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LadyEllen -> RE: Schizophrenia (10/1/2008 5:29:27 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Aneirin
One of my pals is schizophrenic, a name I feared at first when I heard it, but after knowing the guy for some three years now, all I have to say, is what an excellent person.
He has a care worker, a guy that knows it all, and reads too much into the simplicities and effects of life, like my pal has not tidied his flat, therefore on the day of the visit, the mess is seen as a sign that he is getting ill again, my question, does everyone always have a tidy home, is not tidying a sign of mental illness, or just one cannot be bothered sometimes. Honestly, constant tidying when there is no need is more of a question to me.
Just to say this is so important - schizophrenia doesnt mean "out of control violent and evil". More or less, every schizophrenic I've met has been, in my opinion at least, more naive and misunderstanding of whats going on around them than anything else, which makes them often like children in how they see things and do things - innocent, straightforward and uncomprehending of others' views of them.
And the care worker - yes, very much identify with that description Aneirin! My friend had another psychotic episode recently (cannabis, again) and whilst we could all see the situation he was in, he's now on treatment and back to normal (whatever normal is) - but the care workers seem to be wanting him to be ill you know? They seem to pick up on anything and everything as supposed evidence - and that makes him upset and then angry - which of course confirms their desired diagnosis.......
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