Question if is normal as my brain is more developed that I know right from wrong, even when I am sometimes delusional

Is it normal that as an adult that I still know right from wrong, even when I am psychotic? It's just my brain is much more developed, I did not know right from wrong when I was delusional at the 15, and even as an adult, I sometimes am delusional.

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  • These are very concrete words: Psychotic, Delusional, Judging right form wrong. I think in order to help, it would be good if you want to elaborate.

    Have you been diagnosed with Schizophrenia or have you simply been called delusional by peers in an argument? I ask because blame shifting or name calling or gaslighting, any way of trying to shut down or nullify another can be a default mode non-autistics play when they experience shame or the possibility of being 'found out'.

    If this isn't in relation with others, there are varying stages of psychosis, which involve the ability to judge what is real from what is something we might imagine while dreaming. Like seeing a shadow move that might not be there. 

    When dreaming, I still know the difference between right and wrong. Often these aren't needed, though as It can be like going to an art gallery where being present in the moment isn't a judgement call but an aesthetic experience. 

    Almost all humans know the difference. Most believe what they are doing is right, even if it's planting a bomb. This ability to slip into a mode of entitlement or justification is part of self-preservation. Most baddies believe they are on the Right side of justice for whatever reason. Checking in with our our own humanity and weaknesses, opting for gradate can help with humility, which is the rebalancing mechanism between Right and Wrong. These can be skewed by what we believe to be real or true. 

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  • These are very concrete words: Psychotic, Delusional, Judging right form wrong. I think in order to help, it would be good if you want to elaborate.

    Have you been diagnosed with Schizophrenia or have you simply been called delusional by peers in an argument? I ask because blame shifting or name calling or gaslighting, any way of trying to shut down or nullify another can be a default mode non-autistics play when they experience shame or the possibility of being 'found out'.

    If this isn't in relation with others, there are varying stages of psychosis, which involve the ability to judge what is real from what is something we might imagine while dreaming. Like seeing a shadow move that might not be there. 

    When dreaming, I still know the difference between right and wrong. Often these aren't needed, though as It can be like going to an art gallery where being present in the moment isn't a judgement call but an aesthetic experience. 

    Almost all humans know the difference. Most believe what they are doing is right, even if it's planting a bomb. This ability to slip into a mode of entitlement or justification is part of self-preservation. Most baddies believe they are on the Right side of justice for whatever reason. Checking in with our our own humanity and weaknesses, opting for gradate can help with humility, which is the rebalancing mechanism between Right and Wrong. These can be skewed by what we believe to be real or true. 

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