just wondering that if being scared of going crazy, losing yourself, can actually make you crazy?
- No one should be alone in this. We can help.
If you - or someone you know - are having thoughts about suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest the caller's location. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you - or someone you know - are having thoughts about suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Calls are connected to a certified crisis center nearest the caller's location. Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
|
|
|
Advertisement
Can Being Afraid Of Going Crazy Make You Crazy
Started by
ted87
, Sep 07 2012 02:50 PM
2 replies to this topic
#2
Epictetus
-
- DF Support
-
- 2,837 posts
Community Assistant
- Gender:Male
- Location:New Mexico, USA
Posted 07 September 2012 - 07:47 PM
Howdy Ted,
Excessive worry is bad for the brain and linked to atrophy of the brain and brain cell death. No one can really predict where brain atrophy is going to ultimately lead. That is why it is treated seriously with medication and therapy.
'Crazy' is not really a medical term. It has so many meanings. It is like the word "normal." Societies usually set a mid-range standard for "normal" and label "crazy" whatever falls outside that range.
Crazy Eccentric NORMAL Eccentric Crazy
_______________________________________________________
'Crazy' in the medical sense can refer to serious brain pathology that makes it impossible for one to function in an adaptive manner that is acceptable to the society. Lack of conscience. Lack of awareness of others. If a person can function is some areas of life, like work or relationships or whatever, but has trouble functioning in another area, they are usually "labeled" as having a disorder. If a person cannot function in any area of life due to brain pathology, such as in extreme paranoia or extreme schizophrenia, they are often labeled 'psychotic.' Psychotic, however, is often just a temporary state in some brain illnesses. If a person doesn't have the brain apparatus to function well at all, they are usually "labeled" deficient, not crazy, for example, a person in a coma.
Since "normality" is somewhat of a fluid concept, there is room for eccentricity. But eccentricity is often in the eye of the beholder. Einstein was considered eccentric but not crazy. Usually it is "crazy behaviors" and not "crazy thoughts" that get people in trouble with themselves and the culture [and the guardians of the culture: law enforcement and the courts].
The best person, the only qualified person to determine whether ones's fear of going crazy is making one crazy is a psychatrist. So if one has violent thoughts which one feels are going to end up in violent behavior, a visit to the psychiatrist is the order of the day. Any brain illness can possibly lead to a complete break with reality, and therefore, psychosis. Usually these are temporary but often horrific conditions. They are not the fault of the person. They are part of the symptomology of the illness.
Re-reading this I feel like I haven't answered your question at all. I hope someone else here on the Forum does. Have a nice weekend Ted!!!
Excessive worry is bad for the brain and linked to atrophy of the brain and brain cell death. No one can really predict where brain atrophy is going to ultimately lead. That is why it is treated seriously with medication and therapy.
'Crazy' is not really a medical term. It has so many meanings. It is like the word "normal." Societies usually set a mid-range standard for "normal" and label "crazy" whatever falls outside that range.
Crazy Eccentric NORMAL Eccentric Crazy
_______________________________________________________
'Crazy' in the medical sense can refer to serious brain pathology that makes it impossible for one to function in an adaptive manner that is acceptable to the society. Lack of conscience. Lack of awareness of others. If a person can function is some areas of life, like work or relationships or whatever, but has trouble functioning in another area, they are usually "labeled" as having a disorder. If a person cannot function in any area of life due to brain pathology, such as in extreme paranoia or extreme schizophrenia, they are often labeled 'psychotic.' Psychotic, however, is often just a temporary state in some brain illnesses. If a person doesn't have the brain apparatus to function well at all, they are usually "labeled" deficient, not crazy, for example, a person in a coma.
Since "normality" is somewhat of a fluid concept, there is room for eccentricity. But eccentricity is often in the eye of the beholder. Einstein was considered eccentric but not crazy. Usually it is "crazy behaviors" and not "crazy thoughts" that get people in trouble with themselves and the culture [and the guardians of the culture: law enforcement and the courts].
The best person, the only qualified person to determine whether ones's fear of going crazy is making one crazy is a psychatrist. So if one has violent thoughts which one feels are going to end up in violent behavior, a visit to the psychiatrist is the order of the day. Any brain illness can possibly lead to a complete break with reality, and therefore, psychosis. Usually these are temporary but often horrific conditions. They are not the fault of the person. They are part of the symptomology of the illness.
Re-reading this I feel like I haven't answered your question at all. I hope someone else here on the Forum does. Have a nice weekend Ted!!!
Edited by Ep1ctetus, 07 September 2012 - 07:51 PM.
Mental Illness is a serious health condition not to be trifled with. It requires treament by highly trained, experienced, qualified and Board-certified physicians, physician- specialists, and mental health professionals. There is no substitute for this professional care. I am not a mental health professional, only a fellow sufferer.
"A man is really ethical when he obeys the constraint laid on him to help all life which he is able to help, and when he goes out of his way to avoid injuring anything living. He does not ask how far this or that life deserves compassion as valuable in itself, how far it is capable of feeling. To him, life itself is sacred. He shatters no ice crystal that sparkles in the sun, tears no leaf from its tree, breaks off no flower, and is careful not to crush any insect as he walks. If he works by lamplight on a summer evening, he prefers to keep the window shut and breathe stifling air rather than see insect after insect fall on his table with singed and sinking wings. If he goes out into the street after a rain storm and sees a worm which has strayed there, he reflects that it will surely dry up in the sunlight, if it does not quickly regain the damp soil into which it can creep, and so he helps it back to the lush grass. Should he pass an insect which has fallen into a pool, he spares the time to reach it a leaf or a stalk on which it may clamor and save itself. Animals suffer as much as we do. We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. " Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." Dr. Albert Scheweiter.
"A man is really ethical when he obeys the constraint laid on him to help all life which he is able to help, and when he goes out of his way to avoid injuring anything living. He does not ask how far this or that life deserves compassion as valuable in itself, how far it is capable of feeling. To him, life itself is sacred. He shatters no ice crystal that sparkles in the sun, tears no leaf from its tree, breaks off no flower, and is careful not to crush any insect as he walks. If he works by lamplight on a summer evening, he prefers to keep the window shut and breathe stifling air rather than see insect after insect fall on his table with singed and sinking wings. If he goes out into the street after a rain storm and sees a worm which has strayed there, he reflects that it will surely dry up in the sunlight, if it does not quickly regain the damp soil into which it can creep, and so he helps it back to the lush grass. Should he pass an insect which has fallen into a pool, he spares the time to reach it a leaf or a stalk on which it may clamor and save itself. Animals suffer as much as we do. We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. " Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." Dr. Albert Scheweiter.
#3
abigail
-
- Junior Member
-
- 66 posts
Junior Member
- Gender:Female
Posted 08 September 2012 - 12:28 AM
like Ep stated, excessive worry is very bad for your brain. i have caused panic attacks by worrying about having them. i think if we focus, worry excessively and expect specific things to happen, WE can bring them on, or at least think that's what's happening. i was actually thinking of this today because i heard some people becoming suicidal or having nervous breakdowns out of the blue. i started getting scared that it would happen to me, then suddenly, panic set in. instead of allowing it to overcome me though, i got mad for allowing it escalate to that point...not to mention thinking those things in the first place. i will not let that happen again because honestly, it pretty much ruined my entire day. plus it caused me to be afraid to be alone. 
Edited by abigail, 08 September 2012 - 12:49 AM.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours...
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users
- Privacy Policy
-
Copyright © 2013 The Depression Forums Incorporated - A Depression & Mental Health Social Community Support Group. All rights reserved.
Information supplied on The Depression Forums should not be relied upon and is not a substitute for medical advice from a health professional or doctor.
* DF © is an acronym for DepressionForums.org
DF © does not endorse any product advertised on Depression Forums Incorporated.
| About Us | Terms Of Service | Privacy Policy | Contact Us |
