Especially for those of us who have jobs or otherwise spend a lot of time interacting with the public, do you feel like you have a public-facing persona that's not you? 

I know me having schizophrenia is none of my work's business, but constantly hiding it and all the crap I deal with on a daily basis is exhausting. I feel like I'm wearing a mask, pretending to be some average, mentally healthy schmuck and not...me. I can't talk about any of my experiences because it's inappropriate for the workforce and could get me discriminated against. But I'm a product of my experiences, so I sometimes feel like I'm inappropriate for the workforce too. Can anyone relate to this?

Paranoia's going nuts, too, and I keep having to remind myself that my coworkers don't actually want to harm me. They probably just think I'm annoying and stupid, if they think about me at all. I think it's best if I don't talk as much as possible. On the bright side, they seem to like how focused I get on doing mundane, repetitive tasks. It feels like my brain clicked on that haha. Hopefully, as tasks become more familiar, I'll feel more comfortable at this job and stop being so scared of everyone.