[Aha's Shadow]

What do you believe has/us happening to you? ​

What do you believe?

I'm ill, and this is all down to an anxiety related disorder.	9	56.25%
That this world isn't real and I'm somehow now living in a fake world.	0	0.00%
That I've gone mad.	1	6.25%
That the world is just a creation of my mind.	0	0.00%
I'm not sure what I believe. All I know is something weird is happening.	6	37.50%
Other (please share)	0	0.00%

 

[Aha's Shadow]

Based on me not knowing what I believe, I thought I'd do this poll. I'm interested to see how varied the confusion can be.

 

[Chip1021]

None of these really apply to me, but I will let you know what I think about all the options you offer:

1) Probably true for most cases on this forum, but my own experience says that my anxiety is a consequence of the way I feel and how it interferes with every aspect of my life.

2) though it sometimes feels that way, I've never actually believed that the world is not real.

3) this is the most interesting option to me. What does it mean to "go mad"? I spent a lot of time focusing on this issue, doing a lot of research, and have concluded that there is no such thing. Or that it only has whatever meaning individuals give to it.

4). Similar to #2

5). This one best describes my experience. I'm almost positive that there is something biologically wrong. Just not sure as to what or why.

 

[Aha's Shadow]

Thanks for the reply. I personally am in the don't know what I believe category. I want so badly to believe this is the real world and all the crazy stuff that's happening is just due to illness. I just can't.

This is mainly because all of my problems lie in what is happening in this world. Bloody coincidences.

I would love to explore the world, and see amazing things, but I can't convince myself those things are real. ????

 

[Nog]

1. True

2. Literally no. It just looks that way.

3. No, no one here has gone mad.

4. I mean...yes? Isn't that what consciousness is?

5. nah. I feel like this is all just the brain being fucky and not comprehending emotional attachment. Without it, sensations are just sensations instead of having the meaningful implications that they do in our normal daily lives.