MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL
After Skool・15 minutes read
People's preference for illusions over truth allows for manipulation, leading to mass psychosis and moral degradation in society, as warned by Le Bon, Jung, and Arieti. Totalitarianism thrives on menticide, instilling delusional beliefs through fear and isolation, necessitating a collective effort to fight against its destructive effects.
Insights
- People tend to gravitate towards illusions rather than truth, making them vulnerable to manipulation by those who offer illusions, as noted by Gustav Le Bon.
- Carl Jung emphasizes that the biggest threat to society arises from our inability to manage our own psyche, leading to destructive behaviors, including mass psychosis, where individuals lose touch with reality and succumb to irrationality and immoral actions.
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Recent questions
What is mass psychosis?
A state where society loses touch with reality.
How does totalitarianism induce mass psychosis?
By manipulating collective feelings and enforcing conformity.
What are the dangers of illusions over truth?
Susceptibility to manipulation and self-destructive tendencies.
How can individuals combat totalitarianism?
By bringing order to their minds, spreading truth, and resisting conformity.
What is the term "psychic epidemic" coined by Carl Jung?
A widespread mental illness surpassing natural disasters in danger.
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Summary
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"Psychic Epidemics: The Danger of Mass Psychosis"
- Gustav Le Bon notes that people often prefer illusions over truth, leading to a susceptibility to manipulation by those who provide illusions.
- Carl Jung highlights that the greatest threat to civilization stems from our inability to handle our own psyche, leading to self-destructive tendencies.
- Jung coins the term "psychic epidemic" to describe times when mental illness becomes widespread in society, surpassing natural disasters in danger.
- Mass psychosis, an epidemic of madness, occurs when a society loses touch with reality, as seen in historical events like witch hunts and totalitarianism.
- Jung warns that during a mass psychosis, individuals become morally inferior, irrational, and prone to committing crimes as a group.
- Psychogenic triggers, like floods of negative emotions, can lead individuals to a state of panic, potentially resulting in a psychotic break to escape.
- Silvano Arieti explains the phases of panic and psychotic insight that lead to madness, where delusions help individuals cope with extreme anxiety.
- Totalitarianism, characterized by centralized state power and the obliteration of individual rights, induces a mass psychosis by manipulating collective feelings.
- Menticide, the organized psychological intervention to imprint ruling elite's thoughts on the population, primes individuals for delusional beliefs through fear and confusion.
- Isolation and disruption of normal social interactions further enhance the effectiveness of menticide, conditioning individuals into submissive and obedient subjects in a totalitarian society.
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"Resisting Totalitarianism: Order, Truth, Humor, Action"
- Totalitarian systems of the 20th century create a collective psychosis, eradicating reason and decency, fostering an atmosphere of terror and projecting an internal enemy, leading society to self-destruct under ruling authorities.
- Totalitarianism enforces strict conformity and blind obedience, eliminating spontaneity and creativity, resulting in stagnation, destruction, and mass death, regardless of the ruling entity, necessitating a multi-faceted approach to counteract its effects.
- To combat totalitarianism, individuals must first bring order to their minds, inspire others to do the same, spread truth to counter propaganda, use humor to ridicule demagogues, establish parallel structures outside the totalitarian system to foster freedom and sanity, and collectively take action to resist the descent into madness.
