My little sister, Sofie, has been diagnosed with the psychotic disorder schizotypy and was admitted to the Psychiatric Center Sct. Hans in the summer of 2024. Because of this, I realized what my bachelor’s project should be about.

I wanted to create a design project that could challenge the way we perceive psychotic disorders — something that could present a more nuanced and sensitive narrative about what it means to live with one.

This became the book Livet er aldrig nok / Life Is Never Enough — a collection of poems, song lyrics, diary excerpts, paintings, and more, all created by people living with psychotic disorders.

The aim is to offer a deeper and more personal insight into their inner lives and thoughts, while also giving them a voice.

The book features contributions from Alexander Saul, Mark Peter Gaarslev Thygesen, Mikkel Wassard Yde, Miklós Vágó Brøndsted, Rebecca Rosenørn Rugbjeg, and Sofie Anemone Sahlholdt.

I am deeply grateful to all the contributors who dared to be vulnerable and share their experiences of something that is often difficult and heavily stigmatized.