How can I let my exboyfriend with schizophrenia know that he hasn't scared me away?

My ex-boyfriend has schizophrenia & multiple personality disorder. We were best friends for quite awhile before we dated, & had a long distance relationship. We dated for 6 months & i recently broke up with him because he became very distant & i couldn't put up with the excuses for why we hardly talked anymore. However, it wasn't just me that he became distant with, it was a lot of his friends that live in my town, as well as a few in his. He told me in the start of our relationship what was diagnosed with, but the topic never came up again after that. Since i don't see him every day, i don't know how severe illnesses affect him. I'm thinking that he might have been having problems & that he maybe didn't want to scare me away with them, so that's possibly why he'd been pulling away from me. I've done my research. I know a relationship or a life with him won't be easy, but i love him & i'm willing to do what i have to to stick by him and make it work. Any advice as to how i can talk to

I'm not saying i'm trying to get him back, if we eventually got back together, don't get me wrong, that'd be great. But as of right now i just want us to be friends again, because we were very very close even before we dated.

And yes, we're in high school - I'm a junior and he's a senior. But (as cliche as i know it sounds) we're both pretty mature for our ages.

Thanks for the help so far =]

Maybe not talking to him about his illness made him think that you want nothing to do with him. It's not something that just goes away so neither should the topic. If you do love him and your willing to do what you have to to make it work talk to him about it. Ask him everything there is to know about his illness. Tell him you want to know to be able to help him in his time of need and not because you feel obligated to but because you want to and you love him. Communication is an important part of a relationship. Think of it as if the tables were turned, wouldn't you want him to talk to you about it? If I were in his situation and my significant other didn't talk to me about it or ever bring the situation up again I would feel like he didn't care about me or that he doesn't love me.

Sz is an illness that will put him through many different feelings. He will have his good days and bad. I think the best thing you can do is to educate yourself as you have. It still might be hard for him to talk about it as it is new to him also. Just reassure him that your here for him when he is ready to talk about it. If he just started meds it may take a while to find the right ones and once he feels better you might see a little of your friend you once new again.

Take it slow and try to be as patient as possible. I think in time you will find he will come back around.

Take care and don't give up!

Reading about and living with are two separate things, it is nice to hear you want to try though.
So now you want to get back together with him?

You have talked to him and he wants to get back together? Is he medicated or trying to wing it? Is he violent? Is he in that stage he has to prove to the world he is healthy and nothing wrong?

Are you possibly young people, not out there in the cruel world yet.......let him know you will be there for him by showing him. Talk is cheap. When people have such issues where they keep it to themselves, they are uncomfy letting people get to know them. They will drawl from the cruel world. But if no matter what you are right there, you will teach him that you are not going anywhere. You are diffarent.

If you truly understand why he has became distance and made up excuses and want to live this way (because you broke up with him once, you may need to earn this trust back), then best of luck to you. You maybe in for a bumpy ride.

Who knows he might not want to get back together with you?