I’ve begun to hear folks utilize it as a defense mechanism known as avoidance. I don’t often criticize charming sayings with one exception, but I believe this one has a sinister undertone. Whoever said it initially is unknown, although at least one blogger called it “the worst thing a clever person has ever uttered.” Regardless of its origin, the snappy phrase has gained popularity over the last several years (examples I, II, and III). Rita Mae Brown used it in her mystery thriller Sudden Death. Where did this adage originate? It’s credited to Mark Twain (probably not), Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein (probably not), and Rita Mae Brown (probably so), among others. There is no “nervous breakdown” either, but that is the subject of another piece. The DSM does not include diagnostic criteria for “insanity. Professionals in the mental health field inform it, although the phrase nowadays is essentially legal rather than psychological. To assist discern between guilt and innocence, the idea of insanity is considered in court. The extensive definition begins as follows:Ī mental disease of such a severe kind as to render a person unable to separate imagination from reality, manage their affairs owing to psychosis, or be susceptible to uncontrolled impulsive behavior is insanity.
The legal concept of insanity refers to a defendant’s ability to distinguish between good and evil when a crime is committed. I hear it every week, sometimes twice a day: “Doing the same thing over and again and expecting different results” is the definition of insanity, Not at all.
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