• Daemon Silverstein@thelemmy.club
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    2 months ago

    The text is not clear whether (a) conspiracy theories cause one to develop psychopathologies or (b) psychopathologies cause one to believe in conspiracy theories.

    Regarding the scenario A, maybe, maybe it’s because when one finds out a shadowy world under the world we’re used to see, their own inner worlds fall down as they were expecting a better world since they were born?

    Regarding the scenario B, maybe people with mental health issues are so misunderstood, neglected, bullied and rejected by society (especially by their own families) that they tend to dive themselves into shadowy waters inside the realm of thoughts, consequently finding solace at the knowledge of conspiracy theories?

    I dunno, just some hypothesis based… on my own personal experiences… Maybe I’m wrong.

    • WHYAREWEALLCAPS@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      Porque no los dos?

      It’s possible that both can exist.

      I have had depression and anxiety for my entire life. I was treated for both. Then I found out I had ADHD and am on the autism spectrum. Guess what having those and being untreated can cause? Depression and anxiety(amongst others). This doesn’t mean that everyone who has anxiety and depression have ADHD and autism. The brain and the mind are highly complex things and very, very often after multiple paths to the same thing.

      • Daemon Silverstein@thelemmy.club
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        2 months ago

        Yeah, exactly as you pointed out… both can and probably will coexist.

        In my case, I also have been coping with depression and anxiety, but in my case it’s derived from my borderline and schizotypal personality disorders (mods: I’m aware of the Rule 3 and this is just my life story). Ain’t no long-lasting friendship, no meaningful relationships, just a hunger for constantly seek knowledge, especially dark knowledge (for instance, I have recently been diving myself into the realm of occult practices, embracing worshiping of The Dark Mother Goddess Lilith). Conspiracies were part of this seeking for knowledge some time ago.

        The overall human evilness is so clearly visible, and I’m well aware of it since my early age. As Hobbes said, the evil is intrinsic to the mankind, and some attribute to him the quote: “Homo homini lupus est” a.k.a. “the man is it’s own wolf (predator)”. World’s like the worsened version of Dante’s Inferno (because, differently from our world, that Inferno don’t pretend not being hell), and I found out that we’re powerless to our own shadows, the only solution is to hug and embrace the so-feared demons… literally.

        Conspiracy theories are just ways that try to detail and explain the most intricate evilness behind the curtains, but one doesn’t even need to rely to conspiracy theories to see how world is not a beautiful bright fairy tale.