For many, death is worse than loss of mind. In the modern world, especially in large cities, people are prone to neurosis and obsessive states. The compatriots, whose childhood fell on the 1990s, are still sadder. Their parents, in connection with the political and economic situation in the country, were in constant stress. This was reflected in the attitude towards children. The result was problems with building personal boundaries and low self-esteem.
Errors in brain activity threaten the complete degradation of personality. How to understand that you are crazy? What are the first signs of personality disorder? What does an abnormal person look like in modern reality?
Sleep
How does a person go crazy? The first sign for a healthy person is sleep loss. People with mental disorders note the fact that sleep has disappeared as the very first and most strange. It does not decrease, does not become disturbing or intermittent. It just disappears completely. At the same time, the person feels cheerful, as if everything is in order.
In the hours of sleep, the brain rests, erases unnecessary information, processes and remembers important information. In the absence of rest in the brain, all processes slow down. A person loses the boundaries between sleep and reality. Deprivation begins. Please note: if you do not want to sleep at all, while your well-being and cheerfulness have not left you, there is something to think about.
Fear
Most true schizophrenic patients have experienced this phenomenon. Fear comes with the tides. This phenomenon is also called panic attacks. He is uncontrollable and all-consuming. Covers and holds for several hours. Often a person cannot even explain what exactly he is afraid of, because he is afraid of everything.
How do you know you're going crazy? It’s scary to be alone or go into the dark. There may be a fear of leaving the apartment or crawling out from under the covers. Any sound causes panic and horror. This is a sign that the "roof has leaked," and there is good reason to consult a psychiatrist.
Irritability
Sudden aggression is also a sign of possible insanity. Psychosis from scratch, disruptions to relatives due to trifles or no reason at all. However, a person may not be aware of the inadequacy of their own behavior. How to understand that you are crazy? It seems that these are ordinary home squabbles, "like everyone else." Only aggressive attacks are becoming more frequent and the reasons are more ridiculous. And a person begins to curse more sophisticatedly, using profanity. He is not able to control himself at these moments.
Thoughts
Beginners of mentally ill people are characterized by an uncontrolled stream of thoughts. There are several development options:
1. The brain clings to some thought and actively “thinks” it. Man is constantly focused on the same thing. For example, on a carpet on a wall. He reflects on what patterns are on it, what color it is, and so on. The brain can cling to a specific person and constantly think about him. With a mental disorder, a person forgets at that moment what he was doing until a sudden thoughtfulness appeared. A fixation on the same subject for a long time and the inability to switch attention is another bell and an occasion to think about your own adequacy.
2. The absence of any thoughts. Absolute emptiness. I don’t want to remember anything and do anything, dream about anything. Time seems to stop and flow very slowly. Man is in the vacuum of his own consciousness.
3. No focus. The thought does not linger in the head. Consciousness jumps from one subject to another, from this a person gets very tired. It is impossible to control the process and focus too.
Physical state
At the time of immersion in one of the above conditions, sweating is observed. Cold hands, knocking at the temples. Symptoms are also observed in those who have a tendency to manic attachment to something. So, when performing some action, for example, during a computer game, your hands begin to shake or your hands shake and a cold sweat appears. Everything inside freezes, and the surrounding reality disappears - this is a symptom of a clear psychological crisis. The help of a psychiatrist is needed.
The control
The main thing that distinguishes, for example, a psychic and a madman is the ability to influence his condition. How to understand that you are crazy? If a person with extrasensory abilities intentionally introduces himself into a state of hypnosis or trance, then the madman has no power over his behavior.
A person with superpowers is able to both enter a trance and get out of it. However, he retains the ability to reflect in the process and not succumb to panic after exiting hypnosis. A person with an initial stage of mental disorder does not control their own behavior. Often attacks take him by surprise, he can cause damage to others. It emerges from a state of crisis as suddenly as it falls into it. In this case, the emotional consequences of seizures are likely. A person panics over what happened to him and does not understand what to do next.
Hallucinations
This symptom is the surest way to determine if it’s time for a doctor. Hallucinations are different in type of perception:
1. Auditory. Almost all patients in a psychiatric clinic hear extraneous voices in their heads. It can be absolutely any. In a normal person, only the inner self sounds in the head. This is a common phenomenon, during reflection we are talking to ourselves. There is no pathology in this.
How to understand that you are crazy? It is sad when an outsider starts giving advice or dialogue. It happens that animals or objects begin to talk. Here you should already beware and urgently undergo an examination.
2. The visuals. People with mental disabilities are more likely to experience creepy hallucinations. The appearance of devils, living creatures from walls and windows is a standard phenomenon for this kind of disease. Naturally, this is terrifying, but there are beautiful hallucinations. Colorful trees, flying animals. A spectacular sight is also not worth getting carried away, the doctor will help get rid of them.
3. Tactile. It seems to the sick person that someone is touching him. Pulls hair or limbs. A common phenomenon is when a person with a mental disability seems to be dirty or dirty. How to understand that a person is going crazy? Endless hand washing, skin erasure to blood, or combing of the skin are clear signs of an onset disease of the nervous system.
Self attitude
If there are signs that you are observing yourself from the side. Everything that happens is not done with you. A man watches his own life from the outside. Sensation as if driving a doll. This condition is difficult to explain; personality depersonalization occurs. So the brain tries to protect itself from destruction. It is as if a person knows everything in advance about himself and others. It becomes uninteresting to live.
Apathy
Everyone is sometimes sad, a crisis may arise in connection with life circumstances. How to understand that you are starting to go crazy? If you plunge into yourself, you do not leave home, do not eat or drink water - this is a symptom of a personality disorder. The condition is provoked by global changes in life: the death of a loved one, divorce, the collapse of hopes. Apathy is usually followed by sleep loss. If this happens, there is a reason to visit a specialist.
It happens that depression comes from nowhere. And in the family everything is in order, and life is settled, but the state of sadness and longing does not let go. A person cannot cope with it on his own; close people can help.
Mania
The state of manic disorder is fraught with danger to others. Mania of greatness: safe, there are excessive demands on others in relation to themselves. The requirement of worship or the indisputability of one's own genius. Given modern realities - this feeling is characteristic of many. The costs of post-Soviet education, when children's permissiveness and impunity grew into a sense of their own exclusivity and excessive importance. The border between an adequate and manic state is very weak. How to understand if you are crazy? It is important to control self-esteem and not translate it into an inadequate state.
The phenomenon of persecution mania is widespread. To a person with an initial stage of the disease, it seems that they are being watched. He tries to hide from prying eyes, hides and avoids society. At home, it seems to him that someone is watching him.
It also appears in relation to other people. Man himself becomes a persecutor. He “catches” another on the street, watches from the side and intervenes in his private life. Persecutes people with certain common features. So classic maniacs behave, there is an urgent reason to contact a psychiatrist.
Recommendations
In order to avoid the manifestation of inadequate reactions of the brain to what is happening around, it is necessary to engage in its training. A periodic change of activity, rest and new experiences - for a workaholic, this is a life buoy.
If a person is not working due to circumstances or is lonely, you need to find a hobby. Get a pet or do charity work. Helping others distract from focusing on oneself and relieve brain activity. With the sudden manifestation of "psychic" abilities, uncontrolled conditions, it is urgent to consult a doctor.
Finally
Before you diagnose your personality disorder syndromes, think about it, maybe it's just fatigue. The fast pace of life and congestion, a sad event or banal boredom, affect brain activity, which is why they go crazy. Gray matter gets tired from continuous work and from lack of load too. To prevent mental disorders, change the environment, travel. Doing your favorite thing will help if it is not the persecution of another person, and it does not lead to tachycardia and a cold sweat.
Some of these symptoms are a clear reason to see a doctor immediately. But often the future patient does not suspect abnormalities or believes that everything is fine with him. Why do people go crazy? The reasons are different, one way out for loved ones. Pay attention to the condition of family people, especially in times of crisis or lack of activity. Help from a loved one often saves you from getting into a room with soft walls.