The book by Chinese-American Esme Weijun Wang dispels numerous myths about schizophrenia. Based on personal experience, the writer talks about the facets of mental illness, conflicting diagnoses, treatment options and the fate of people who have become victims of mental illness. The owner of a disappointing diagnosis, Esme Weijun Wang is able to look at her problems from the outside. This gives her the opportunity to be an impartial researcher of her own ailment, and in ordinary life makes her highly functional and empathic. The dramatic experience of the writer is a positive example of what heights of personal and social development can be achieved by a person with a mental disorder with a developed intellect, reflection and self-discipline.

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