i was wondering becuase i am writing a story and i don't want to be super clichè (sp?)
if there isn't one i could make the story around something else. any suggestions? something that would cause a person to try and escape an institution?
oh yeah and if i am being offensive...i'm sorry.
2006-12-19 11:44:31 · 7 answers · asked by Guitar_chick 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I have epilepsy and every time I have a seizure I black out for hrs. Sometimes I attack people after I have a seizure and don't remember doing it.
2006-12-19 11:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by kristen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schizophrenia is what you're looking for....now called bi-polar disorder.....there are many levels of this disorder. The affected are usually intelligent enough to manipulate their own outcome...therefore can behave normally to achieve the desired outcome....and often use backouts as a means to an end. The underlying give-away is a basic personality disorder.....These are multiple,and varied....look into personality disorders on Google for a full research for direction in your story line....
2006-12-19 11:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Marian S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm anemic. Severely anemic. I used to lose chunks of time from my day because I was getting a lack of oxygen to my brain. It was scary to be in my car and wondering how I got some where I didn't remember driving to or seeing the dishes done and not remembering doing them. But now I'm on iron pills and I don't have these black outs anymore!
2006-12-19 11:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by WithLoveMaura 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiple personality is an old name for the disorder. the comman term for it now is dissociative identity disorder. im doing a 12 page paper on it in psych. and from what youve said there no it sounds like DID because of how you said "lose time". like 95% of people diagnosed with it describe there symptoms as "losing time that goes beyond normal forgetfullness". go with DID.
2006-12-19 11:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son used to have petite mal seizures, also called absense attacks, where he would blank for a min or so and then come back. Was scary to see.... really just off in space- but it was for very short periods.
2006-12-19 11:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by Smilingcheek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcoholism-perhaps a sleepwalker who unknowingly is an alcoholic and drinks while sleepwalking and then blacks out before ever waking up!
2006-12-19 11:47:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is i am bipolar and i have blackouts occasionally. So yes its a mental disorder.
2006-12-19 11:51:04 · answer #7 · answered by justin w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋