Defining Insanity

[Noentry Profile]

Thanks for that, I really enjoyed it.
A lighthearted look at how the pseudo science of "headology" takes itself far too seriously and makes it up as it goes along.

Now I must go and find a copy of the PCL-R.

Glad you liked it.
And to DTV

Insanity is a type of behaviour which belongs outside of comprehension of the majority of population. With all its implications. It's as simple as that.

But, when supported by a lot of money, or religious authorities, it may become perfectly acceptable.

Ain't that a bitch?

That would be the text book example of insanity.
And you are absolutely right, money buys the insane, acceptance from others.

i often wonder about my sanity. i may be mad by some definitions, but i bet many people are. all the best people are mad, or drunks, or mad drunks.

I do believe every one has some sort of psychological issue, even the fact that most of us are conspiracy theorist gives the shrinks the ability to categorise us with some type of impulsive delusional order.
As we are outside the common thinking of the majority, that alone is enough to give the shrinks a way of calling most of us insane or the lesser mentally ill

Defining Insanity....



"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result each time"
-- Albert Einstein

That would be true in a scientific perspective, in regards to our obsession with war, that saying fits the bill also.
As would getting up everyday, hating your work and still going.
Or being in a loveless relationship that you dont want to be in.
Doing the same thing over and over again, hoping for a different outcome.

There are a few different descriptions for the word
Insanity
1. Mental illness or derangement. No longer in scientific use.
2. Law
a. Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
b. In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed.
3.
a. Extreme foolishness; folly.
b. Something that is extremely foolish.

1. (Psychology) relatively permanent disorder of the mind; state or condition of being insane
2. (Law) Law a defect of reason as a result of mental illness, such that a defendant does not know what he or she is doing or that it is wrong
3. utter folly; stupidity

I have noticed to my surprise, that insanity has been associated with stupidity
I would never of made the connection. That includes a hell of a lot of people.


There is also a brand of insanity where one cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy.
That is where the shrinks would come at us for believing in conspiracy's.

Like Kennedy was killed by Oswald alone.
The CIA use to run drugs into American in military planes. Which still might be happening.
That 911 was an inside job.
Or our belief in ET and that it was not a weather balloon.
Or the fact that the politics of the western world is totally Democratic and free from corruption. And I see different
And lets not forget Obama, was not born in America, that alone would earn you at least a few different types of labels.

[Edgar 2.0 Profile]

Insanity is a type of behaviour which belongs outside of comprehension of the majority of population. With all its implications. It's as simple as that.

But, when supported by a lot of money, or religious authorities, it may become perfectly acceptable.

Ain't that a bitch?

One of the most insightful people I know has resided in a mental institution for many years. Insanity/sanity is as arbitrary as good/evil, it's all points of view, and those with the power (Dr.s in this case) have the casting vote.
I think most psycologists just have physics envy, and feel that they need to make conditions up to justify to themselves that their soft science is valid.

That's partially true.
Yeah, psychology can easily be bottom-drawered to a pseudo-science, because it is (not unlike the different people's characters, which is practically its purpose) not really exact, and it also dwells into the realms of esoteric (which is also something that the exact science have a contempt of and for).

But we do need the psychology as a science, to serve as a court of law for insanity. Just like a common Court of Law.

Yes, it's unfair a lot of times, a lot of people were pronounced insane without a proper explanation throughout the history.
Just like the many of people were found guilty of physical crimes, also without proper causes.

The point is that we need someone to say : "You're crazy" and "You're not crazy".

And we must trust them as we trust the elected presidents of the states.

We are as much sane as we're not sane . And it all depends on us.

[Eldorado Profile]

I for one am as Crazy as a Shit house Rat, mad as Ding bat, and going round the Hu Loo, life has made me that way.

Thought that was what was called "Eclectic"

[Edgar 2.0 Profile]

I for one am as Crazy as a Shit house Rat, mad as Ding bat, and going round the Hu Loo, life has made me that way.

Thought that was what was called "Eclectic"

You've just made my day.

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