Maybe it's just me, but having schizophrenia is kind of weird

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I guess maybe I’m alone in this.

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no, you’re right…it’s weird…I feel it too…stigma really makes me feel helpless too.

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It’s been a strange life so far.

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It sure is. At a job interview once I said, “I like to think outside the box.” Taco Bell hired me right away. Now, sometimes I’d like to think inside the box. Shcizophrenia sure is weird.

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I miss talking into a clowns head at Jack-in-the-Box.

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And those jack in the box heads that went on top of car antennas back when people didn’t have cellphones. Do new cars even still have antennas?

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I remember the little heads. I’m not sure about the antennas.

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I remember when we finally got one. I was a kid and felt like I was crowning my parents’ car… it got stolen in less than a week. Ah the joys of growing up in California.

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For the record am Mexican so not a racist post, only poking fun at myself.

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Whew, what a relief.

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And back on topic, it’s funny how the schizophrenic mind wanders from subject tl subject.

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I seem to remember you live in San Jose right? It’s a nice place but it does have it’s shady parts like most cities I suppose.

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The olden days…

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I used to live 1 hour from San Jose. Little known fact: San Jose is larger than San Francisco.

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Yeah, the east side is kind of the place to be wary about driving around especially at night. I lived there for 5 years in a board & care home. Now I live downtown.

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Glad you’re in a safer place. I remember you mentioned hearing gunshots from time to time. It’s horrible to hear gunshots. I lived in a bad part of town in San Diego for awhile. Also heard gunshots from time to time. I remember near new years there were quite a few, I got paranoid and slept on the floor.

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To get back on topic, the stigma of schizophrenia is one of the worst things about having this illness jukebox brought up a good point. It’s like having to hide a secret from people so they don’t judge you like a psycho.

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Transcendence of the status quo is liberating

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Early in my recovery after stabilizing I used to go to this bar with my friends and tell everyone that asked what I did for a living that I was schizophrenic…one woman said, “scary !!” that’s when I first discovered it really isn’t anybody’s business if I am schizophrenic. I was up front about my mental illness when I met Angela…I figured she needed to know…didn’t want to hide it…so it I guess it depends on the situation.

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That reminds me. I’m going to sleep on the floor tonight.