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Her daughter came to her a few days after their chat – she was still hearing voices. Head down and in tears, she said to her mother, “I want to learn about them and get help.” They grabbed their tablets and began their search with “What are hallucinations?”
Fact: if one twin in an identical twin pair has schizophrenia, the other will have a 50% chance of developing it – even if they’re raised in a different environment.
A number of years ago, I sat in on a client’s appointment with his psychiatrist. Barry sat slumped in a chair in front of the doc. He could barely keep his eyes open, as he told her he hadn’t gotten much sleep lately.
When she asked why, he began running his fingers through…