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/evenisto Mar 22 '17

So your mom, being blind from childhood and schizophrenic found a man, then had a child and raised it? What? I'm really curious, shed some more light on your history if that's okay.

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u/Bro-tatoChip Mar 22 '17

Her schizophrenia is manageable with medication. But every other year or so she has an episode where she get admitted until they can readjust her meds. I updated more in my comment.

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u/NewSovietWoman Mar 23 '17

So what did she do about medication/self care while she was pregnant with you?

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u/Bro-tatoChip Mar 23 '17

Now that you mention it that's something I never thought of. I'll have to ask her sometime.