Have paranormal things happened to you...but people thought you were "mentally ill"? If so...what happened ?
2007-11-08 09:30:15 · 6 answers · asked by Deenie 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Paranormal Phenomena
IF THE ANSWER IS "NO"...PLEASE DON'T ANSWER. THANKS!
2007-11-08 09:38:16 · update #1
pd...you're right..."most states"...but not "all states"
2007-11-08 10:12:49 · update #2
I'm not the one giving " thumbs down".
2007-11-08 10:14:46 · update #3
Craig...I don't know whether to believe you or not. What you said is confusing. If you're telling the truth...then I'm sorry all that happened to you.
2007-11-08 12:15:23 · update #4
Cregg...sorry I misspelled your name.
2007-11-08 12:17:19 · update #5
I was already seeing a psychiatrist and one of the screening questions is something like "Do you believe you have special powers - including but not limited to: Communication with the dead, moving objects using your mind, foreseeing the future, reading other people's thoughts."
I answered no, even though I am clairesentient, because who knows what in the heck they would have done !!
2007-11-09 20:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by tarot_frog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that anyone's ever been sent to a psychiatrist just for dealing with the paranormal. On the other hand, there are certain delusional states - such as believing one is Napoleon Bonaparte, or Santa Claus - for which psychiatric treatment may be the best option.
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2007-11-08 18:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by tsr21 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most state laws don't allow for you to be "sent" to a psychiatrist for evaluation unless you were deemed to be a danger to yourself or others. I imagine some places might coerce you into going, but there are very few situations where it would be mandatory.
Oh, and no I haven't. At least not yet.
2007-11-08 17:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by Peter D 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I know of 3 people. They all had very religious family's that had them committed. And I have one friend that has been threatened, his grand mother is one of the above 3. She went through shock treatment.
2007-11-08 19:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by John S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my parents thought i was just weird cuz i told them i saw a ghost at the cemetary and where we lived at...hah, but i wasnt sent anywhere.
2007-11-08 19:59:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-11-08 17:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by *Evenstar* 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋