I read somewhere staying up all night, not eating, and other stuff can lead to mental problems, seeing and hearing stuff too. Is it possible to form a spilt personality after time of trying to fool yourself too?
Can all this happen?
2006-12-19 13:23:20 · 11 answers · asked by the_growing_pain 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
You can't make yourself go insane. It's just not possible. BTDT.
2006-12-19 13:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've stayed up for nearly 24 hours and I kept seeing stuff out of the corner of my eye only to find there was absolutely nothing there. Also, my thoughts were very slurred and almost everything I saw or heard was suddenly funny. I suppose this could be considered a form of instanity. Also, depriving yourself of nutrition can definantly lead to problems.
About split personalities... well, you do understand what those are, right? You usually develop them when you have a problem that you push to the side or totally ignore, then your subconcious keeps nagging away at your concious until 'you' finally deal with the problem.
It is a form of insanity, but it probably wouldn't happen because of sleep deprevation. If you deprive yourself of sleep for a certain amount of time, you'll either pass out or your mind will be too overcome as well as your body and you'll simply die.
2006-12-19 22:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by ☆Tąrą☆ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, you can not make yourself insane, like you suggested.
There is a disease though, with those symptoms. It results from not enough neurotransmitters in the brain. The disease is Bi-Polar Disorder or Manic-Depressive Illness. Symptoms of this disease include sleepless nights, with lots of energy, fast talking and lots of spending. People think they are "God" when they are in a mental high.
Seeing and hearing voices and people is a real feeling to these people. Once they get on the right medicine, the voices go away.
Medication is needed for a lifetime. Somehow, the body did not get the right kind of chemicals, and therefore the need. It is similar to diabetes, when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin and the person has to have insulin medication the rest of their life.
Hope this answers your questions. Just "Google" for Bi-Polar disorder.
Lenore Hodges, PhD, RD, LD
2006-12-19 21:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by Popcorn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you deprive yourself from sleep or from eating you may feel and act kind of insane, but being a little insane may lead you to to do that. It is a 'what comes first the egg or the chicken' situation? If you just want to know if somebody completely sane can go koo-koo from depriving himself from sleep or food, then yes and no. Symptoms like seeing stuff and hearing voices can occur but, eventually, even the person dies, or eat and sleep again and will go back to normal. Severe malnutrition can lead to serious problems,though. Split personalities can't be made up. Just in case, get some sleep, please=)
2006-12-19 22:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by Gisela S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Split personalities isn't a really proven psychological state. Although you can definitely make yourself insane from doing what you have mentioned above. Lack of sleep causes a lot of problems, especially dealing with anger, fear, paranoia and going long enough without it can lead to hallucinations
2006-12-19 21:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by Grand Master Flex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-19 22:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can make himself insane, by these and other measures, but I doubt anyone has the will to do it.
2006-12-19 21:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn God's way of living a serene and hopeful life.
2006-12-19 21:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by tmthyh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say probably yes.
2006-12-19 21:25:53 · answer #9 · answered by bob123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you are....already
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2006-12-19 21:30:51 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋