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Posted by dondon on February 19, 2007, at 12:44:58
Can someone describe to me what insanity is like..what are the symptoms?
Posted by sleepygirl on February 19, 2007, at 15:57:47
In reply to insanity, posted by dondon on February 19, 2007, at 12:44:58
there's lots of different symptoms, but I'm wondering if you're experiencing something and if you are concerned and/or worried.
If so, I hope you'll find a doctor in real life who can help you through this. If you are experiencing some stuff that you don't understand you don't have to go through it alone and there is help. If they can ask you questions they can help you better.
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.
Posted by notfred on February 19, 2007, at 17:42:13
In reply to Re: insanity, posted by wishingstar on February 19, 2007, at 17:33:37
This term and others like "mental breakdown are no longer used. They are considered derogatory.
Posted by DannaB on February 19, 2007, at 21:25:58
In reply to Re: insanity, posted by notfred on February 19, 2007, at 17:42:13
I guess I'd say that insanity is a sense of unreality. An inability to make sense of things that happen or to reasonably predict things that are clearly imminent.
Posted by Reggie BoStar on February 19, 2007, at 23:40:49
In reply to insanity, posted by dondon on February 19, 2007, at 12:44:58
That's a pretty broad topic. There are neuroses, psychoses, delusional thinking, etc.
Also, "insanity" is an archaic term. Nowadays a host of different words are used to describe different mental health issues. Can you be more descriptive about the type of mental illness you're talking about?
Reggie BoStar
Posted by notfred on February 20, 2007, at 10:13:21
In reply to Re: insanity, posted by DannaB on February 19, 2007, at 21:25:58
> I guess I'd say that insanity is a sense of unreality. An inability to make sense of things that happen or to reasonably predict things that are clearly imminent.
Thats psychosis & insanity does not have a definition in the context of mental illness as the term is not longer used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity
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