Therapists and Schizophrenia
Seeing a therapist wasn’t a thing in my family.
Mindy Tsai’s schizophrenia surfaced at age 30. Symptom-free for 10 years now, she shares her personal and non-clinical perspective on schizophrenia in her book Becoming Whole, A Memoir. She is passionate about patient advocacy and clinical research. Tsai lives in Massachusetts and works at a digital health consultancy. She enjoys food, books, salsa, piano, walking, and hiking. Connect with Tsai at her website or on Twitter.
Seeing a therapist wasn’t a thing in my family.
Many people and their families are hesitant to openly share their diagnosis of schizophrenia due to the stigma against mental health conditions and the need to protect themselves.
I’m an introvert living with schizophrenia.
The first time I experienced schizophrenia, I didn’t know what it was. Not its feel, thoughts, sounds, or voices.
We all worry about things big and small in life. With schizophrenia, those worries bring additional complexities and challenges to life.
Toward the end of the pandemic, I got COVID-19, after two vaccines.