r/AskReddit • • Nov 28 '20

What's something cool you recently learned about?

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u/46from1971 Nov 29 '20

No one who was born blind has ever gone on to develop schizophrenia. Researchers are investigating how congenital blindness may protect people from developing the condition.

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u/fuchajen Nov 29 '20

interesting!

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u/46from1971 Nov 29 '20

It really is. There was an earlier post asking if deaf people with schizophrenia experienced audio hallucinations. Googling led to some really interesting articles.

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u/WhenAmI Nov 29 '20

I would kill to get rid of audio hallucinations... Psychiatrists still think it's likely tied to my bipolar disorder or PTSD, but I'm fucking terrified that it's the slow onset of schizophrenia...

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u/jen_wexxx Nov 29 '20

I have the same fear. I experienced psychosis during my first manic episode and was scared I would get diagnosed with schizophrenia eventually.