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What Paranoid Schizophrenia Has Taught Me About Patience and Kindness
Being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, you are endlessly suspicious of everyone and everything. Dog on the street? It’s going to bite me. Woman on the street? I bet she’s going to harass me. Man in a hoodie? He’s up to something. Man in a suit? Also up to something. I don’t like it. The suspicions never end. Living like this can make you quite cynical. Worse yet, it can make you hostile and even aggressive toward others. This is why it is so critical to practice kindness and patience. As a side note, I also employ a low-carbohydrate diet to help reduce my psychotic symptoms, including paranoia.
