John Nash solves some of the world’s toughest math problems. When teaching at M.I.T, Nash falls in love and marries Alicia Larde, who gives birth to John Charles Martin Nash. During this time, Nash is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Nash has a hard time juggling his schizophrenic delusions and his studies. A couple of medical treatments were used to help. Additionally, Princeton University, Alicia and Nash’s friends, work together as a support unit to help Nash with his mental illness. They provide a loving and familiar environment to help his recovery. The movie depicts mental illness as terrifying, confusing, and threatening. The audience is shown what hallucinations are and how difficult they are to distinguish from reality. We
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The love and support provided by these people saved Nash. Like Behind Happy Faces mentions, when someone has a mental illness, the family can suffer from pain, confusion, dysfunction, and fear. Yet, the love from family is able to heal. Alicia experienced fear and pain, but was the rock in their relationship. She cared for him and their child, and encouraged him to fight through the illness and continue to study. The book also mentions that love is the best tool and that a partner can identify triggers which stimulate the mental illness. Alicia’s love was the best tool and she was able to recognize the signs and symptoms of Nash’s illness, which allowed her to be a guiding light in his life. The biggest part of recovery for Nash was routine and familiarity. This is how Hansen’s support played a role. He allowed Nash to continue to study at Princeton and to focus on his intellectual abilities. The familiarity allowed him comfort and the ability to have routine, and therefore, understand what was not part of the routine might be imaginary. Like the book mentions, speaking to a friend, like Hansen is tough. There is always the fear that they will abandon and judge you. This was not the case for Hansen. He and Alicia did more to help Nash with his illness, then treatment provided by the
The love and support provided by these people saved Nash. Like Behind Happy Faces mentions, when someone has a mental illness, the family can suffer from pain, confusion, dysfunction, and fear. Yet, the love from family is able to heal. Alicia experienced fear and pain, but was the rock in their relationship. She cared for him and their child, and encouraged him to fight through the illness and continue to study. The book also mentions that love is the best tool and that a partner can identify triggers which stimulate the mental illness. Alicia’s love was the best tool and she was able to recognize the signs and symptoms of Nash’s illness, which allowed her to be a guiding light in his life. The biggest part of recovery for Nash was routine and familiarity. This is how Hansen’s support played a role. He allowed Nash to continue to study at Princeton and to focus on his intellectual abilities. The familiarity allowed him comfort and the ability to have routine, and therefore, understand what was not part of the routine might be imaginary. Like the book mentions, speaking to a friend, like Hansen is tough. There is always the fear that they will abandon and judge you. This was not the case for Hansen. He and Alicia did more to help Nash with his illness, then treatment provided by the