do people pity you because of your illness?
They better not. Not many people in my life know, and the ones who do don’t like to talk about it. 
i never asked. i find many to be judgmental tho
some people pitied me when I told them I have schizophrenia. I do not pity people.
Didn’t you say you have something like a delusional disorder?
yeah… first it was schizo then delusion disorder. now my doc said it’s probably schizoaffective. I have all the symptoms except hallucinations.
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once someone told me dogs have a better understanding than me.
Dogs are more understanding in some aspects than most people including me. Dogs have better personalities than most people… i wouldnt be insulted
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whatever, I’ve been treated like ■■■■ so many times because of my illness. Made me a bitter person somehow. I’m working on that now.
i hear ya… me too. i didnt mean to be mean.
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You’re young. I don’t pity anyone since we all have our challenges on here, but it’s hard for me to hear about young people struggling. I went through so much, and I’ve survived, but I wouldn’t wish a minute of my suffering on any of you. All of the young people on here, and my son here at home, have much yet to experience. It’s not pity, but empathy and concern/care that I feel for you all. If I could take the struggles away, I would.
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I wish that somebody pitied me in real life. But everybody’s got their own problems, so I’m pretty much on my own.
Yes, a lot of people do. Either that or they hear ‘schizoaffective’ and get afraid.
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Hugs to all from a bull 
i dont find many pity me… i get the feeling many judge me because they dont see my illness unless i tell them the symptoms… then they discount me as a fool… it seems.
Im sorry @sleepybug if i was a jerk about the dog personality comparison. i dont like being compared either. hugs 
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no, it’s not a big deal at all. I just have flashbacks sometimes. =^o^= it’s ok, thanks for being nice.
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I’m just a very loving person with some stockholm syndrome. It’s similar to that… I don’t know what I have. I’m starting therapy on thursday.
There’s a quote for this. I will search for it.