Here is information about two patients with different types of chronic mental illness. Both of them have no criminal records, and they are not posing harm to others.
1: Henry ˇV With Schizophrenia Henry is paranoid person, he always suspects others of plotting against him. His friends always describe him as ˇĄPoker Faced Henryˇ¦ indicated that he has a lack of emotional response. He occasionally experiences hallucination of someone calling him when walking on the empty street or falling asleep. He sometimes cannot articulate his meanings and may change topics rapidly when talking with friends. But most of the time, Henry shows no problem of communicating with others.
How would you feel if you have to get along with him as a friend/colleague?
2: John ˇV With Depression For the past two weeks, John has been feeling really down. Heavy feeling sticks with him all day long. Nothing gives him pleasure. The smallest tasks are difficult to accomplish. He finds it hard toconcentrate on anything. He keeps thinking that nothing will ever get better and thereˇ¦s nothing he can do to improve him situation. And even though he feels tired, when night comes he can't go to sleep. John's family has noticed that he hasn't been himself for about the last month and that he has pulled away from them. John just doesn't feel like talking.
How would you feel if you have to get along with him as a friend/colleague?