2007-11-30 17:09:56 · 15 answers · asked by what is it 5 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Stupidity. People with real illnesses can't do anything about it, but stupid people just make things worse for everyone else (unless we are laughing at that stupidity).
2007-11-30 17:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by Wise Frog 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the person experiencing the full-blown symptoms of whatever mental illness for the first time -- their own confusion and terror is mighty frightening. Belief that what is being intensely felt has no cure and you will suffer endlessly, that you must handle it all yourself so no one will know of your embarrassment, and it will be the cause of your death is the scariest part. The symptoms you, the person experiencing it, are all threatening and out of control,and scary. -- Whatever name other people might tag it with makes little difference to you.
There is a second mental illness of equal intensity. That is to be the victim of the violence the mentally ill person is controlling you with.
2007-12-01 03:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by Hope 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think schizophrenia would be the scariest. Thoughts/words are so disconnected (at its worst) that it would be hard to express what you need/want. Also, I know I'd have a lot of trouble if I went around thinking everyone was going to kill me or is otherwise out to get me.
2007-12-01 01:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by blue_angel29 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well for the patient I think any kind of mental disorder would be kind of scary, but I'd have to say schizoprhenia, especially the paranoid type, would be scariest. Imagine going through your whole life thinking everyone wants to kill you or eat your brain out or something.
Of course panic disorder can also be scary.
2007-12-01 01:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on severity, medication efficacy, and med tolerability. Some people with milder schizophrenia that find meds that work can live fairly normal lives. Some people with major depression that does not respond to meds live in hell. On the whole, schizo-affective can be the worst. It's a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
2007-12-01 02:16:53 · answer #5 · answered by Alex62 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say schizophrenia... I'm sure many are terrifying, but I'm biased. I'm sixteen, and I've sat here and watched my older brother deal with it for the past two years. I couldn't do anything but let him talk to me when he wasn't feeling great, or sneak into his room to look for razors, so he wouldn't hurt himself anymore. He'd talk about hearing voices telling him to kill himself, and I live in fear of what he'll do sometimes.
It's terrifying for me to watch, but it has to be a million times worse to experience it. He's on Risperdol now, and seems to be managing it, but I still worry from time to time.
2007-12-01 01:26:41 · answer #6 · answered by mo_c_mo33 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IMO Scariest would be schizophrenia because you lose all concept of reality.
2007-12-01 01:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Debbi C I wouldn't be able to survive I don't think. I am a wreck already that would just blow me right up the deep end.
2007-12-01 01:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sociopathic disorder, or is it called psychopathic disorder? Homicidal mania.
2007-12-01 02:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
schizophrenia, you are left nothing but fear and suspicion of everybody you have no one to turn to as you don't trust yourself
2007-12-01 01:22:34 · answer #10 · answered by redd headd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋