Cordt Winkler

Cordt Winkler was in his early twenties when a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia fundamentally changed his life. Symptoms that he had observed in his father as a child now began to manifest in him as well: a breakdown in thought and perception, panic attacks, delusions of persecution, and hospitalizations. In an open and vivid account, he describes the dynamics of a psychotic crisis and offers insight into a world of experience that is almost impossible for many outsiders to comprehend. His book *I Am Sometimes Someone Else* highlights the challenges the illness poses for those affected and their loved ones, while also demonstrating that it is possible to live a good life with schizophrenia.

Cordt Winkler, born in 1980 not far from the Dutch border, studied media studies and works at a trend research agency. He lives in Berlin.

An event as part of Mental Health Week in cooperation with the Department of Psychosocial Medicine, Prevention, and Family Health at Heidelberg University Hospital.