About the author: Richard has paranoid schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and he is a highly sensitive person (HSP). He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia at almost twenty-one years old and was mentally ill since about puberty. Years later, he finally spoke up to his psychiatrist and was diagnosed with depression. He lives in the southwestern United States. Learn more at www.richardcarlson.com.
Losing Reality: Poetry About Paranoid Schizophrenia, OCD, and Depression for Teenagers