tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179128529778020075.post196151067709294790..comments2023-09-29T06:28:18.670-04:00Comments on Clinically Speaking: "It is I, The Messiah": Psychiatric illness or Divine Inspiration?Yehudahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05394227455990457194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179128529778020075.post-24388747153912986302012-04-02T15:43:38.735-04:002012-04-02T15:43:38.735-04:00Wow! That is pretty interesting!!! Thanks E!Wow! That is pretty interesting!!! Thanks E!Yehudahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394227455990457194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179128529778020075.post-12356994504346211982012-04-02T15:26:08.497-04:002012-04-02T15:26:08.497-04:00I forget my sources, but I wrote a paper in colleg...I forget my sources, but I wrote a paper in college that cited some historians who suggested that Shabbtai Zvi, the famous false Messiah from the 1600's had bipolar disorder, possibly with psychotic features. He did indeed spend a number of years in Jerusalem! <br /><br />As I recall, there were some historical accounts from his disciples that described periods of intense darkness, sadness, and despair, and other periods of elation and spiritual enlightenment. <br /><br />I suppose it's hard to diagnose someone who's been dead for hundreds of years...EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066454852850636050noreply@blogger.com