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I've always had problems with this... I never know what to believe.
Is it that important to tell your friends, and family of course, that you're ill?
I've been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but how do you go about telling a friend that? It doesn't exactly spring up in conversation.. I guess they deserve to know, but I think paranoia reminds me that it's not really worth it, it doesn't change who I am or what I do, but it may affect the way they see you.
With stuff like this before, I've tried to gather all my friends in one place and telling everyone at once.. I've tried telling nobody, which wasn't the greatest road to go down.. and also just a select few, which is easier but still makes me wonder about the rest.
Horrible horrible thing to munder over. I know the best thing is 'if it bothers you then say' etc.. I'm just interested in what you'd do.
Would something like that get to you? Would you feel pressured to say? Or would you just carry on, not really caring of it?
I have a few close, personal friends that I can discuss this with.. but the problem is, I'm making one or two new friends.. do they deserve to know? I don't know, it confuses and scares me. I'm more than likely worrying over nothing here mind.
So what would you do?
Is it that important to tell your friends, and family of course, that you're ill?
I've been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but how do you go about telling a friend that? It doesn't exactly spring up in conversation.. I guess they deserve to know, but I think paranoia reminds me that it's not really worth it, it doesn't change who I am or what I do, but it may affect the way they see you.
With stuff like this before, I've tried to gather all my friends in one place and telling everyone at once.. I've tried telling nobody, which wasn't the greatest road to go down.. and also just a select few, which is easier but still makes me wonder about the rest.
Horrible horrible thing to munder over. I know the best thing is 'if it bothers you then say' etc.. I'm just interested in what you'd do.
Would something like that get to you? Would you feel pressured to say? Or would you just carry on, not really caring of it?
I have a few close, personal friends that I can discuss this with.. but the problem is, I'm making one or two new friends.. do they deserve to know? I don't know, it confuses and scares me. I'm more than likely worrying over nothing here mind.
So what would you do?
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Ta peeps, weird gives me more confidence, oddly enough.
And no worry about jokes either, I'd much rather see it in that light than anything serious. More What About Bob than A Beautiful Mind, if you get the picture.
Either way, this is all so new to me. When you're ill, generally it's something that'll go, eventually. It's odd to think, oh right, this is forever.
Speaking of which, I wonder if I can do the Government out of any freebies and support, grants for Uni etc. We're mentally ill, don'tcha know. Naughty to think I can get stuff when I deserve it no more than anyone else, but still.
And as for being scary-weird, I have no idea how I appear. It's just best not to take me too seriously, at any time.
(I wonder if it's safe for me to come back, now you're stable, apparently.)
Hush you.
(Hush yourself, mentalist.)
Being a schizoprenic is fun. Join in!
And no worry about jokes either, I'd much rather see it in that light than anything serious. More What About Bob than A Beautiful Mind, if you get the picture.
Either way, this is all so new to me. When you're ill, generally it's something that'll go, eventually. It's odd to think, oh right, this is forever.
Speaking of which, I wonder if I can do the Government out of any freebies and support, grants for Uni etc. We're mentally ill, don'tcha know. Naughty to think I can get stuff when I deserve it no more than anyone else, but still.
And as for being scary-weird, I have no idea how I appear. It's just best not to take me too seriously, at any time.
(I wonder if it's safe for me to come back, now you're stable, apparently.)
Hush you.
(Hush yourself, mentalist.)
Being a schizoprenic is fun. Join in!
Cyclone said:
>I guess some people would think you're joking....
Well sort of...
They'd sort of think you're joking, but not be sure...
So that's the beauty of it. They wouldn't take it seriously until they'd had time to get used to the idea. Right?
>I guess some people would think you're joking....
Well sort of...
They'd sort of think you're joking, but not be sure...
So that's the beauty of it. They wouldn't take it seriously until they'd had time to get used to the idea. Right?
I'd tell my friends. Obviously we're two different people, but I'd use it as an ice breaker. I'd be telling everyone I knew, I'd be taking advantage of the attention I'd get.
That's just me, but I'm the kid who was proud to say "Yeah I went to the clinic and had a needle shoved up my third eye"
That's just me, but I'm the kid who was proud to say "Yeah I went to the clinic and had a needle shoved up my third eye"
You could right an email, then send it to all your friends and family. Its less heart wrenching, and it brings it into the digital age.
Sorry.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Just get your other personality to tell them. Or put up a poster in
> your hall that says 'You don't have to be schizophrenic to live here,
> but Grix is!'
'You don't have to be schizophrenic to live here, but we are!'
> Just get your other personality to tell them. Or put up a poster in
> your hall that says 'You don't have to be schizophrenic to live here,
> but Grix is!'
'You don't have to be schizophrenic to live here, but we are!'
Just get your other personality to tell them. Or put up a poster in your hall that says 'You don't have to be schizophrenic to live here, but Grix is!'
I guess some people would think you're joking....
There's ways of propping it up into a conversation.
Say you're having lunch with someone and you get out some medication to take with the lunch:
"What are those for?"
"Oh, those? Just pills to stop me being scitzophrenic..."
That's the hard part.
From there they'll most likely be interested and start asking questions, where you get to give all the details they need.
Or next time you're making plans:
"When do you want to do so and so?"
"Any time but Wednesday night, got to see the doctor."
"Oh? What about?"
"Nothing. I'm just a bit scitzo, that's all..."
And once you've dropped the word, almost like a joke (like dipping toes in the water), and from there you'll get questions which'll sort of bring into depth.
I think. :-)
Say you're having lunch with someone and you get out some medication to take with the lunch:
"What are those for?"
"Oh, those? Just pills to stop me being scitzophrenic..."
That's the hard part.
From there they'll most likely be interested and start asking questions, where you get to give all the details they need.
Or next time you're making plans:
"When do you want to do so and so?"
"Any time but Wednesday night, got to see the doctor."
"Oh? What about?"
"Nothing. I'm just a bit scitzo, that's all..."
And once you've dropped the word, almost like a joke (like dipping toes in the water), and from there you'll get questions which'll sort of bring into depth.
I think. :-)
I hope I'm not damaging your confidence by over-use of the word 'weird' :D
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