Reply #35: What happens when a delusional paranoid psychotic sociopath gets ignored [View All]

...by the world, when that sick shrub has the nuclear button at his disposal? :hide: :yoiks:

Answer:
"Psychosis" is a very serious condition. This term covers a group of illnesses which affect the brain so severely that the person is no longer able to tell what is real or not. Having a "delusional psychosis" means that a person develops very strange, irrational beliefs — at odds with reality and which that person can't accept any arguments against.

Another example of a psychotic illness is schizophrenia, in which the person not only has delusions but may also hallucinate and experience extreme difficulty in organizing their thoughts. Thankfully it is treatable, but the longer someone goes without treatment, the worse the outcome is likely to be.

While successful treatment includes psychological and community support, anti-psychotic medication really is essential to reduce symptoms and the likelihood of further episodes recurring. Unfortunately, being medicated to the degree that one feels like a "zombie" is not pleasant, but may be necessary to control that person's unpredictable and possibly dangerous behavior.