do crazy people seek willingly therapy?

Question

no one force them to get help.

Answer 1

Most people who are genuinely crazy do not realize it. They usually think they're fine.

Answer 2

What we call it is "insight". Some people have insight into their disorder - they KNOW that something is wrong, whether they can bring themselves to get to therapy is another story - but knowing, having "insight", is a great first step.

Many disorders are harder to treat because, by nature of the disorder, the person doesn't see their own problem. Often their world view is skewed and the disorder is around this - they expect the world to work in a specific way and it doesn't - this either causes them to blot out reality or change the system to suit themselves, depending on the disorder.

Often the most painful disorders are the ones where the person cannot have any insight. The most well-known of these is schizophrenia - many people with it do not know there is a problem - but then again, some people with it are acutely aware of how things have changed. Many personality disorders, which are acquired by experience rather than being of a biochemical origin, are disorders that lack insight, such as the antisocial, narcissistic and borderline personality disorders. These have slowly been introduced into someone's life to become their new normality - often through childhood trauma and development.

On the other hand, almost all Obsessive Compulsive Disorder sufferers seek out treatment and are acutely aware of their disorder - the disorder is hallmarked by having "wrong" thoughts so it's definitely not normal to the sufferer and very distressing.

Answer 3

It depends on what you consider "crazy". I think that word brings up many stereotypes that are not true. Mental illness can take many shapes. Some forms of which people will often seek therapy to help them cope . There are others in which the person will not seek assistance because they do not see themselves as having any problems. Treatment can only be forced on someone in very specific circumstances. A person can be forced into treatment only if they are actively considered a danger to self or others, or judged to be gravely disabled.

Answer 4

Many people who you would call "crazy" DO seek therapy voluntarily. They DO know that something is wrong with them because mental illnesses of the types that they have are just like any other illness--they really don't feel very good--they cause the sick person to feel badly. So those patients do go to mental health clinics quite frequently. The problems arise because at the mental health clinics, they are given medications to help control their illnesses and the patients take the medications for a while and then STOP. Non-compliance with prescribed medications is one of the major reasons that people with mental illnesses become sick again. They stop taking their medications because they somehow get the idea that they are "cured" or they don't like the side effects of the medications that are prescribed to them. The side effects can be very uncomfortable, can cause major physical effects, so people stop taking their meds and become quite ill again. When they get bad enough, they often come right back to the clinic...the cycle continues.

Answer 5

Of course they can. The belief is that crazy people do not know that they are crazy..this is true in extreme cases.
Depending on your definition of crazy..mentally ill people that get a taste of healthy living will seek treatment and persons with disorders in sleep, anxiety, OCD ( which looks pretty 'crazy') seek help among countless others.

Answer 6

It varies from person to person. I had a step-brother who was very mentally ill. When he had been in an institution and on his medicine regularly, he did very well. He even did pretty well for a while after he got out of the institution, because my stepfather keep putting his meds in his food. But once my stepbrother became well enough to care for himself, he refused to take his medicine, and then he would land in the institution again.
In his defense, the meds have bad side effects, so no one wants to take them. He is not the only person to go 'round and 'round like this. Talk therapy really helps, though.

Answer 7

Well, speaking for myself, the answer is yes. Once I got over the fear of being put in an institution. I knew that if I did not get help I would not be able to live my life the way I wanted to. My world would be dictated by all the mess in my head. Once I got on medication, and got used to it, I was finally able to realize how cool life could be. It is a daily battle but one I am determined to win.

Answer 8

Well if they realise that they are crazy they would go in for therapy but if they don't (which is usually the case) ......they don't think there is anything wrong with them so, why would a perfectly fine person go in for therapy?!?
The best way to send them to therapy is to make them realise what is wrong with them.

Answer 9

What makes crazy people so crazy is that they don't see them selfs as crazy. So 95% of the time a "crazy" person will not seek help on their own.

Answer 10

When people tell them they are crazy, they won't accept it. They always think they are alright. Woman who has developed depression due to child birth, if the husband is caring and has taken note of her condition will advise her to go for a check up and she will be most willing to go for the sake of her child.