Hi, I’m Emmett and I’ve had schizophrenia since I was a toddler with early onset schizophrenia. I’m here to tell you why we’re angry and scared. Here are some reasons:

stigma

•    Most people with schizophrenia are demonized and treated like we’re going to kill you
• We’re told that we should be locked up and won’t be able to function in society
• In the media we’re portrayed as sadistic and evil
• A large number of people believe that schizophrenia is a character flaw
• People believe that schizophrenia develops quickly and suddenly

being treated like we’re a problem for other people

• Most articles about loved ones with schizophrenia are titled things like “how to deal with someone with schizophrenia” and it doesn’t feel to great to know that people are “dealing with you”

being in more danger than you think that we put you in

• Multiple people have had the police called to help them with meds and gotten shot
• If I tell someone I have schizophrenia they tell me that they didn’t suspect it because I haven’t tried to hurt them
• We’re more likely to kill ourselves than we are to kill you

“fangirls”

• There are tons of fanfictions romanticizing schizophrenia and in some cases what they’re calling schizophrenia is actually other disorders or made up disorders
• There are so many youtube videos that are titled things like “schizo!{insert anime boy} MEP”
• There’s just a lot of really gross sexualized schizophrenia in fanfictions and anime stuff in general

getting confused with other mental illnesses

• 85 percent of the population recognize schizophrenia as a mental illness but only 25 percent of the population are familiar with what it actually is and how it affects people’s lives
• 64 percent of people think that schizophrenia includes split personalities  

having fucking schizophrenia

• paranoia
• hallucinations
• delusions
• depression
• confusion
• not being able to remember things or form sentences

Thanks for your time, if this didn’t clear up why we’re mad I don’t know what to tell you.