Many types of mental illness get confused with schizophrenia, or, as I call it, brain damage/injury NOS.
The brain is a delicate organ. Any sort of trauma or chemical or even eating a piece of candy can change it. We know this from our own experiences. One type of thing that gets confused with schizophrenia is when the brain transforms from a child's brain into an adult's brain. I call it hardening. You lose interest in several activities you once enjoyed such as hopscotch or jump rope. People become confused, and I usually notice people on the wards try to categorize and define things during this time. A fog seems to appear. They have hallucinations and dreams and fears begin to morph. They may go through childish periods or manias and such. I lost the desire to play videos games and swim for fun during this time. I began to read more nonfiction.
Not that adults don't fall into a childish mood every once in a while.
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