I got a schizophrenia diagnosis in 2005. My school are a whole lot more understanding since the dx, but my Mum hates it and she is ashamed of me because of it. I won't go on about my symptoms because you could probably work it out.
Getting a diagnosis is helpful in terms of wanting to know what is wrong, but sometimes it can have bad effects. I now feel "different" because I know I'm a schizophrenic. The word itself makes people feel uncomfortable. Its something that I can't just tell people about, because most people get the wrong idea. If the parents of the girls at my school were to know I have schizophrenia, they would probably campaign to have me kicked out of the school.
But a diagnosis can be really helpful because then people can treat you, and you know what is going on.
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