"Schizophrenia"!! Sounds something terrific. The one who suffer from the same, is as normal as you and me. His days are also glowing with sun rise and nights are lovely with the beam of moonlight. But they make no difference to him; he is lost somewhere at dark, out of nature, away from the whole world, he is arrested along with pain, fear and isolation.
The days were awesome in Bangalore during 2006 when I went for a training course and once met her at Manipal hospital. I went for a check up as I was suffering from acute gastritis. At the reception I saw a middle aged fair skin lady with her teenage girl, her daughter perhaps. I asked the girl her name and she never responded me. I guess she was afraid, her drowsy eyes were as if trying to ignore the whole crowd over there. She was holding her mom's hand and soon I asked for her name she went behind her mother and started crying. The lady with a frustrated face said me " She is Schizophrenic". I was unaware of the term then, but never dared to ask her further. After my check up, I came to my room and my first task was to search for the word.
I found Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, think logically, have normal emotional responses, behave normally in social situations etc. Its also they have irritable/tense feeling, difficulty sleeping, concentrating. As the illness continues symptoms changes; problems with thinking start, the person start behaving on unreal things, hearing and seeing things that are not there in real, thoughts "jump" between unrelated topics, social isolation etc. Schizophrenia's symptoms vary as per the types. "Paranoid Schizophrenia" gets anxiousness, angriness and the patient gets false believes that others are trying to harm him or his loved ones. "Disorganized Schizophrenia" symptoms include problems in thinking and expressing ideas, child like behavior, showing less emotion. "Catatonic Schizophrenia" include lack of activity, muscles and posture gets rigid, odd facial expression etc. I guess the girl had Catatonic schizophrenia as she gave some odd expressions every time I saw her.
I looked forward for treatment of the condition and it was mentioned " SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A LIFE LONG ILLNESS." The person has to survive on anti-psychotic medication for life. I really felt pity on the girl after reading this. She was so cute and innocent enough to look, got so much of her life to survive and suffered with such a disorder.The medicines even have side effects like sleepiness, dizziness, weight gain, increased chance of diabetes, slow movements, restlessness etc. What the hell will the person do who suffer from this. Poor little girl. I was shocked when I saw a column on complications of having Schizophrenia. "SUICIDE"! is what it was written there.
I could not sit in-front if laptop anymore, went to sleep. But that " Suicide" word never allowed me for the same. I could see the girl's lovely face and poor mom's frustrated face in my dream.
Some say mental disorders get cured by meditation, yoga, exercise etc. But wonder, if Schizophrenia be treated! It is said, the person suffering with the same lack concentration, thinking power etc. Then how will he go for meditation? May be once situation come to bit normal it can be done. Medical science is so much developed. Wish this can treat schizophrenia soon.
I left Bangalore, but today was missing the wonderful place, so remembered that lovely girl. Wish to visit her sometime and find her in a better, controlled manner.
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