There is a constant conversation and debate on defining the line between a hallucination and what is reality. Who are we (those outside the experience) to say the individual experiencing the hallucination is not experiencing some sort of reality. We do not know what is exactly going through that persons mind. How can we say they are suffering from a mental illness. Which then brought me to my question, if hallucination is not clearly define as a sense of reality, depending on who is experiencing such, then what is the difference between a vivid dream and a hallucination? As far as experiencing both, only the individual can really tell. But as far as a technical definition a dream is defined as which the dreamer knows he or she is sleeping and a hallucination is a false sensory perception occurring in the absence of any relative external simulation of the sensory morality. So once again, the difference of the two is determinate upon the individual who is experiencing such. So will there ever be a clear defining line of mental health. I really think not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinations_in_the_sane#Dreams_and_lucid_dreams
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