That it doesn't mean I'm going to go crazy and start shooting people. That more people with this type of Dx are victimized than are the victimizers. You don't have to fear me.

I'd also like you to know that I don't mean to be insensitive or inappropriate. That when I say I can't go somewhere or do something or see someone, it's not about you or me. It's about the illness.

That if I rebuff your offers of friendship, it's most likely because I'm tired of letting people down and don't try anymore. Being a hermit preserves me and my sometimes tenuous grip on sanity.

That just b/c you don't see me acting schizzy, it doesn't mean I don't have it. Don't presume you know better than all the doctors and my counselor; you don't.