Is it a mental health issue or just being overly sensitive and emotional?

urbandrifter8 said:Sure, "sanity" is just a subjective label. Plenty of people ahead of their time were branded as crazy, while those acting totally normal were actually just sociopaths or psychopaths hiding behind double lives. It’s all relative.
Look, do you really think someone who's depressed because their life is a total wreck at 21 is "insane"? You honestly believe psychiatry and drugging them up with a cocktail of pills is going to help? Plus, they probably already struggle with substance abuse—do they really need an addiction to meds on top of that? Antipsychotics, sedatives, antidepressants... yeah, great idea. 🙄
Way too much unconventional behavior gets labeled as madness. Most of the time, it's just the surrounding environment and its constant judgment and prejudice that actually creates disorders in sensitive people.

Yeah, using drugs as an excuse to dodge treatment is definitely a thing. I'm sure antidepressants would just create a whole new layer of dependency for him. Maybe do a little homework before dropping claims like that—if not for the sake of general decency, at least for the actual situation bothering you.
A lot of addictions are actually managed with the very medications you're mocking.

True, tons of people deal with brutal living conditions or hellish family dynamics today; some spiral into neurosis, some into psychosis, others into addiction, and your boyfriend found his outlet in psychosis, reptiles, and whatnot. It's on him to get help. Your attitude isn't going to help him, if you can even help him at all if he doesn't want to.
It isn't "society" creating disorders; it's usually the people closest to us. The fact that society might be pointing fingers at your boyfriend probably doesn't mean much to how he perceives the world anyway. The only thing you can really try is nudging him to listen to doctors, go to therapy, take his meds, and actually tackle his addiction.

As long as there’s food on the table, a drink in hand, and a roof over his head, he’ll think everything is just fine...
Once those basic necessities start slipping away, maybe then he'll actually feel the need to pull himself together..

It’s much easier to obsess over conspiracy theories about lizard people than it is to actually step up, take charge of his own life, and accept some personal responsibility... It’s a convenient way to blame some external demon for every single failure... quite literally 🙄

I'm the guy from the previous post.
It’s not that I’m obsessed with reptiles—though, sure, I’ve read Ichigo, devoured Castaneda, and spent plenty of time meditating while on psychedelics, deliriants, or even nutmeg.
But honestly, most of my insights were things I had to figure out on my own.
I can’t say I’m having psychotic episodes every single day,
and I know for a fact this isn't psychosis, even if certain tryptamines can leave you feeling some lingering schizophrenic symptoms.

It all started when I was seventeen; I told my psychologist that I believed in aliens and human telepathy, and his immediate response was to prescribe me Zyprexa... on top of everything else, I was internally struggling with whatever I could find to numb the pain.
Xanax, alcohol, nutmeg, and being high at school every damn day.
I eventually ended up at the psychiatric ward in Arlington due to poly-substance abuse and frequent pill overdoses—mostly because I couldn't stop being disappointed in myself. Even the older folks in the family used to tell me I was ruining their lives and bringing shame to the whole name.

I’d do stupid things that weren't easily fixable... sometimes, I just wanted to escape the burden of being me.

To be clear, those were never actual suicide attempts; I just wanted to transition to a "better" world because, based on my metaphysical views, death isn't the end. I don't believe in it. I realize how incredibly illogical that sounds—as if everyone should just end it. It makes it look like I'm just playing the part of a mental patient to cause trouble because I have nothing better to do. And often, after taking too much nutmeg or other substances, the world just turns dull, and my emotions go completely flat for a few days.

I'm not afraid of reptiles. I view the theory about reptilian humanoids with a healthy dose of humor—there is so much we don't know, so why wouldn't there be reptiles?

placidwalker53, I don't recall ever saying I was going to jump off a bridge.

I didn't realize everyone saw me as someone making suicide threats. I don't want to die; I just want to live better... but what's the point of living if everyone is convinced I'm mentally ill?
Sometimes I intentionally lean into a "crazy" persona just to redirect attention toward me, but people actually believe it, and that ends up leaving permanent scars on my relationships.

Sorry, ap, I didn't mean for it to happen, but after so many years of obsessing over the idea that the world is a dream, I think I've become the sleeping man, and waking up is getting difficult.
I sleep, and I drift into the infinite.

Peace.

Quincy:

I'm the guy from that post...

... no, it isn't him—it's me! I'm the guy from the post.!

... wow, just wow 😂

Quincy:

Those were never actually suicide attempts. I just wanted to move on to a better plane of existence because, based on my metaphysical outlook, death isn't some final curtain call. I don't believe in it...

... you know, there is a tiny, infinitesimal chance that it actually *is* the end... what then?

Anyway, are all people on "alternative" paths like this?

😁 Man, I'm feeling pretty good about this, thanks everyone. 😍

casualharbor9 said:... wow, just wow 😂

Quincy:

Those were never actually suicide attempts. I just wanted to move on to a better plane of existence because, based on my metaphysical outlook, death isn't some final curtain call. I don't believe in it...

... you know, there is a tiny, infinitesimal chance that it actually *is* the end... what then?

Anyway, are all people on "alternative" paths like this?

nah, not really

I think you’ve covered everything on this topic—honestly, maybe even a bit too much.
If you feel it's necessary, though, I suppose some sort of real-life intervention or perhaps other face-to-face communication strategies might not be such a bad idea.
Take care.