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I've recently been struggling quite a bit regarding the term "insane". I thought it would be interesting to hear from some of you what your personal definition of the word is.

Also, what do you think the difference is between "insane actions" versus "insane person"? Do insane actions make one insane?

Insane to me means that ones mind is not with in the standard realm of what the medical society deems to be normal in order for a person to be mentally & emotionally balanced.

Does an insane action mean one is insane..... not in my book as one can have a temporary loss of self during a bout of depression and show signs of being unbalanced (insane) but quickly recover once treatment is sought.

Hello knot. I think insane means your not in your right mind.
I don't think insane acttion means your insane. It's just the action of the person not the thinking.

I've always liked AA's definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over again, but each time expecting a different result.

--splitimage

Insane to me, going thru a quite difficult past couple of weeks, and yes, thanks to my friends here... doing much better. Insane is when you as a person can not think for yourself... and your mind is too busy or elsewhere to comprihend and recognize what you are up to. I have almost been there and know how horrible scary this feels Keep your chin up Knothead.... and keep your mind busy Friend

Insane is a legal term when someone is deemed unfit to account for themselves and whatever actions for the circumstance(s).

"Insane actions" to be would be doing something that is completely uncalled for in the given situation. Such as at a funeral where everyone is mourning, you tear off the suit and start doing a polka dance and handstands on the coffin. It's something that has no rationale for and does not fit with the situation.

"Insane person" is someone who fits the definition I gave in the first sentence of this post.

Insane actions would not make the person insane. For example, I am sane and if I wanted to, I could strip down at a funeral and do a polka dance and do handstands on the coffin. However, does doing that make me insane? No.

The person would already have to be insane and commit insane actions, however, even then I would not say that the actions made the person insane because that logic is faulty. It would then serve to say, that assuming after I did my polka dancing at the funeral and was presumably insane, then I did behaviors that were rationale and fit with the situation so I'm no longer insane. Everyone does some action or two that is more or less insane, so you'd be flopping back and forth with "i'm sane, now i'm insane, now i'm sane" and so forth.

OKAY KNOTTY - what you're saying is you're INSANE! Cool me too! You know I wuv you Knothead!

Sanity is a legal term denoting that an individual is of sound mind and therefore can bear legal responsibility for his or her actions. It is generally defined in terms of the absence of insanity. It is not a medical term, although the opinions of medical experts are often important in making a legal decision as to whether someone is sane or insane.

It is also not the same concept as mental illness. One can be acting under profound mental illness and yet be sane, and one can also be ruled insane without an underlying mental illness.http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Sanity.html



Insanity is no longer considered a medical diagnosis, nor term.

I'm probably not answering your question, but what I've observed about
the truly insane are that they are not aware of their "insanity".

Morningcalm

A WONDERFUL Therapist I saw for ten years told me

"if you think your crazy - Your'e not"

"if you don't think your crazy you probally are"

So at least acknowledge we have issues, but at least were not walking around all high and mighty thinking we've got out act together....
When in fact THEY are all messed up.

I miss her. She was my base. My bouncing board.