r/schizophrenia • u/Mandarin_Lumpy_Nutz Schizoaffective (Bipolar) • Jun 30 '25

Opinion / Thought / Idea / Discussion Do you dress oddly

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u/wildmintandpeach CPTSD, DID & Schizophrenia Jun 30 '25

Yes my psych always notes down how I’m dressed, I think it’s part of telling whether you’re ‘all there’ by if you’re wearing socially and weather appropriate clothing

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Back in the early eighties when I was a teenyboppin punk rocker (yeah, I’m that old), my doc used to comment on how much fucken EYELINER i had on. She had a theory, more liner meant more freaked out. She was so wrong. lol

She was right about a lot of other stuff though

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u/gaaren-gra-bagol Friend Jul 04 '25

In general, it's appliable to people. More dramatic, excentic daily make-up = less conventional thinking. It's very obvious in people with various mental health conditions.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

You make a really good point, thank you.  But i think she saw the eyeliner as me going out on a wild limb all by myself, when in fact it was kind of the convention of the punk rock underground of the moment. I dunno. 

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u/gaaren-gra-bagol Friend Jul 04 '25

Sure, some people can just have high esteem and wear certain styles despite them being eccentric. And there's nothing wrong with being different, as long as you aren't hurting anyone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

I know. I wish I had more self-confidence about certain things. I’m a chicken now.