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My mental health status had been a catalyst for discrimination , verbal abuse , and physical and sexual assault , and I &apos;d been told by my psychiatrist , &quot; &quot; Eleanor , you &apos;d be better off with cancer , because cancer is easier to cure than schizophrenia . &quot; &quot; I &apos;d been diagnosed , drugged and discarded , and was by now so tormented by the voices that I attempted to drill a hole in my head in order to get them out .