i feel alone with my schizoaffective disorder because most people say they hear and see things but for me i only had delusions and paranoia

i get that!! i worry that im faking a lot too and i've just somehow tricked everyone into believing me

I often feel bad because I see other people have worse symptoms but then I think like I wouldn’t want to fool anyone.. I experience what I experience and it still isn’t normal to hear anything at all. Also, when you’re medicated right the symptoms will go down at that’s good. There’s no “sick enough” versus “not sick enough”. A doctor diagnosed me. You still have the symptoms and you can’t turn them on or off at will.

One time my therapist told me it’s them (the voices) that try to tell you you’re crazy and that it’s all fake and in your head. They don’t want you to talk about it. But keep trying hun