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Mental Health Magical thinking

nuttynutskin

nuttynutskin

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Have any of you guys experienced any of this? What do you think about it? Apparently it goes with the territory of bipolar and ocd, but I personally think there's more truth to it than that. Not too long ago I've been finding meanings in relations to objects occasionally, or noticing weird coincidences although I've more or less experienced these things to a degree for as long as I can remember. I'm trying to think of the last major coincidence that I had that I couldn't explain but I'm currently drawing a blank... One of the latest cases as far as correlation between objects was a black beer can called "Back in Black" sitting by a bottle of Big Blue soda and I equated this to mean black and blue (like the color of a bruise). But that's a fairly minor one. I've had some pretty profound and personal coincidences that I really could never explain. Thoughts?
 
Well, ever since I discovered that there might be a physical explanation for PSI phenomena, I have come to a new level of peace within myself. For instance, if telepathy exists, I must be careful about thinking and doing certain things, so as not to "contaminate" others. The upshot here is that by keeping an ongoing vigil within, I am correcting behaviors that were causing my conscience to constantly say, "hey! listen! stop what you're doing!" Which isn't to say that there isn't more to do, but what I have gone through lately has already helped tremendously.

Also, by knowing within my heart that I'm not trapped inside my own mind (and that mind-to-mind communication is possible) I do not feel so alone! The Western world -- with its unbelief regarding such matters -- might think me bat-shit crazy, but I honestly feel more "sane" than I have in a long, long time. I honestly do not wish anyone harm... in fact, my wish is for the world to "wake up" and start working toward loftier goals :)
 
^It's OK if you think so!

I know what true insanity is: running around with one's head cut off; working but ultimately getting nothing done; ignoring what's happening in the mind and world by filling it with irrelevant media. Our world is insane; we are collectively crazy.

If my insanity entails seeing things behind closed eyelids, occasionally hearing voices, and believing in telepathy -- all while feeling an unsurpassed calmness -- then I can be happy with that :)
 
exists said:
^It's OK if you think so!

I know what true insanity is: running around with one's head cut off; working but ultimately getting nothing done; ignoring what's happening in the mind and world by filling it with irrelevant media. Our world is insane; we are collectively crazy.

If my insanity entails seeing things behind closed eyelids, occasionally hearing voices, and believing in telepathy -- all while feeling an unsurpassed calmness -- then I can be happy with that :)
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I could not agree more!<3 No one's perception owns reality.
 
exists said:
I know what true insanity is: running around with one's head cut off; working but ultimately getting nothing done; ignoring what's happening in the mind and world by filling it with irrelevant media. Our world is insane; we are collectively crazy.
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Second that... Just because someone experiences reality differently doesn't make them "crazy" I don't think. Like you said the whole world's gone crazy. A lot of times I think that people that see things or experience things differently whether mental illness is involved or not are more sane than a lot of "normal" people.

Like for instance my thoughts on bipolar... I believe a main aspect of bipolar people is that we just experience emotions more than others. Whether it's happiness, sadness, anger, you name it. I don't know I just have a lot of opinions on things. And of course in no way am I saying that someone shouldn't seek treatment if your condition is debilitating.
 
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I thought this vid was pretty interesting. I might get this guy's book when I get some money again.



Something pretty interesting he touched on was the childhood stuffed animal thing for lack of a better description. Even people who say magical thinking is complete shit I'm guessing have had a stuffed animal or object that they assigned values to. Guess what? That fits under magical thinking! lol
 
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i'm totally mentally ill and have met or known very well people with those beliefs that were never not severely mentally ill
 
mrflowers00 said:
i'm totally mentally ill and have met or known very well people with those beliefs that were never not severely mentally ill
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Care to elaborate? Thomas Edison was probably thought crazy to invent the light bulb, but as far as I know didn't have any mental illness. If it wasn't for some forms of magical thinking we probably wouldn't have half the technology we have now.
 
Found this really interesting. While I may not agree with everything a lot made since or was at least something to seriously think about...

 
Yeah. I do. It confuses me a little, because I don't know where the line is drawn. Is being a pagan considered "magical" thinking?

I have a bunch of shit, but my BPD troubles me the most. Sometimes I think I'm an empath, and I amplify the emotions I take in from others sometimes or amplify them in them. It seems that way at times. And I do have feelings of emptiness when I am alone. I tend to pick up on other people's moods very very quickly. But I think it's weird that a lot of BPD people report feeling "empty" when alone, like maybe it is an empathic thing and the emptiness is just the lack of other people's emotions. Idk. That sounds crazy......and doesn't explain the rack of other shit that goes along with being BPD.
 
nuttynutskin said:
Like for instance my thoughts on bipolar... I believe a main aspect of bipolar people is that we just experience emotions more than others. Whether it's happiness, sadness, anger, you name it. I don't know I just have a lot of opinions on things. And of course in no way am I saying that someone shouldn't seek treatment if your condition is debilitating.
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Yeah, I am diagnosed with bipolar II, and tend to "feel" a little too much. In fact, whenever I meet and talk with new people, they are imprinted on me right away... it's like I immediately start to take on their patterns, their mannerisms, body language and such. It's probably annoying to anyone who knows me and sees it, but it's like I can't help doing it! It's just the way I am :\ All this makes it very difficult to lead a "normal" life, whatever the heck that is anymore :|
 
amber_dawn said:
Yeah. I do. It confuses me a little, because I don't know where the line is drawn. Is being a pagan considered "magical" thinking?
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Not sure tbh.

amber_dawn said:
I have a bunch of shit, but my BPD troubles me the most. Sometimes I think I'm an empath, and I amplify the emotions I take in from others sometimes or amplify them in them. It seems that way at times. And I do have feelings of emptiness when I am alone. I tend to pick up on other people's moods very very quickly. But I think it's weird that a lot of BPD people report feeling "empty" when alone, like maybe it is an empathic thing and the emptiness is just the lack of other people's emotions. Idk. That sounds crazy......and doesn't explain the rack of other shit that goes along with being BPD.
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It's funny you mentioned empath because I didn't even know what that was until about a week ago. Someone I know was talking to me about it and it was scary how many of the traits fit me. I don't think it sounds crazy at all.

Here's a link they sent me with some of the traits...

http://theknowing1.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/at-a-glance-30-traits-of-an-empath/
 
Neurotransmitters have the power to transmit out of the host body, which is probs why I end up 'picking up' on how people are feeling. Sometimes I have to remove myself well away from others because I get bombarded with their feelings.
 
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^For all we know, that's why so many people are anxious around other people! Society always tries to force us into being in close proximity to lots of other people, but it doesn't need to be that way, imo :\
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It certainly doesn't, and the majority of people prefer quite the opposite. I mean: what do folks do when they make a heap of money. They buy themselves a large house in the middle of nowhere, and surround themselves with fields and woodland, well away from others. We're not meant to be forced together this way.
 
velmwend said:
Neurotransmitters have the power to transmit out of the host body, which is probs why I end up 'picking up' on how people are feeling. Sometimes I have to remove myself well away from others because I get bombarded with their feelings.
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I get that too, basically like sensory overload.
 
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