Is it normal to be afraid to tell anyone that i'm having a disorder?

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I was diagnosed with schizophrenia a while back and I am now facing an important question. It's about the fact that I live in a shared flat where nobody knows about my disorder. But I'm worried that it will come out if I have a relapse, if they don't just think I'm a crazy bastard, so I thought about telling everyone.

Ever since I started speculating about it, my head's been killing me. I have no idea why. I am taking my medication, but I can still hear the whispers again and the insects on my skin are more aggressive than usual.

But what I am wondering right now is whether it is normal to be so afraid of telling others directly that you are sick. Fear of being pigeonholed, of being hated and ostracized. Fear of being laughed at, fear of them making jokes about you. Just fear, but a lot of it.

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  • MrToxic
    3 years ago

    It's definitely a good idea to make it known to those around you. That way they'll know what's going on and possibly how to help if need be.

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  • ellnell
    3 years ago

    I think that telling them could be a good idea, that way if you do have an episode they know what's going on and might even be able to help out if you tell them what you need when that happens.
    Of course it's normal to be afraid to tell people about these things, no one wants to get alienated but if they know you have this disorder the risk is smaller they'll be mean to you and just think you're acting crazy for no reason, that is if they're decent people.
    People are more accepting of what they understand so be informative about how the disorder affects you specifically and if everything's gone alright so far they shouldn't be too judgmental as they already know you.

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  • BlackButler
    3 years ago

    Yes, and if you can slowly work on being totally accepting of yourself, confident... the truth is other people are as comfortable with you as you are with yourself.

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  • controversy
    3 years ago

    its normal, but u shouldn't tell as they will most likely make fun of u and ostracize u.

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  • FromTheSouthWeirdMan
    3 years ago

    You HAVE to tell them if you're living with them. It's gonna suck but it's the right thing to do.

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  • Kool_owl
    3 years ago

    Tell them so that they know if you start acting strange .

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  • Tommythecaty
    3 years ago

    It’s up to you, I’m sure it would be tough feeling like you may be stigmatised. But if you live with them surely you know them enough for them to be fine

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