World Schizophrenia day: Solidarity, not Stigma towards schizophrenia.
Raju was a bright engineering student till recently when his parents noticed gradual changes in his behavior. He started suspecting that his classmates are plotting to kill him, he also started hearing the voices of his classmates threatening to kill him. He strongly believed they have inserted some microchips into his brain. He got aggressive towards his friends without any reason, stopped sleeping at night, stopped eating regularly, and was not bothered about his hygiene. After getting treated he joined his college. To his shock, he found his best friends avoiding him, his teachers passing indirect comments on his mental illness, and his seniors making fun of him and his mental illness, behind his back. This is a classical picture of an illness called schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is regarded as “the worst disease of mankind”. Just imagine the plight of the person suffering from schizophrenia, with fear getting better of him every moment, imaginary voices swearing to kill him, ima