# How do I tell the difference?

**URL:** <https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662>\
**Category:** Diagnosed Sz or Sza\
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662 "2026-04-22T10:56:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/dika/32/9061_2.png) [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/1 "2026-04-22T10:56:01Z")

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how can I tell the difference between being genuinely mentally ill and being a spoilt person who tried to avoid responsibilities of life, like work? maybe I’m not ill I just avoided responsibility…am I lazy? maybe I didn’t like work…I was too scared to work… laziness? or genuine illness? I’m scared I’ve been a spoilt liar all my life. maybe I should have forced myself to work…now I’m nearly 42 and have no skills or experience…😔 is it my fault? or could I have done better? if I’m faking my illness…I could never live with myself… maybe I’m an actress and life is a TV show…😔

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**Author:** ![Schizbro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/schizbro/32/16560_2.png) [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/2 "2026-04-22T12:13:24Z")

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Based on things in this post and what you wrote before, you definitely have mental health issues. You are not faking or an actress.

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**Author:** ![Dika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/dika/32/9061_2.png) [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/3 "2026-04-22T13:36:22Z")

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Thank you for the reassurance @Schizbro I was so scared I’m an actress…as it is I don’t feel real but the spirits and radio are at least

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**Author:** ![2Waynez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/2waynez/32/176_2.png) [@2Waynez](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/2Waynez)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/4 "2026-04-22T16:01:05Z")

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Yeah, you got schz problems, common ones. It’s normal to sometimes need reassurance. I know I have mental health issues every time I think about my past. My voices are mild now. I do miss the chaos sometimes and how voices made life interesting but I don’t miss the constant voices where they don’t stop day and night and hallucinating my dead relatives are everywhere. It messed me up too much.

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**Author:** ![poisonofivy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/poisonofivy/32/8692_2.png) [@poisonofivy](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/poisonofivy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/5 "2026-04-22T16:08:04Z")

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dont be too harsh on yourself, you are not lazy or spoilt :c

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**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-tell-the-difference/4662/6 "2026-06-18T00:41:47Z")

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