Catherine Cho
Teoksen Inferno: A Memoir tekijä
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It was so sad to get a brief glimpse into the reactions of her close family members when they realize she is sick.
I didn't care as much about her past, to hear about her parents and grandparents, though a few of those things do play a part in her mental illness.
Psychosis is an especially interesting thing to me, a Christian, because of the similarities to demon oppression and possession. Many people experiencing psychosis do think there are demons around them, or like Cho, are told to participate in something evil, as she was told that her son needed to die, that it needed to be her husband's fault. She mistakes this as God's voice. I think in the West, we're often too quick to dismiss mental illness as being "only" in the brain/body, and not acknowledging the spiritual and emotional aspects of it.
Note: Contains profanity, including God's name used flippantly.… (lisätietoja)