Visual hallucinations, actually all types of hallucinations, result from schizophrenics’ adeptness at subconsciously controlling by using psychic energies. This ability to control by manipulating psychic energies (an ability everyone possesses) helps the person control conscious perceptions from a subconscious, psychic position. With much practice manipulating energies on a subconscious, psychic level, a schizophrenic can create all kinds of visual and auditory hallucinations.
It’s kind of the definition of subconscious. Activity your not consciously aware or in control of. Maybe if you view the person as a whole in essence the image of the higher self this might be true. I however see the individual as a small portion of the mind, merely the driver the rest of the mind is the boundary between the self and the real world. People are not responsible for their symptoms not can they control them. We’re robots, and the mind is the most complicated portion of this robotic construct. If the machine is broken it is usually caused my environmental factors, the wearing of time, or poor design/ manufacturing. Thank god most mental health care worker don’t see it this guys way.
Sort of an inflammatory and contraversial post mjseu. Interesting though.
Interesting read but the author seems quite confused I must say. He sees schizophrenic symptoms and character traits in a causal relationship, while some symptoms are merely character traits to a pathological extreme. He talks about unconscious intentions - what is that supposed to mean? He talks about a self creating and directing feelings, thoughts, etc. This all sounds like medieval philosophy on steroids, a disconnected free self that orchestrates thought itself - by means of what, we might ask; ‘unconscious thoughts’ is what I would guess the answer would be. Leaving out any explanation of how these are orchestrated. Tucking that away nice and safe in the dark realms of the unconscious. Other than that, I’m certainly not opposed to motivational explanations of delusions, nor opposed to responsibility for some of my ‘symptoms’. Yes I have negative symptoms, but I am very well capable of being lazy, selfish etc.
You all have posted good points. People write all kinds of things on the net and many of these writings may not be based on science but these may be somebody’s opinions and thoughts. But this matter brought up many good issues.
Anybody’s opinions might be considered relevant to a certain extent.
But I think to really help people who suffer from schizophrenia, such as myself and others, generalizations of what might be true do not alleviate the suffering.
I think the subconscious is a huge area that humanity is just discovering.
I hope there is more investigation that includes sympathy and understanding that helps everyone who experiences this condition.