Hello,
I have schizophrenia however you won’t even know it unless I tell you myself, I only have delusion of reference and delusion of persecution. I feel like people want to harm me or mocking me. I don’t hear any voices though which is the major symptom of schizophrenia. I am afraid of water and soap too.
AMA :)
That’s definitely a highly personal decision. In the right environment, telling them would be a boon. In the wrong environment it would be a shit sandwich.
The detectable difference between the right and the wrong environment is negligible.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that everyone is far too wrapped up in themselves to actually be concerned with other people.
If anyone was actually having a negative thought about you it would hit very most be a fleeting moment, I would likely stem from not understanding your situation.
I used to work with a guy that was mid-functioning autistic. He was a developer and wildly smart, But awkward to the point of making inappropriate or disconnected jokes. He had difficulty joining in conversation, and on occasion would choose non-optimal solutions for problems because he wanted a challenge. While we had (not in his company) mentioned that we were a little worried about his state, in the 3 years I worked there I think it came up maybe twice. And no one ever thinks about it unless there’s a trigger in an exact moment.
If it’s of any comfort, as you get older people stop interacting with each other. There will be consistently less opportunities for you to see people and wonder because they won’t be paying any attention at all to you unless you make a concerted effort to draw attention and make connections.