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What is insanity?
What is mental illness?
What causes insanity?
What causes mental illness?
Introduction:
Insanity and mental illness are behaviours not biological diseases.
Choice, emotion, mood and memory have their origin in the human
spirit, not the physical body or the brain.
Disease and body chemicals do not cause choice, emotion, mood. While
disease can affect behavour, disease never forces choice, emotion or mood.
All behaviours associated with mental illness are sinful. Each of
the individual behaviours associated with insanity and any mental illness
are sinful since they violate specific passages of scripture.
A. Mental illness is a behaviour not a disease:
1. "Madness and its synonyms are fuzzy terms. It is clear,
however, that mad persons are unwanted persons and that we use the term
broadly to refer to abnormal, unwanted behavior." As a rule, a person
behaves "madly" for reasons of his own, that is, because of the particular
adaptation he has made to the events that comprise his life." (Coercion as
Cure, Thomas Szasz, 2007 AD, p 24)
2. Even chemical psychiatrists understand that insanity is
nothing more than a collection of behaviours: "Since the primary concern of
this article is mental illness, it is critical that we agree at the outset
that such illness does exist. Although this proposition may seem
self-evident, it remains a source of confusion or debate (Szasz, Myth of
Mental illness, 1961). There is, for example, a reluctance to call someone
mentally ill, inasmuch as the border between illness and normality is not
well defined. There is also disagreement about whether "normal" means
average or ideal. What is clear, however, is that there are patterns of
behavior that are very uncomfortable for a person and for those with whom
he or she interacts. And some patterns are so maladaptive that illness is
obviously a proper designation." (The Biological Approach to Psychiatry,
Samuel H. Barondes, The Journal of Neuroscience, June 1990)
3. "Suffice it to say that people exhibiting odd and offensive
behaviors have, of course, always existed. But the idea that such behaviors
are the symptoms of medical, that is, "mental," illnesses is a modern idea,
inseparably connected with the practice of incarcerating or otherwise
coercing the persons exhibiting them." (Coercion as Cure, Thomas Szasz,
2007 AD, p 17)
4. "The existence of madness or mental illness as abnormal
behavior is intrinsic to society, to people living together governing
themselves and one another by sets of rules called custom, religion, and
law. It is inherent in the concept of abnormal behavior that it is conduct
that displeases others and causes them to suffer. As a rule, the person
said to be having a mental illness does not suffer and does not seek
psychiatric help. He makes others suffer, and it is they who seek
psychiatric help for their suffering by removing its source, that is, by
imprisoning the disturbing person. In 1800, the mad-doctor "treated"
persons who did not want to be his patients, for behaviors that embarrassed
and upset their relatives or society. Typically, today's psychiatrist does
the same." (Coercion as Cure, Thomas Szasz, 2007 AD, p 23)
5. "the typical chronic mental patient is unemployed and
unemployable, homeless, economically dependent on his family or society,
and inclined to violate marginal or not-so marginal social rules."
(Coercion as Cure, Thomas Szasz, 2007 AD, p 36)
6. "the public loses sight of the fact that bad habits are not
diseases; that the diagnosis of (mis)behaviors does not make them diseases;
and that psychiatrists have nothing to do with treating diseases, but
everything to do with regulating behavior."" (Coercion as Cure, Thomas
Szasz, 2007 AD, p 101)
B. Sins others suffer at the hands of the insane:
Mental illness is a metaphor for sinful behaviour. Mental illness is
not a medical condition, but a moral behaviour choice.
The mentally ill are unwilling to work, although medical tests say
they have no physical diseases or problems.
The mentally ill create dependency on others for no medical reason.
The mentally ill cause interference with the quiet peace of others
The mentally ill cost others large amounts of time and energy to
others
The mentally ill cost others large amounts of money through
destructive living, court costs, publically funded lawyers, welfare,
disability, begging, physical damage of property, professional fees, debts
that have gone into collection, not paying their rent to landlords then use
every legal means to live rent free for 5 months, accept unnecessary
compassionate gifts of money to avoid starvation and freezing to death in
the cold on the street.
The mentally ill are lazy and cause extra work for others
The mentally ill disrupt the peace of organized communities, parks,
city centers and public gathering places.
The mentally ill are troublesome and cause trouble to others
The mentally ill are non-productive takers who contribute nothing to
society
The mentally ill embarrass and humiliate others
The mentally ill display thoughts and feelings that others
disapprove of and dislike
The mentally ill are bothersome to others
The mentally ill physically assault, hurt and injure others with no
consequences or personal liability
The mentally ill are offensive to others
The mentally ill are annoying to others
The mentally ill are controlling and demanding to others
The mentally ill are unpleasant to others
The mentally ill behave in ways that others find socially
unacceptable.
The mentally ill cause others to walk on egg shells.
The mentally ill are moody and make people unpleasant.
The mentally ill physically are threatening and violent to others.
The mentally ill cause a net negative downward effect in every area
of the society they live in: money, time, social and moral values.
The mentally ill are easy to baptized, but usually fall away after a
short time. The mentally ill expect to be picked up for church, taken out
for lunch, given cash and dropped off home. However, if you tell them to
walk or take a bus, they never show up, unless they need food or cash. When
you make it clear that you are not going to give them money or food, they
never show up again.
C. How others react:
Other call the psychiatrist for relief of their suffering: The
psychiatric industry traces its origin historically when relatives of the
insane sought relief from the trouble they suffered from the behaviours of
their insane kin. Today the mentally ill do not seek out psychiatrists, but
others for whom they cause trouble usually make first contact. (The only
time the insane seek out a psychiatrist is when they want to be labeled
with a diagnosis in order to escape work and get a monthly psychiatric
disability cheque for life... or some other self serving benefit.)
Others avoid their company and limit personal contact: unwanted
Others find a way to "dispose" of the insane (unwanted) family
member by banishment, throwing out on the street or limiting personal
contact.
D. Self destructive and sinful behaviours:
The mentally ill destroy their reputations
The mentally ill destroy their credit rating
The mentally ill destroy their careers
The mentally ill destroy their marriages
The mentally ill destroy their relationships with their children
The mentally ill destroy their own personal property
The mentally ill liquidate their own personal property for almost
nothing
The mentally ill live anxious sedentary lives which makes them
physically sick
The mentally ill are overweight and a lack of physical fitness
The mentally ill are addicted to cigarettes, alcohol and drugs
E. Sins of the heart:
The mentally ill cause harm, work or annoyance to others, but it
doesn't bother their conscience.
The mentally ill are narcissistic, selfishness, self-absorbed, self
centered
The mentally ill are jealous, angry and vengeful at others who "have
it better"
The mentally ill are rebellious, anarchist, anti-establishment,
rejects the core values of society
The mentally ill are lazy and undisciplined.
The mentally ill are chronic liars and deceivers.
The mentally ill are angry and have outbursts of uncontrollable
anger and rage.
The mentally ill do not keep dates or appointments, unless it is
something they want to do.
The mentally ill fail to do their adult duty: Most people who are
diagnosed as schizophrenic between 15 - 25 years of age, are unwilling to
assume the normal duties, responsibilities and commitments associated with
adulthood. Schizophrenia is the solution to avoiding adult responsibility
when the time to cease being dependant has passed.
The mentally ill lack of self control
The mentally ill lack of self discipline
The mentally ill are exhibitionist, enjoy attention and like others
to notice them.
The mentally ill suffer from high self-esteem, viewing themselves as
much better than everyone else.
The mentally ill have an attitude of entitlement.
The mentally ill are anxious. For Christians, anxiety is a sin which
violates a direct commandment of Jesus and is caused by lack of faith. For
non-Christians, anxiety is predictable when they reject God and his love,
care, providence, protection and peace.
F. behaviours on the edges of the bell-curve:
The mentally ill engage in unconventional behavior
The mentally ill are excessively happy or sad when it is not
socially appropriate or for no apparent reason. (there is always a reason)
The mentally ill do odd or strange behaviour.
The mentally ill engage in appropriate behaviours at inappropriate
times.
G. Anxiety and Depression are sins:
The mentally ill are depressed. For Christians, depression is a sin
which violates a direct commandment of Jesus and is caused by high
self-esteem. For non-Christians, depression is predictable when they reject
God as creator but instead believe they evolved from random change
processes with no meaning, purpose, design for their existence. Rejecting
God is a rejection of the hope of a future heaven where riches, honor,
perfect health, justice and reward, will right the wrongs and hardships
suffered while on earth.
The mentally ill deceptively claim to be sick and seek medical
diagnosis as a solution to resolve personal problems and achieve personal
goals. They seek to convince as many non-medical people (bank tellers,
grocery clerks, neighbors, friends and family) as possible they are sick or
not feeling well to develop a reputation of someone who is needs to be
helped by others. These can be enlisted at a later time as a witness to
their illness.
Conclusion:
Historically, psychiatric coercion came into being in 1650 AD as a
form of social control and a parallel prison system.
Jails are full of people who break criminal laws, but asylums are
full of people who break social laws that annoy and bother other people.
Criminals bother, annoy and harm others in ways that break laws. The
mentally ill bother, annoy and harm others in ways that break social laws.
Mentally ill people habitually behave in sinful ways.
Insanity is a behaviour of choice, not a disease.
By Steve Rudd: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections.
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