Try and make a point of saying that you aren't a different person because you now have a diagnosis.
You haven't changed, you are still the same person you were before.
I remember some of the reactions I got when people found out at school, like I was suddenly this dangerous axe murderer or something! (to be fair, we were all teenagers, hopefully a reaction from adults won't be so extreme!)
It will definitely be easier to access help with a schizophrenia diagnosis.
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