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Life is temporary, death is permanent
- Sep 26, 2019
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So real quick, I'm not talking about wondering if things are real in a way that matches with simulation theory.
I'm not documented with Schizophrenia or anything like that. This mostly came along with the understanding of what the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes. And I have a hard time recalling people. Like lets take my mom as an example. I see my mom every day, but if I walk out of the room I honestly can't recall much of what she looks like. I might not even be able to recall what she was wearing or how tall she is. However, when I see her again I know exactly who it is and this could be seeing her in RL or in a picture. (I can recall some features if I put it to memory like eye color. But if I wasn't paying attention to that level, then I wouldn't know.)
I never been documented with anything on it, but I'm sure there is a name for it.
Anyways, the biggest fear I have is my mind going. Me not knowing reality. Me having dementia or something like it is one of my biggest fears.
Because I can't directly recall things like what given people look like when I'm not looking at them. When I think about it for a split second at times I question is the person even real. Like it doesn't happen often or anything like that. But for a split second I might wonder if they are real and do I have evidence to show they are real. What snaps me out of worrying is I might have something to do or I assume they are since I never shown actual signs of having that type of problem before. But it would be nice if there was a solid test I could ever do outside looking up a picture of them. Anyways, other things that has crossed my mind is what happens if like right now I'm righting this my computer is off, I'm sitting in a chair with a keyboard in my lap. Looking at a screen that is off.
Again, it's a fraction of a second when I think about it or question it. And it's kinda like if you watch a scary movie and you quickly question if you locked the doors kinda thing. Where the fight or flight comes in type of thing for a fraction of a second. But I wonder how people who do actually hallucinate test things to see what they are experiencing is real or not
Like if I talk to someone in a store, are they there? Am I just talking to myself? Is the store even there? Am I even awake?
I'm not documented with Schizophrenia or anything like that. This mostly came along with the understanding of what the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes. And I have a hard time recalling people. Like lets take my mom as an example. I see my mom every day, but if I walk out of the room I honestly can't recall much of what she looks like. I might not even be able to recall what she was wearing or how tall she is. However, when I see her again I know exactly who it is and this could be seeing her in RL or in a picture. (I can recall some features if I put it to memory like eye color. But if I wasn't paying attention to that level, then I wouldn't know.)
I never been documented with anything on it, but I'm sure there is a name for it.
Anyways, the biggest fear I have is my mind going. Me not knowing reality. Me having dementia or something like it is one of my biggest fears.
Because I can't directly recall things like what given people look like when I'm not looking at them. When I think about it for a split second at times I question is the person even real. Like it doesn't happen often or anything like that. But for a split second I might wonder if they are real and do I have evidence to show they are real. What snaps me out of worrying is I might have something to do or I assume they are since I never shown actual signs of having that type of problem before. But it would be nice if there was a solid test I could ever do outside looking up a picture of them. Anyways, other things that has crossed my mind is what happens if like right now I'm righting this my computer is off, I'm sitting in a chair with a keyboard in my lap. Looking at a screen that is off.
Again, it's a fraction of a second when I think about it or question it. And it's kinda like if you watch a scary movie and you quickly question if you locked the doors kinda thing. Where the fight or flight comes in type of thing for a fraction of a second. But I wonder how people who do actually hallucinate test things to see what they are experiencing is real or not
Like if I talk to someone in a store, are they there? Am I just talking to myself? Is the store even there? Am I even awake?
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