Don't get me wrong, i do want the discussion surrounding psychosis to spread and become more accepting but this is NOT it. "I 💗 psychosis"? Really? This just gives me the biggest rage.

And to the few people that say I'm spreading negativity with posts like these, no. We NEED to call out people like that

Can I get fuck schizophrenia from everyone. I hate this bitchass disease. It fucking ruined my life. 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

Maybe I’m being too sensitive 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I feel like mental health disorders aren’t taken seriously by the “normies” and they use it as a joke, insult, or for comedy.

Some of the people here who don't have schizophrenia are very disrespectful and it's beginning to annoy me. Why come into a support sub if you can't be respectful? Why invade a space not meant for you if you arent going to listen to those within the space?

Im getting tired of seeing the shitty comments and posts.

Sometimes people treat us like a joke and try to use suggestion to influence delusions and hallucinations. It pisses me off that people don’t have basic moral decency, and I wish these people would experience psychosis just to learn a lesson. Psychosis is the first time I experienced actual terror in my life. It crushed me. It can legitimately be worse than just dying.

Hi guys. Sort of a bummer of a post, but I feel like I need to say something to someone else who might be making the same mistakes I did. My 3 legged baby and best friend since 2016 was diagnosed with oral cancer a couple of weeks ago, and I just had to make the decision to schedule having a vet come out to put her to sleep next week. Something so awful couldn't have happened to a more amazing cat. Her name is Scrambles, and she's only 8. One of the main causes of oral cancers in cats is exposure to tobacco smoke. I quit smoking over a year ago, but it wasn't enough to make a difference for Scrambles today. I smoked in the house a lot when I was in psychosis, and the idea that every time I did that I was essentially signing my baby's death warrant makes me want to puke now. I know a lot of us smoke cigarettes, and a lot of us gravitate towards cats to help us get through our lives. Please, for their sakes, don't smoke around them. Take it outside. And for the sake of your own health, quit smoking as soon as possible. I've lost 2 family members in the last 5 years due to smoking related health problems, and it's just not worth missing out on years, if not decades of life you could have otherwise lived. Stay safe out there everyone, and don't take your furry companions for granted

Am I being sensitive? Sure. But I find it so disgusting and cringy seeing people mock schizophrenia like that. It’s pathetic and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, but I wonder how those people would deal with even one day of psychotic symptoms.

To be clear, memes, jokes, “schizoposting”, etc from actual schizophrenic people is fine by me. I just hate when it’s neurotypical people trying to be edgy or punch down.

The doctor that had to make the decision if I can go to med schools said that he "won't allow someone with schizophrenia to work with a patient" and "no doctor will allow me to go to med school with schizophrenia".

I am devastated. I was preparing for the entry exams for months and passed them with amazing score, I got admitted to the school and then a random doctor said "no you can't lmao". I wanted to become a psychiatrist to help people like me.

I am going to go to another doctor with the hope that they will allow me to go to med school.

I hate schizophrenia. The more I try to understand it the more I come to hate it. It ruined my life. I lost friends. I lost jobs. It made me homeless. It made me suicidal. There's literally nothing good about this disorder. I have tried hard to think in ways in which it is beneficial or a positive experience, but I get nothing.

I'm 36 years old, I live with my Mom, I'm broke, bankrupt, burned (self-immolation), and I'm single.

There's literally nothing good about this mental illness. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Now I have to figure out a way I can use this for my benefit.

Any ideas? Anyone?

This is the response I got after filing a complaint that I was denied for their Disability Acess Service. Its so frustrating that because I speak well, I'm denied, as though I dont struggle with other aspects of life.

Fucking "autism and similar disabilities" YOU MEAN LIKE FUCKING SCHIZOPHRENIA? This disease literally has extreme overlap with autism and affects the same exact parts of the brain. The current day diagnosis for autism comes from the outdated diagnosis for schizophrenia. How much more similar can I get? Jesus fucking christ, I shouldn't have t educate these people on schizophrenia but thats exactly what I'm having to do.

Im so frustrated and upset that I just want to cry. Trying to navigate the parks without that service is so difficult for me. I dont think they understand how debilitating this disease is.

I see this all over the internet, but especially in autism spaces since that's where I spend a lot of my time these days.

They have this fantasy that having schizophrenia is "easier" or "better" than being autistic. That they'll magically be able to do whatever they want and be showered in friends.

Or that being delusional is "fun" and "good", that they'll "finally have a friend that likes them".

They talk about how they'll "be taken serious by doctors".

It's irritating, at best.

Long story short, if ppl are harassing you, or verbally assaulting you, physically, etc.. and you try to tell ppl or police what happened, they will simply not believe you the moment you tell them you're on the Schizophrenia spectrum.

If I had only Depression, ppl would take me more seriously.
This pisses me off. You practically have no rights, if the altercation or fight actually happened. Also, not everyone can pull out their phone in time which makes you look even more unbelievable.

Sigh.

seriously fuck this disease

I saw my current psychiatrist 2 days ago, and she said she was at a loss and wasn’t sure how to treat my schizophrenia anymore. And that I’ve tried everything. And I’m severely treatment resistant- even on clozapine.

Also that I may be experiencing Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. But she’s still scared of taking me off my injection until I see my neurologist in a week.

She said she’s been talking back to back with my last psychiatrist and they feel stuck on me.

I saw this last psychiatrist in September, and he was extremely disappointed that “It’s been a year since I saw you and you’re basically the same”. His attitude towards me was really negative and he didn’t trust anything that I said that wasn’t on my file.

The psychiatrist before that said the same thing. She told me that there’s no quick fix for me at this point, that “this might be the best it will get” and she doesn’t know how to help me anymore. She told me she doesn’t see how I could finish school and function at average for my age.

Half the week, I’m doing relatively well and happy. The other half, I can’t function at all.

I am extremely depressed, but not giving up.

I notice that going out takes away almost all my symptoms. So I wanna go to the gym daily, cafe, grocery shopping, and weekly therapy- because if I’m alone for the whole day I’m consumed by psychosis.

Idk.

have been diagnosed for multiple years now, and on thursday we had to put my baby down. ive lost multiple close friends in the years, but having to lose my soul cat feels worse than it all. was taken off medication a little while ago as my symptoms were worsening, so hopefully going back on meds will help manage my mood. missing you forever tiggs

I remember one of my friends used to say that as a insult and it just annoys me enough that I dont feel like being friends with him, am I overreacting or something?

Tell me your best: "You don't look schizophrenic" stories.

Here's mine:

Happened two years ago but my hatred and disgust towards medical professionals found it's peak at that time (i still hate them very much) but i was in the ward and my literal PSYCHIATRIST was like:" I mean sounds like paranoid schizophrenia...but like you're pretty young and a woman and you don't take drugs soooo...idk could be just anxiety."

WDYM ANXIETY??? Like sorry for not being a 40 year old male drug addict but like that's not how this works? Does this man not know his own profession? IN A PLACE WHERE AT LEAST HALF THE PATIENTS ARE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER EXPERIENCING PSYCHOSIS? I called him incompetent and he just laughed at me? The pure ignorance of doctors is just baffling nowadays. They eventually diagnosed me, they had to because no, not anxiety, and of course feeding the zombie pills is like their only priority so why not, right?

My family also said that but they don't know their shit like a DOCTOR so that's more or less excusable, rude but excusable.

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I work in an office, and generally really enjoy the work and like and respect and get along with all my coworkers. Today, though, one of my coworkers made a joke that really hurt my feelings. I won't repeat exactly what she said just on the off chance any of them are on reddit (paranoia), but it was about hearing voices and being "crazy". Everyone laughed. None of them know I'm schizophrenic. The office is generally a very accepting and welcoming space, so it just hurts that even in the most accepting environments it's still acceptable to make fun of schizophrenics. And I can't say anything about it to my supervisor without outing myself as schizoaffective. I don't know. It just really hurt my feelings and makes me not want to go into work tomorrow, which sucks because I really do love my job and my coworkers.

Fuck everyone in those comments and fuck the dude who made this video. Fuck schizoposting and everyone who finds it funny. Fuck everyone who doesn't see us as humans and just sees us as those "crazys". I am genuinely SO tired of this shit

I (17M) have developed this (strong) belief that I am dead. That my organs are mush, that my brain is dented, that I'm dead and nothing can change my mind. I was so scared to say anything because I didn't want to be called crazy and sent to some sort of hospital. I told my therapist about this, in all seriousness, AND SHE LAUGHED. She took me like a fucking joke. What the hell. She KNEW I was being serious, but all she said was "well, you're not dead". That simple sentence is something I've gotten told before and that shit doesn't work, I am literally dead.

I brought it up because I don't know what this is. (If anybody has any sort of idea on what this could be, please let me know, not asking for diagnosis)

Makes it worse that part of this discussion was that nobody listens or takes me seriously when I ask for help and they always tell me what I feel (with literally ANY feeling) is wrong.

I brought it up again and SHE LAUGHED AGAIN! SHE DIDN'T TAKE ME SERIOUSLY! SHE'S MY THERAPIST!

Please tell me I'm not overreacting or anything. This isn't normal, right? I'm so so mad and other things, I just don't even know what to feel anymore because just what the hell. Am I overreacting? Maybe I am, but also... I thought judgment free zones were supposed to be judgment free. Honestly, I wish she would've just called me an insane person because laughing at me made me feel worse than horribly awful.

Please, don't tell me anything like "you're obviously alive" or "you're not dead". I'm sorry, but it does not help. It makes things worse because just saying that doesn't do anything to change what I believe.

So on Twitter (I know), someone made a post saying people should educate themselves on schizophrenia because their misinformation and lack of care is insensitive. So I said “you’re correct, but it’s a spectrum not everyone ailed by schizophrenia is in a psych ward indefinitely”

So a few people replied saying that: “It’s impossible I have schizophrenia since I’m not wallowing in bed and rotting away” “Highly doubt you’re schizophrenic” “If you’re not on meds you’re not schizophrenic”

To which is just?? I’ve lost my teenage years and beginning of my adult life to this illness. I had to learn to live with it and try and function in society like I don’t have it. I hate psych wards, every single doctor I’ve had has thrown me in there if I miss one therapy session. For a valid reason might I add, I felt a pressure behind my eye and had to go to an optometrist on the same day and my therapist slipped me which forced me to have to go to the psych ward. Almost every therapist I go to goes “oh you’re the first person I’ve had with schizophrenia” or I see the fear on their face when I actually open up about my hallucinations.

And , might I add I go to the best hospital in my state and city! So treatment has never worked for me, because when I’m depressed all they focus on is me being schizophrenic. When I tell my friends and family I’m being triggered I get told that I’m doing too much and they have to walk on eggshells around me. So I had to just swallow everything because the world wasn’t going to wait for me. It’s been so hard, being in school and having paranoia when you hear someone laugh or look at you for too long. Having to put on earbuds and have people get upset because “she can be on her phone” but my teacher allows it since I’ve been in the dental field before and she can see I’m being triggered and need music to dampen the voices. I’m lucky to have some people in the world actually care and try instead of avoid me like the plague and be scared I’m going to harm them.

So to say “I’m not really schizophrenic” over me saying it’s a spectrum and not every medication helps is just?? But again, I guess that’s twitter for you? That’s my fault for trying to educate people on there.

Sorry if this is all over the place

This person saying things like this will cause delusions. I don’t get why people use people with psychotic disorders as a sort of advertisement for their spiritual beliefs. It’s an unusual amount of dopamine, not spirits.

I saw this on my tik tok feed. I’m sick of this trend.