| I recall a few months after I was released from | | | | People with schizophrenia are better drivers. |
| the psychiatric hospital; I received by mail an | | | | Years of speaking with other sufferers and my |
| invitation to an interview conducted by a | | | | self have shown me that people who went |
| psychologist from the organization that is | | | | through any kind of crisis in life and especially a |
| responsible to authorize people for driving vehicles. | | | | mentally crisis, were to be better drivers. The |
| That experience was very humiliating for me. | | | | reason for that is that we are in a kind of |
| Here are five reasons why people with | | | | supervision by other care givers or institutes. |
| schizophrenia or people that had psychosis | | | | 4) A personal example |
| disorder, should be allowed to keep they're driving | | | | People that went through a psychotic disorder |
| license: | | | | feels necessity to give a personal example for |
| 1) A reverse discrimination | | | | what they do, therefore be better drivers. The |
| People that have schizophrenia should be treated | | | | reason for that is the scorn by the community. |
| as people with like any other disease such as | | | | The widespread opinion is that sufferers are not |
| diabetes, high blood pressure, or any other chronic | | | | too good for anything, what makes us prove |
| disease. The fact that we go through hallucinations | | | | exactly the opposite in all our deeds. |
| and seeing things, don't have to consequent in our | | | | 5) We are calm |
| driving license deprivation with a sweeping way. | | | | As contrary to what is being a common opinion, |
| 2) The right to be independent | | | | people with schizophrenia tend to be calmer than |
| People that goes through schizophrenia disorder, | | | | others, therefore conduct our cars in a calm way. |
| should be insist of keeping they're independency. | | | | The reason for that is that most of the time we |
| Driving license is the most significant sign for being | | | | are in a remission and under some kind of |
| independent; therefore no one holds the privilege | | | | treatment, that causes us to accept our angers in |
| to deprive that independency. | | | | a more healthy and responsible way. |
| 3) We are more careful | | | | |