What is your knowledge about schizophrenia? 2.4 millions of American have it….?!
Question:
What is your knowledge about schizophrenia? 2.4 millions of American have it….?
According to a study published in a 2005 issue of The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, it cost $63 billion a year for medication.
If you knew, will you hire someone with the illness, OR, are you afraid of someone that has it, OR, do you make fun of people that have it, OR, do you feel compassion for people that have it?
What is your knowlege of this issue?
Answers:
My mother had it, struggled with the disease most of her adult life, and i admire her greatly. She did die at 50 of sucide, but I realize a very high percentage do. She would not have been taken for a unstable or mentally disabled person, very educated, great humor, attractive. But about every two years she would go thru a bout of needing a correction in her meds, paranoia, some very legtharic or depressed moods and generlly she was not herself. My daughter is bi polar with affects of my mothers disease, She is graduating from college and has a strict husband that sees to her diet and sleep. I fear she will relapse like my mom, but I trust God. One of my brothers has depression. I also wonder if medical records for my daughter will be seen by employers. She did take lithium once, weight gain, its all scarey.I know better than to tell people, wow that would be a mistake, its a need to know basis. People would run, especially employers. I know better, but others would shun!