Schizophrenia and Poverty

Schizophrenia is a real biological disease just like any other disease such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or any other disease. Because of this a person is not responsible for developing schizophrenia.

When a person has schizophrenia they suffer much from mental and emotional torture and torment. They also suffer in another way needlessly. They suffer from poverty.

Most people with schizophrenia are not able to work and support themselves. There is government assistance for this population of people. But in reality it's a big joke. After one pays their rent there is not enough money left to live on.

After they buy their groceries there's nothing left and the groceries they do buy are not very good healthy choices. They can't afford to buy the food that is healthy and brings health to their bodies. A lot of consumers have very poor health because of the types of food they have to live on.

What about those who smoke. They say that smoking is a luxury. That is not true. Smoking is an addiction. One of the hardest addictions to break. Not only that scientists have proven that smoking has a biological effect on those with mental illness that makes them feel better mentally and psychologically.

What about money for transportation. The government allows traveling expenses but only enough to last a week out of the whole month. Therefore consumers are stuck and have no way of getting around especially if they live in the city.

What about monies for recreational activities. Recreation is a very important part of a consumers healing and recovery. Without the ability to get out and excercise and have social interactions a consumer is very isolated. They spend most of time alone. That's not good for ones mental health. How would the politicians like to spend their life being lonely and depressed most of the time.

What about having a phone. The government says that a phone is a luxury. That is not true. A phone is a necessity especially in an emergency. Like I said in the last paragraph it's not good for ones mental health to be isolated from having contact with other people. It's bad enough that one cannot get out to socialize but to not have the ability to talk to anyone at all because they cannot afford a phone isolates them even more.

There is no need for people living with schizophrenia to have to live their lives in poverty and be cut off from the rest of society. If the government wanted to they could find ways to supply more money to mental health consumers.

I think that the government has no compassion for this population of people and they just don't care about them and the fact that they have to live in poverty.

The government and society as a whole should be ashamed of themselves for this needless suffering that mental health consumers have to go through.

I also think that it is national disgrace for this country to treat their fellow human beings that suffer from mental illness in such a merciless way that we do.

There is just no legitimate excuse for this sad state of affairs.