I need to know what REALLY makes a person crazy. While I am usually a very calm and well-composed person, lately my friends have grown worried that I'm am going hilikus. The reason for this is not important. What I'd like to know is what a sane person (that's you) thinks qualifies another as insane.
2006-10-13 12:31:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
There are all types of mental disorders that qualify as sub-divisions of insanity. A neurosis is a comparitively mild form, while a psychosis is a severe one, like contrasting a cold with the flu. A mentally disturbed person can be socially maladjusted and incapable of getting along with other people. Chronic depression is another symptom, as is extreme nervousness and hyper irritability. Suicidal thoughts go with depression oftentimes. On the other hand, there maybe homicidal thoughts. A psycopath can become a serial killer, unable to control his feelings of rage and desire to strike out at society and its members. A mentally disturbed person too may be completely away from reality, living in his own fantasy world. A person may develope delusions of grandeur and think he is somebody great from the past, like Napoleon or Jesus Christ. This is termed megalomania. Or they may have a split-personality, or multiple personality disorder, in which they manifest more than one personality. These are a few of the various forms of insanity.
2006-10-13 12:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by harridan5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In VERY close proximity to 10,000 other VERY different personalities every single day for years on end, often begun without warning (first-timers with a major offense) would drive anyone insane. Imagine if the guy next to you on one side screams all day about the government being out to get us, and the guy on your other side cries all the time about missing the wife he killed. You're bound to absorb at least a *little* of the insanity after awhile. Also, a lot of prisoners go insane as a coping mechanism, because they can't handle the harsh reality. On the flipside, what a LOT of people don't understand is that prison can be rife with psychiatrists push push pushing for meds the prisoner actually doesn't need. Prisons are wonderful places to test new psychiatric medication, and when someone is vulnerable from not wanting to be there, they're apt to believe someone with a medical degree telling them there might be an excuse for their behaviour.
2016-03-28 08:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I was thinking the very same thing ,after reading about the
Senior College Student. Her body was just found. I don't understand how a person can react so nice and then turn and assault the person he was just helping out. What qualifies a person craziness, a person that talks crazy and doesn't care
regarding what the consequences is they'll do anything to satisfy
there urges. I think it like a pregnant women whom has craving
and won't stop until she gets it, only theirs is bad.
2006-10-13 12:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely a subjective thing (you don't feel crazy but others think you are). But, I would say... often times, psychological "issues" are spurred by chemical imbalances (hormones, etc. out of balance), or by traumatic events, or by an "electrical glitch" in one's head. Even environmental factors can make a person seem "crazy" -- allergies to molds and dust in your immediate environment can trigger chemical imbalances in your brain.
What do I consider insane? Sometimes on the bus, there is this guy who yells and carries on an otherwise "normal" and coherent conversation but... dang it, he's not talking to any of us on the bus, just his imaginary friends. I think that he is "insane" -- or off of his medication. Then, there is a guy who lives up our street. Ours is a narrow, sloping street and this guy gets on his skateboard near the top of the street and he rips down the street as fast as gravity allows (I can hear his wheels coming) -- I think that he is "crazy"!
Good luck and don't convince yourself into believing that you are "insane" -- if you have real concerns, see a therapist. Counseling can be affordable and reassuring if you are not sure. (If you are that guy on the 6, 7 or 71 bus that I see: please get some medication, it makes me nervous when you rant and rave at the empty seats.)
2006-10-13 12:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Shibi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a insane person would be a person that has to be locked up, you sound ok to me, but maybe your friends are crazy, I have had friends for over 25-35 yrs. and they are going threw the life changes, a woman goes threw, and they are acting crazy..so I know I am loving and caring as a friend, have been all these years..so I am not dealing with them...
2006-10-13 12:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by qdrama1956 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are usually considered insane when they're not able to make proper decisions for themselves and/or are a risk for others.
This does not sound like you, at least not yet, but a proper diagnosis may help you understanding what is happening and find appropriate solutions.
If you'd like more input, it would be good to give details on the behaviours that seem to cause your friends' comments and how you feel about it.
2006-10-13 12:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by juliepelletier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I myself go insane every evening when I get home from work and try to cook dinner and my 9 year old is crying that my 17month old is picking on her and my 17month old screams because he wants to me hold him and decides the only way to get my attention is to try to grab the pan im cooking with. Then when I burn whats in the oven because I didn't hear the timer go off cause my 9 year old and 17month old are having a disagreement about what video to watch, I have to make sandwiches instead. And then I try to the restroom and my 17month old is standing at the door screaming and banging on the door like I just left him and im not coming back!!!!!
2006-10-13 12:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Losing touch with reality in general. Most symptoms of insanity include hallucinations (far more when stressed), violent or agressive behavior in a person who is normal calm and nice, and finally suicidal tendecies... I'm sure someone already has a better answer than this?...
2006-10-13 12:40:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats a question of course for a professional.
However, I have been told that at least one definition of insanity, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
2006-10-13 12:34:29 · answer #9 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insanity is usually a person who is unable to control themselves with a level head, We all go crazy now & then!
2006-10-13 12:53:32 · answer #10 · answered by devilinme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋