/mental/ - Mental Health, Illnesses and Disorders

I suspect that I am.

Schizophrenic here, get on my level

Reporting in.

Diagnosed.

Probably. I'm not going to ask for an official diagnosis, because what's the point? It's not like I can do anything about it,

yep.

gonna make one of these Spartan Helmets right now

and cover it with tinfoil

http://www.instructables.com/id/Spartan-Helmet/?ALLSTEPS

fuckin i dont have scissors tho :/

>>11250

>>11274

Schizoid is not schyzophrenia

>>11343

This. OP is referring to Schizoid personality disorder. Here, read this wiki article and feel free to diagnose yourselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder

>>11195

I'm becoming this way. I think I will have some sort of schizo- type of disorder, not sure which. I'm on antipsychotics, and they actually help greatly, so that's promising.

i just tell people i'm introverted

>only fellow schizoids will know the truth of it

So how do you people deal with other people? Or have you just given up because it's draining and difficult to emulate the appropriate reactions? I've given up. I'm trying to avoid any social interactions that don't fall within just casual everyday interactions.

I'm diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder.

>>11403

I just distance myself and make up storys about how I did awesome things with people outside of uni when in reality I just read about them on the internet.

Tip: Talk about some detailed information you researched at the internet. (i.e. person xy had blue hair and, omg, did drink so much. It was so funny, omg!) People will believe you easier that way that you are a normal person.

After a while you can just repeat the stuff with new people. Just keep track of your lies. So people won't start asking questions.

I wish I had friends and was normal… But I guess it won't happen.

>>11480

That sounds like too much trouble. What's the point of expending so much energy to appear normal, only to distance yourself afterwards? Just tell them the truth. The outcome will be the same.

>>11195

Maybe. I was actually diagnosed with Aspergers as a child, but I have gotten over most of its symptoms over time. Nowadays I think Schizoid fits me better.

I think this is me.

I'm never 'myself'. I don't even know who 'myself' is.

I hate getting close to people. Whenever they get too close, I disappear.

I can go days without any actual human interaction and be fine.

>>11403

I just pretend to be interested in whatever they're saying.

Honestly, I only do it to keep my dad and my brother from asking too many questions.

I imagine that I'll end up in jail or prison sooner or later.

When i get too angry, I literally can't think straight. I go into full paranoid fight or flight mode and that's when I'm fucked.

Last time, I was supposed to get court monitored treatment for 12 years. Haven't goen to a single session and I know I won't ever.

They'll just tell me stupid things that make no sense and then pump me full of drugs until I'm a zombie.

After that, they put me on disability and I live like a zombie for the rest of my life.

Schizoid here. I have a group of friends from school that I occasionally hang out with. I never organise anything, they just let me know when things are happening and I can come if I want. I prefer it this way, if I feel like socialising then I can go do it without any obligation to maintain friendships outside of these occasions. It works, we hang out and have fun, then I go home and spend the next couple of weeks alone.

I have noticed recently that one of the girls has been being more friendly with me than usual (I'm a girl too, this isn't some romance story). Focusing on talking to me more, following me outside when I go to smoke (which I do pretty much entirely so I can have a small break from being social), talking to me about my issues, generally just trying to be closer.

I think I figured her out. She has had 3 best friends that she has mentioned in the past (she actually joined our group later than us all, she's dating one of the guys but fits in really well), 2 that moved away, and one who she fell out with. Her most recent best friend has only just moved away so I know for a fact she doesn't do anything much in life besides go to work and see her bf (because she told me multiple times she doesn't do anything and if I wanna hang out or something).

My fucking dilemna is that I have no idea whether to reciprocate her offers of doing things with her outside of group socializing. Like, one on hand I have no interest in doing that whatsoever, I'm perfectly content to see her when the group gets together. On the other, she is actually really nice and we have a lot in common, and i do actually want to be fucking normal and have best friends and stuff, maybe she can help me discover an actual desire to socialise more even though people have tried that shit in the past and gave up because I did not care in the slightest and never reciprocated. This schizoid shit never goes away so i don't know if there's even a point in trying, like I said she's lovely and I wouldn't wanna hurt her like I have other people in the past.

Sorry for my excessively long, normie rant, I just wanted to get it out

>>11620

You have to get her to eat ALL the eggs.

>>11621

Why are you doing this?

>>11620

The first part sounds exactly like me, it's uncanny. I don't know about the rest. If I were you, I'd be honest with her. Tell her that you like her and would like to hang out with her once in a while. But be upfront about the fact that you need your time alone and can't be constantly with her. She will either accept or refuse, but at least you'll know what's what.

I'm a guy btw, I don't know if friendship between girls is radically different than between boys. I'm not responsible if it blows up in your face.