‘I use it as a tool’: a painter on living with schizophrenia

Описание: Vancouver painter Tyler Toews was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 19. Acceptance helped him channel it towards creativity.

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"I had a scholarship to go to art school in Chicago. It was my dream. It just felt like it was kind of torn out from under me. That really broke my heart. I couldn't find a proper job, couldn't make enough money, I didn't get family support. I ended up homeless and mentally ill and just...yeah."

Vancouver painter Tyler Toews was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 19. But despite what he calls the "frustration" of living with mental illness, in time he was able to find creative fulfilment.

"I use it as a tool. That's where the creative vibe comes into play — intuition."

"I ended up just accepting it and trying to make it my own way."

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