Solipsism: (Latin: solus, alone + ipse, self)
1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified
2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality
Solipsism is a philosophical theory that everything is in the imagination, and there is no reality outside one's own mind. As a philosophical theory it is interesting because it is internally consistent and, therefore, cannot be disproved. But as a psychological state, it is highly uncomfortable.
Solipsism Syndrome is a pathological psychiatric condition involving dissociative mental states - a state of mind in which a person begins to feel that everything is a dream. Even friends are not real. People feel detached and increasingly isolated, and eventually become indifferent to the world around them, and those who love them.
(Many thanks: Wikipedia - solipsism entry)
5 comments:
Of course, I've always wondered about yours. What significance does the number 160 have for you?
I used to belong to the Solipsist's Club, but we eventually disbanded for lack of interest.
Well...this post obviously has special meaning for me. So a little story about the name of my blog.
i was once considering a relationship with an incredibly intelligent man. At one point in our learing one another, he said to me, "You're so submissive you're almost solipsistic."
Now, i had no idea what it meant at the time. And, of course, after i researched it, i was a bit insulted, and told him so.
He merely smiled, patted me on the head and said, "Silly girl. I simply meant that you cannot conceive of not being someone's everything."
i was only slightly mollified.
elise
LOL ... thank you elise, you have put a smile in my day!
I made a very retarded short and put it in my blog... hope you like it!
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