Nonsense
What
is wrong with this doctor? You wonder how many times you
will have to repeat yourself before he understands you.
Doesn't he speak English? Or French? Or Dijon?
You
hope they serve French fries with lunch. You're starving.
And star-crossed. Fate is responsible for you being here
today. It was a "fate accompli." If only you weren't
so accomplished, they wouldn't have taken you to the hospital
in the first place. Second place. Third.
This
chapter covers the following topics:
- Nonsense
- Psychosis
and Mania Are Not the Only Causes of Nonsensical Speech
- How
to Cope with Nonsensical Speech
This
excerpt may not be reproduced without written permission
from the publishers.
Fifty Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding
Mental Health
Yale University Press / New Haven and London
Copyright © 2005 by James Whitney Hicks
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