(08-12-2015, 07:20 AM)facettes Wrote: As you know by now, it's not unlikely it has really happened, maybe even all of it, or some of it has been staged to confuse her and make her believe - and tell - 'outlandish' things had happened to her. Especially, as schizophrenic episodes/symptoms (which don't need to be a full-blown schizophrenia) and schizophrenia are known to be a not unusual post traumatic effect. I found this TED talk quite enlightening on the topic:
I'll check out the video - thanks!
I've long suspected that, in my sister's case, it was more trauma from childhood abuse. Can symptoms of schizophrenia develop after abuse? Could the trauma open them up that way? Or are children always born with it?
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