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When I was much younger, I found it funny. But then I learned about it, and it stopped being funny and became worrisome and frightening. An extremely debilitati
by b6 9y ago
When I was much younger, I found it funny. But then I learned about it, and it stopped being funny and became worrisome and frightening. An extremely debilitating disease that can strike anyone for no apparent reason, that makes you and your loved ones miserable, with no cure, that causes you to deny you are sick and actively resist treatment.
What I find most frightening about the possibility of developing schizophrenia is, nobody can talk you out of it. Your best friend and most trusted advisor could plead with you, and you'd probably see them as part of the evil empire.
And I just don't like it when we write people off. I can't treat people like ghosts. If I were schizophrenic and frantically uploading nonsensical "proof" to YouTube every day, I think I'd want someone to take 30 seconds to say something like "hey, buddy, sorry you're having a hard time, but I don't see any RF orgies being beamed to you. Have you talked to a doctor?"
- Baeocystin 9y agoI admire your compassion for your fellow human being. I mean that sincerely. I also have a word of warning: >"hey, buddy, sorry you're having a hard time, but I don't see any RF orgies being beamed to you. Have you talked to a doctor?" Is a potentially dangerous thing to say to the genuinely ill. Like you said, no one can talk someone out of it, just like you can't talk a diabetic out of an insulin crisis. It is a physical ailment. While most schizophrenics are not violent, some are, and the ones that are can be deadly so. One of my high school teachers, who was a wonderful, warm woman, was recently murdered by her schizophrenic son during one of his episodes. He had never been violent before, but his breaks from reality were getting worse, and one day, that was enough. Just be careful of your own self, too, when offering a hand of help.