Today, I met someone really cool and their departing words were, for some odd reason, "We should totally be friends, I mean unless you're schizophrenic or something, haha!" I have schizophrenia. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I overcame my lack of social confidence and got a date for the first time in 10 or so years. After a while, my date admitted that she's a schizophrenic with dissociative identity disorder. I guess it's back to being single. FML
Today, I was talking to people around school to make new friends. I met an amazing guy and we really hit it off. He was fantastic in every way, but decided to end our conversation with, "We shall meet in the afterlife!" I don't know if I should be scared or not. FML
Today, my psychiatrist said, "Well, good luck." at the end of my appointment. FML
Today, I met the family of the guy I’m seeing, and they are all amazing. I’m scared to tell him I have a schizophrenic mum and a raging alcoholic dad. FML
Today, I was trying to make a good impression with my fiancé's friends. After a few hours, I thought all was going well. As I walked to the washroom, I heard, "So what disability does she have? No one can be like that without something wrong in their brain." FML
Today, I met my new college room-mate. He then introduced me to his imaginary friend. FML
Today, I went to a friend's sweet sixteen. Since I didn't know any else at the party I was really happy when the mother told me she sat me next to someone she thought I would have a lot in common with. He ended up being mentally challenged and talked to a sock puppet the whole party. FML
Today, I was waiting for my girlfriend, I wanted to have a serious talk about her hypochondria. She called to cancel because she was (self) diagnosed with some sort of 'neurological disorder'. FML
Today, I was alone in my dorm room rehearsing comments to make in my writing class tomorrow. I grew up with a severe stutter, and rehearsing like this is one of the ways I keep my speech under control. What I didn't plan on was my roommate walking in. I think she now thinks I'm schizophrenic. FML
Today, I met a cute guy for coffee. Everything was going fine, right up until he started telling me about his alien encounters and super psychic powers. FML
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VonGore 6
People are so ignorant about mental disorders. They assume that if you have DID, schizophrenia, bi-polar, etc. that you're automatically "Crazy." Sorry to hear that OP. I concur with the odd departing words as well. Who says that? lol
doubleddun 9
I'm sure he's just making a failed attempt at a joke
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radianceepica 9
Are you sure they were not a delusion? Also, what form of schizophrenia do you have? This could be a paranoid delusion. It sounds like something that your subconscious might tell you especially if you are going through a period of stress where it is becoming hard to cope with your disorder. If it is possible that there person was a delusion, then make sure to go see your psychiatrist and see if you need an adjustment in your meds. You may also need to get someone that you know is not a delusion to meet the person to check and see if they are "real" or just a delusion. And if they are real and can not deal with the fact that you have a disorder that can be controlled, then they do not deserve to be in your life any way. Just remember that you are a person living with the disorder and not the disorder itself. Do not let it define who you are.
radianceepica 9
the person*
makingyouhappy33 3
Sorry if I'm being ignorant or offensive, but is schizophrenia where you hallucinate? Maybe you hallucinated that?
SoulSair 11
I have schizophrenia. It's where you hear and see things. Usually it's one or the other, but in my case it's both. It was most likely not a vision because it's someone new. Schizophrenia only picks on your brain and "hallucinates" people that you've already met before.
Ray_of_midnight 23
You can decide for yourself whether you want to educate this person about your mental illness or not. Personally I think he sounds like kind of a jerk and I'd avoid him, but that's just me.
TcheQ 12
Don't sweat OP, they meant "psycho/axe-murderer/stalker", in the same way that calling something "gay" doesn't mean "gay", but can mean lame, soppy or unmanly. They are just uneducated in the difference between neuroses, psychoses and schizphrenia. Hope it works out!!!
happyvocal 1
I am 100% sure since you say he's at least nice, that that guy will be absolutely mortified when he finds out. I've done and said stupid shit like that before, but it's all a part of learning. I've always thought life for some people like me is about learning how to NOT to be a dumbass.
monkey2000 6
wht is that?
nrelavender 10
I'm sorry, op. That's truly ignorance. Having schizophrenia does not mean you're a crazy homicidal maniac. I understand schizophrenia, as my uncle has it. I don't think people really understand what it is. However, I'm sure this person didn't mean any harm by it. He/she probably meant you two should be friends as long as you're not totally crazy, which you aren't. Do me a favor and, if you two become friends, please educate him/her on schizophrenia.
jaystreet46 4
They probably weren't even there, it was just a visual and audio hallucination. Part of the disease man, sorry.
nightwishs 13
My best friend has schizophrenia and he is no different to anyone else I know. He is wonderful. I'm sorry someone said that to you it's not a very funny joke xxoo
chick1927 5
Which of ur personalitys told u to post this?
neutralize 12
#87: Please tell me you weren't actually serious.