my intrusive thoughts don't make me a terrible person My intrusive thoughts are not a reflection of me as a person My intrusive thoughts are not my wants or desires
I cannot control my intrusive thoughts but I can acknowledge they aren't what I really want and Im not a bad person
what to say to someone with schizophrenia
- you're being 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱
- your delusions are 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱
- what are your top five 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
- can I speak to the 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 directly?
- you're not 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗱 enough
Things to say to an 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 person:
1. Are you sure you're not 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 it?
2. Have you 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 today?
3. You're doing it 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.
4. You were doing so well in 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹.
5. I'm going to put you in an awkward 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 setting.