My boyfriend [M20] has hallucinations and a lot of intrusive thoughts and has had severe nightmares since he was a small child (he has, however, always been able to tell what is real and what isn’t and functions completely independently). 

We are going for a psychiatric evaluation on Wednesday for potential schizophrenia and he is, understandably, terrified about the potential diagnosis and what it might mean. 

When you were first diagnosed, what would you have liked to hear or have received from someone? I want to be here to support him as much as possible and would love any advice.