As a schizophrenic, I learned the hard way there is some truth to it for some. Many of us really are living with dissonant tormentors trapped inside of our bodies seemingly impervious to most consequences.
The little assholes tend to have a mastery in exploiting all your vulnerabilities living their entire lives inside your body and all, manipulating nearly every element of your reality from memory and reasoning to your very visceral experience of emotion and pain.
Consciousness for many of us becomes a desperate attempt at keeping all of our parts from killing each other.
It's fascinating to hear those with potential serious mental illnesses talk about their conditions with detachment. Sorry if this comes off as overly clinical -- it's great you're able to manage it!
I have zero qualifications to talk about mental illnesses, but I noticed that they kept referring to their own mind as if it were separate entities as well.
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u/PsychoCrescendo 2h ago edited 2h ago
As a schizophrenic, I learned the hard way there is some truth to it for some. Many of us really are living with dissonant tormentors trapped inside of our bodies seemingly impervious to most consequences.
The little assholes tend to have a mastery in exploiting all your vulnerabilities living their entire lives inside your body and all, manipulating nearly every element of your reality from memory and reasoning to your very visceral experience of emotion and pain.
Consciousness for many of us becomes a desperate attempt at keeping all of our parts from killing each other.