artfuldodger's comments are interesting, but I get an impression he's oversimplifying the issues on schizophrenia. I am schizophrenic, but don't think I am crazy. There is more subtlety to the issue than simple generalisations can cover. I once thought I was Jesus, and actually anticipated his anecdote in my personal diary, writing that perhaps "being Jesus" could be a group state. Another time I made friends with someone who believed they were God, and we had a great laugh together, both being aware of the contradictions and subtleties of the relationship.
The portrayal of the schizophrenic as inflexible and bigoted in believing he is Jesus is a bit of a stereotype, and the mystic is so wise and wonderful isn't he ? artfuldodger seems here to back up the notion that all incarceration of schizophrenics is justified, when imho our societies are rigidly intolerant of mental "differentness", incarceration being often unnecessary. There is too much theoretical speculation about this illness with few people making the effort to find and talk to people who actually suffer from it. (Yes, I can talk).