I can't bring myself to say it sometimes. I read it all the time, I type it all the time. I think of its symptoms, its treatments. But I talk to people and I always stop myself before the word comes out of my mouth.
"I've heard that's pretty common in people with that illness."
"I found a book on the condition that I'm hopeful about."
It. That. I refer to it as a faceless monster. Because I guess that's easier than facing what it is. A disease that nobody really understands that my brother has to deal with for the rest of his life. There isn't really an easy way anymore. I just need to look at it for what it is.
Schizophrenia
Skitzofrenia
Skit zo fren ee ah
I also don't know how it relates to him. How to say it.
Danny has schizophrenia.
Danny is schizophrenic.
Danny is an individual who suffers from schizophrenia.
Danny is an individual who lives with schizophrenia.
Now I just need to practice saying it out loud.
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Thoughts on my brother's diagnosis
Non-FictionMy little brother was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. I have a lot of feelings about it. I thought that here was as good a place to put them as any
