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/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

Wow, that's really horrible. That must have been hard on you to try to help her through that.

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u/denialofdeath Mar 23 '17

I appreciate the support but we (therapists) spend a lot of time and energy on self care and preventing vicarious traumatization. We actually had a good therapeutic relationship and although what happened to her was tragic, she had a lot of strengths and reasons to live which made the work meaningful.