Mysterious world of people with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is like a true horror story in real life, far more frightening than any super-ghost. People who suffer from this disease are 'locked' or 'stuck' in their own bodies or in a state of 'self-terrorism'.

Famous cases have been mentioned in the world literature

Louis Wain (1860-1939)

The British painter is famous for his pictures of cats, especially big-eyed cats and kittens. When he was old, he suffered from schizophrenia, excessive paranoia caused Wain to lose faith in his kind, hate his loved ones, and turn to love cats. Louis Wain was born in Clerkenwell, London. His father was a textile merchant and his mother was a French housewife. Louis Wain spent his life raising and painting 'praising' cats for unaware, cat feces containing parasites Toxoplasma gondii, causing hallucinations for humans. In Louis's case, hallucinations were seen as symptoms of schizophrenia, he worked hard at drawing cats even when his mind began to deteriorate.

Louis Wain and his painting when sick.

Although Louis Wain is sick but he cannot stop working because his family has 5 unmarried sisters who depend on painting, his health is getting worse. Louis Wain's hallucinations became more and more severe, so he painted quite a clear picture of what he was suffering from. Initially, Wain's paintings were quite honest and vivid about cats, but later became paintings of hallucinations, or 'kaleidoscope of colors'. In Louis Wain's art, the melting of reality, the real world gradually slipped away from the paintings once once praised. This is undeniable evidence due to untreated schizophrenia symptoms.

Richard Sumner

Richard Sumner, a famous landscape artist from Crosby, Merseyside (England), but due to schizophrenia, he left his home to go to the forest, handcuffed to a tree for suicide. Sumner's impasse stems from schizophrenia since 1984. The disease made him helpless, unable to work or participate in social activities, to rely on family support, Sumner considered this hell.'He hated being seen as a parasite,' said Patricia Jones, Sumner's brother, about his brother. Depressed and exhausted from schizophrenia is a burden for his family, to free his relatives, Sumner decided to leave his home in the forest and handcuffed himself to the trunk.

Due to schizophrenia, Richard Sumner was suicidal by handcuffing the tree trunk.

With the intention to die, Sumner decided to go deep into the forest, hoping no one would see it and through three new attempts to succeed. After handcuffing the tree, Sumner threw away the key, leaving at age 47 in 2002. Sumner's skeleton was found after the newspaper's family disappeared three years later in the remote forest of Clocaenog, Denbighshire. in April 2005 by a woman who happened to lead a wandering dog in the forest. According to the pathologist at the Home Office, Brian Rogers, Sumner was a brave, intelligent man by the fact that handcuffing trees could not die quickly but due to distraction he was determined to fulfill his intentions. me It was possible that Sumner had changed his mind, but failed to do so because the key threw away too much.'It is possible that Sumner had taken an overdose of medication and acted decisively. Sumner is a talented, assertive man, once feeling frustrated by his illness, does not want to disturb people around him , 'Brian Rogers added.

Vince Li

This is a terrible case of schizophrenia, famous all over the world, moving from schizophrenia to cannibalism on the bus. Vince Li, 43, a Chinese who immigrated to Canada, beheaded and eats a passenger on a bus in front of the horrible witness of other passengers, thinking the victim was an alien. The story began on July 30, 2008, when Tim McLean, 22, was on a Greyhound bus on a deserted highway that was 90 km away from Winnipeg. Because of sitting next to Li, Tim McLean had been stabbed many times to death, then cut his head, nose, tongue and an ear in the presence of pedestrians.

Vince Li and victim Tim McLean

According to police documents published in court, Li seemed to have sniffed, and then ate the bodies of Tim McLean, especially licked the blood in both hands of the victim. In an interview with the authorities, Li said since 2004, he had heard the voice of God. 'There is a voice that I am the third story of the Bible, a second rebirth of Jesus and want to save people from an alien attack. I was scared but I killed that person because I believed they were from another planet, now I have no more information, ' Vince Li told reporters.

Schizophrenia, the 'horror' disease is real in everyday life

According to Open Encyclopedia (WP), schizophrenia (Schizophrenia) is a mental disorder characterized by a decline in thought processes and a lack of typical emotional responses. Symptoms often include hallucinations, hearing sounds or voices coming from the mind and turning it into negative and positive emotions, because that interaction has affected emotions so it leads to reacting to unclear behavior of patients, sometimes with hatred, hatred of relatives, families and society. Only small effects are enough to cause the patient to lose consciousness, fear, panic, anger . should have uncontrollable behaviors. Patients cannot control themselves, think disorders, insensitivity and lack of motivation, memory instability. The disease disrupts social functions and greatly affects work. The incidence of young adults is about 0.3-0.7%. Diagnosis is often based on observing behaviors and feelings reported by patients.

Brain of schizophrenic patients (left) compared to healthy human brain

The components of the disease are diverse, including genetics, drug use, early life environment, psychology and social development. Some drugs are stimulant and prescription drugs also cause problems or make symptoms worse. There are many causes of illness, such as a pregnant mother who is infected by a virus, hereditary, or suffering from psychological trauma, or abnormal brain structure. The disease involves not only the brain but also many other parts of the body. Research shows that the number of brain cells and brain activity of people with schizophrenia is less than that of normal people. The reduction in brain size also results in an abnormal state of language control. In addition, the pipe environment, pressure on the physiological mind, makes the illness worse, especially the group of people who already have the gene causing the disease.

The treatment is mainly based on drugs such as Thorazine, Hadol, Clorazil, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroqul and Solian . This disease cannot be cured, so patients are required to take the right dose and regularly, otherwise it will recur worse, as are the three cases mentioned above. The long-term use of drugs may cause some unpredictable side effects such as stiffness of the mouth and facial muscles, protruding tongue, limb spasms, affected nervous system, tremor, muscle stiffness, click dynamic, or have bizarre postures that patients cannot control. Fortunately, some new generation drugs have overcome these side effects like Clorazil, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroqul and Solian.

In addition, psychological counseling also helps improve the quality of life for patients. Specialization can advise, train the skills needed to manage disease effectively. Behavioral awareness is considered effective to help improve xinxing, correct distorted thoughts about yourself and your relationship with the community as well as the surrounding environment.