Some of my family don’t really give me allowance for being ill. They don’t understand my limitations. My sister is always saying I can’t visit her unless I have a shower and fails to give me a pass.
I really don’t think they have even done a cursory Google search of SZ so don’t know what they are talking about. My parents understand more.
That really sucks @Jimbob. I’m sorry you are up against it with your family.
Well your parents are your parents. Siblings are a whole nother matter, the relationship is much more adversarial. I have 3 sisters and I would catch all kinds of crap if I showed up at their homes dirty and stinking. And I would give each of them all kinds of crap to them if they did the same.
Have you even looked up what Family members of Sz sufferers go through?
Id make ya shower if you were my sibling lolol. I’d just toss ya in their and turn on the water and dump some soap on ya buds
@MoeFaux you seem to have little sympathy for the plight of a SZ sufferer. Do you know what you are talking about.
As for what my family goes through I rarely burden them with my problems. Rest assured I have the bad end of the deal. Don’t know why I am justifying myself to you as you obviously lack compassion.
If you wanna see your sister then take a shower stop making excuses you need to set yourself little goals and challenges and reward yourself otherwise you’ll be stuck at square 1 the rest of your life
So you are saying negative symptoms are caused through choice of lazyness.
Also like the way you assume since I have negative symptoms I have not achieved anything in life.
You can look at it from another perspective J. My mom forces me to shower every other day, by forcing I mean nagging me until I do it, and it’s actually good for me. Showers are a good thing, and the ability to take them despite our negs is also a good thing. Having someone that forces you to take them is a good thing.
Maybe try to see it from their perspective too. They prefer us to be happy and clean, preferably 
Why is it every Saturday night the kooks come out the woodwork.
I’m sorry your family is hard on you, and I’m sorry your negative symptoms are so rough. It’s just a matter of perspective on how you look at their behaviour really.
Sometimes them saying we stink is a good thing
i had a friend tell i stunk the other day… so i showered and wore deodorant
I am a sufferer of Sz. Your sister is Setting A Boundary dude.
But yeah I struggle with sympathizing with any human who does the whole “Woe Is Me” routine. My apologies
Life sucks, people suck, and death sucks. Moving on.
Thing is I do wash. Is just the manner in which she addresses the situation. She says there is no reason I shouldn’t wash twice a day. She has flat out said negative symptoms are ‘rubbish’ and I am ‘weak willed’.
When she takes this stance I get annoyed. It betrays the lack of understanding and knowledge which is the real problem.
Sorry if I was a bit short @MoeFaux - not feeling well.
I’m considered to be very high functioning, yet I still regularly forget to shower. Can’t begin to count the number of times Mrs. Pixel has mushed me into the hot water booth before allowing me outside for dinner in a restaurant or to go and visit her friends. I have just had to learn to be grateful that she has my back and helps me keep on top of my hygiene, something I continue to struggle with.
Hope things get better for you man. 
Man, that’s out of line. Try not to take it too personally. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
My sisters don’t understand either, but I try to take a shower before meeting them. 
Sometimes those little wipers for babies work too.
No worries, I understand. I could have said:
Respect is a 2 way street or You have meet people half way. Maybe try following a few of your sister’s rules and see if the relationship improves.
yeah. i dont associate with much of my family. if im being criticized too much ill bail
Just shower, personally I find it relaxing. Shower and do all the basic human stuff that makes you socially acceptable. I have major negative and cognitive symptoms but I do these things. Think of it from their perspective, they don’t want some unkempt adult in their presence. Just shower, it feels good and people will find you less objectionable.
Everyone has their own preconception of Sz and they are too lazy to actually research it. Before I got Sz I was the same way. So put yourself in their shoes.