The Healthy are Paranoid of the Paranoid
The schizos are being burnt by the fires of rejection. We are under attack by the demagogues that run around as "normal" and "healthy". I am sick and tired of the hatred imposed by the "sane" elitists. Often at school I will hear fools cracking jokes about our condition, belittling and demonizing us. I say we should (peacefully) protest and organize more around our shared frustrations.
Perhaps we must form a pride, not at all analogous to nationalism. But closer to the pride of continuously overcoming the challenge of being in the minority. We are still here, waiting for a stigma-less time, but we must act now to deliver onto future generations the prosperity we deserve today.
I find online such hatred, such prejudice, such disgust in our lives. I suppose the difference between the stigma we face, and other groups is that our stigma is so much more ingrained in the media, humor, etc. Schizophrenia is now a shorthand for stupidity, violence, evil at large. And it makes me mad.
We must unite and protest because we all deserve a better future today (sorry if I sound overly emotional, I'm just pissed off A LOT).