Really and truly, are there people who don't have some sort of mental illness - diagnosed or not..what i'm

Question

asking is..are there really people out there with a perfect brain chemistry...... i just don't think there is any such person..i'm sure there are many in denial, but when it comes down to it, aren't we all just a little "off". i wonder is there a perfect mind out there, and if there is , what is that like and how do you ever know for sure that your mind is as balanced as you believe it to be? I'm very curious about this.

Answer 1

That is a great question, one I have thought about often, only with a different take, I feel that many people who have a mental illness is nothing more than normal reactions to events in life. I have been hearing a lot about people being put on anti-depressants because of a death in the family, who wouldn't be depressed? What I really believe is lately we just want a quick fix for everything and it makes it hard on people who really do have depression not caused by external factors. Some refusing help they need because this to them is a hype. Maybe when we do find that one perfect person they can tell us.

Answer 2

Well yes, I suppose to some degree we're all off a little. But there are definitly people who function at a much higher level than others mentally and emotionally. And usually, if you're functioning at a higher rate mentally and emotionally, you'll tend to be functioning at a higher level physically as well.

Some people just process stress more effectively and can tune out things that cause significant grief in others. This may sound a little off track and overly simplified, but I've come to believe that careers and vocations are good indicators of the state of one's mental health and emotional stability because the better one is adjusted, there's a much higher probability that they'll excell and accomplish more professionally.

For example, it's probably safe to assume that fighter-pilots and neuro-surgeons are functioning at a pretty high level from an emotional and mental health standpoint and more than likely have well integrated personalities that are able to multitask and adapt to people and spur-of-the-moment situations without showing any visible signs of frustation or stress.

There's a scene in the movie, "All the Right Stuff," where the astronaunt-candidates(mostly cracker-jack fighter and test-pilots) are going through a battery of rigorous mental and physical tests. In one of these tests, the candidates are strapped into a chair and a doctor injects adrenalin into their veins and just continues to pump more and more in. At the same time their pulse rates are being monitored and they sore to well above 200 beats per minute. I think they passed the test if they could endure all this stress without passing out.

I guess I'm kind of rambling here, but my point is that some people just naturally handle stress better than others and what may make one person barely wince, may cause another to call the suicide crisis line.

One other thing comes to mind here and I'll pose it in the form of a question. Why, when I was two or three years old and our family went to see the 4th of July fireworks, did I start crying incessantly and had to be held by my dad with my hands plugging my ears, yet other toddlers my same age viewed the same display of booms and bangs with great wonderment and awe?

Answer 3

I know that I personally am a little "off". I know that on days when I have strong emotions and emotional responses to events and people that I am bit more "off" than I normally am. I have wondered if on those emotional days are when my brain chemical imbalance tips and spikes.
I don't believe there are any perfectly chemically balanced brains out there. If there are good luck talking to him/her, because I would have concerns that they would not have very many strong emotions.
Strong emotions help us survive as a species. Example if someone hurts or kills a child, people get very outraged. How else would our species survive if we did not protect our young?
If a person has a perfectly balanced brain would they feel the need to protect children from harm?

Answer 4

It is a very realistic question.

From my experience, I would like to say, no, there isn't anyone "perfect" out there. But that's what makes us who we are. If even the most respected scientist had occasional depression, does it affect who he is as a scientist? Probably not, but it affects the way society would view him, unfortunately.

No one is perfect.

I am as balanced as possible with the amount of stress I have in my life. Chemical imbalance or not, some people can handle life, some can't. It's what makes us all unique and beautiful.

Answer 5

Well, perfection does not exist in our Universe. Therefore, a "perfect" brain is physically impossible, however, you can easily see small brain defects (such as falling on head as a child) through someone's behaviour. If someone's brain has been deforemed, even a bit, you could result in a complete retard. (Retard as it "The Mentally Ill", i just hate eufamisms)