2007-12-24 15:00:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
In a way yes. People who are mentally ill typically, but not always, are normal people who react to an abnormal situation. They had to develop special skills in order to adapt to their crazy environment. For my own part I drifted into fantasy world pretty heavily to deal with a loveless environment in my childhood. For this reason I think I developed my abstract ability more than I wouuld have had I not had the need to escape.
Also, some people, also as a result of their childhood environments, have a need to prove themselves. They want very badly to do something great. So they try really hard to be the best at something, the best scientist, the best actor, the best athelete and so on. Whereas somebody without these motivations wouldn't go through all the pain.
2007-12-24 17:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by LG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohhhh, crap! Mental disease? You mean nuts! Crazy! Insane!
People like that should be locked up, or kept far away from mentally healthy people. To be mentally ill means you cannot function in normal circumstances. You cannot be a genius. There are true geniuses who don't go around acting insane. Albert Einstein was a genius, and he didn't go around making life difficult for other scientists. Isaac Newton, Bertrand Russell, Nelson Mandela, Connie Francis, are examples of geniuses who have not been a danger to others. So-called geniuses who behave insanely are just egotistical pricks who should be given a stiff kick in the crotch every Tuesday.
2007-12-25 05:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but emotional problems can often come with it. Actual geniuses are extremely rare and one of the problems for them tends to be they can't relate with anyone. They just think on a different level. One of the members of my family is has a tested IQ in the 160s and her life is very lonely. It's a very isolating condition. I try to talk to her at family get togethers (I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I'm not the dullest spoon, either, if you get my drift) Conversations with her are very disjointed because she makes such different connections than I do.
2007-12-24 23:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by Buy Sam a Drink 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes... if you imply 'unease' when you say 'disease'. Easy and comfortable mind can only be ordinary. It is a kind of tension or stretch that imparts genius to the mind.
2007-12-25 00:06:34 · answer #4 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if you consider not being within the curve of average intelligence as a mental illness.
2007-12-24 23:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you don't.
"Hence, even though there is some evidence that the lifestyle of creative activity can have adverse consequences for mental health (Schaller, 1997), it remains the case that there may be a common genetic component to both creativity and psychopathology (Ludwig, 1995)."
2007-12-24 23:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's a fine line between insanity and being a genius.
2007-12-24 23:07:37 · answer #7 · answered by Leon 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. But all mentally unsound persons think that they are genius.
2007-12-25 06:41:19 · answer #8 · answered by ADS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is a serious mental disease...Plato.
Good luck!
2007-12-25 02:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the so called "smart" guys have to find some excuse that geniuses are smarter, so they invent a name for their genius problem
2007-12-24 23:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by wizebloke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋