It is often difficult for caregivers of Schizophrenia patients to understand and fully appreciate the experience of schizophrenia patients. If you have never experienced the symptoms, then it is difficult to feel what the patient is feeling. I was sent a link to the website that has been doing just that…
Dr James Cook at U. California at Davis modified the Second life like commercial environment to give patients the experience of what it would look like:
- Literature like books and papers with fascism and obscence messages.
- Overlapping voices giving different instructions
- A floor that disappears and leaves the person hanging by other stone on clouds.
Check out the news article by the University and follow the link at the bottom to experience the environment and feel like a schizophrenic. The virtual experience is free!