Can a person suffering PPD actually admit?

Just wondering. If someone says "I'm Paranoid", chances are high that he's actually not suffering from PPD. No Paranoid admits to being one. A paranoid believes that his fears are real and he's never going to accept that his Paranoid because the basic meaning of paranoia is having fears that are unfounded and delusional.

I can see where you're coming from, but you are wrong. Ask yourself this: Is it possible for an alcoholic to admit to being an alcoholic?; is it possible for a drug addict to admit to being a drug addict?; More related to what you said, is it possible for a person with a personality disorder to recognise that their way of thinking is different from that of others? I think that the answer is most certainly 'yes'.

Over time, for a range of reasons, the person can begin to see that their way of thinking and behaviour is only resulting in them being further isolated from society. It's the ones who can realise this that are the ones who can also acceot and admit that they have a problem.

Kevin

What percentage of those suffering from PPD would acknowledge? Even an Alcoholic and Drug Addict, come down to reality either when they're sober or in treatment, or even when they find that what they're doing is affecting their mental and social health but a paranoid cannot reason at all. What are the statistics of Alcoholics and Drug addicts that have been cleaned up? Isn't there research in the field of detoxification and drug administration to such people with a high rate of success? There isn't even a proper research on PPD because these people seldom come forward and admit they have a problem. Most of them take it to their graves. In my opinion, if there is someone who can come forward and say "Yes I am Paranoid and I've been cured and I'm not Paranoid anymore", chances are high that he was wrongly diagnosed or that he is one of the very few lucky ones in the world who are but exceptions and I salute them for their success against probably the worst psychological condition of all considering all the facts.

Cheers!

An alcoholic will not admit to being an alcoholic if he is a functional alcoholic. He will admit it when he can no longer deny that alcoholism is messing up his life. If he is getting physically sick, wasting all his money on alcohol, losing friends because of his drunken behavior, multiple traffic tickets and losing his license, family falling apart, he will admit it. Then he might look back, once it is too late, and realize he was already on his way down during the functional stage.

If a paranoid can no longer function with the paranoia, can no longer find someone else to blame for his problems, and has no choice but to face the facts, I suppose he would admit it. Only when there is no place to hide.

One problem alcoholics have is enablers. If an alcoholic is allowed to continue drinking and the consequences are postponed, he will still drink, and drink even more, until his enabler is no longer able to keep up. People tend to find other people who will allow them to keep doing what they do. It's usually much easier to do than growing. There is no shortage of people ready to hinder another's development - "It's not your fault", "It's them, not you", "You shouldn't have to change", "It's okay to be a little bit euphemistic-understatement-for-what-you-are", "I'll continue supporting you regardless of your behavior (or make threats you know are empty)" - and the people who need to grow the most are adept at detecting these people.

I have been struggling with PPD for God only knows how long, at least 5 years and the last few have been increasingly worse. The reason that they have been getting worse was that I was progressively loosing my 'enablers' or people I blamed for the way that I reacted to certain situations. I have been facing myself and I must say it is horrifying at times.

The best example I can give you to maybe help you understand how I am able to admit that I am not well is well...

my mom is not what you would call a sane woman, neither is my dad, both would use me as a pawn to get what they wanted from the other so I obviously developed a strong sense of mistrust in people. I blamed them for years. I blamed the way I acted on them and the lack of friends I had on them and the lack of trust in my significant others on them.

I had a psychologist that tried to explain where I was at in my life and diagnosed me PPD and ADD and I thought he was getting paid to give me drugs (and so did my mom) so I stopped seeing him. (actually if it wasn't the doctor pushing drugs, my mom believed I was spinning a web of lies.. she is as bad as I am except will NOT admit it)

Anyways, I met an amazing guy and moved away from my home with him. It was only when I lost my source to blame my problems on that I really realized something was very very wrong with how I was acting. I would watch his family and the way they interact with people and wonder everyday why is it that I can't seem to feel happy around people.


It took me years to admit what was happening in my head.. it may be because I watched my mom struggle my whole life and, now that I am experiencing it, I am better able to accept it. I'm not sure, hope this helps.