To satify my own personal obsession, an entry will soon be mad (ha ha) made.
Well, one thing I would like to do with this page, other than general commentary & links, is to elicit comments from you, the reader, on what madness is, or means, to you.
Some questions to consider:
More as I come up with them.
Feel free to ask your own questions or raise topics for discussion.
This is an interesting article to ponder:
On Being Sane in Insane Places
Amy said
I have OCD and madness means to me, that I can be a freak when it comes to rituals and obsessions but am extremly intelligent. I do the insanest things and the rest of the world looks at me as if I have utterly lost my mind, however I shock them when the most profound thought comes out of my mouth. I gain respect that way. Madness is a blessing and a curse but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Madness is real and I love it.
P.S. I know what you mean about speech I can’t understand spoken lanuage very well but like you, I can learn lanuages and read and write them fine but cannot speak them. But I can understand them when spoken to me.
Love your site by the way.
Madness said
I am Madness. Im 31 and Ive been Bipolar all my life..although I was only diagnosed 2 years ago. Its only been recently that I found the WORD for what I am, and for what I *feel* inside.. Madness.
This site/page alone validates this for me.
Madness.
gregory said
madness is objective.
if the general opinion is that reality is determined by those with money and power then presumably, we are all mad. even the ones who dont take pills that make them fear their own dreams. in a world wear we have the vision for things like nuclear, nano technologies, and stem cell research. and it is applied towards war, smaller ipods, and political agendas i dont think im very “mad”. sure, at one point i believed the CIA was plotting to lure me back to the east coast to kill me because i really could save the world, but at least i didnt get on the plane! that would be fucking crazy! if i did? well id let any self respecting doctor whos profession at one point endorsed the illness of “drapomania” (look it up, its funny) tie me down to a bed and feed me lithium till a didnt care what secret wars the CIA funded. its all perspective. everything is. i think back and can remember all the crazy ideas i came up with. honestly under the circumstances i did exactly what i should have done in the event it was correct. if your not questioning reality then your not living. if your bipolar and your not questioning reality then your on lithium.
madness is truly a gift. no one sees this world the way i do. the same is said for everyone really, but on another level. for me, its determined by the decisions you make based on your own interpretation of reality. not the interpretations themselves. my mania causes alot of paranoia due to my politics and love of conspiracy. my depression causes alot of boo-hoo she dumped me because im crazy. ive been unmedicated and living the bohemian/rockstar lifestyle for about 6 years. the instability is getting old, so am i. 26 years old and i feel like im 50. ive defined what madness is for myself. thats all i can do. so i started medication as of last night. i know ill miss my dream world but making decisions about what i want my reality to be is important to me…. finally.
if you read all of this and didnt get distracted by porn or texas hold em, i thank you.