You wanna live like psychotic people?
Well, being born with the right genes helps; you can't beat a bit of genetic loading toward good ol' schizophrenia. In order to help those twiddly little genes express themselves, it's usually necessary to ingest a certain quantity of drugs - amphetamines are best, but hallucinogens and cannabinoids aren't bad if taken in huge quantities (the latter swallowed rather than smoked) - the exact quantity depends on individual dopamine sensitivity. You may find you have to knock back loooads of speed, day in day out, over the course of several years, to achieve the desired schizophreniform effect. Avoiding sleep, food and water helps the process along.
Traumatic life events can prove serendipitous. Try to fall in love with someone with a heart condition (sudden deaths are all the more mind-bending), or likely to divorce you, ideally against your wishes. Or, as Jack suggests, mutilate yourself in a sufficiently life-changing way - put your legs on a railway track, stick forks in your eyes, or knitting needles through your eardrums - and, if you're lucky, depression will follow.
A lifetime of poverty-line exclusion and social stigmatisation awaits!
Have I ever gone crazy? During the worst of my years as a junior doctor - and this was before they changed the guidelines on maximum working hours - I think prolonged sleep deprivation, bad diet and lack of boredom brought me low. If I'd walked into my own consulting room, I'd probably have diagnosed me with at least mild-to-moderate depression. It wasn't a fun, kerrrazzzeee experience, though; I wouldn't recommend it as a way of enriching your life.
If you're that bored, you might want to do some volunteer work with psychiatrically-ill people. See if you want to live there. |
