<p>In this penultimate episode of this season of Chronic, host Lucy Pasha-Robinson is joined by <em>New York Times</em> best-selling author Esmé Weijun Wang, who lives with schizoaffective disorder.</p><br><p>In this candid chat, we tackle some of the common misconceptions around psychosis –&nbsp;namely that sufferers are violent or dangerous. In fact, those with a diagnosis of a schizophrenic disorder are much more likely to be victims of violence.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Esmé shares what it’s like to live with delusions, hallucinations, both auditory and visual, and other psychotic symptoms that are so often misunderstood.&nbsp;</p><br><p>We talk identity when you live with mental illness, judgement by others, support networks and coping strategies. And address the big question –&nbsp;have the collective schizophrenias been left behind in our conversations around mental health?</p><br><p>Follow Esmé @<a href="https://twitter.com/esmewang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>esmewang</strong></a></p><br><p>Stay tuned for more on all things Chronic by following host @<a href="https://twitter.com/LucyPasha" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LucyPasha</a> on Twitter.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>