Paranoid Schizophrenia

A tangential off-shoot of an earlier post

A frustratingly routine life of a paranoid schizophrenic throws light on what is, indeed, a terrifyingly huge array of the shades of gray that is the state of the human mind.

Veering from the extremes of normal predictable behaviour to the precipitous cliffs of delusions of grandeur or persecution. The myriad bewildering actions, reactions and behavioral tendencies, the spirit that believes that everyone is out to get them or that they are better than anyone else...

Every so often, a person with a genuine mental disorder like schizophrenia can get wrongly judged as being delusional and out of touch with reality. When they need the attention and support of people around them, all they get is the scorn for being so reckless and careless, all they get is the pity of able-bodied people around them, who, while not understanding what is happening to this person, claim to sympathize with their sufferings.

A family member of mine has been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic, and with the perfect crystal-clear-vision of hindsight, now we are able to note that all these symptoms do fit perfectly with the onset of paranoid schizophrenia. Hopefully, in the near future, this said person is able to come back to a normal life or atleast as normal a life, without being governed by voices and thoughts in his brain over which, they have no apparent control.

Until that time though, we are giving them all the support they will need on their path to recovery.