A thought in a similar vein...

One of the "symptoms" of schizophrenia is apathy or disinterest. Naturally, the people making those assessments are typically, the people standing outside of the experience. What they may not see (or be willing to see) is that the experience is very intense and after a white-knuckled ride on the world's tallest rollercoaster, the monkeybars do tend to look rather blase.

Psychosis can also expose people to intense realizations. It may allow us to see that our self-perceptions are limited -- the world is much bigger and connected in ways we had not seen before. Go ahead, try getting excited about washing the dishes after you've hung out with angels, demons and gods. Try to convince me that paying down my mortgage is the most crucially important decision I could ever make, or that the model of the car I buy, or the clothes I wear, or the drink I drink, or who I choose to spend my time with is an accurate reflection of who I am and my worth as a human being. I'm not that interested. It's just an image. It's not real.

And yet, I make the effort -- to be accepted, to reassure my family, to "look" normal. Still, I'm often far more content to sit with my own thoughts and if you try to engage me in meaningless conversation, I just might give you a blank stare before I catch myself and remember to pretend that the matching set of dishware you picked up at Walmart at 10% off that matches the exact shade of red as that streak in your dining room blinds is something to get excited about.