What Schizophrenia Does »
Posted by: charbarred 1 year, 2 months agoA 20th-century artist, Louis Wain, who was fascinated by cats, painted these pictures over a period of time in which he developed schizophrenia. The pictures mark progressive stages in the illness and exemplify what it does to the victim's perception.
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earthlingerer1 year, 2 months ago
Nope, you don't. These paintings were done in the early 1900's. Prior to that, this painter ALWAYS had commissions, nonstop, for twenty-five years.
Paintings like that WEREN'T going on cards or kids books.
They are cool, if not quite frightening in meaning.
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toph19731 year, 2 months ago
That last one was scary. Looked like some sort of Devil Cat. Interesing progression.
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earthlingerer1 year, 2 months ago
Obviously, he was still able to paint, and they trusted him with the brushes and whatnot.
But I know that schizophrenia is nothing fun.
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jakob-z01 year, 2 months ago
I have 3 brothers and mother who have this illness and 12 relatives who have it on my mothers side. You can't begin to imagine what it's like dealing with this. Luckily I haven't got it yet, but am always worrying. "Always wondering if I'm going to get it. It is one of the most horrendous illnesses in the world and little is known about it. It usually strikes early in life and like a demon possesses a person destroying their identity, and hurts love ones and all around them. I've made a choice to not have kids because of the possibility of passing this to someone.
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Dionys1 year, 2 months ago
The Diné for example believe(d) that those with mental disorders had looked upon the faces of the Gods and that's why they were stricken so.
Though I don't advocate leaving people with dangerous disorders untreated, I'm certainly in the least-treatment (read no over-medication) possible camp.
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earthlingerer1 year, 2 months ago
And in other such societies they are considered curses on tribes, and die horrible deaths.
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reviewer1 year, 2 months ago
I just read a story they have a VR simulation of scizophrenia - good to put on the heads of insurance agents that don't pay for treatment. :-)
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Mutainia1 year, 2 months ago
I knew someone, personally, who was paranoid/schitzophrenic to the point he thought the CIA was up in the addict spying on him, making him, at times, booby-trap the house and set up strange warning signs. His was a complete drain on his parents as he thought that he was the most important man on the planet. It all started when he took LSD25, believing it would expand his mind. And you know, in away, he was right.
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earthlingerer1 year, 2 months ago
Nice story, but that's ALL that it is. LSD 25, although you could NEVER prove it really was, since an illegal, unregulated product is, well... The most reported effect of LSD is the intense DEPERSONALIZATION it causes, not the feeling or belief that one is more important than anyone else, hence the "commune" syndrome in hippie-types.
I could say the exact same thing about baby aspirin.
In one year I saw more than ONE MILLION people take LSD, the number of bad reactions was well below and whole number percentage.
And these people were not always the most "grounded" people, although many very successful people were among them.
Ever follow the Grateful Dead on tour?
Anyways, keep the fairytales coming!
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