On their own, the words “mental” and “illness” usually strike some degree of fear in the average person. Together, they can get the ball rolling for panic to set in.
Throw “schizophrenia” into the mix?
Well, you may just have yourself the makings of full blown terror.
The National Institute of Mental Illness defines schizophrenia as “a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder.”
Chronic? Severe? Disabling?!
However, being diagnosed with schizophrenia is not a cue for fear, panic, or terror to set in (well, at least not set in and get too comfortable), and Elyn R. Saks proves this point as she chronicles her life, …read more

EDIT: True Life: I Have Schizophrenia is now available for viewing online at MTV.com.
I don’t watch much MTV anymore. I don’t know why; I guess I’m getting old.
However, from time to time something on MTV will catch my eye as I’m flipping through the channels, and I expect tonight’s episode of MTV’s “True Life” series will be one of those things.
The episode is “True Life: I Have Schizophrenia,” and according to the email I received it’s going to feature three young people who are living with schizophrenia. Actually, the email reads “[...] three young people doing their best to live …read more