I dislike telling people that I’m Schizophrenic, but I feel like they should know just in case I ever have some sort of freakout or delusion it hallucination that ruins my day or something.
But then if they know I’m Schizophrenic and I talk to them about certain things like how human trafficking is a huge issue or that the government and Facebook have ALWAYS BEEN LISTENING TO US and spying on us or whatever topic similar to these I’m taking about, they just laugh it off or don’t take me seriously because I’m “crazy” it’s like okay ■■■■ me right?
I don’t know, anyone else experience this???
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Yes, my family don’t take me seriously because of sz.
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I am not diagnosed sz/sza.
I think the problem comes in when we talk about those sujects too often. Believe it or not, most people dont care. They just compartmentalize it into the "dont wanna think about it " spot in their minds.
They know there are only so many problems the average person can handle. Forcing them to confront things they can do nothing about bothers them.
They would rather talk about more pleasant things and just hope that some group or commity with enough time, energy and resources than themselves will handle those things.
AND to a point, we have to agree with their way of handling it, dont we? By this I mean one can only handle hearing so much negativity, greed, violence, and hate.
If we, or anyone, does not take a break from learn about these things then it will affect us badly.
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My husband doesn’t take me seriously anymore. I don’t socialize much out here, so he’s pretty much the only one that listens to my thoughts on the world.
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Wow!! Those are my kind of topics… I ONLY converse with WOKE people … however I don’t tell many people that I’m sick or that I have Sz because I am super paranoid that they will lock me up for me insane but part of me wants to shout it from the roof tops because I feel special and extra smart. I have senses that other people don’t and I should not be ashamed because I am the ■■■■.
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One day someThing is gonna click and something you said will make sense to them.
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Hardly anyone takes me serious and if they don’t like what I said they laugh it off and say there I go telling tall tales or nonsense. My opinion never matters and usually I don’t think of clever things to say until after the conversation. I tried being a “norm” but it doesn’t suit me.
I wouldn’t ever tell anybody I suffer sz except my mom, I mean if I tell such a thing they will prejudge me everytime, and I wouldn’t even feel better, it would be worse if anything. Also I’m pretty much normal functioning so it doesn’t even matter.
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People either like talking about conspiracy theories or they don’t. I doubt a diagnosis changes that. If people aren’t receptive to talking about a topic it’s probably better to just not talk about it with them.
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Your name really shows in your response.
Also it’s, not that I talk about it on a daily basis, It’s more when they say things like “I can’t believe x is happening!” When it’s common knowledge to know about the subject at hand.
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Yeah the name came honestly… along with many others they call me*** 
My bf takes me seriously and listens to me. He’s my main source of reality checks. He doesn’t dismiss things I have to say as delusions right off the bat unless they seem to be seriously bothering me. My other friends who know are also supportive and not dismissive of every thought that flows from my head even if they sound a little outlandish.
My family never took my issues seriously and often made fun of me for my poor grip on reality. Probably they’re the reason why I started hiding things.
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My family used to dismiss everything I said 1. Because I was a kid and 2. Because I would “talk nonsense” when I got diagnosed with mental illness my family listened to me even less. If people would have listened more maybe id be healthy and happy and functional. But nope.
Now days people listen a little better. But I always have to work to prove it 10× more than a “sane” person. Always gotta site my sources get a second opinion deal with questions like “is this you talking or your illness”
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I can relate I think of stuff like this a lot. It feels to me like I lost a lot of peace of mind, that I’m being criticized, and played in relationships. However that’s mostly in the past and on the other hand I view these things in an opposite fashion and try to empathize with this conditioned reality we all face and need to be free from.
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My family didn’t take me seriously after my diagnosis, even when I told them not to feed our pet dog grapes. Grapes are extremely toxic to dogs. They nearly killed her. The only good thing that came out of that was that they started to take me seriously again. I’m the first in the family who will graduate with a masters degree . . . but why did it take a dying dog and a masters degree? We diagnosed people have to work 10x as hard for things others just take for granted.
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