From what I remember, Schizophrenia is a psychological condition, when a person is sure of something that is not true. By saying 'sure' I mean not just convinced, but rather mentally unable to accept any other possibility. The condition usually have triggers through one of the senses (the most common ones are some images / colour combinations, or phrases / words). This comes from an experience that is connected to the creation of condition. This can happen to anyone, anytime because in certain situations our brain "loops" to protect itself (imagine bad security software).
As long as the triggers are rare, the person affected can lead a normal healthy life and succeed in any discipline. However, the more common the trigger, the worse condition may become.
Schizophrenic people are well known for their sometimes phenomenal creativity in arts. The problem is that the peak of creativity usually is triggered by the same factors and is dangerous for the person.
Still taking everything into account, most of schizophrenic people are able to lead a normal productive life. I know a very successful accountant and several artists (musician and painters) who have the condition, but still enjoy their lives, have families and are probably more normal than most of the geeks on/.
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From what I remember, Schizophrenia is a psychological condition, when a person is sure of something that is not true. By saying 'sure' I mean not just convinced, but rather mentally unable to accept any other possibility. The condition usually have triggers through one of the senses (the most common ones are some images / colour combinations, or phrases / words). This comes from an experience that is connected to the creation of condition. This can happen to anyone, anytime because in certain situations our brain "loops" to protect itself (imagine bad security software). As long as the triggers are rare, the person affected can lead a normal healthy life and succeed in any discipline. However, the more common the trigger, the worse condition may become. Schizophrenic people are well known for their sometimes phenomenal creativity in arts. The problem is that the peak of creativity usually is triggered by the same factors and is dangerous for the person. Still taking everything into account, most of schizophrenic people are able to lead a normal productive life. I know a very successful accountant and several artists (musician and painters) who have the condition, but still enjoy their lives, have families and are probably more normal than most of the geeks on /.