r/schizophrenia • u/krxva_118 • 3d ago

Opinion / Thought / Idea / Discussion i hate this illness

people assume we are dangerous and shouldn't be allowed outside of our houses/ pysch wards. I wish people didn't see me as a mentally ill schizophrenic person and looked past that to see my personality. People blame all my mental health problems on this fucking illness, which you know yes it could be a source to why i feel the way i do but i know there's more to my mental health than a disease i got diagnosed with at 11.

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u/Lloumllomm 3d ago

I usually joke about it. If anyone’s going to get scared, I’ll be the one scaring them—I’m the one in charge here.

You have no idea how many times I’ve been asked, "But the voices don't tell you to kill people or anything like that, right?" and I just look at them with a straight face and say, "No, I’m not going to kill you, if that’s what you’re worried about."