Fics like monsters and dark corners (the fragility of hope)

Schizophrenia. For eleven year old Gavin, it came in the form of imaginary friends going wrong, of whispers in the dark, of nightmares unrivaled by any others his age, of talking less and crying more. For twelve year old Gavin, it came in the form of bullying, of being teased over the imaginary friends that weren’t quite his friends anymore, his attempts to get rid of them which led to the onslaught of hallucinations and the terrifying realisation that he wasn’t in control. For thirteen year old Gavin, it came in the form of severe paranoia, of never ending hallucinations; of life threatening exhaustion because succumbing to sleep was impossible. It came in the form of a mental asylum, of testing medication that finally worked and the portion of his life spent recovering and trying to move on. For twenty five year old Gavin, it came in the form of failing medication, the threat of being deported, and the life he’d worked so hard to build up beginning to crash down on top of him.

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