I’d read that in some cultures, schizophrenia was considered a gift, and was celebrated.

In my culture it was still a highly stigmatized and misunderstood illness. Add on the fact that it is an invisible illness, people tend to shrug it off.

I did see the beauty in the madness – having schizophrenia had brought out all kinds of heightened cerebral activity. If the sick mind’s activity could be harnessed it could be ...