Sarah, John and Schizophasia

[dynasaw]

Another thread was posted on word salad as a symptom ofmental illness, but why have we not recognized this either Sarah or John?

"In the mental health field, schizophasia, commonly referred to as word salad, is confused, and often repetitious, language that is symptomatic of various mental illnesses. It is usually associated with a manic presentation and other symptoms of serious mental illnesses, such as psychoses, including schizophrenia. It is characterized by an apparently confused usage of words with no apparent meaning or relationship attached to them. In this context, it is considered to be a symptom of a formal thought disorder. In some cases schizophasia can be a sign of asymptomatic schizophrenia; e.g. the question "Why do people believe in God?" could elicit a response consisting of a series of words commonly associated with religion or prayer but strung together with no regard to language rules. . . .

Examples

Wonder why now? Like there's this clever girl and this clown, right? They're throwing up for a circus, and when the point is dead they got no place to go except between the business, and somewhere else called money."

[pnwmom]

1. I've thought about that with regard to Sarah.

It can happen under stress with people with a personality disorder, like borderline personality. This kind of person splits the world into good and evil, but the "good" person one day may be the "evil" person the next. Many people have talked about her pattern of turning on her friends.

Also, it's common for a person to have co-existing personality disorders; she could be both borderline and narcissistic.

[dynasaw]

2. Reluctance regarding health of candidates

There seems to be a very cavalier attitude toward the health/sanity of those we elect to higher office. Medically rained people recognized Reagan's dementia long before he was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Cheney's wonky heart was common knowledge as is Bush's problem with the bottle. Don't we deserve a leadership by people in good health and in possession of their mental faculties??? Don't our very lives depend on those who run for office? :shrug:

[Terran]

3. It really should be required--a full physical and mental eval

for anyone running for the office of president, with full public disclosure afterwards.