Personally my belief is that "madness" comes in different "packages" such as mental illnesses like eating disorders, manic depression, schizophrenia and grief etc.

I only have personal experience with manic depression but for the purpose of the assignment I will also discuss others experiences with madness and will address how society in South Africa understands "madness".

My first experience with madness was a highly traumatic event, when my older cousin of a few years attempted to kill himself.

This shows again that society influences the degree of "madness" by deeming was is socially to be accepted .We can see that the way that South African society understands the degree of madness is different to the way in which American society might see it.

It is believed that "madness" often occurs at adolescence because of developmental demands and a variety of biological and social changes. I can see through my experience with my cousin that the demands set by himself, his family and society as well as the chemical dysfunction led him to this so-called "madness".

In conclusion I believe that "madness" is very difficult to define as many different people and societies will argue about

This disease seems like madness to a normal healthy person, and it is difficult to try and understand one wanting to starve oneself. It is however our society that d

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