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If one were to consistently watch dark/scary contact that their brain didnt react properly to, does your chance of contacting schizophrenia increase?
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No, schizophrenia : has a genetic+ environmental basis. You can't "catch it".You have to be born with the genetic set-up for it, then environmental factors play a role in triggering symptoms.
Answered 12/24/2016
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Schizophrenia: No. Maybe some fear/anxiety responses and a nightmare or two, but not schizophrenia.
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