Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 My take would that phlegm/damp during the times of illness was binding and slowing the qi long enough to have these short periods of lucidity. This is opposite of what we expect from phlegm but for someone whose qi was so disordered it may have helped for a short time. doug > Schizophrenia > > Hallo, > > I am very interested in TCM though I havent done any courses so I ask > this question as a lay person. > > A few years ago I read something that intrigued me and I have > wondered about it ever since. It was a mothers story of her sons > struggles with schizophrenia, starting when he was 17 years old until > his death at 24 years old. He was affected severely and spent the > last few years of his life, more or less living on the street. The > mother wrote that during the times when her son was physically ill, > with something like the flu or a chest infection, when he would have > been having high temperatures, he was completely normal, no > schizophrenia, it was like having, for a few short hours, they son > she once knew. > Then as his physical condition improved the disordered thinking, > hearing voices etc. returned and he was back in full blown > schizophrenia. She said he wasnt just a little bit better, but that > he was totally back to normal while he was feverish. > > I would be interested if anyone can tell me the dynamics behind this > sort of thing or has any ideas on what is happening in this sort of > case. > > Susan > > > > _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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