“The word ‘schizophrenia’ is derived from the New Latin terms for ‘split mind’” (Kahn 1) and is characterized by “distortions of perception, speech and thoughts” (Kahn 1). Because of a hard childhood filled with bullies and lack of understanding, Deborah created an alternate universe in her head, called Yr, that she would go to when she was scared or lonely. This world evolved as she created gods and invented a complex language that only she and the gods could speak, called Yri. Psychologists believe that patients suffering with thought disorders, such as schizophrenia, “make up their own words that mean nothing to others” (Khan 2).…