Subnostr

Be careful thinking too much that what you see is not real (this idea of deeply interalizing a belief of unrealness). What you see is indeed a map, not the territory, and our brains are filling in things, doing edge detection, making assumptions. But it is still a very functional map and there is a reality that you have learned to be very aware of (the fact that you can't see true reality is no more special than the fact that you can't see behind your head - it isn't much different than what you think it is). I did not watch this entire video, I'm stating this up front.

I put out this warning to those with a tendency to lose touch with reality by getting too deep into solipsistic possibilities (I may or may not have done that once, this is not a confession of my medical history).

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Cameri🐦‍🔥 2y ago

Some will pursue ideas even if it means potentially meeting their end.

In some cases humanity will benefit from those brave explorers.

Mike Dilger ☑️ 2y ago

Thats exactly how I felt, that I must explore this splinter in my mind, that it was a life and death matter, that there was no point to life other than it. I guess I wasn't brave enough to go completely insane though as at some point I let the orderlies bring me back down to reality and take the medicine. I'm such a failure 😅. I never found the enlightenment/truth that I thought was just outside of my comprehension.

Actually if you have this splinter in your mind, verging on manic depression or psychosis, you probably do have to excise it by unravelling your mind, fully exploring all the other possibilities, and then relearning how reality works while rebuilding yourself on a more correct foundation. But what a painful process. I can attest the splinter is gone and I fully recovered. But also I was truly fucking nuts for a while. Volleyball was extremely helpful in my recovery.

I've never talked about this in public before. It has always been a secret. This happened to me before I moved to New Zealand and was a major reason for the shift, the restart. I was released in 72 hours, but it took months to fully recover. My mind is perfectly sane now and has been for many years.

Everyone has their own path, don't let my brush with insanity dissuade you from your own, just be aware that it is possible to think yourself crazy.

pam 2y ago

This is raw and beautifully written. Historically creative geniuses dive deep. Good thing is that we are not in the 50’s - and that there are better avenues to exercise deep thoughts today. I don’t know enough abt the subject matter, but I’m glad you’ve reached a phase where you can openly talk abt it.

UNCLE ROCKSTAR 2y ago

Let's fucking go!