Battling paranoid schizophrenia in what are considered a person’s most life-defining years was no easy feat for Sean C. Harrison.
But for his great and small victories over the mental illness, the now poet, songwriter, and singer credits the love and support of others.
Harrison told Family & Religion that in that time, he suffered much stark abuse, ranging from ridicule to physical assault by community members, as well as having to resort to begging on the streets and displaying verbal aggression that, according to him, wasn’t typically how he behaved.
I am now no longer an attendee to church, but I do look back with gratitude upon the genuine love I was shown by so many who would have, among other things, spent quality time – many hours – encouraging me and lifting me up in prayer, as well as discussing the scriptures with me.
Sean C. Harrison is a poet, author, singer, and songwriter whose work can be found on Amazon and on his various social-media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
