a student

I'm 17 teen years old and a senior in high school and currently diagnosed with schizophrenia and have been for about 2 years.  After I saw your film I decided I need to do a project for school about our illness.  I’ve been collecting tips and advice to give to a younger generation like me about how to deal with it. I’m including some of the things you do – like checking out the reality of your thoughts, or telling yourself it’s not true.  You’re so brave.  I want to let people know that it can be overcome and that it affects more people than people think.

Every group home in the US should see your film. Not only people with this illness but some doctors and counselors who don’t have a clue about the inside view.  It’s hard to meet with them when you can tell they don’t understand, and especially when they want us to do things our brains aren’t capable of when we’re very sick.