{"id":13095,"date":"2017-04-14T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T10:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=13095"},"modified":"2021-11-10T12:27:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T06:57:20","slug":"opne-letter-from-a-patient-battling-schizophrenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/opne-letter-from-a-patient-battling-schizophrenia.html","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter From A Patient Battling Schizophrenia – “I am not possessed by ghosts!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was scared of facing people because I didn\u2019t know what I was going through. You played an important role in making me a warrior. When I could see things which were only in my mind, you laughed at me. You mocked my condition without ever taking me seriously. I am not complaining, but you should know. There are many people suffering from something similar but they try to keep it under the wraps. I want to help them and myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was a joyful child like many others. I was 11 when it first happened. I spoke to my friend about the things I could see but she couldn\u2019t. I felt it was my supernatural power. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Only when I shared it with my teachers did I realise that such powers could make you feel sad. Suddenly I was made to sit in a corner. Other kids were advised to stay away from me. Rumours were spread that I was possessed by a ghost.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sudden isolation & loneliness led to stress and a feeling of nothingness. I was scared of facing people and stopped going to school. My parents were worried about my behaviour. <\/span><\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t explain what I was going through because they also felt I was possessed by a ghost.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was forced to be a part of all the black magic rituals. None of this helped me but led me deeper into an imaginary well. I bottled up my emotions and stayed away from people. Anxiety took a toll on me and slowly I started getting more and more paranoid.<\/span><\/p>\n

While my behaviour was considered abnormal, nobody had an inkling of the fact that I was scared too. I didn\u2019t understand what was happening. Years later, tired of being worried, my parents secretly chose to try taking me to a doctor. I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. I got psychiatric help along with counseling.<\/span><\/p>\n

My family took some time to understand my condition. I was unaware of what it meant. I always wanted to believe that I had a supernatural power. I wanted to feel I was omnipotent and people envied me for it. My bubble of imagination was burst when I got a term like \u201cSchizophrenia\u201d<\/strong> attached to me. I was defined by it. It became important to tell people about my condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am 23 now and I still have to explain to people what Schizophrenia means. Most people consider me mad, but I want to tell you all that I\u2019m okay with it. I live a life like many others but I have a difficulty. I can handle this all but I wish you were more helpful.<\/p>\n

Your\u2019s Sincerely,<\/b><\/p>\n

Schizophrenia Patient<\/b><\/p>\n

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I was scared of facing people because I didn\u2019t know what I was going through. You played an important role in making me a warrior. When I could see things which were only in my mind, you laughed at me. You mocked my condition without ever taking me seriously. I am not complaining, but you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[170],"class_list":["post-13095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-schizophrenia-spectrum-disorders","tag-mental-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}