From time to time, any absolutely mentally healthy person begins to suspect a mental disorder. Especially if some kind of brochure about mental illness falls into your hands . A person immediately finds all kinds of symptoms and sticks a label on himself. Horrified by what was discovered, a person begins to torment search engines with a desperate question: "What if I am crazy?"
What diseases most often occur in reality? Most diagnosed diseases relate to borderline conditions, and so-called “minor psychiatry” deals with them. After a once safely cured episode, a person often for a lifetime forgets the way to the psychotherapist’s office.
Often faced with the unusual in their own psyche, people do not know what to do. If I'm crazy, how will people react to me? Not everything that seems abnormal to you is really abnormal. Each of us can have strange habits and unusual thoughts. Moreover, the more creative and interesting a person is, the more often he thinks that maybe something is wrong with him.
Of the serious diseases, schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are most often diagnosed. We will briefly talk about what these diseases are and whether it is worth fearing and thinking: "what to do if I am crazy."
Schizophrenia is the inability to distinguish between fiction and reality, often accompanied by hallucinations. Most hallucinations are auditory, that is, voices that other people don’t hear speak to the person. More often these are male voices. A sick person cannot always distinguish his hallucinations from what is really happening. However, as a rule, the same voice speaks with him, so over time the sick person can learn to be critical of what he sees and hears. Some priests believe that hallucinations are caused by demons. This version is confirmed by the experience of some priests: when reading protective prayers, such as the 90th psalm, visual hallucinations and voices disappear. A good idea of schizophrenia gives the film "Mind Games." What if the roof goes? If you suspect that you have a disease, but it does not prompt you to violence or suicide, try to contact a psychiatrist informally. Because an official appeal will drastically reduce your chances of having a driver’s license, working in many professions and carrying weapons. Most drugs for schizophrenia have such side effects that a person looks obviously sick on them (except for atypical antipsychotics, but they are quite expensive). So if possible, try not to contact a psychiatrist if you suspect schizophrenia.
Bipolar affective disorder is manifested by two opposite conditions: depression and hypomania (mania). In depression, the world is stained with dark colors against the background of sleep disturbances and appetite. What if there is no way out? First of all, to tell yourself that there is a way out, but disturbed biochemical processes in the nervous system do not allow a broader look at the situation. You need to force yourself to do the necessary. At the same time, start eating a lot of bananas and add at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day. Then you need to turn to a psychologist (not a psychiatrist!), And not ask yourself the question "What if I am a psycho." Hypomania and mania are more difficult: with it, a person is very active, almost does not sleep, starts many things and does not finish, gives the impression of being too active, but things are not done as it should. A person himself in this state rarely seeks help. Therefore, if a loved one tells you that you sleep little and are too excited, be sure to go directly to the appointment with a psychiatrist. The fact is that being in this dangerous condition, you risk undermining your business reputation and ruining your life. All legal restrictions are better than the attitude of others towards you, as a psycho. Especially in a small town
What if I'm crazy? Do not be afraid and study information at least on the Internet. Often knowledge of one’s illness allows one to re-evaluate life. In most diseases, the disease does not flow continuously, but is an alternation of severe and normal conditions. And often, most of the life of a person is in good condition. So the disease is not a sentence.