What really is CRAZY? What does it truly mean to be sane?

Question

Are'nt all perceptions reality, reality for one is unreality for another, agree? I mean what is true for one can be totally unargueably false for another.

Answer 1

feel better?

Answer 2

I am crazy and I enjoy every minute of it. But I am not insane. The insane people will not admit they are a little crazy. That is the first sign of insanity when they try to be right all the time. And we know that is impossible, because to err is human. So they are not G-Ds and yet they do not make mistakes according to them so you know they are nuts. Don't question your own sanity upon them, just know that if you can decipher right from wrong and can hold a job, or go to school and get passing grades, and you can live decently upon a common ground of a community you are sane. But a little crazy never hurt anyone. Robin Williams is crazy but he is a household word and makes millions of people happy. Yet he is not insane, he is only a human being so he makes mistakes. The president is insane, because he says he is perfect and most politicians are insane as well. They all think they are Gods and they Lord over people. So they literally are insane with an aggressive behavior problem as well. Look at all the history of insane rulers of governments, that is who makes us all a little crazy, rulers of governments, or rulers period. People that are control freaks that like a spoiled child they want everything their way or they beat you up or break your toys, or tell lies about you, and try to take your friends away. Just dont deal with those types walk away and learn to fight another way another day.

Answer 3

Crazy is not the antithesis of sane as you imply, insanity is. Crazy is a term that can be used in many contexts. It is neither good or bad and can can be used to denote a wide range of thoughts, emotions, or feelings. For example the phrase "I'm crazy about her" conveys a feeling of love or infatuation, while "That be-otch is crazy", could define the behavior of someone who is acting erractically.
If you were to BASE jump (parachute) off of the top of a tall building most people would think you were crazy. And if you jumped off without a parachute you would still be thought of as crazy, but you could also then be considered legally insane (but not alway as suicide can be the result of other types of mental illness.) The meanings of words can also change over time. For example "Dude! That was TOTALLY INSANE" give a whole new meaning to the word. What a crazy world we live in!

Answer 4

Since no two people's perceptions or expressions are the same, the trick is to find points of agreement -- either using a common system to both people, or by comparing "parallel" or "analogous" experiences instead. As long as people can communicate between their two systems, neither will come across as crazy.

Truly sane people can distinguish their perceptions and biases from outside sources and influences, while differing degrees of "craziness" are caused by impulses from outside sources that a person is not aware of, cannot distinguish or reconcile. When these influences are blamed or projected onto other people, that causes another level of perceived "craziness" which is usually mutual between the two parties in conflict.

As an empath, I often read into people's spirit while also working with their current perceptions, interpretations, and expressions which may or may not match. I often serve as an "interpreter" between one system and another using "equivalent" meanings. So I believe in universal truths, but "relative" expressions of them that are unique to each person and require some "translation."

What comes across as "crazy" is when people cannot distinguish when there is a conflict in order to reconcile their impulses, perceptions, and ways of communicating with that of others.

If people can understand something, they don't think it is "crazy."
If everyone could communicate telepathically, no one would be "crazy" because we could all understand each other.

As long as I can establish the "message" or spirit of what people mean, even if they are rambling in tongues or not perceiving or expressing the same reality of others, I can usually communicate with them, using their system(s), so we don't think each other is crazy.

But other people who witness us may think we are both nuts because they don't speak the same language.

So you are right, it is relative. The trick is reconciling perceptions and communication so that people are on the same page at any time. Failure to reconcile that leads to projecting blame by both parties creates the mutual perception of "craziness" from the perspective of the other person.

Answer 5

everybody, including myself, is crazy sometimes and still sane according to at least one other person at some point. i think a doctor can determine if the person is metally insane, but i think most sane people are just crazy sometimes. I think people who often act "crazy" as in hyper, silly, ridiculous tend to make for more interesting and individuals. It's normal to act crazy or go crazy sometimes. Some people are just paranoid of what other people think- they are judmental and boring, or just too shy to howl at the moon every once in a while. :) there's good crazy and bad crazy..... bad crazy would be more like a stalker, good crazy like someone who has the guts to moon someone or something like that every once in a while.

Answer 6

It is to complex to define crazy and sane, humanity is a mixture of both. I agree with you on perception, two people can see the same picture and describe it totally different later on.

Answer 7

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sane

sane /seɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[seyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, san·er, san·est.
1.free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
2.having or showing reason, sound judgment, or good sense: sane advice.
3.sound; healthy.

Answer 8

Sanity, basically is, pure logic. Perceptions of different degrees are different levels of mental illness. In science there are only two orders, 1. Chaos. 2. Order. anything out side it is illogical.

Answer 9

There really is no "norm" as it's really a matter of perspective. Some people are deemed crazy because they don't follow the standards that society designates as "right".

Answer 10

socially crazy?

something not accepted by a group of opinion leaders in a closed society.

Answer 11

Go outside to the street naked and u will know the answer ke ke