this is a serious question, i don't mean to offend anyone. it's for a book i want to write.
please tell some examples and real life situations that would make someone go insane.
also, what are the symptoms as the illness progresses (ex: early signs are... then... etc.)
2007-02-20 13:58:08 · 6 answers · asked by anonymous 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
not like a real book about crazy people, just a story lol.
2007-02-20 14:06:31 · update #1
There is an old movie by Roman Polanski called 'Repulsion' that shows the progression of insanity. If you can get a hold of this film, it will give you a frighteningly realistic view of a person who loses touch with reality. The film style is a little dated, but the story is not. The film is available at Netflix - you could sign up for a free trial to get the movie, and then cancel you subscription.
2007-02-20 14:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean by "crazy"? That is simply not a term that any serious mental health clinician would EVER use! It is demeaning to those who suffer from serious, chronic mental illnesses. And it IS offensive, whether you mean it to be or not. If you really want to write a book on this subject, you should do some academic research on the topic, not go to a public forum! Try about 10 years of combined undergraduate and graduate academic work to begin with...and a few years in research and clinical practice, not to mention a little bit of sensitivity towards those who suffer from psychiatric disorders.
As a practicing clinical psychologist, if I knew all of the answers to that question, I would never need to work again! There are many, many factors that contribute to psychosis, which is what I think you mean by "crazy". Hereditary and situational factors--as well as factors that aren't even well understood by researchers-- all contribute to the development of psychotic disorders.
I'm sorry, but if you are really going to write a book, you have a lot of research and probably a lot of academic work to do to get to the point that anything you write would be taken seriously by anyone, particularly anyone within the field of clinical treatment of mental health disorders. The questions that you are asking indicate a grave lack of sensitivity to those who suffer from mental illnesses and their families as well as a lack of even the most rudimentary knowledge of the processes involved in psychiatric disorders.
2007-02-20 22:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by Megumi D 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they did an experiment about 50 years ago. They took the violent ward in the insane asylum, and gave them a good diet with twice the "B" vitamins they had been getting. In 6 weeks they tested them, and half passed. They took a group of healthy volunteers, and gave them a diet with half of the normal amount of "B" vitamins. they were going to run it 6 weeks, but the results scared them, and they had them tested in 4 weeks, and almost half of the volunteers did not pass the basic sanity test! (they were basket cases). Fortunately they all recovered when put on a good diet.
2007-02-20 22:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Before starting a book, you might want to brush up on your grammar lol. Then do a real research. Writing a book based on opinions on this site is quite absurd.
Why not start with scholar.google.com or medlineplus.com and start reading real scientific papers.
2007-02-20 22:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by familyguy 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Stress (especially holding it in) is the top thing on the list that leads to craziness.
2007-02-20 22:22:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
FRIGHTENEING CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, SKULL DAMAGE, AND GNE-DISORDERS ARE USUALLY THE MOST COMMON CULPRITS OF MADNESS/GOING CRAZY!!!!!!!
2007-02-20 22:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋