I have been here a couple of days and I really enjoy the forum. Everyone seems very nice. I have struggled with mental illness my entire life, so it’s nice to know that there are people who can relate to me in some fashion. I think “normal” people are receptive to things like anxiety and depression, but when you start talking about Schizophrenia, it’s an entire different ballgame. I have felt shame for a long time. I’m not sure how many people realize how isolated one can feel when they suffer from something like this. It’s just nice to be able to get things off your chest without feeling different.
So anyway, enough of the speech, thanks again to all of you.
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What i really enjoy about this forum is that we all can feel each other on some level even though we don’t know each other personally. We know each other and have each others backs even though we won’t see each other. Its really quite nice.
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I’d agree with you about “normal” people not getting it. A lot of what we experience is truly bizarre, sometimes even among other schizophrenics. It fluctuates widely in experiences, and most people can’t wrap their head around it. Do stick around. You’ll meet some very cool people here (as I have), and I think we can all relate to most of what we share, despite perhaps not having identical experiences. The fear, trauma, anger, depression, and other feelings are almost universally shared among “our” illness.
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I feel the same way about this forum. Really glad you came on here! 
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This forum shouts at us that something is wrong with the health but not lack of hard work or all such nonsense. Once you visit the forum and read all amazing posts you know you are normal but with a tag called Schizophrenia.
Normal guys n girls are normal - healthy
We are not normal…
Once we know we are in the ZONE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
we are normal in that particular zone.
Everything we do, everything that happens to us is normal-in-this-zone.
It’s good to have you here anxiety_orange!
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Thanks! By the way, I love your screen name; very creative.
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