sweetschizo:

The worst misconceptions people held about me when I was misdiagnosed with depression

• That I was lazy
• That I was faking

The worst misconceptions people have about me now that I’m diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia – just to mention a couple examples:

• That I can fall into a murderous, violent rage any second
• That nothing I say deserves to be taken seriously because I’m paranoid and psychotic
• That I’m a danger to society
• That I’d be better off dead
• That I’m a monster
• That I’m inhuman/have supernatural powers
• That I might kill someone.
• That I should be locked up for the rest of my life/excluded from society
• That society should be protected against me
• That I don’t deserve the same human rights and freedoms as everyone else

Like excuse me but acting like there’s the same level of stigma towards anxiety and depression as there is towards schizophrenia is completely ridiculous