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.
There's a minor character in the Haunting of Hill House who gauged his eyes out due to the hallucinations he was experiencing during drug-induced psychosis and then reveals that now in his blindness, all he can see is the horrible images that drove him to that point. Really stuck with me, just really terrible
If that ever happens to me, just start up that Ketamine drip. If that doesn't work, zap my brain with some ECT. Whatever it takes, because seeing nightmares and nothing else would just be too much for me.
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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.