Topic: Operators and Things - Schizophrenia? Reality?

This is an OCR (copyable text) version of the out-of-print book Operators and Things: The Inner Life of a Schizophrenic by Barbara O'Brien. It's an autobiography of her trip through and recovery from schizophrenia.
The premise of the book is that there are entities called "Operators" who manipulate unsuspecting humans they call "Things" for the purpose of entertaining and competing amongst themselves. Much of the book is the author's dialogue with the Operators, and their discussing what, why, and how they operate.
Makes me wonder just how much of her experiences were products of delusion, and how much were perceptions of greater truths concerning the matrix control system. Either way, it's an extremely fascinating and mind-bending book.