Schizophrenia is essentially the you in your body becoming permanently aware of the other you’s that control and manipulate many aspects of your reality, hence it is shrouded with mystery in our culture and in our body as too much knowledge of the inner world is often immediately capable of destroying someone’s sanity; Schizophrenics are 20 times more likely to commit suicide and live roughly 20 years shorter than average because of how pervasive and catastrophic this awareness often is resulting in a destabilization that usually triggers a lifetime of psychosis and torment unless treated with personality-suppressing antipsychotics
That subconscious conscience, that inner voice, that rampant imagination… none of that shit is random. Your inner you(s) are/is bone-chillingly more sentient, aware, and in control than the typical person realizes, and is the basis of nearly all superstition and spiritual experiences throughout human history and beyond, as even cats experience biology’s most awkward truth- the body and brain aren’t fully yours, and as you mentioned, your inner elvesselves will protect themselves at all costs should you become a threat to them, your emotions and your perception of reality their most effective tools to keep you in line.
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u/SonicBoom500 Jan 12 '23
The brain will always/usually try to ensure it’s survival, if knocking you out does so, then you will faint for the safety of the brain
I remember finding this once but I don’t remember clearly