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You're describing a psychosis.

ghoastl 4y ago
I am describing my experience. If you make the choice to medicalize my words, that is your own interpretation. But you were not there, you do not know.
- fluoridation 4y ago
  You yourself describe it as a hallucinatory state, though. Were you aware that you were hallucinating at the time, or is it only in retrospect that you're able to realize that?
  - akomtu 4y ago
    In a country of deaf men, would hearing sounds count as hallucinations?
    - fluoridation 4y ago
      If a person was born who could hear radio waves, would it count as a hallucination, or would we be able to design an experiment to test whether they can actually hear radio waves?
      - akomtu 4y ago
        Same question for hearing neutrinos or dark energy waves.
bary12 4y ago
It's only a problem if they experience psychosis in their daily life when they don't want to. Any mental illness is only considered an illness when it causes impairment of function. other than that, probably equivalent to hallucinatory drugs.
detourdog 4y ago
Maybe everyone should experience a little psychosis.
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- kayodelycaon 4y ago
  Having had two psychotic breaks, I do not recommend the experience. The last one caused something like hardware-level damage that took years for my brain to recover from.
  - detourdog 4y ago
    No doubt they are serious. After I made my comment I thought about editing it provide nuance. My problem is more about language and giving names to things and society adherence to the mean. As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. It could be that as we mature the frequency is reduced but that doesn't mean the episodes are inherently bad. They could be a normal part of a consciousness's maturation.
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    - kayodelycaon 4y ago
      > As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. Neat, I didn’t know this. Where could I read about it? :) Most of the google results I’m getting talk about childhood schizophrenia. (Which is a thing and quite serious.)
      - detourdog 4y ago
        Sorry I'm winging it based on experience:) That just happens to be my observation and why I spoke up.

I am describing my experience. If you make the choice to medicalize my words, that is your own interpretation. But you were not there, you do not know.

fluoridation 4y ago
You yourself describe it as a hallucinatory state, though. Were you aware that you were hallucinating at the time, or is it only in retrospect that you're able to realize that?
- akomtu 4y ago
  In a country of deaf men, would hearing sounds count as hallucinations?
  - fluoridation 4y ago
    If a person was born who could hear radio waves, would it count as a hallucination, or would we be able to design an experiment to test whether they can actually hear radio waves?
    - akomtu 4y ago
      Same question for hearing neutrinos or dark energy waves.

bary12 4y ago

It's only a problem if they experience psychosis in their daily life when they don't want to. Any mental illness is only considered an illness when it causes impairment of function. other than that, probably equivalent to hallucinatory drugs.

detourdog 4y ago

Maybe everyone should experience a little psychosis.

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kayodelycaon 4y ago
Having had two psychotic breaks, I do not recommend the experience. The last one caused something like hardware-level damage that took years for my brain to recover from.
- detourdog 4y ago
  No doubt they are serious. After I made my comment I thought about editing it provide nuance. My problem is more about language and giving names to things and society adherence to the mean. As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. It could be that as we mature the frequency is reduced but that doesn't mean the episodes are inherently bad. They could be a normal part of a consciousness's maturation.
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  - kayodelycaon 4y ago
    > As children we experience many psychotic breaks as we adjust to the world. Neat, I didn’t know this. Where could I read about it? :) Most of the google results I’m getting talk about childhood schizophrenia. (Which is a thing and quite serious.)
    - detourdog 4y ago
      Sorry I'm winging it based on experience:) That just happens to be my observation and why I spoke up.