The Meaning of Crazy

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What is MY disorder? It is one thing to go around pontificating on the 'disorder of the other;' it is quite another thing to cogitate on the disorders within one's own personal skull. And when we do it we cheat. We always cheat (faint thump). We are essentially dishonest and so we cheat. This makes us incapable of self diagnosis.

Therefore we have come to rely on The Other for an evaluation of our mental state, not realizing that TO is as fallible as we (I am enjoying BPC#1-2 as I type this). Suppose The Other is also a cheat? It happens.

It would seem to follow from the above that we are essentially incapable of coming to a conclusion regarding our mental selves. We are systematically incapable of truthfully answering the question, 'Am I crazy?'

Not me. I have answered that question. You have not. You could be crazy. I am not.

Furthermore you could be crazy and not know it. Indeed, if you are crazy you would probably not know it. You could go through your entire lives as crazy as loons and never know it because the people around you are as crazy as you.