My limited experience is that the insane, if they know anything - and they may not - know that something is wrong. And the what it is absolutely no joke at all, and among the most difficult and terrible challenges any person can face.One aspect of insanity is NOT thinking one is insane. — Yohan
-I have multiple voices in my head. Eg, one voice says "do what you want" another says "better be careful". Sometimes I talk to myself, even fight myself. Some voices say things to me like, "you are an awful person." while other voices say megalomaniacal things to me which I am too shy to share. — Yohan
I feel cut off and alienated from nature and the world at large and from myself. — Yohan
When I sleep, I have crazy dreams — Yohan
I feel like most of my thoughts are subconscious. — Yohan
My mind is constantly moving and agitated. ... Some voices say things to me like, "you are an awful person." while other voices say megalomaniacal things to me which I am too shy to share. — Yohan
I would highly recommend visiting a psychologist - NOT a psychiatrist — I like sushi
Good point. It is hard to accept an unflattering label. Easier to accept having a particular problem or challenge."Insanity" itself, however, is not a helpful term, and lacking a specific definition is more harmful than helpful. Better to ask yourself if you have persistent problems in living of any kind, and if yes, then hie yourself to a medical professional. And before you go, write down the what you think and why you think it. — tim wood
Good one. I get good clarifications and new thoughts from coming here though. I enjoy the journey, even if there is no ultimate destination, other than greater clarity and information on where I am.Insanity is coming here everyday thinking you'll find answers. :worry: — Sam26
Thanks for advice. I would have liked to read your thoughts on the title question too though. I didn't, consciously at least, intend for this post to be all about me, but I understand that if I'm really in bad shape that is more important than philosophizing about insanity..EDIT: Sorry, I didn't even read your OP, just the title. Given what you say, you probably should see a professional. It doesn't look to me as if your insane, you are aware of what's going on, if you weren't, that would be a big red flag. But, yeah, got see professionals here. — Manuel
I'm not having hallucinations and I don't think I'm dangerous to others or seriously to myself, so I guess I don't fit the high end of "insanity". I'm just a wreck is all.Insanity is an old-fashioned word used to describe a range of mental illnesses that result in significant impairment around appropriate decision making, personal safety and the safety of others. There might be a delusional component, auditory hallucinations, along with personal distress and paranoia. People may also have moments of lucidity. — Tom Storm
:ok:I'm saying we're both insane, whether God exists or not. I do happen to be a theist, but how can I live in congruence with that which I cannot fathom? And if God doesn't exist, I'm just that much more insane. — theRiddler
They are just thoughts. And they are basically my own voice. But I recognize voices represent different parts of myself, if that makes sense.Do you ‘think’ this thoughts or actually hear ‘voices’? There is a HUGE difference and some experience the first believing it to be the later. — I like sushi
rightBook an appointment and insist on seeing a professional rather than filling out some nonsense form and being dismissed without speaking to anyone. — I like sushi
I'll see if I can get myself to do it.Not a very helpful tip: Don't know where you live, but it can be difficult to locate a clinic with openings in the near future. So, start looking before you are in crisis. — Bitter Crank
They are just thoughts. And they are basically my own voice. But I recognize voices represent different parts of myself, if that makes sense. — Yohan
-My mind is constantly moving and agitated. I'm never fully at peace. Never fully present. I feel the need to keep myself constantly distracted from my own thoughts and feelings. At the same time, I try to hide this fact from myself. — Yohan
This is the burden of freedom. Many ignore it and suffer as a consequence, some don't ignore it and suffer actively. Choose the later if you have the fortitude. — I like sushi
Sure.I had a depression many times. Felt the same detachment from Nature. The society we live in only stimulates this feeling. What a world we live in... A big artificial LEGOland, with power structures trying to force people to live in it. Not truly inspiring for the natural mind to develop. Tell me if you want me to continue. — MatterGauge
Sometimes I want to "go insane", in the sense of transcending the mind. I want to get raw instinct back which I feel I have been taught to repress to live as docile member of society.OK. You're human. Congrats! It is a madness in and of itself in times like these. You might come to recognise this 'insanity' as sanity that is probably what is needling you :) — I like sushi
I struggle with the idea of free will. Sometimes, like AA mentions, I find it helpful to acknowledge my helplessness. Taking responsibility and admitting helplessness are both forms of facing up to reality, I guess, and very hard to do.This is the burden of freedom. Many ignore it and suffer as a consequence, some don't ignore it and suffer actively. Choose the later if you have the fortitude. — I like sushi
I struggle with the idea of free will. Sometimes, like AA mentions, I find it helpful to acknowledge my helplessness. Taking responsibility and admitting helplessness are both forms of facing up to reality, I guess, and very hard to do. — Yohan
I wonder if nihilism is the ultimate truth though.I would go for saying 'acknowledging ignorance' rather than what I often see as 'clinging to helplessness' in order to avoid any possible recognition of responsibility. If you listen to yourself you will eventually come to understand, bit by bit, where to put your energies. Put them somewhere though rather than opting for passivity as nihilism will eat you up. — I like sushi
A lot really is outside of control though.Acknowledging helplessness is usually another way to avoid a problem. — I like sushi
At the moment trying to take responsibility feels hopeless. Like trying to control a wild horse. Gives me more pressure, more feelings of inadequacy, and the feeling like I am choosing to be stuck and that therefor I am a bad lazy person.If you get stuck you're my enemy. — I like sushi
At the moment trying to take responsibility feels hopeless. Like trying to control a wild horse. Gives me more pressure, more feelings of inadequacy, and the feeling like I am choosing to be stuck and that therefor I am a bad lazy person.
But I do think sometimes I am truly an evil person behind my mostly pleasant agreeable exterior. And that deep down I would rather be a force of destruction to the world at large. — Yohan
I'd tell a doctor the same thing you said in the OP.
No point in suffering when there's help available. — Shawn
If you have concerns, best to seek out a qualified medical doctor for clarification and support, not an internet forum. — Tom Storm
But being insane means doing things no one in their right mind would do. For example, throwing away your iPhone 12. — Cidat
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