Comments on: Computers Become Schizophrenic-Like When Learning Goes Into Overdrive

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:42:53 +0000

I was also intrigued by this study, not because I put much trust in the hypothesis, but because of my own two seperate experiences with psychotic symptoms over the past 6 months. I’m 37, so the onset of SCZ in the traditional sense seems unlikely. Both times I was trying to learn very fast, and I WAS learning fast. My learning triggered a certain manic euphoric state, which accelerated my learning more (or seemed to). The psychotic symptoms creeped up on me, and before I knew it I thought I was a prophet practically. Connections were being made, and everything I saw seemed to be about me, every story, every narrative, and had universal implications. The euphoria turned to paranoia quickly and I slowed down –thinking I had obviously overstressed myself. The symptoms cleared in a few days. I could just write it off as bipolar symptoms, since I also experience depression. Interesting article though, because I’m convinced my learning drive (and success) was related to my euphoric trigger, and the subsequent psychotic schizophrenic thinking patterns.

By: Kurosu

Kurosu — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:22:42 +0000

I have a hunch it’s true or at least partially.I’ve been through the stages of schizophrenia on an unconscious level because I was too intrigued with the process of learning how to do certain meaningless things perfect.I’ve had problems after that, yet enough advice and spiritual guidance and I’m a 110% better.It’s amazing the things that being happy can cure.I’ve even had some of those symptoms the computer was experiencing and then some.It’s like I was experiencing dementia but someone kept turning the switch on and off which in turn made me lose some memory unfortunately,but who knows i have been in a car accident and pretty sure my brain took some kind of impact.I have a degenerative eye disease and a few mental ones yet I take no medication. Just meditation.Most of my mental problems are in the past however I still have adhd.That has been the most persistent.I got offended when my family and friends tried to pass it off as me being possessed. I’m too intellectual for that to be a fact and quite frankly don’t believe in superstitions that intense.