is it posible for an insane person to realize that they are in fact not sane?

Answer 1

I think so because I don't believe sanity is necessarily a 100% all-or-nothing proposition. There's the example of John Nash (the mathematician who inspired the movie "A Beautiful Mind"--which is not a very accurate reflection of the real person, but a good yarn). He says he eventually learned to challenge and ignore his delusions. So he still gets them, they just don't have such power over him. I'm a manic depressive and when I'm very manic I know my judgment can be impaired so I have learned to run certain decisions by my husband and to trust his judgment. I met another manic depressive who had pretty bad psychotic episodes, but as they started happening, she was able to reach out for help, even if it was just to call the crisis line of our clinic. Of course, all three people above are fully conscious that they have a mental illness. I think the first time a person has an episode of schizophrenia or psychosis it is probably almost impossible to realize it for what it is.

Answer 2

I believe insanity is out of touch with reality. So I don't think anyone insane knows it.

Answer 3

Very remote possibility, if the nature of insanity is acute and even chronic.... It is the self-awareness that they lose, and just manifest illusions of having it, by recalling stored dialogues from memory !

Answer 4

Those who con themselfs in believe they are sane are really insane!
heard it somewhere sounds great to me!
Mad luv

Answer 5

The truly insane do not have a clue .

Answer 6

depends on the type of insanity .

Answer 7

Piece of cake--I do it every day!