Agnostic Sanity
The concept of “crazy” is problematic. It almost doesn’t make sense to me. At a surface level, we might quickly … Continue reading Agnostic Sanity
Mental Illness is a Preference?
There has been an interesting conversation between Scott Alexander and Bryan Caplan about the nature of mental illness, essentially questioning … Continue reading Mental Illness is a Preference?
Justified Sociopathy
Prosocial and antisocial behavior seem to be generally reciprocal in nature, meaning that people are nice to nice people and … Continue reading Justified Sociopathy
Making Sense of Madness: Stress-Induced Hallucinogenesis
ABSTRACT A hypothesis of schizophrenia is presented that proposes a psychopharmacological model as an addition to the diathesis-stress model. The … Continue reading Making Sense of Madness: Stress-Induced Hallucinogenesis
Remeron: The Dream Drug
This drug does not seem to be discussed much in psychonaut communities, though it comes up in lucid dreaming communities, … Continue reading Remeron: The Dream Drug
FOMOtion
FOMO creates trends. FOMO stands for “fear of missing out”. It is about feeling left out when it seems everyone … Continue reading FOMOtion
Self-Empathy and Psychopathy
It might sound strange, but self-empathy could facilitate psychopathic tendencies. Maybe not necessarily serial killer tendencies, but tendencies like rule-breaking … Continue reading Self-Empathy and Psychopathy
The Spotless Mind
Recently my mind has been plagued with ruminations of negative experiences. In previous weeks, life has actually been quite well. … Continue reading The Spotless Mind
Why Can’t We Play?
A friend of mine is very playful and open natured. She likes to sing, dance, and play around, often times … Continue reading Why Can’t We Play?
Miracle Technology
Imagine that in the future we will have ubiquitous access to miracle technology that is capable of giving us immortality, … Continue reading Miracle Technology
Attention as the Mechanism of Dissociation
We often view dissociation as a sort of state in which we lose connection to things we are usually aware … Continue reading Attention as the Mechanism of Dissociation
When Addiction Is The Right Choice
Often times, addiction is viewed as a disease, which people often take to mean that the addict is helpless. It … Continue reading When Addiction Is The Right Choice
qwerky science 