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Old 2009-09-12, 10:46   Link #1046
Vexx
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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Originally Posted by puppygod View Post
Take it easy, Vexx. Actually Mirai seems to be having Brief Psychotic Disorder. Let's see - core symptoms (at least one of four):
delusions (she believe Yuuki is alive) - check
hallucinations (see dead people, hear dead people) - check
speech that is markedly disorganized (not at the first glance, but when you think how she sounds to somebody who is not seeing ghosts) - maybe
behavior that is markedly disorganized or catatonic (not obvious because of situation, but present, at least in disorganized part) - maybe

Also, common additional symptoms: impaired attention, rapidly changing mood, impaired memory for recent events.

She needs help. Debriefing and - in longer term - psychotherapy. The good thing is symptoms in Brief Psychotic Disorder tend do disappear on their own within two weeks at most.
That's what I'm hoping they're trying to portray. One can always argue about whether they portrayed it well or not.... or whether it was a good idea to portray it Mirai's point-of-view rather than Mari's (our perspective).
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