The Collected Schizophrenias

What is a brief summary of the essay, High-Functioning?

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In “High-Functioning,” Wang recalls visiting the Chinatown Mental Health Clinic in order to give speeches about her life to clinicians and other people suffering from mental health conditions. Throughout the essay, Wang describes the many ways in which she goes out of her way to appear high-functioning to the world, including wearing designer clothes and referencing her ivy league education.

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The Collected Schizophrenias