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Dec 07, 2012, 11:47 AM
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Member Since: Nov 2011
Location: I live in my head. :P
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I think the problem is "psychotic" is a word that has multiple meanings.
According to the dictionary:
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psy·chot·ic
/saɪˈkɒt ɪk/ Show Spelled [sahy-kot-ik] Show IPA
adjective 1. Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
2. Psychiatry. of or relating to psychosis: psychotic symptoms; psychotic delusion.
3. (loosely) mentally unstable: The man who threw a stone through the convenience store window must be psychotic. Synonyms: loony, crazy, nutty, nuts, bonkers; kooky, cuckoo, daft, batty, screwy, potty.
4. intensely upset, anxious, or angry; crazy: My dad gets so psychotic when I come home even a little bit late. Synonyms: crazed, furious, enraged, wrathful, irate, incensed, infuriated; livid, pissed off.
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So, yes, having symptoms of psychosis like hallucinations or delusions is being psychotic, but not in the media terminology of violent or anything like that.
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