I can say that not many people i know have had as many problems socially as I have. Maybe in other areas they’ve had difficulty but I think it’s a common theme among szs that we have problems with social behavior. Do u think? And What has helped you get better socially?
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I definitely have some social issues. I’m not very social and don’t like being around people too much. I go out for short jaunts like to pick up meds at the pharmacy or whatever and i pretty much just talk to the pharmacist or whoever i have to deal with. I guess the meds have helped somewhat as far as making me a little less paranoid. Also talking to my therapist probably helps, too. It’s one more person that i’m exposed to on a regular basis.
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Nothing, i still am not able to be in public
lifelong social isolation sufferer here. I’m doing a little better recently though. It’s nice to at least have online friends.
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i had some really bad social problems, i withdrew and isolated myself and stopped seeing people, then i met someone and she helped me a lot but i still had really bad social problems, i think it was a symptom of the illness and when i changed med i started to socialise a lot more and now i see loads of people everyday 
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I haven’t had much problems socially. But I know it’s very common.
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For me the social problems are the most severe by far. These have been present as far back as I can remember,certainly before overt signs of mental illness, so think they are related to more than just mental illness.
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I think it’s more than a social impairment, but I got those issues. It’s cognitive too, not just anxiety and paranoia and fear. I have problems paying attention to people speaking. It’s auditory in my case. I have executive functioning problems as well.
I’m also less interested in people. I guess asocial. I’m depressed.
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I used to be active socially but since sz
I have social issues. I’m paranoid people are looking at me, pointing/talking/laughing at me. I don’t trust anyone…a lot of it’s from being verbally bullied as a kid growing up. But I think it’s also the illness. I’m polite, I can “act normal” or at least socially acceptable and talk when people speak to me but I rarely initiate any conversations. It doesn’t bother me as much online, I guess because there isn’t that instant response and usually there are ways you can block those you don’t want to hear from…much easier online than you can in person.
I can socialize with others if I really want to but the truth is that I don’t have the urge to engage with others.
Not unless it’s someone I’m really comfortable with like close family.
Asocial,cognitive problems(probable learning difficulty) ,executive functioning difficulties- all those apply to me too. They could apply to ASD rather than a mental illness like schizophrenia though …
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I’ve gotten a little better since being on latuda and vraylar, but my social impairment is still pretty bad. I don’t really talk to people outside my parents, and it’s been like this for years
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Never had them until I got sick. I did have problems socializing before though. Maybe anxiety, depression, and OCD.
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Even before the psychosis or prodromal it’s a social impairment. I am surprised I even got to where I am with all the drama going on in my head. Paranoia, anxiety. I didn’t really start living more normally till psychosis and the meds!
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I have had and have social issues too.
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I want to be normal socially, people are a big part of life. Often I’m left with nothing to say.
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Why do you care so much about community? If you notice, you make a few threads a day. They are good, but are you seeking something. I’m the exact opposite, I’d rather be less social and validate myself. People are fine to a point. However, I’m happiest when jogging with my big dog out in nature. Or when I wake up with hubby and dogs next to me after a good drea and they are angelically sleeping. The still of the quiet night when the world is asleep…contentment. Is this a defect, perhaps
I’m socially fine now. But I realized the basis of my struggles in the past were social reasons
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Got it, glad ya are comfortable in your skin. We are all different and require different things 
. Kinda like some meds work for one and not another
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