How did people of the past deal with paranoid schizophrenia?

by ayonocap

So I just saw a comedy skit about schizophrenia and how the stereotype is “It’s the government watching me! They bugged my walls!” etc. but the usages of technology has heavily impacted our ideas of privacy so; what were olden times like for people with paranoid schizophrenia? We’re they religious zealots, hermits of legend or were they even documented to begin with?

SingularityScalpel

This answer from /u/sunagainstgold seems to be what you are looking for