Why do you believe that schizophrenia is a mental illness?

because I can't point my finger at someone and blame him for his persecuting me? Because the media tells you so? What's your evidence that I am mentally ill? I am NOT mentally ill, just because there are "voices" that PERSECUTE me. Do you get it?

What society does not understand is that there are other worlds that are interrelated with each other and there are living beings in these worlds. Our society teaches us that if we cannot see something then it isn't so. I, too , at a certain period of my life have heard voices that not only persecuted me but the beings also attacked me and drove me into a hospital for 5 days. In order to keep my sanity they gave me several heavy sedatives. I knew that no one would believe me if I tried to tell them about the voices that I was hearing. But after five days, I got my sanity back and got out of the hospital. They gave me some mental illness labels but you don't have to believe them. No I don't believe you are 'mentally ill' any more then I was. But just try to understand that the people who try to help you or criticise you just don't understand what is really going on. Try to forgive them because they really don't know any better.

No, I don't get it.
it is . Take my word for it.
I dont believe so but I will check with the little people living in my head.......
I completely get it.
You TOO? They just won't go away! Make them STOP! Tell them to be QUIET!
It is a mental illness but not to the person who has it. My mother has it and she never knew anything was wrong with her. She would yell and scream at the voices..I didn't understand it then but I do now..The voices are very real to you but only you can hear them