Something that I have been interested in recently is getting my mind to pretend to be in a confronting situation, sort of like a role play. Maybe that is where BDSM tendencies originate, HBO! Why do you like being choked? I digress.
There needs to be a stimulus of some sort to illustrate the scenario. And from there, the wonderful mind feeds off that and attempts to replicate the bodily reactions to that scene.
It’s EXACTLY what happens to the mind when one is plugged into the Matrix! Okay, science fiction reference. Meh.
The latest situation I have been trying to replicate is one where your mind refuses to accept reality and reverts to presenting you with a dreamed reality. This scene in the first episode of series 7 of Doctor Who illustrates this perfectly.
Context: The Doctor has reached the room Oswin is at in the Dalek Asylum. He has just discovered that Oswin is not who he thought she was.
Doctor: Does it look real to you?
Oswin: Does what look real?
D: Where you are right now. Does it seem real?
O: It is real.
D: It’s a dream, Oswin. You dreamed it for yourself because the truth was too terrible.
O: Where am I?
The mind is forced to create a utopia in order to survive!
So why did I mention BDSM? It’s an activity that promotes safe roleplaying (amongst other things) AND where a situation exists (d/s, edgeplay, mindfucks) such that when it is played out, I can try and dream a utopia for myself!
It’s all about trying to see what the mind is really capable of.
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