Posted by wishingstar on February 19, 2007, at 17:33:37
In reply to insanity, posted by dondon on February 19, 2007, at 12:44:58
hi dondon. :) I agree with sleepygirl. Thats a difficult question to answer. There is no such thing as a diagnosis of "insanity". There are very serious mental illnesses (schizophrenia, for example) that can certainly cause trouble in a persons daily functioning if not treated, but I still dont think I'd call a person with one of these illnesses "insane". It just feels derogatory to me. Mental illnesses can be treated and the term insanity just makes it sound (to me anyway) like a person is doomed for life. That just isnt true. So I agree with sleepygirl.. are there specific things you are wondering about? Perhaps if you told us a little more about whats going on, someone could suggest something that might help. Good luck to you.
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