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Schizophrenia is one of today's most misunderstood mental illnesses. Often confused with having "multiple personalities," schizophrenia is defined by a person's distorted experience of reality, including: hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and disorganized thinking. In this episode we meet three young people who are living with the illness and get a glimpse into the everyday challenges they face.

25-year-old Josh refuses treatment because, for the most part, he feels his voices are his companions and doesn't see his illness as a problem. Most of the symptoms 23-year-old Ben suffers from are controlled with medication, but the varied side effects of the meds keep him primarily in the house, only comfortable hanging out with his family. Amber is 19 and was only diagnosed a year ago. Her response to medication was so successful that you wouldn't know she had a mental illness unless she told you.

True Life: I Have Schizophrenia shines light on a dark world and give viewers a glimpse of what it's like to go through life with this most debilitating mental illness.