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p_j_wtoday at 4:39 PM1 replyview on HN

I don't have schizophrenia so I don't speak from personal experience, but it sounds bad enough that a spinal tap is worth the diagnosis and potential relief.


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ryanjshawtoday at 7:00 PM

Approximately half of the people with schizophrenia don’t believe they are ill, which is why they refuse treatment (see: anosognosia). It is a very strange illness.