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Fiction: A Slightly Utopian World That Alludes to Banal Problems in Our Current World

"For every hour-long conversation Kirk had with his friend Felix on Discord using voice call, Kirk received 10-20 units of good."

Dec 26, 2024 • Nick Xu

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After The Lies I Told To Cover "It" (You generally shouldn't lie, even though sometimes you have to)

Lyrics by Taylor Swift have played in my head many times: "Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean"

Dec 11, 2024 • Nick Xu

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November 2024

What Does Mary Know In Each Case of "Mary's Room"?

An analogy - seeing red to being in psychosis | ~1971 Words

Nov 19, 2024 • Nick Xu

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What Are Clinical Delusions?

Conscious beliefs formed despite - & without the believer realizing there is - insufficient information +/ logic | ~3020 Words

Nov 2, 2024 • Nick Xu

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September 2024

Speculations On Ways To Improve Medication Adherence in Mentally Ill Homeless People

I can't imagine all the barriers to getting and taking meds there are for people experiencing homelessness | ~1143 Words

Sep 18, 2024 • Nick Xu

August 2024

What is This Blog About?

295 Words | Last Edited: 12/18/2024

Aug 23, 2024 • Nick Xu

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June 2024

Convenient Benevolence: Responding To Delusions

The good Samaritan response to my past delusions would've included trying to get me to seek medical attention | ~2557 Words

Jun 30, 2024 • Nick Xu

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Searching For Differences Between Others And Yourself

It's helpful to know what your strengths, abilities, weaknesses, and limits are; it helps you navigate life decisions. | ~837 Words

Jun 22, 2024 • Nick Xu

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"Operational IQ” As A Central Tendency

Some of us have more off days than others | ~468 Words

Jun 22, 2024 • Nick Xu

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A State of "Muddled Mind": A Manifestation of Psychosis Self-Accepted as Abnormal

There are lots of altered states for each person's consciousness | ~1035 Words

Jun 15, 2024 • Nick Xu

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Unbidden Thoughts

A kind of intrusive thought I've noticed having in the past few years | ~765 Words

Jun 15, 2024 • Nick Xu

On “Fleeting Prophecies”

If only life felt this good (or good at all) more often | ~1019 Words

Jun 13, 2024 • Nick Xu