Wrong Diagnosis

It has been suggested that I am suffering from neurosis. I beg to differ. This was brought on after my sharing of various lifeguarding tales from today (more on that later), and the statement in and of itself was completely erroneous. Here why:

Neurosis: Neurosis represents a variety of psychiatric conditions in which emotional distress or unconscious conflict is expressed through various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances, which may include physical symptoms (e.g., hysteria). The definitive symptom is anxieties. Neurotic tendencies are common and may manifest themselves as depression, acute or chronic anxiety, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, phobias, and even personality disorders, such as borderline personality disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. It has perhaps been most simply defined as a "poor ability to adapt to one's environment, an inability to change one's life patterns, and the inability to develop a richer, more complex, more satisfying personality." <sup>[2]


STOP right there friend!! I definitely have the ability to develop a richer, more complex, and more satisfying personality on a daily basis. This is clearly the incorrect diagnosis for me. Let's read on, oh Wikipedia, and see what further it has to say to us.</sup>

"Neurosis should not be mistaken for psychosis, which refers to loss of touch with reality."

There we have it friends! It's not neurosis I am suffering from...it apparently is psychosis...a loss of touch with reality.

I love my world. It's so fun here.