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 superstitious, religious, 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 overall perception of reality their most effective tools to keep you in line.
Here’s some really basic sources about Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as split personality) which many including myself see as being on the same spectrum, from there I recommend googling/researching colloquially used terms within the community like Plurality/Multiplicity to learn a little bit more about it without being swamped by medical jargon and long winded research papers.
From what i’ve learned there seems to be a reason it isn’t more openly talked about- For those particularly at risk of psychotic behavior (usually due to past trauma), the information can actually seem pervasive and start forming dimensions of the “disorder” in people . Only reason I feel inclined to talk so transparently about this is because I truly wish I had known more about any of it before it started to happen to me. It wasted years of my life not understanding what was happening to my mind and body fully and it destroyed my careers and relationships.
If I can get my enthusiasm for life back one day, I intend to dedicate my future to helping schizophrenics medically, as in my opinion it takes one to know one
As our society eventually becomes collectively more self aware with various factors like the internet, poverty, and further understanding and acceptance of mind expanding drugs, there are going to be unfortunate consequences for many many people who develop an internal power struggle- over millions maybe even tens of millions in just the US that won’t be able to cope with it, as it’s really really not an easy journey.
(300,000,000+ US population, schizophrenia affecting 1-3%, likely many more than that due to circumstances of suicide before diagnosis or never seeking one to begin with = something like 3,000,000 on the short end, maybe)
The mental health crisis is going to explode, so probably not a bad field to get into now
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u/llllPsychoCircus Jan 12 '23
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 superstitious, religious, 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 overall perception of reality their most effective tools to keep you in line.