It was not known at the time that Nash was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, and as a result, he was deeply suspicious of everyone around him—including his colleagues—and was convinced that many were involved in conspiracies against him.
Vad som inte var känt vid denna tid var att Nash led av paranoid schizofreni och därmed var synnerligen misstänksam mot sin omgivning – däribland kollegerna – och övertygad att man konspirerade mot honom.