TikToker’s videos Offer Glimpse Into Reality of Schizophrenia, Confirmed by Neurologist
Berlin, Germany – Videos posted by tiktoker Christopher Grant, known online as “Xorad,” are offering a rare and direct look into the lived experience of schizophrenia, a serious mental illness affecting approximately one percent of the population. Neurologist and psychotherapist mimoun Azizi has confirmed the authenticity of the perceptions depicted in Grant’s videos, providing expert validation to a condition often shrouded in stigma and misunderstanding.
Schizophrenia is a type of psychosis characterized by disruptions in perception, behavior, memory, thinking, and emotion. Globally, an estimated 24 to 30 million people are affected, with around 800,000 cases in Germany alone.
In an interview with FOCUS Online, Azizi explained, ”Schizophrenia…leads to perception disorders in particular, behavioral disorders, can lead to memory disorders.Destruction of feeling, thinking, perception. And of course that’s a heavy mental illness.”
Grant’s videos showcase the visual and auditory hallucinations common to the illness. Azizi affirmed that such experiences are entirely plausible for individuals with schizophrenia, stating, “In my view, the videos are entirely real, that you listen to voices and to come together, to change figures, enlarge, reduce the visual perception.”
However, Azizi emphasized the highly individual nature of the condition. “This is not general,” he noted. “All of this could play a role if someone suffers from schizophrenia and have an impact on what you see and what you experience…Everyone experiences their schizophrenia in their individual way.”
The neurologist suggests that upbringing,socialization,professional experience,and schooling can all influence how schizophrenia manifests in a person’s reality.
