On June 13, 1928, the adventure of John Nash's life had begun. Nash excelled academically from a young age, managed to skip a grade, and was accepted to Princeton University soon after. He was considered one of the best mathematicians of his time. Over time, Nash developed schizophrenia; talking about himself in the third person, writing in cryptic formulas on Princeton blackboards and calling his old colleagues. Then he was prescribed antipsychotics and recovered slowly, until he became scared of the possible side effects and stopped taking the medicine. Despite all the pain he suffered, there was a light at the end of the tunnel and, for unknown causes, he began to recover and in 1994 John Nash received one of the highest honors, the Nobel Prize in Economics ("People and Events: John Nash (1928-)” par.1-3-5-8-9-10-11-12). The article “History of Schizophrenia” states: “Written documents identifying schizophrenia can be traced back to ancient Pharaonic Egypt, since the second millennium before Christ" (par. 2). Details about schizophrenia can be found before the birth of Christ, written documentation describing the symptoms of this disease was found in the Books of the Hearts. In that period Schizophrenia was believed to originate from blood vessels, feces, poison, or demons (“History of Schizophrenia” par.2 Schizophrenia is defined as “a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality into abnormal way” (“Schizophrenia” par.1). In other words, schizophrenia leads you to believe you are talking to people who aren't there, to imagine you are somewhere where they aren't, or to see things that might not even exist... middle of paper... Schizophrenia. " Health Network Emergency Info. nd Web. December 10, 2013 "People and Events: John Nash (1928-)." PBS. Public Broadcasting Service, 2013. Web. November 15, 2013 “Schizophrenia”. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for the Medical Education and Research, 2013. Web. November 14, 2013. "Schizophrenia." Nimh Nih. Web. November 17, 2013. "Schizophrenia Society." "Schizophrenia: a global public health problem." December 2013. “Schizophrenia Prognosis.” Medical News. nd Web. December 10, 2013. “Schizophrenia Symptoms.” Genentech USA, Inc, 2013. Web. November 31, 2013. “Understanding Psychotherapy and How It Works.” Apa. American Psychological Association, 2013.