Mental Illnesses. Specifically Schizophrenia.
I mean imagine living out your life hearing and seeing people who other people dont see or hear. Imagine having a best friend who people are telling you dont exist.
I first got to know a little more about Schizophrenia in grade 11. For anthropology, sociology and psychology class we went to visit CAMH. People with mental illnesses are treated there. Some of the people talked to us about their illness. One guy said how he could see faces in the auditorium ceiling....how he talks to the Queen and has tea with her.
I didnt think much about it then. I didnt think they were crazy. I didnt think about how they live their life drugged up tp suppress the voices and images but still seeing them. I didnt really think about it, too preoccupied with meaningless other things that seem to take up the life of a teenager.
Last night i watched A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe. I thought it was supposed to be about this mathematically gifted guy who helps the government crack cyphers except he gets into trouble. I thought woah thats so cool you know lets watch....boy was i in for a BIG surprise.
Oh before I go on the story of John Nash who is the protagonist in the movie is a real man. The movie is based on the book he wrote. He was a mathematical genius who got a scholarship to Carnegie and later declined an offer from Harvard and went to Princeton. He later was found to have paranoid schizophrenia and was in and out of hospital. He later won the Nobel Prize for his equilibrium theories.
I first got to know a little more about Schizophrenia in grade 11. For anthropology, sociology and psychology class we went to visit CAMH. People with mental illnesses are treated there. Some of the people talked to us about their illness. One guy said how he could see faces in the auditorium ceiling....how he talks to the Queen and has tea with her.
I didnt think much about it then. I didnt think they were crazy. I didnt think about how they live their life drugged up tp suppress the voices and images but still seeing them. I didnt really think about it, too preoccupied with meaningless other things that seem to take up the life of a teenager.
Last night i watched A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe. I thought it was supposed to be about this mathematically gifted guy who helps the government crack cyphers except he gets into trouble. I thought woah thats so cool you know lets watch....boy was i in for a BIG surprise.
Oh before I go on the story of John Nash who is the protagonist in the movie is a real man. The movie is based on the book he wrote. He was a mathematical genius who got a scholarship to Carnegie and later declined an offer from Harvard and went to Princeton. He later was found to have paranoid schizophrenia and was in and out of hospital. He later won the Nobel Prize for his equilibrium theories.
SO i didnt know that and i believed that the movie was this awesome spy conspiracy stuff...WRONG...it SCARED the crap outta me and gave me a reality check. John Nash is still alive and probably still sees and hears stuff. As do all the other people who have schizophrenia.
Im just saying thats UNFAIR. Why does that happen? Why do people have to suffer like that?? Hey maybe they are happy with their imaginary aquaintences but its unfair in the sense that other people will now avoid them because theyll think them "crazy".
I wonder why the brain does that. Or why? Why do some people not get mentally ill? Why some mildly and why those unfortunate few who get hit severe???
Why is there lucky and unlucky?
Ultimately life is unfair
Why is there lucky and unlucky?
Ultimately life is unfair
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