certainly so. it is horrible what our mental illness can cause us to do. i am not schizophrenic but i have had relentless voices that have caused me to harm myself in order to shut them up. and being bipolar i do all kinds of things when i am manic that i would NEVER do when i am well. you should see the emails i send. i scare the hell out of people and then i send emails trying to explain the emails i sent. it is never ending. thank god for antipsychotics.