Everyone knows the stereotypes of what a schizophrenic is from a largely misguided and poor media coverage
Truth is there are a lot of us globally!
What is a quality you have that someone would not expect of you based on the public perception of the illness?
I am a very logical, I have two college degrees, I work and I am totally independent of my family.
Beating the stereotypes💪🏽
I don’t know I just think somebody would see me as irrational because of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. But I do have a good quality of rationality and reasoning.
I am successful. That even defies stereotypes around here.
I think that turning it on its head that I think more about what other people are going through
Before all this happened I was pretty oblivious
But going through something like this I have found humbling and more understanding of what people go through more generally
Simple, I’m not delusional. For this reason I would never tell people I have the disorder. They all seem to think if you have it it means you are always delusional… because that’s the case with many other schizophrenics.
I don’t even know.
Like @agent101g said, I am not delusional.
I’m also pretty social. Or can be.
I don’t know if not being social is normally a stereotype though?
Am ultra rational, i find, that even way too much in fact…
This also can be quite sz though, i have an obsessive type of thinking, trying to stick to my reason…
I never lost my reason yeah, but there’s some sick stuff in it, which should be cleared in there in fact one day, thats it… 
Even though it’s exhausting, I’m able to mask my symptoms and social awkwardness – at least in short stints. It’s how I got by at work.
No one at work has a clue that i have mental illness and I out perform other colleagues.
Turnin dat stereotype upside down yo 
I should also mention, internally im barely surviving lol. But i present well on the outside.
My bank account.
People on disability are expected to be poor.
Outside, no one would know know I’m mentally ill.
I look very normal out. The only thing that gives me away is my arms that are filled with self harm scars from wrist to shoulder.
I have always had a “facade”, it’s called masking I guess.
I’m very far from the schizophrenic stereotype, but still, here we are.
That I cannot work under high pressure, high octane situations.
I work as a trader, and success/failure is always lurking at the corner. I live on the edge, which is not expected from someone with this illness.
Realising my delusions were as such really brought my world view crumbling down
But I am glad to have got past that
I can see why some may dig their heels in as I can be pretty stubborn as well
Just not worth the hassle
The hospitalisations stopped pretty soon after I just decided to shut up and tow the line
I think its north america where that expectation exists because they dont pay out much unfortunately. Long term disability is about 600 a month if i did it. It seems parts of europe have good disability plans and such. Jealous of that for sure!
Yeah. $600 is scandalous for a rich country.
How are people expected to pay for rent, food, hobbies, vacation etc?
It was $750/mth for me back in the day. Now it’s about $1,800. Sounds good until you realize that rent is $1,900.
They aren’t. No one cares, though.
I have dual way of presenting my self …
When I’m alone,I’m going through lot of sz.
When I prepare to go out,I tend to behave,look,and talk like normal person.
That confuses people like “and what’s wrong with him”…
Like Jekyl and Hide.
It probably goes up the more I work im guessing. But yeah its pretty laughable