How I felt like people around me didn't exist when I had schizophrenia. Anyone else have this?

The feeling that people around me didn't exist when I had schizophrenia was so scary for me that it has taken me 3 decades to share, and I could feel it in my voice when I filmed this video.

I have successfully recovered from schizophrenia (at least one third of people with schizophrenia experience complete remission of symptoms, WHO: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/schizophrenia), and it is only in recent years I have been able to share some of my experiences. Most people didn't ask me about what it was like to go through schizophrenia in the many years that I had it, and some of the experiences were so intense for me that I had to sugarcoat my stories for people or not even bring them up at all.

I feel like this video is a big step for me to share some of the more intense symptoms I had.

Also, has anyone else with schizophrenia or other mental illnesses experienced this feeling that people around them didn't exist? I've never heard anyone talk about it before.

Thanks for watching and remember, you're amazing, and if you're struggling, stay hopeful! You never know what tomorrow may bring!

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