Michelle Hammer’s essay addresses paranoid schizophrenia

Michelle Hammer is an NYC native with Schizophrenia. She was featured in the WebMD documentary Voices, which was nominated for a Tribeca X Award at the Tribeca Film Festival 2018. Michelle has also been featured in Mashable, The Daily Mail, Stylist, and Buzzfeed to name a few. Michelle was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at 22, after a misdiagnosis of Bipolar at age 18.  At 27, Michelle decided to use her artistic talents, and fearless personality to do something that could benefit the mental health community.  In May 2015, she founded the company Schizophrenic.NYC, which is a clothing line with the mission of reducing stigma by starting conversations about mental health. Learn more about Michelle at Schizophrenic.NYC.

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"It's been over eight years since my schizophrenia diagnosis. I've learned to accept it and embrace it. I take seven medications daily and I'm okay with that."

–Michelle Hammer