Wondering if anyone has ever experienced speaking in tongues, otherwise termed glossolalia. I dont mean in the christian sense as ive heard this can be learned through practice, but as a spontaneous and natural occurance due to an episode or episodes of manic psychosis.
I have been ‘stable’ on invega for over a year now, but what remnants of my sz that i experience, glossolalia is one that persists (in my head at least). On occasion i speak it to myself or outwards to nature. I find it soothing and quite pure of sound.
Yes, i am nonreligious. What i was saying before is that i have heard about this tongue thing after having had gained some clarity on medication.
However, the onset was quite natural as much as the psychotic episodes tend to be. Im speaking of my own episodes.
Ive found music that utilizes the method but couldnt distinguish wether or not they do it in context to religion.
All that said, i find it sort of pacifying. I am detached from the search for words in my own tongue and free association takes over. It can be melodic or musical or just speech addressing something i am observing such as a sight, thought, feeling or sound.
There have been times where it is reactive. Something pertinent, frightful, stressful, lovely begets immediate glossolalia.
Im not a born again and i dont see how this can be ‘taught’. Its more like as if i am again a child babbling, though with a higher vocal authority having mastered more syllables in my use of the english language and studies of the spanish language. My experience speaking at all was my teacher. Im not sure what the zealous are on about.
Nothing about it makes sense, but it is pleasant mostly.
Its not word salad. I just had to look that up. Ive witnesed this in those suffering from methamphetamine induced psychosis. Its more randomized. There are no words. Like a bunch of random syllables and intonation blended together to achieve the quality of language without the actual language.
No, I realize that it isnt exactly the same thing. I was just suggesting that it could be similar and maybe that it could be caused by the same things.
Really, i couldnt tell you. My symptoms are largely absent these days with occurences infrequently. But this is something i have control over as much as i have control over typing this message to you.
I think the activity associated with word salad is more a frantic thing. Kind of like what the charles fellow mentioned, that they are hysterical. @Bowens sorry i responded to the thread again.
Honestly i am nervous about interacting with the secular. My mind is liable to start incorporating their projections into my own train of thought.
One thing ive realized about my dealing with sz is that i am highly impressionable when i am vulnerable. When it comes to thinking outside the box, i do that enough. The last thing i need is to start introducing new radical theories about life from those practicing secular beliefs.
I myself believe i am a product of my experience. So enough experience in anything will draw bias. Im happy as i am, however weird.