Do you think it is okay that I'm afraid of mentally ill people even if I am mentally ill myself?
I just want to understand why you are scared?
I have schizophrenia, just remember that. I'm afraid that they may have too.
We all have our fears and anxiety, but you should not generalize people and put them on a group of people that you are afraid of because that is stereotyping. I do you know that you have schizophrenia, but I am not afraid of you. You should be more understanding of people with mental disorders, and focus on helping them instead of fearing them.
I understand how my fear could be interpreted as discrimination but I'm just saying that I'm not like those people. There's a difference between discrimination and precaution.
You're stereotyping all of them, and as a person who has just admitted to me that they suffer from mental illness-- how would you feel if someone lumped you in with everyone else that shares your mental illness? It is good to try and understand people who suffer, instead of looking down or worrying about them.