Paranoid Schizophrenia Book Report

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People with paranoid schizophrenia struggle to determine what is real and what is imaginary. It still puzzles me how this disability is caused. I know that it can be influenced both by hereditary and environmental reasons, but it seems that it is mostly unknown.
When we were given this assignment I looked up most of the books that were given in the list for us to read. The information about Swallow the Ocean mentioned that this book was about a person with paranoid schizophrenia. This book peaked my interest because I have a close family member that has paranoid schizophrenia. While Sally had some different symptoms than my family member I related closely to Laura. A person having delusions can be scary especially when you are included in

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