I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. I have many friends who have discussed my thinking and say I am not ill. I worked with some women much younger than me a couple of years ago and they said I wasn’t ill. They went through all my thinking to try to get me a girlfriend.
The thing I am trying to do (the grand idea) is brutally simple. No one would deny it would work.
I am wondering whether to put it in unusual beliefs on here. Is that the right place to try to get my idea resolved?
It’s probably the right place.
Sometimes people don’t know I’m ill till I tell them. Then they are surprised. I’m definitely ill though.
Most people don’t know I’m I’ll either but I tell people so that in case I have an episode they can help me.
Every time someone says this I ask, do you hear voices or see hallucinations? If you do, you’re probably schizophrenic. If not, it could still be up for debate. There aren’t a lot of different explanations for voices/seeing things chronically.
I take it as a compliment.
I’ve had many people say I wasn’t ill. I can be strangely normal even in situations when others get upset(I meltdown later).
One-fourth of schizophrenics do not have hallucinations or hear voices. I’m one. Delusions were a major problem.
Schizophrenia is considered a thought disorder. Before meds my thoughts were very definitely disordered.
Nutcase
My aunt asked me what’s my illness. I told her psychosis. I didn’t say schizophrenia. But you don’t act as lunatic, she said. Haha. Should I act like a lunatic? I take 20 pills, for God’s sake
The pdoc tells me to tell people I have psychosis as well, he says sz is just a label
My ex pdoc told me to say that I have depression. Because of the stigma of sz
This aunt has depression and just like other family members, think that I have anxiety or depression just like them. The schizophrenia doesn’t cross their minds. So they give me advices and say it’s nothing serious. When I say that I see and talk with Jesus, they stop. Lol
I apologize, I came off like I was dismissing this illness. I see what you’re saying now the more I think about it. I didn’t intend to be a schizophrenic, but it’s who I am and people need to respect that, until it changes.
Forgive me I am new here.
I learnt a long time ago not to discuss this with anyone other than health professionals and close family.
The world isn’t ready to a accept us, so I keep quiet. People have this horrible idea of what a Schizophrenic is like, so when they meet one and see we’re just like everybody else in so many ways, it scares them.
Bond, no apology needed. I didn’t get the impression you are dismissing sz. This is not an easy life we live. Be easy on yourself. I’m relatively new here myself.
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