A strange loop arises when, by moving up or down through a hierarchical system, one finds oneself back where one started.
Strange loops may involve self-reference and paradox...
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Hofstadter, who proposed and discusses the concept of strange loops is one of the premier thinkers when it comes to consciousness. His idea is that our notions of self and of a conscious mind are caused by a strange loop of self-reflection upon our mind and thoughts.
This blog is my (our) exploration of one brain with multiple consciousnesses. It is an attempt as wrapping one brain and several minds around a rationalist understanding of healthy multiplicity.
Our posts and thoughts are our own, the people we quote's are their own. We do not claim to speak for any movement.
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The virtual communities created by online games have provided us with a new medium for social interaction and communication. Avatar Machine is a system which replicates the aesthetics and visuals of third person gaming, allowing the user to view themselves as a virtual character in real space via a head mounted interface.For the first time Avatar Machine is available to purchase, and customers can buy anything from a set of Avatar Arms right through to the technical system that allows you experience ‘Life in Third Person’The site has more photos and also video. (via: thanks, Minkette.)
This is kind of an ultimate in depersonalization and derealization made art. The way this one works, the “graphics” of the experiance are made to resemble a 90’s era third person game. Staring you. You move through the world, you watch you do it.
I would want to see a version without the whole person - just walking in third person.
Source: marcowens.co.uk
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[Image: 12-piece background, alternating between blue & orange with a picture of a young degu in the middle. Top text reads: “Dissociation causes lack of sleep” Bottom text reads: “Lack of sleep causes dissociation”]
I submitted this one. It’s…a problem
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This is kind of why my other dissociative problems have been less now that I understand my multiplicity more. This is why I spend hours trying to sort it out. Because when i can understand the feels, I don’t go all floaty, I just go “Oh, Tommy’s upset.” and then deal with that, rather than just feeling out of it and abstract until I get distracted.
Has anyone else noticed that? Had a lot of DP/DR symptoms that lessened as they sorted out their system? I’m curious if this is a usual thing or not.
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These are… relateable
[Image: 12-piece background, alternating between blue & orange with a picture of a young degu in the middle. Top text reads: “check the time” Bottom text reads: “5 seconds later *checks time again*”]
whenever i check the time, i forget it again within seconds and have to check it again XD;
Time cannot be trusted. I have written a lot about this. Time is really slide-y for me. I check back to see is my time perception is working remotely in accordance with the clock.
