I told my grandparents and my aunt that I heard voices, and had been diagnosed as schizophrenic. My grandpa was the only one who believed me. It’s so frustrating to hear your own grandma call you a liar. I’m not a liar. I would never lie about something like this. I have a diagnosis from a professional. It really upset me
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My parents dont belive me i have sz…!!!
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I am sorry @anon55713086 .
I hope you are OK.
Don’t get upset.
I hope they will get it eventually.
I am OK being isolated, but if you feel you do need companions I wish you success in finding them 
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My father and brother had a hard time believing that I have a Schizoaffective disorder diagnosis.
They always lean towards my other diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
My brother is finally starting to accept my SZA dx.
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My family doesn’t believe I have sza either. They barely know what it is even. And they don’t care to find out. They didn’t believe my son was sz either. I wonder what they think now that he’s gone? Do they take his illness seriously now?
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There still is much, much ignorance surrounding schizophrenia, so your grandma is very scared. In her mind she may feel that she’s lost a granddaughter, so you need to give her time to adjust.
Your grandma will come around to loving you
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It’s so far from most people’s experiences that they reject much of what someone with sz experiences simply because their minds can’t comprehend.
My older sister has told me that our mom had shared with her when I told my mom, at around 14-15 years old that I was hearing voices; that there were demons who came to me. That surprised me that my mom had told my sister because nothing was done for me and the conversation ended between my mom and I after I told her. It was hurtful to think that I could share something that at the time was terrifying me and my mom did nothing to save me… Just another form of denial based on a lack of ability to process such extreme information.
In a way it’s nothing personal.
My mother and my husband still struggling to accept my sz. Hubby told me today he still thinks I have bipolar but I know I don’t. Sometimes I even struggle to accept it bcuz some doctors don’t and they confuse me. But majority of them believe it’s sz. And when I read up on it it seems to make sense.
Sz is a hard diagnosis to accept from all involved. Bipolar seems a lighter illness but it’s not. Even my local library has over 5 books on bipolar including new ones, but only one old book on sz. Seems even the library doesn’t like sz! 
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Ouch, man. That’s harsh. I hope you are okay now, nonetheless… The past is in the past, you can’t undo the damage caused by ignorance or neglect or whatever nice word there is for those seeing as we are talking about your close family.
Take care.
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The first time I was hospitalized my sister convince my mother that I play theatre and I just don’t want responsibilitys and because I finish high school I did not want to get a job so I play crazy so I can stay at home.
I did not know this until my second hospitalization.
Come to think about it my sister is an ■■■■■■■
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I’m so sorry your parents don’t believe you…that must be very hard on you…just stay on your meds and work with your pdoc and you will be o k I bet.
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It sounds like a lot of schizophrenics have at least one close relative who doesn’t believe them. Thank you so much for all your support, it’s made realize I’m not the only who’s had to deal with this
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I knew I had schizophrenia from day one. I then lost insight for years, looking for alternative explanations. I now believe I have schizo-affective depressive type. Whether I have it or not, I’m tired of fighting it or questioning it. I remember on the news, them saying I had PTSD and not schizophrenia. That I had a lot of potential. This was in a parallel universe.
My mom is convinced I have SZA, my dad thinks I’m lazy and not that bad, my grandma thinks I can do better, and my sister initially thought I was fine. I knew believing in the matrix wasn’t normal and a sign of schizophrenia. It was like my reality changed and turned upside down. Like a light switch went on. It caused incalculable amounts of pain, I can’t turn the switch off, but I can tell you simulation theory doesn’t bother me anymore.
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The first time I noticed I was hearing voices, I was 14. I told my physician and she simply said it was my conscious, not voices. That event left me misdiagnosed for another 6 years. Until I went to see her years later and she suggested I go to a hospital. I didn’t like the idea but a couple days later I voluntarily checked myself in.
Prove to them its schizophrenia by showing them how much better you are doing on the meds (if they are working, that is) Show, don’t tell, and sooner or later they will notice. I can’t say for sure if they will ever believe you but you don’t need them to. All you have to do is believe in yourself.
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