The psychotic does not merely think he sees four blue bivalves with floppy wings wandering up the wall; he does see them.… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
LSD was not a pharmacological agent generating exotic experiences by its interaction with the neurophysiological processes in the brain. This remarkable substance… — Stanislav Grof Copy Share Image
“False humility is a form of psychosis which was imprinted on most of us since birth. It is a mental illness because… — Jacob Nordby Copy Share Image
“She is determined to learn to anticipate her worst bouts of psychosis, and head them off before they overwhelm her. "I'm trying… — Michael Greenberg Copy Share Image
“Wetiko psychosis is at the very root of humanity's inhumanity to itself in all its various forms. As a species, we need… — Paul Levy Copy Share Image
Not me," said Orion cheerily. "I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
But man has other needs as well: emotional needs. These, too, are few, but every bit as important as his physical requirements,… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
“If Sally had been in an accident or come down with some overtly physical disease, I would not hesitate to tell him… — Michael Greenberg Copy Share Image
The primitive thinking of the supernaturally inclined amounts to what his psychiatric colleagues call a problem, or an idea, of reference. An… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
Revolt in whatever way we want, with the spontaneity of the London rioters, with the certainty and willingness to die of religious… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
I was never the sort of child who believed in "monsters under the bed" or vampires, or who needed a night-light in… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Apophenia means finding pattern or meaning where others don’t. Feelings of revelation and ecstasies usually accompany it. It has some negative connotations… — Peter J. Carroll Copy Share Image
In their overestimation of the role of civilization, the humanists misunderstand the primary forces of the world of primitive human drives with… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
