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Originally posted by Sparky63
I thought the purpose of this site was to "Deny Ignorance", not encourage it.
If the OP truly feels that no other humans, including his family, are real or at least not human, what moral restriction would there be to stop him from killing them? If he is truly a prisoner and they are his captors then there would be nothing objectionable with his ending their life. In fact, it may seem to be the sensible thing to do.
Do you see where this is going? There are mental illnesses that address the type of feelings the op describes. I don't think it is appropriate to encourage any further belief in his fantasy.
Inception was just a movie...and not a very good one in my opinion.edit on 5/13/2011 by Sparky63 because: speeling
Originally posted by ALOSTSOUL
reply to post by IIIiIIIIIIiIII
Watched the film "They Live" by any chance?
Seriously man, thats some dangerous thinking. I don't like to do this but if you are really that disconnected from reality then I think you should see a doctor. Especially if you've been like it for 10 years.
Trust me, I have experience in this area....
ALSedit on 13-5-2011 by ALOSTSOUL because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by IIIiIIIIIIiIII
Why were your first thoughts about killing? Why would one who has such feelings be labelled as one who could possibly kill because of them?
Why do you view such a situation as being Captor versus Captive?
I am proposing that you, not I, nor anybody else in your life, are engaged in an Alien experiment.
By your very thought process, doesn't religion of all types deserve to be classed as a Mental Illness?
Is one's personal belief system a mental illness because you find it absurd?
Patterns of belief, language use and perception can become disordered (e.g. delusions, thought disorder, hallucinations). Psychotic disorders in this domain include schizophrenia, and delusional disorder. Schizoaffective disorder is a category used for individuals showing aspects of both schizophrenia and affective disorders.
The world was once thought to be flat, you know.
As for Inception, it was a piece of rubbish.
Originally posted by Sparky63
Originally posted by IIIiIIIIIIiIII
Why were your first thoughts about killing? Why would one who has such feelings be labelled as one who could possibly kill because of them?
Remember Jared Lee Loughner?...former member of ATS that babbled on about nonsense and seemed immersed in his own private reality? Once again...mental illness is not to be taken lightly.
Why do you view such a situation as being Captor versus Captive?
I inferred this from the first line of your post:
I am proposing that you, not I, nor anybody else in your life, are engaged in an Alien experiment.
By your very thought process, doesn't religion of all types deserve to be classed as a Mental Illness?
No, Religion does not relegate every other human on the planet as an alien, and possible enemy.
Is one's personal belief system a mental illness because you find it absurd?
No, it may be a mental illness though if your perception is not based on reality.
Patterns of belief, language use and perception can become disordered (e.g. delusions, thought disorder, hallucinations). Psychotic disorders in this domain include schizophrenia, and delusional disorder. Schizoaffective disorder is a category used for individuals showing aspects of both schizophrenia and affective disorders.
en.wikipedia.org...
The world was once thought to be flat, you know.
Only by those who refused to see the clear evidence that it was spherical. Simply looking at ships that disappear over the horizon, only to return later, was all the evidence one needed.
As for Inception, it was a piece of rubbish.
We are in agreement! There is still hope for you.
Enjoy this thread...I don't want to be a buzzkill. I just think it is wrong to enable someone with delusional beliefs in reality, to continue in their beliefs.
It is one thing to discuss such things as thought experiments, or for entertainment reasons, but to actually believe this for a number of years is quite different and medical treatment should be sought.
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Originally posted by Greensage
What I am asking or saying is; who is really trapped in this place? Not the real human! Humans can escape unlike all those "actor/aliens/demons" who have to keep playing the game for fear the next human escapes without giving "You Guys" the secret. We hold the key!