INSIGHT & INSPIRATION into INSANITY
By: Stephanie Anne Allen
Mental illness and insanity are not
the same. While mental illness affects
our moods and thoughts, insanity is a condition in which a person (who may or
may not have mental illness) is not touch with reality. They are not in control of their actions and
their behaviors can become “socially unacceptable” or even “criminal” without
the insane person’s awareness. A person
with mental illness may never experience “true insanity”. Just as a person who is considered insane may
have no history of mental illness. But
there are a handful of people who experience both insanity and mental
illness.
A mentally ill person may experience
symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations, but this is not “true”
insanity. True insanity is when a
people loses “touch with reality” and has absolutely no awareness of what is happening
around them, and no control over their behaviors. These insane people may commit crimes, and
they will not even be knowledgeable of what they had done and will certainly
have no awareness while committing the crime.
We have seen it all over the news
lately with people blaming crimes on mental illness. No, these crimes do not occur because someone
has a mental illness. Some of the crimes
may occur as a result of actually insanity, but that is rare. Most of these crimes are committed by people
who have full use of their faculties.
They are committed by people who are truly criminal and no regard for
society, decency, and morality.
There are only a few actual people who
commit crimes due to insanity! These are
good people who lost touch with reality and had no idea what was going on
around them. These are decent, kind, and
respectable people who have broken the law, because they were “insane” and had no
understanding, whatsoever, of what they were doing. People in this category often receive a Not
Guilty by Reason of Insanity ruling during their criminal trials. They are then committed to a state forensic
hospital for a term of incarceration.
Is there hope for those who suffer
from insanity? Can we “reform” them back
into productive members of society? Are
they capable of fully recovering? Yes,
it is certainly possible, as I myself am an example. I fought the hard battle with bravery and
persistence. I emerged from this insanity,
and I feel that I have become a much better person due to all the adversity
that I had endured.
I was successfully treated for my
severe mental illness and insanity. I
put into use my “survival skills” and I transformed what was a “bad situation”
into one that is hopeful and offers inspiration to others in similar situations. I went through hell, in order for me, to
become the person I am today. I was
never a bad or evil person at all, but going through this hell helped change me
into a much better person than I ever was.
I gained insight. I gained strength, courage, and faith. I became a much more empathic and compassionate
person. I became grateful for things I
had always taken for granted. Using
coping skills, I was able to emerge from my disturbing world and find the light
once again.
It is possible to recover from both
insanity and mental illness. It is
doable. And I promise you that it will
be worth it in the end. Each life was
created for a purpose, and you will find yours.
Mine was to spread love and inspiration to all who suffer from mental
illness and insanity. I embrace this as
my reason to exist in this very world.
And I hope that you shall pull through your problems and reach out and
take control of your world, too!
Books by Stephanie Anne Allen:
My Mental Madness Memoir
How to Survive Depression
How to Survive Bipolar Disorder
Buy now!
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