I think people can tell I have SZ, but people keep telling me I look normal–even therapists. That’s a good thing because if I work and do we’ll, I’ll blend in.
Has anyone else been told this or think people can tell you’re SZ?
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I didn’t know there was a look. To be fair , when I got diagnosed with an illness , it was impossible for me let alone anyone else to believe. I got a bus pass , and a relative thought she would be more entitled to it than me because to her , her condition was more serious. She applied and got rejected. Not trying to undermine her condition, but mental illness isn’t always visible.
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My friend who I met when I was 20 and then again when I was 26. He said “when you were 20 you seemed very SCHIZOPHRENIC, now you seem like …down to earth or something , and don’t seem schizophrenic”. He’s schizoaffective. So it’s ok for him to say that. But it depends what time in my life it was I guess.
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People tell me I have “crazy eyes,” but I act pretty normal otherwise. Of course, I also go around shouting SCHIZO PRIDE!!! all the time, so people figure it out pretty quickly.
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People sometimes tell me that I have crazy eyes too. But otherwise I seem very normal. 
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i don’t get what look were supposed to have… “how can you tell he is sz, steve?” … “hes got the look”… “what look is that steve?”…“the look of running away from 12 invisible house cat sized bees”…“oh…i see that now what with the arms flailing and the running”…
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I don’t like the word “normal” I prefer the word healthy.
It is very difficult to mistake me for a healthy person as my functioning is so poor.
As for you @insidemind the important question is regarding the severity of your symptoms,
like cognitive symptoms and stuff . And your capacity to function.
A superficial impression can be highly misleading.
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People are uncomfortable around me after a few minutes when I run out of socially acceptable things to say. Do they know I have sz? No, they just think I’m odd.
My husband acts very surprised when I tell him things that I go through. He says that “it doesn’t show.” I feel hurt when he says this because I’m so good at putting up a front that not even my husband can see who I am.
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That’s hilarious, @Ninjastar! If you ever want to organize a parade, I’m in. Everyone else is doing it! 
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People react to me in ways I don’t expect. Sometimes at work I have to raise my voice to get my kids to sit down, be quiet, etc., and I’ve had students and teachers tell me that I’m “scary”. Maybe I have crazy eyes too? 
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I honestly don’t get this crazy eyes thing. I think my eyes look normal. But maybe that’s just when I look in the mirror. 
At any rate, it’s nice to know that I can be intimidating sometimes.
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People tell me i dont have schizophrenia. But i think thats ignorant
I can see the crazy eyes in all of my ID pictures. I can’t explain what makes them crazy, but my ID pictures are definitely different from everyone else’s. Especially my ID pic from before meds.
I behave differently in public than I do in the privacy of my home.
Yes, people can tell there is something a bit “off” with me.
I can tell because of the way they treat me.
Nothing I can do about it.
I am currently working and I was literally just thinking about this. I have a feeling people do because people always patronize me and treat me like I’m special and like they don’t want to hurt my feelings. This actually really upsets me because I want more than anything to be treated like I am normal. Also the moment someone mentions Sz I do in fact get very defensive and it upsets me. But seeing as though people I talk to bring up mental illnesses out of nowhere I’m guessing it’s apparent.
Yeah I have. That’s what I brought up in my social skills thread, that if you have good social skills no one will think you have sz.
I also likely have narcolepsy or so I was told by a doctor, and I remember he said “you wouldn’t even think you had it since you are so upbeat and cheerful!” Ahhh 
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Now that I’m on medications that work well I doubt anyone that doesn’t know already would think I have Sza. If you don’t appear to have any symptoms I doubt people can tell
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I’m slightly disorganized when I talk so I have to really slowdown and focus what I am saying so I don’t word salad, so I imagine people might assume I have something wrong with me.
Is your right eye farther spread out than your left eye.