Time to choose a straitJacket

I don’t know about you but I did misinterpret images, I did mistake random shouts for someone calling my name. I did wake up at nights thinking I heard someone screaming.

scary; is when u r sitting with a schizophrenic patient and u start counting the similarities between you and him/her. Well coming to think of it , it’s not scary It funny. The thought that I maybe psychotic makes me laugh.
Thu I do have a positive family history I don’t take it seriously. I only hope that if I became psychotic I will have insight and realise i need help.

While I was doing my attachment in psychiatry, I came to watch a documentary on the Exorcist. Apparently the movie is based on a true story. take it easy i didnt know that!

What was interesting is that one of the preists interviewed, who is a specialist in chasing Demons, said: 99% of those who claim to be possessed by Demons need psychiatric help.

With that thought I went to my consultant and Asked him: what do you think of possession so he said: go to the ward and ask to talk to Mr M, we will discuss it afterwards.
Mr M was a preist, but according to him he fell a victim of temptation. He now sees the Saviour telling him to preach Christianity.
Mr M is a smart person but he is puzzled as to why has the Lord chose him althu he failed the church. The psychiatry report reads visual/auditory hallucinations.
I thoug to myself well George Bush said he talks to God. No one is raising an eye brow.

Now me being me, thought JINN, muslims believe in Jinn, those of you who watched Aladdin know Genie.

(for more info on Jinn read: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Park/6443/Jinn/

Now if you cant be bothered reading about JINN here u go, Jinn in Oman is similar to Ghosts/demons in the western culture.
There are many cases in Oman where people claim that they are possessed by Jinn.
Let me pause here and bring the definition of Delusions: A false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality that is firmly sustained despite what almost everybody else believes and despite what constitutes incontrovertible and obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. The belief is not one ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture or subculture (e.g. it is not an article of religious faith).

(note: see if you memorised this definition word for word?... Id be worried)

last bit makes a huge difference.

So if a muslim believed that Jinn exist and they have overpowered him this on its own does not make him psychotic because it is within his belief.

Anyways, so how many cases of Omanies are being treated by “spiritual healer” rather than by a professional psychiatrist? more importantly how many "spiritual healers" believe that the patient does need medical intevention.

society is opposed to the idea of taking their child for mental check up. a family of someone affected would rather believe that he/she is being overpowered by the mysterious Jinn, Ghost, demons whatever rather than believe that there is mental illness that could be treated before more damage is caused.
Is the Omani public finally coming to terms with the fact that the mind/brain can become ill just like any other part of the body?
I hope so..

It makes me also think that your best Doctor is not the one living thousands of miles with all his PHD, MSC, PMS, LOL, BRB, TYT after his name who knows nothing about your culture, your beliefs, your way of life.
sometimes the Best Dr is the average GP whos been treating you and your family for the past 10 years.