Learn about schizophrenia from a schizophrenic - a masterpost
I’m schizophrenic and here’s a selection of my posts about living with schizophrenia - click a link or two if you’re curious:
What to do when your schizophrenic friend talk about their hallucinations and delusions
8 myths about schizophrenia and why they aren’t true
What to keep in mind when dating a schizophrenic person
Why you shouldn’t correct schizophrenic people when they say “I’m schizophrenic” instead of “I have schizophrenia.”
Why fighting the stigma of schizophrenia must include fighting racism and anti blackness
Why you shouldn’t dismiss or invalidate schizophrenic people when they open up to you about their hallucinations or delusions
Why you don’t have to add “but some mentally ill people ARE violent” when mentally ill people talk about stigma and demonization
Why you actually have to talk to your schizophrenic friend about their illness if you want to know how to support them
Why you aren’t helping mentally ill people by trying to weed out fakers
Why mass shootings in the US can’t be blamed on mental illness
Why recovery doesn’t necessarily mean “becoming neurotypical”
Why armchair diagnosing killers with mental illnesses doesn’t solve anything
Why you shouldn’t force your spiritual and religious beliefs onto schizophrenic peoples experiences
Why you shouldn’t armchair diagnose shooters and other killers
What the non psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia are like
Why we need to talk about the taboo topic of being mentally ill and struggling with personal hygiene
Why you shouldn’t stigmatize schizophrenic people as violent killers
Why you shouldn’t be afraid of obviously psychotic people
Why you should respect schizophrenic people who choose not to take meds
Why you can’t pick or choose which mentally ill people to support
Why you shouldn’t call people you don’t agree with delusional
Why I don’t want to hear that “my diagnosis doesn’t define me.”
Why anti psychotic meds won’t “cure” schizophrenic people
Why we need to talk about the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Why schizophrenic people are vulnerable to abuse
Why the stigma against depression can’t be compared to the demonization of schizophrenia
Why “we’d all be diagnosed with something if we went to a psychiatrist” is bullshit
Tropes you should stay away from if you want to write a schizophrenic character
Why “you don’t seem schizophrenic” isn’t a compliment
What having schizophrenia feels like
How schizophrenic people face a different kind of stigma than people with depression and anxiety
Why saying “if you’re aware that you’re mentally ill you’re not REALLY mentally ill” is bullshit
How to be respectful to severely mentally ill people during Halloween
Why it’s important to share positive stories about schizophrenia
Why you should let schizophrenic people talk about their psychosis
Why you shouldn’t tell your schizophrenic friend about that conspiracy theory
Why murderers can be fucked up without being mentally ill
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