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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Wake Me Up

The main problem of people suffering from Schizophrenia is the way they view the world. It's distorted, twisted and a thoughtless fantasy. They feel distant from the world in which they live; a reality that doesn't feel real. They suffer from hallucinations, delusions, unorganized thoughts, and struggles with their emotions. Their lives are in their minds; every noise they hear, every image they see are created. What's real, what's not? What a question that Schizophrenics cannot answer. Their emotions are mixed. Some may laugh at a funeral, or cry at humor. Their mind does not control thoughts, their thoughts are an endless frenzy. They feel the FBI coming for them. They believe they carry messages from God. Their muscles react, contract, tense. They'll stay in one position for hours, with blank faces. The delusions can take over their lives, controlling them. They never wake up from an endless nightmare.

Information taken from Young, Patrick. Schizophrenia. New York: Chelsea House, 1988. Print.

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