| Delusion: A false, firm belief held by
someone, in spite of strong evidence to the contrary. Sort of
how you find bald people who take the hair from one of the sides
of their head and comb it over the top. Then they tell
themselves and others that they aren't losing their hair.
Demented: Mentally ill, insane.
For example, someone who paints with feces and then wonders why
the public doesn't want to fund it with their tax dollars.
Dementia: Loss or serious
impairment of mental powers. The most common form of
dementia is the type that is induced by binge-drinking.
Fortunately, most alcohol-induced acts of stupidity, by way of
dementia, aren't recalled by the person the next day.
Unfortunately, he will often be reminded by a friend or by the
police officer knocking at his door.
Insane: Mentally deranged or disturbed.
Not wrapped too tight. A couple of beers short of a six-pack,
lights are on but nobody's home, coo-coo, the relative living
down in the basement that nobody talks about, or a person who
babbles incoherently on the sidewalk. Maybe even the guy driving
down the street in his car with a motorcycle helmet on while
pressing his thumb up against the rearview mirror, thinking that
pressing his thumb up against the rearview mirror and holding it
there, while he's driving, serves an actual purpose. Not that I know someone who does that. Or
that the person lives in my basement or anything. Just giving a
hypothetical example of sorts. Yeah, that's it.
Insanity: The state of being insane. This is not
really a technical term used in medicine or psychiatry. Mental
health professionals prefer to use the term: "Whack-o"
Lunacy: Irresponsible or senseless conduct. Like baiting a
mouse trap with your private parts. That could be considered
both irresponsible and senseless. Painful as well, if it goes
off.
Lunatic: Someone who is wildly foolish
or irrational. Perhaps someone who bathes with bleach and scrubs
himself with a wire brush until his skin peels off and yet still
does not feel clean.
Mania: Irrational or exaggerated
craving or infatuation. Like the kind of exaggerated
infatuation, or obsession, that causes you to pay ten times the
list price for a toy for your child at Christmas time-simply
because it's the new, "hottest" thing that every kid
has to have. And since all of the other parents around are
stupid enough and willing to pay nine times the list price for
the item, you have to top them. Then after you purchase the item
and give it to your child, he plays with it for five minutes and
never gives it another thought. He then proceeds to play with
the $2.00 toy he picked out of the grab bag at his school's
Christmas party. That's when you realize you've been had.
Maniac: Madman or violently insane
person. Sort of like the type of person who uses violence as a
means of protesting violence. Or is that the definition of
irony?
Manic: Extraordinarily excited or
animated. Five cups of coffee with four sugar cubes each.
Manic-Depressive: A person suffering
from a mental disorder in which periods of excitement alternate
with periods of depression. Not that either period is perfectly
scheduled to take place at specific times. That would make
coping with it entirely too easy.
Neurosis: Any of a number of emotional disturbances but not
nearly as severe or entertaining as a psychosis.
Neurotic: Pertaining to one suffering
from a neurosis. Not the really uptight person in the next
cubicle at the office.
Obsession: A persistent idea, feeling or inclination.
Oh yeah, it's a fragrance by Calvin Klein too. Or is it Clein,
with a C ? Oh well, it's not worth obsessing over.
Psychosis: A severe mental disorder. Often
involves disorganization of total personality. For those lacking
in personality, it's not much of a problem. Or for those who
work in corporate management, the disorganization can be
countered by a really good on-the-ball type of secretary or
administrative assistant.
Psychotic: A person suffering
from a psychosis. Not anything like a mad doctor bent on world
conquest.
Psychopath: A person who is mentally unstable,
especially in the criminal sense.
Schizoid: One who is abnormally shy or
withdrawn. The quiet type of person that pretty much keeps to
himself and the neighbors never really get to know anything
about. That is, until they see his picture in the newspaper and
the accompanying article about the local authorities digging up
his back yard to recover the bodies of his many victims.
Schizophrenia: Any group of Psychotic
disorders characterized by delusions and withdrawal. Note:
Although a schizophrenic is often characterized as being a
person who possesses multiple personalities, there is absolutely
no truth to this. In fact, there are very few actual documented
cases of multiple personality disorders and the linking of the
two disorders is done most commonly out of ignorance and a
general lack of knowledge regarding either of the two subjects.
However, if you would like to observe multiple personalities in
action, follow a political candidate around during a campaign.
Observe the many different personalities they present as they
try to cater and pander to every conceivable group or
individual. Although schizophrenics are much more likely to
hurt themselves than they are to hurt others, the bulk of the
damage done by politicians basically hurts others more, while
lining their own pockets with countless sums of unreported
income. For a more in depth, serious article about
schizophrenia,
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Son of a Schitz: The male
offspring of a schizophrenic.
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