I had this thought for a bout a week now, I think. I was sitting in my Psychopathology class, listening to the lecturer, who by the way reminds me a lot of Dr. Boyke from back home. The topic of that week was Schizophrenia. It was a pretty interesting topic, considering this kinda "situation" was one of the many reason's I signed up for Psychology in the first place. After the 2 hour lecture, we had this session, where a patient who was diagnosed with the condition was invited to talk about his experience in front of the whole class. I love this part of the class, cuz I've always wanted to meet with people who are actually diagnosed with all of these interesting conditions and I get to hear it first hand.
Through out the whole lecture my mind wondered off, just like they always have during lectures, and I kept thinking about one thing, that may or may not be related tot his condition. On the top of my head, one of the most significant symptoms of Schizophrenia was hallucination, which are also categorized into subtypes: touch, sight, sound and some sort of sense. The point is, the people who have this condition tend to "make up" something and believe for it to be true.
Where I came from, things were not so black and white. The belief of there's another world other than where we're living now is strongly held by some people. Some people are believed to have a "Third eye" or sixth sense, the ability to see another "being" that are known as ghost.
In the western world, ghost are made up, they're hallucination. They don't believe it as much as we do in the Eastern world. I have lived in the western world and currently living in one right now, and ghosts are the last thing on my mind. When I get home for the holidays, however, that feeling like there's someone or something else other than you in you own bedroom when you're all alone gets really high up. I have had experiences with this "other world", kinda, and I do believe their existence, but no, I have no ability of any kind.
what interests me is that, when you tell a psychologist or psychiatrist that you are able to see this "other being" and you believed in the existence of this "other world", what would they say. Would they investigate more on the truth of this belief or would they examine this person medically? Having this "ability" is sort of like being a schizophrenic, you believing something that may and may not be true. another thing, what if people who have been diagnosed with this condition actually are telling the truth? that they see these things that they claim to see.
Interesting isn't it? That's what I love about Psychology, things are not so black and white and I like them that way. It keeps you wondering.
Through out the whole lecture my mind wondered off, just like they always have during lectures, and I kept thinking about one thing, that may or may not be related tot his condition. On the top of my head, one of the most significant symptoms of Schizophrenia was hallucination, which are also categorized into subtypes: touch, sight, sound and some sort of sense. The point is, the people who have this condition tend to "make up" something and believe for it to be true.
Where I came from, things were not so black and white. The belief of there's another world other than where we're living now is strongly held by some people. Some people are believed to have a "Third eye" or sixth sense, the ability to see another "being" that are known as ghost.
In the western world, ghost are made up, they're hallucination. They don't believe it as much as we do in the Eastern world. I have lived in the western world and currently living in one right now, and ghosts are the last thing on my mind. When I get home for the holidays, however, that feeling like there's someone or something else other than you in you own bedroom when you're all alone gets really high up. I have had experiences with this "other world", kinda, and I do believe their existence, but no, I have no ability of any kind.
what interests me is that, when you tell a psychologist or psychiatrist that you are able to see this "other being" and you believed in the existence of this "other world", what would they say. Would they investigate more on the truth of this belief or would they examine this person medically? Having this "ability" is sort of like being a schizophrenic, you believing something that may and may not be true. another thing, what if people who have been diagnosed with this condition actually are telling the truth? that they see these things that they claim to see.
Interesting isn't it? That's what I love about Psychology, things are not so black and white and I like them that way. It keeps you wondering.
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