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From a Paranoid Schizophrenia Diagnosis to a Peer Researcher in Nigeria

Mad in America

I always wanted and still want to help children and adolescents who are going through the things I went through when I was at their age. During my first episode of schizophrenia in 2019, I was taken to our pastor by my mother, sister and a few church members for prayer. I called my mother a witch and I had insomnia with poor appetite.