Schizophrenia is not only a serious mental illness, but also a condition that has taken shape in the lives of many great people, making their talents even more attractive. This disease, accompanied by intelligence and remarkable talent, affected the lives of many geniuses of science, art, and culture. In this article, we will talk about 10 great personalities who became world-famous and made revolutionary discoveries in their fields, suffering from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Their life and work show that sometimes mental anguish can become an auxiliary tool in managing great talent.

  Despite significant advancements in medicine in recent decades, the causes of this disease remain unknown, and there are no ways to completely cure it. However, these illnesses in talented geniuses can be disregarded. Because if it weren't for their "strange" diseases, many unparalleled works of art that shook the world wouldn't have seen the light of day, and scientific discoveries wouldn't have occurred.

Vincent van Gogh

   The Dutch artist's mental illness is well known to many. According to art historians, this artist's famous works were created at the height of his illness. During such times, Vincent van Gogh suffered from insomnia and created several such masterpieces daily.

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

   Friedrich Nietzsche, a German thinker, philosopher, and author of the idea of a superhuman being, was diagnosed with "nuclear mixed schizophrenia." One of the most striking symptoms of this illness is the delusion of grandeur.

John Forbes Nash

    Great American mathematician, laureate of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics. Based on his biography, Hollywood filmmakers made the film "The Mind Game," starring actor Russell Crowe. John Nash also suffered from schizophrenia. However, this did not prevent Nash from living and working in game theory and differential geometry. He was able to "conquer the giant," that is, control the illness, accept it, and get used to living with it. The brilliant scientist John Nash lived a long and interesting life and died in a car accident in 2015.

Salvador Dali

   The great Spanish artist, sculptor, writer, and author of magnificent works of art, Salvador Dali, also suffered from a severe form of schizophrenia.

Lewis Carroll

   The author, who wrote famous works about Alice, also suffered from mild schizophrenia and was very afraid of strange women, so he never approached them. However, despite this, he was able to get along well with the children. However, people who knew about Carol's illness misunderstood this. That's why most people didn't let him near their homes.

Miguel Cervantes

  Miguel Cervantes, the author of the world-famous work "Don Quixote," was also a schizophrenic. It manifested its characteristics in the work, and perhaps that is why the work became an immortal masterpiece.

Philip K. Dick

    This writer is afflicted with a mild form of schizophrenia. It is said that it was precisely due to this condition that the author's fantasy novels turned out to be so intriguing and captivating.

Isaac Newton

   This great mathematician and physicist suffered from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Newton was reserved, quiet, and tried to avoid people. His mood could change several times in an hour.

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol

    This famous writer suffered not only from schizophrenia but also from symptoms of a number of mental illnesses, such as claustrophobia - fear of narrow spaces, auditory and visual hallucinations, and psychotic seizures. That is precisely why the heroes of Gogol's works are created so vividly and uniquely. The writer's mood changed frequently. Speaking about himself, he emphasized that the internal organs of his body were positioned inverted.

Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin

   Alexander Scriabin, the great composer and pianist who first utilized light music in human history and later ensured its popularization, also suffered from schizophrenia. Despite his extreme religiosity, he was afraid of many things, experienced frequent mood swings, and perceived reality differently.

   While illnesses like schizophrenia are a painful and tormenting experience for many people, for some geniuses, they have formed the foundation for their artistic creations and scientific discoveries. Learning from the lives of these individuals demonstrates that it is possible to fight mental illnesses and develop through them. Their creativity and efforts showcase the boundlessness and power of the human mind.

Collector: Mamura Turaeva