Going Mad? Understanding Mental Illness

What is it doing in our lives? How does it work and what can be done about it?

So what is this fear? What is it doing in our lives? How does it work and what can be done about it?

Every emotion has a function.

feeling pleasure only when you consume mood-altering substances

Madness is as much a part of being human as is joy.

the patient comes first.’

In the world of healing there is no room for exclusivity, professional egotism and pedantic manoeuvrings — the patient comes first.’

is as if they have become the Greek character Sisyphus, who has suddenly found the extra strength to push the boulder over the ridge of the mountain and down the other side, finally freeing himself from repeated failures.

It’s so ironic, setbacks were not part of his repertoire. It’s easier to be a big fish in a small pond, but Paris was shark-infested waters.

Within the world of the classical definitions we are actively psychotic.

Without being oversimplistic, we can come out of our psychotic dream state when the alarm rings and end it. However, John experiences his dreams in waking consciousness. In other words he is caught up in a continuous daydream.