3. LPT: If someone tells you they don't drink alcohol, don't ask them why.

LPT: If someone tells you they don't drink alcohol, don't ask them why.

I feel that. I have very light schizoaffective disorder (well, light because of the meds), and I take lamictal/lamotrigine daily. I also feel more anxious the next day if I drink, and it's also just way worse for you when you take lamictal. So yeah, I want people to lay off asking why I don't drink, because I'm going to lie about it anyway.

I don't know your situation, how long you've experienced symptoms or at all how you're dealing with it but if this is new for you, I recommend not telling people at all about it and about your medication. I'm only saying this because I started experiencing symptoms in my early twenties as a lot of people do, and for a good four years I didn't know how important it was to restrict who knew about it. I told the wrong "friend", people gossip, and I was fired from a job. I know it's illegal as all hell, but there wasn't anything I could do at the time.

I keep it between me, my doctor, my girlfriend, and my family. For the most part, no one except the doctor knows what you're dealing with anyway. Maybe I got a raw deal, but there are a lot of people out there who will treat you differently (and badly) for knowing, even if you think they're not at all like that.

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