It was at my group for MI people. Usually they have depression and anxiety so another sz is rare. This was a young girl who has only had it for two years. I still have mixed feelings about talking to another sz, don’t know why.
I told her Ive only had symptoms for a year and a half. She asked if the voices ever made me do things. She said they had her outside at night crying out “I am Jesus! I am the devil!” I could tell and relate to the pain behind her explanation. I admitted the voices can be very mean, and I don’t know why they do that to everyone.
She also recognized me from my old job. I said I don’t work there anymore. She understandingly asked if that was before the diagnosis, and I said yes.
The whole thing was good because I could relate to what she had been through, but at the same time I felt so bad for us. Maybe I need to get over that. Just figured I’d share.
when I was going to the old clinic I was in groups. I met other sza and sz people. but most of the people there were borderline or bipolar. everyone was real nice that was the last good thing about that clinic the groups really helped. we talked about voices and hallucinations and other problems associated with having these illnesses. I miss the nice people.
Hi, I too have sz and have no friends as I’m very reluctant to go out. This is my first time at this so I hope I can make some friends who have the same problems as me,
My friends with schizophrenia were the coolest, nicest people I ever met and we had a lot of fun hitting the clubs and the bars, going out to eat, sitting on the porch talking and watching the people walk by, doing our laundry, sitting in our house drinking coffee and talking etc. Occasionally we chatted about hospitals and the crazy stuff we did or thought as if we were talking about the weather. Great people.
I don’t know anybody with schizophrenia in real life. We didn’t talk about our diagnosis in hospitals, so it’s possible I met some people with schizophrenia and didn’t realise it.
I used ta go to a sz group but I stopped, I didn’t feel like wasting my parents’ money, they work hard enough to put food on the table as it is. Besides, I’m basically in remission so I consider myself a normal person, or as normal as you can be.