Is "insanity is just a thought away"?

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I read it in some music lyrics and it made me wonder if we really are that close to insanity on a daily basis. And if this is true, what keeps a person from 'crossing' over to insanity?

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I read it in some music lyrics and it made me wonder if we really are that close to insanity on a daily basis. And if this is true, what keeps a person from 'crossing' over to insanity?

To speak of such a thing requires that it be defined in concrete terms, otherwise this, like any other opinion discussed on talk radio and the like, is scattered around like so much dust. What's the use of that?
Yahoo's own dictionary has this to offer:

Persistent mental disorder or derangement. No longer in scientific use.
Law
Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed.

Extreme foolishness; folly.
Something that is extremely foolish.

So, even with these limited definitions, there is still the implication that for one to be insane, one would have to have a persistent mental disorder or dysfunction. To further refine this, it would have to be a disorder that severely inhibits (if not prevents) a person from behaving within normal (or fundamental) criteria required to live a healthy life.

While "a thought away" could be caused by an extreme physical or mental trauma, with out these latter considerations, this kind of statement is merely a fatuous attempt at nihilistic lyricism.

Even after the incident of such trauma, the human brain is remarkably resilient for the most part, and not nearly as fragile as one would glean from the statement.

Insanity is just another form of thought.

i think it has to do with CONTROL.Everyone knows that life can get really tough,but its up to you,(your thoughts) on the situation.Give in,or keep fighting.

stigma. also the thought of knowing that you are no longer in control.

Insanity is caused by "upside down" thinking/ irrational fear. Most of us lapse every now and again but fortunately majority recover pretty sharpish.

I think you would be surprised how often you slip into some sort of "insanity" on a pretty much day to day basis, to be sane is not to put oneself at risk. Most normal people do this several times a day.
Maybe the question is not how we stop ourselves from crossing, but how far we can cross before we stop.

Personally i just enjoy living in insanity :D makes questions like these RUBBERDINGHY!

when you care for yourself as for others.. insanity is erased!!

I believe insanity is part of us.
Every single day and night we all
have insane processes. It just is.
So as for crossing over to insanity
we do it all the time. The key is to
be certain to get back out of insanity
realm before the door is closed and
locked. The key may be misplaced!

The boundary lies between the point where you do and where you do not, question whether you are insane. So long as you wonder, you are not!.

But then, George Carlin says, "I'd rather be insane than out of sane, cause when you're out of sane, your f*king crazy!"