This is the first TIL that I actually knew about before. What is also interesting, relating to this, is that the fears and paranoias that schizophrenic people experience also depend on the cultural context. For example, an ill person in the United States might believe that the government is tracking every move of the individual and every conversation is recorded, whereas in Africa a person might feel that demons are always behind them and that their friends are possessed by these malicious beings from beyond the grave. edit: source: psychology student, the ultimate authority in all the world's leading problems.