iād had another psychotic break. But now Iām very stable on meds and able to hide it again.
I appear normal most of the time, just under stress is when I canāt hide it. I usually leave or my senses shut down
Then again, people canāt understand me, and I feel like Iām the only one in the world cause my cognition gets really bad. The friends I do have can get me back when I start losing touch they donāt let me think that much and they donāt put too much spotlight on me
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I hide my illness well now after the voices humiliated me several times before. I canāt talk about it to my friends who are normal- although I did already and now they judge meā¦ big mistake.
In general, i act pretty normal. I have always been the shy quiet type so my not talking much to anyone is normal for anyone who halfway knows me.
When i am really stressed, that is a much different story. I run from people and get really anxious.
I think people can fairly quickly pick up that Iām a bit odd.
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People know Iām odd too. Probably why nobody has asked me to just get a job and said Iām not mentally ill like ever.
I can hide it amongst regular people. But the people who know me well can usually tell when something is wrong or my brain is fed up.
I say I am quiet, but I think I am just really bad at starting conversation. It sometimes goes quite well if it comes to having a chat with someone. I donāt really try to hide my illness, even when I was quite bad I always got by anyway.
Iām pretty quiet and my social skills are somewhat lacking in a group setting, but otherwise I am completely normal. I have nice chit chat with the people at the store just like anyone else.