In human psychics study, three terms are comparatively related to one another. Mere variations in degrees, shifts one category into another category. These terms respectively are 1- psychoneurosis, 2 – psychotic and 3- paranoia. These three categories rather be put, in common as good, bad and ugly. It may be argued, how a psychological ailment may be put in the category of “good.” I try to describe it.
Psychoneurosis
The first most psychological term, is the psychoneurosis. In fact, it’s not an ailment. It’s a psychic problem in common. In this phase, man comes in (under) stress, regard minor issues. This occurs with every one. For instance, a young school going boy, when attired for the first time, in his complete uniform code with a ‘neck tie.’ Here “neck tie” is worth noticing factor. Boy for the first time putting on the “neck tie.” In his past life experience, he has noticed that a properly “knotted” neck tie is expected. This minor issue, keeps his mind engaged constantly. Despite, himself being busied in other diurnal activities, consciously or sub consciously, he is thinking about the “proper knot” of the neck tie.
Now, imagine a scene. In his treading to wards the school, he walks past some people, who are standing in a small group across the road. He in himself, heavily embarrassed about the issue of his “neck tie knot,” suddenly hears from his behind a full throated laugh, generated by that group. That laugh, in fact was an outcome of “cracking of some joke,” they people shared. But, boy here, who was extra conscious about the knot of his “neck tie,” gets shattered to his every atom. He at once attributes their laughing, to his “neck tie knot” which he thinks not properly done. To him, this knot has fetched him a derogatory position. This is a common example of Psychoneurosis.
Often, psychoneurosis is an out come of “lack of confidence.” This can easily be cured by developing a “self confidence.” By ignoring the trivial things, one ably putting oneself into a comparative better position. This comparative position is ‘conceiving of thoughts,” in a way that every one, on his first day is like me.” This helps ignore him, minor issues. His confidence is reinstated and he finds himself out of the situation, once he took as mire. So many, such kinds of minor incidences, every one encounters in his diurnal activities.
Psychotic issue
This is somewhat graver situation. Here person is confident, but infested with imaginary fear, other people are intentionally after him to harm his position. The repetition of the same ill thought makes him obsessed. This is an ailment rather not a problem. This may be of both kind, an indoor issue or out door issue. For example, a person is inside his kitchen. There his mind is obsessed with the recurring memories of some dreaded fire incidence of the past, which he happened to hear or witnessed in person.
That fire incidence occurred, due to the negligence of “not properly switching off” the the LPG cylinder main knob. Now, in his kitchen, swarmed by that memory, he ascertains again and again, whether his cylinder’s main knob is properly off. Although he has properly put off the knob. But on coming to his bed room, he is again obsessed, whether I Put off the main knob or not. He again visits the kitchen to confirm the fact. This he does again and again.
In out door ailment, he imagines, people are fostering some negative opinion about him. To confirm his belief, he tries to eavesdrop their conversations. Even, he begins to relate his these doubts to someone, he thinks confident one. Finally, a situation arises, when his this “confidential ones,” too begin to mock at his this mental situation.
Superlative degree
The utmost degree of this problem is in shape of “paranoia.” Here, a person is deadly convinced, other people intend to harm his heavily. You can’t shake him off, from his this conviction. Although, reality is, the so called other people, accused as such for intending to inflict the harm, nowhere intend as such. This is an odious form of the ailment.Here the person infested with the paranoia begins to take them as an enemy. This situation is worst one. Often, people ensconced in high position are infested with this ailment. In fact it’s not an ailment, it’s a malady. The interesting fact, about such person is, they are “most confident” in their demeanor. Apparently, not an atom of their being possessed by such malady is noticed by other..
Some paradigm
Our late prime minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi had had a misconception. She was deadly convinced by herself, she has been put under a spell of “black magic” by some one. Though apparently, she behaved in a normal way. But to remove or justify her this conviction of “black magic,” she went under the protective wings of spiritual lady saint, Mother Aanand maai.” The spiritual saint, to console her this fear gifted her, the rare sacred string comprised of 21 beads (stonefruit) of one faced Rudraksha. The Rudrasha is used as prayer beads by Hindus as well as by Buddhists. The one faced Rudrakhsa is considered as the rare most one.
But after some lapse of time, the same sense of paranoia, led her under the aegis of saint “Satya sai Baba.” Later on, to remove her that fear, she contacted to another holy man. Whole through her entire political carrier, she remained under the shadow of this paranoia of “spell of black Magic.” In her last days, in a public oration, she with twisting of words, eloquently expressed her fear of being killed. Unfortunately, after a lapse of time, she too got assassinated.
The mystical reasoning
Hindu mythology describes, when you keep on insisting upon some aspect, be it positive or negative, it’s destined to occur. This mystery is still unsolved.The incessant framing of some thoughts, too help them realize on the ground. The mere purpose of all is, ever foster the good and positive thoughts in your mind.
Nation as a paranoid
The glaring paradigm of “mind set” with a paranoid State is there also.Though there may be several instances as such. There are a good number of Nations, who continuously live under this kind of imaginary apprehension . The apprehension of “their entity to be annihilated” by some mighty hostile Nation. In South Asiatic region, Pakistan is considered as a “paranoid State.” This hype, there been created by her army Establishment. Pakistan as a State, has ever been doomed to live in “paranoia,” the fear of being assaulted by India. This mental set up, has so far resulted the Pakistan in ruins, on every front.
In concluding the article, one should always try to get rid of, from mental problems. This can be achieved at personal level or with the assistance of medical counseling. Though, one is advised to remain always on guard. This being on guard is a healthy status, not an ailment. Penned by — Vinay Pharasi ….
