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I was on Facebook and found this post shared in a group I'm in. That's my grandfather.

I could tell you a lot of stories but the most important one is that he was an undiagnosed schizophrenic. There are stories I can't even tell because I have to wait for more people to die first.

I've heard him on Coast to Coast and seen a number of interviews with him in the alien conspiracy industry. But not one of them ever mentioned, and he never volunteered, that he was an undiagnosed schizophrenic.

Remember this when you hear people speaking with authority about things they can't back up.

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[โ€“] Poojabber@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fair enough. I wasnt asking because I wanted to throw shade, it was a genuine question, as I have never knowingly been around schizophrenia, and I dont know that I could diagnose it if I was.

[โ€“] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It's a unique disease. Very clear diagnostic criteria.

Though he didn't have one normal trait. Did you know that almost 90% of schizophrenics smoke? It's not diagnostic but that's a really high rate given that only 1% of the population is schizophrenic yet they account for 5% of smokers.