#awarness of mental disorders

[schizopositivity]

People with autism or ADHD: I have this symptom

Me, a schizophrenic: oh me too!

People with autism or ADHD: I have this symptom

Me, a schizophrenic: haha yeah I got that too

People with autism or ADHD: I have this symptom

Me, a schizophrenic: yeah I deal with that daily

People with autism or ADHD: have you been checked for autism/ADHD? It really seems like you have it

Me, a schizophrenic: you know those are all possible symptoms of schizophrenia too right? You know that we have more than just psychosis right? And we can experience almost every symptom of autism and ADHD combined right? You know that we are more alike than we are different, right? Right?

[surrah698]

My poor, sensitive nervous system... 😭

Gotta make sure to get plenty of rest!

[doomedfromthewombfr]

I’ve spent my life trying to be loved, and all I’ve ever found is proof of why I’m unlovable

[genderqueerdykes]

"i'm so delulu" no, you are so ableist. psychotic people can hear you. you're not cute and you're not dealing with a delusion just because you're fixated on something. if you say you hate ableism then do this, you sure the hell do not. psychotic people are not your personal punching bag. stop it.

[asexual-amanita]

Friendly reminder that your mental illness acceptance is not true acceptance if it ends when someone has

- Narcissistic personality disorder

- Factious disorder

- Body integrity identity disorder

-Substance abuse disorder

-Antisocial personality disorder

-Schizospec disorders

You can’t pick and choose which mentally ill people are worthy of your acceptance and support. That’s just ableist.

[schizopositivity]

Here's a reminder to fight the internalized sanism/ableism in your head.

If you have executive dysfunction, don't compare your productivity to people who don't.

If you have anhedonia, don't compare your struggling to keep up with hobbies to someone who doesn't.

If you have paranoia, don't think of your fears as any less valid than the fears of someone who doesn't.

If your meds make you tired constantly, don't compare your energy levels to someone who doesn't take those meds.

If you have issues with concentration, then you won't be able to pay attention as well as someone who doesn't.

If you're in the deep end of a pool, then you can't compare how well you keep your head above water to someone who is standing in a kiddie pool.

Please try to think of these things when you feel "lazy" or "childish" or "a failure" compared to other people that don't struggle with the same symptoms as you. If you have a mental illness that will affect how you act in everyday situations, then it will in fact affect you in everyday situations. It's not an excuse, it's just a reality. We need to try to be kinder to ourselves.

[mlmxreader]

it's schizophrenia awareness day, so here's some reminders:

no, schizophrenic (and schizospec people in general) are not inherently dangerous. yes, you thinking they are solely bc of their schizophrenia IS a dick move.

schizophrenic people are often most likely to face abuse from family, friends, and institutions (such as psychiatry), esp if they're people of colour. the whole "insane asylum" schtick refuses to acknowledge that, and by you engaging with it, you are also refusing to acknowledge the historical and present abuse of schizophrenic people (particularly those who are also people of colour).

no, schizophrenic people are NOT your "uwu soft baby can't be in the world". infantilisation is a form of saneism.

yes, jokes based in unreality ARE harmful.

yes, jokes abt "I'm in your walls" (and similar sentiments) ARE harmful.

no, schizophrenic people are NOT your "so scary, so evil!" stereotypes.

stereotyping people w schizophrenia (as well as ASPD, DID, NPD, BPD, etc) DOES make you a dick!

no, schizophrenic people do not abuse others bc of their mental health. abusers will abuse people REGARDLESS of mental health. (and most abusive people do not have a mental illness! they are just cunts!)

your "psych ward" jokes ARE harmful

your jokes abt lobotomies ARE harmful

"insane"/"crazy"/etc ARE harmful phrases to use and minimise the way of which people w disorders like schizophrenia are treated ABHORRENTLY

sanenoir (saneism + anti-Black racism) is actually real and schizophrenic people of colour are the most likely to be murdered by the police during mental health episodes. schizophrenic Black people, such as Sonya Massey, are killed at the hands of police REGULARLY and ignoring it (or erasing the saneism aspect) is a cunt thing to do.

the ""psycho killer"" stereotype has done more damage to schizophrenic & psychotic people ever since people decided that hating us for existing was okay and HAS caused a spike in the abuse that schizophrenic and psychotic people face DAILY.

no, not all schizophrenic people have the same symptoms, the same experiences, etc.

no, schizophrenic people aren't clairvoyant or supernatural or anything like that. you are just a dick.

yes, the term "schizo" is offensive and you should not use it UNLESS you are schizospec.

yes, "schizoposting" is harmful

yes, you (a non-schizophrenic person!) writing That Character to be schizophrenic and turning them into a serial killer IS harmful. you're saneist!

yes, you (someone who doesn't have schizospec, psychospec, ASPD, DID, etc) writing That Character who has that disorder to be a stalker, a murderer, etc IS a harmful stereotype. you're saneist!

and finally: stop being a dick to schizophrenic people. we aren't your fucking entertainment or your toys. fuck off and cut the shit. stop making jokes every 2-3 months to purposefully trigger & harm us, you're a dick and you look like it. just stop, maybe get the fuck off of social media, and try to be a good person for once in your pathetic life.

[stvrlightbpd]

bpd is not knowing if you’re a good person or if you’re a bad person and you’re just gaslighting yourself to believe you’re a good person.

[doomedfromthewombfr]

I see abandonment in every shadow, hear rejection in every silence and feel unworthy in every moment of love

[madpunks]

please include schizospectrum people in your mental health positivity post. please actually include schizophrenic, schizoaffective, schizotypal, schizoid and other psychotic people. still to this day, i get called dangerous for being schizophrenic. my last ex told me they "knew" i would lash out and become dangerous and that they shouldn't have dated me specifically because i'm schizophrenic. i never lashed out to hurt them, by the way, but they routinely hurt me.

schizospectrum disorders do not make someone inherently dangerous. people still believe this firmly. our fight isn't over we still have to continue to speak about schizospec people and how unfairly we are treated. we are dehumanized instantly the second people find out about our conditions. we are treated like ticking time bombs. people openly admit that we are scaring them when we talk about our psychosis and how it affects us.

people tell us to calm down and that our delusions aren't real and that we're overreacting. people give reality check us and force us to try to think in ways that scare us. people refuse to trust our own accounts of our own lives and what is happening to us, even when we are not actively delusional or hallucinating. people infantilize us and treat us like we're stupid and have zero autonomy.

we are not dangerous. we are not scary. we are literally just existing in a world that refuses to accept us. please keep talking about schizospectrum struggles and how we need to be seen as just another human, just like anyone else. we can be as unique and varied as anyone else with any other neurotype. we are not all the same person, and we are not inherently dangerous or scary.

[slipknot-babe]

maybe in another universe i make sense when i talk

[fella-lovin-fella]

hey i just wanted to give a shout out to people with personality disorders real quick. your disorder doesn't make you evil, it doesnt make you an abuser, and it doesnt make you unlovable. you're just as deserving of respect, care, and support as people without personality disorders. stay safe, i love you and i hope you have a happy holiday season. we're in this together <3

[yrfemmehusband]

it’s so difficult being someone who needs to talk to themself in public. there is no way for me to avoid looking “crazy” when im constantly shouting or whispering to myself or jerking my neck. i wish people understood this doesn’t mean im dangerous. people with many different mental illnesses or disorders face this issue as well and all situations deserve more compassion. treat people who talk to themselves loudly or quietly, continuously, repeatedly, or with pauses, the same as anyone else.

Edit: not targeted at anyone but I feel the need to say that This post is about tics and tourettes and psychosis please do not derail, your experience with needing to mutter bc of ADHD, autism, etc, is valid but different than being uncontrollably loud, and this is about an experience that's often left out of conversation.

[schizopositivity]

Hearing people throw around the words "delusional" and "delulu" so often when they clearly don't know what it means is so silly to me at this point, but also a little frustrating.

Like I heard someone in a video say "she's the worst type of delulu, where she actually is in a different reality" while describing someone being cocky and overconfident.

As a reminder, delusional means someone is holding a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence or agreement to the contrary, generally in reference to a mental disorder. Delusions are typically beliefs that exist outside of objective or common reality (so not something subjective like "this art is good"). It is often unshakeable, people can't be talked out of their strongly held belief even if it is completely nonsensical. They typically cause a disturbance to your life, unlike a spirituality or religion that you enjoy.

So someone saying "I'm the most attractive and most talented person in this room" might be annoying, but it is that person's subjective belief. It's your subjective belief that they are not, but neither is right or wrong because it is subjective.

Having a crush on a celebrity and wanting to marry them and imagining that happening is a conscious choice, it's a daydream. Meanwhile delusions are not conscious choices, it is a symptom a person has whether they want it or not.

It's important to uphold the true meaning of this word, because it describes a mental condition that impacts many people. Having the words definition change by making it mean other things does harm us. If we want to open up to a friend about a serious mental problem in our lives by saying "I have delusions", that person should know the gravity of that, and not think it's some fun quirky personality trait that everyone has.

Also the way people misuse the word tends to be in a negative or insulting way, aimed at the delusional person. But delusions dont indicate anything about the delusional persons personality and morals. The delusions are caused by a mental health problem and not chosen by the person. This is important to remember when people have strange, mean, self centered, taboo, or scary delusions, it doesn't mean that a person wants to believe that, they can't control it.

So please try and use the words "delusion" and "delusional" correctly, don't give it a cute trendy nickname like "delulu". And try and educate the people around you about the actual meaning of these words, and the impact of misusing them.

[eight-littlenightmares]

you know what?? hot take for y’all with OCD.

who gives a shit if you have bad thoughts??? like seriously—

now i do NOT mean that like “nobody cares about you or your mental illness”, i mean that like “you’re not a horrible person”.

i don’t care WHAT you have intrusive thoughts about. i’m serious. THOUGHT CRIME DOES NOT EXIST. so as long as you aren’t out there doing horrible things, it’s okay if you have horrible thoughts.

you have a disorder. and your intrusive thoughts are a symptom of that disorder. the content of your thoughts does not say anything about the quality of your character. you are not a bad person for having a mental disorder.

if you’d like to reblog this, that would be great. i’d love for more people to read this. however it’s also ok if you don’t. (reminder that telling people to reblog or else they’re horrible is very ableist to people with OCD!!)

[doomedfromthewombfr]

I keep trying to be enough for everyone else, but I can’t even be enough for me