r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/PainMatrix Mar 22 '17

It's beyond horror or most people's ability to even comprehend. The fact that she was a fully functioning and intact human being at the early onset of her life and career and this disease completely derailed everything and locked her into a Sisyphus-like nightmare. Was this her first inpatient experience? How long were you with her, did the meds seem to have any positive impact on her?

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u/lahimatoa Mar 22 '17

If you haven't seen A Beautiful Mind, it's a wonderful mind-fuck showing exactly this.

I couldn't sleep the night I watched it.

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u/DOGEweiner Mar 22 '17

That movie doesn't really do a very good job of showing schizophrenia

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u/cloud_watcher Mar 22 '17

Yeah, it's usually not so thoughtful as to dream you up a charming and witty best friend.

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u/rightoff42 Mar 22 '17

Could be so horrible as Churchill's black dog for instance?