Why do many people deem those who don’t fear death as “psychotic”, “creepy” or “unstable”?
It’s a ridiculous assumption to say that people who don’t fear death are “psychotic,” “creepy” or “unstable.” Nothing could be further from the truth.I have no fear of death because I believe in eternal life and I’ve “crossed the bridge between life and death” many times, and I’m not psychotic, creepy or unstable.I’m a person or faith and experience. Please quit being so judgmental.
Once you are deemed psychotic, why is the only way of convincing that other individual you are not, involves giving up your free will and following their dictates?
It's not, this sounds a bit like it was taken from a movie.Contrary to what some people may think, the purpose of internation in a psychiatric ward is to get you out of it as soon as prudently possible. This means that you will be evaluated periodically by a professional to check your mental state, and the possibility of leaving the facility.How do you get out? Be sane. If you're able to think coherently and with sense, are capable of rational thought, understanding social rules and your context, while being capable of functioning as an independent person, the professional will notice, and refer you to the authority of the hospital, or you will be able to contact them and talk with them.If you gave up free will and limited yourself to following commands that would actually tell them that you're unfit for externalization, because you can't take care of yourself
What happens when a person has a psychotic break?
As a person who has suffered several "psychotic breaks" over a ten year period and fully recovered, I feel compelled to try to answer your question.The way your question is worded gives me pause. Do you want a general history, something more specific and personal, or what? The term psychosis may cover a very broad spectrum of behavior, but I will assume you mean one that causes disfunction and the inability to care for oneself.When a person has a psychotic break they might wind up in jail in the US. The community mental health movement has removed most mental hospitals, but people are still acting out. Some of those live in the streets.Back in the late 1960's, I was undergoing a transition of values from being a grad student in science to having more interest in the emerging alternatives movements. I was involved in radical politics, free schools, communes and took drugs. During my first LSD experience, I knew that I would never finish my Ph D, but it wasn't until a year later, during my first hospitalization, that I made the decision to drop out.After experimenting with different hallucinogens and then smoking a lot of pot, I began having flashbacks. I thought that someone was putting drugs in my food, and that I was being followed. I began to hear voices. I couldn't recognize what they were saying, but they terrified me. All kinds of observations became very important. A bus turned a corner, and I thought that this had some evil significance in my life.I hope this answers your question. If you want to know more, you can read my memoir (look in Amazon under my name) about my recovery, or ask me with a more specific question.
Can you be psychotic and still be sane?
No. They are mutually exclusive states by definition. Sanity does exist on a spectrum; it means having a "sound mind", but the finer points on when a mind is no longer sound are often poorly defined when they are defined at all. Generally, psychiatrists will not define people as "sane" or "insane", they will just talk about the specific diagnoses. Some people would consider the presence of any mental illness to mean a person is not "sane", but others would argue that a person with mild depression or anxiety is still rational, and could be considered sane. However, no matter how grey you make your definition, it is impossible to reconcile psychosis with sanity. Psychosis is a state in which a person loses their connection with reality. They may hear sounds nobody else can hear, develop unshakable, false beliefs, lose the ability to connect one thought to another or become entirely unresponsive, as in catatonia. Despite the wide range of presentations that can be described as psychotic, the common factor is that they are working within a perceived reality that is inconsistent with the observations of everyone else. A person who is psychotic can sometimes make rational decisions, if the information needed to make that decision does not overlap with their delusions or hallucinations. They may have the mental and legal capacity to make such a decision. However, they would still not be considered generally sane.
How can I turn into a psychopath?
How can you make yourself insane? Is there anyway to do it without banging yourself around? I have always wanted to be so mental that I would have to be put in a straight jacket. Whatever the cost. Don't ask me why because I am telling you now; I have been studying something personal for a while and the only way to prove myself right is to give myself the brain of a psychopath. This is not a joke. This is serious. Please treat it that way. (I know I am going to be dissed because, lets face it, mental illness is not a toy.)
How should psychopaths be treated in society?
I would recommend that candidates for all jobs that have the potential for abuse or that deal with vulnerable populations be screened for psychopathy - and that psychopaths either be prohibited from holding those positions or only allowed to hold them under extreme supervision.I think that in court proceedings that someone accused by a psychopath or bringing suit against a psychopath should have that be admissible - psychopaths are extremely successful in lawsuits because they are superb at superficial charm and can lie without conscious.Psychopaths should probably be barred from having custody of children - they don’t love their children, and instead usually seek custody as a tool for manipulating others or to use the child for other purposes (labor, access to public benefit, or to abuse the child).
Can a psychopath fall in love?
“There is only a thin line between a person deeply in love and a psychopath”Love is a varied emotion but as per the question I will assume it is about love towards someone as a romantic partner.When a person falls in love he becomes overly passionate about his love interest and can go beyond the limits of sanity for the sake of his love. There is no clear reason that why one feels so for a particular person only, though it does have a reward function and makes a person blissful in doing so.In such a way love comes quite close to madness because as per human survival function it takes more than it gives back and can at times can become harmful for the person himself. As per certain criteria love is quite close to a mental disorder as what a person in love can do is not backed by his cognitive understanding and reason. There is a great chance of a person in love to behave like a psychopath depending on the degree of his obsession.So in my opinion a person in love and a psychopath share quite common traits hence there is quite a possibility that a psychopath can fall in love.