>>16555794My brother developed paranoid schizophrenia and capgras syndrome. He saw swastikas in the floorboards, thought his landlord was a secret nazi, ended up believing he was gang stalked by secret nazi gangs, and (due to the capgras) lost the ability to recognize the faces of his loved ones and came to the conclusion that secret nazi gangs were stealing his friends and family and replacing those family members with clones. He ended up going to jail for pulling a knife on a cop while driving from CA to DC following 5g towers on his way to tell the president about the secret nazis. He got out of jail and is now medicated, but has aphasia - his brain won't let him clearly see where his thoughts would lead, but he knows that 'danger area' in his mind (which will get worse if he gets off his meds) will lead him back to jail. None of that is parody or exaggeration. Schizophrenia can spiral out quickly.
Noticing synchronicities is a part of it, yes, but then attributing meaning to those synchronicities beyond their significance is the part where you start to get into trouble. Schizophrenia, like most mental disorders, is a natural behavior taken to an unnatural extent. The part of us that gives us imagination, ambition, and dreams is the same part that can dream up fear, imagine vast systems or conspiracies, or find meaning in the mundane.
Check in with a neutral third party. Someone you know. Trust their feedback even if you don't necessarily agree. If you come to a point of contention where you think you see some secret truth and it is interfering with your work, relationships, and life writ large - go see a psychiatrist. Not a psychologist, a psychiatrist. With a PhD. Be honest about your thoughts, and give their prescriptions a try.
It is normal to dream. Just don't let it pull you form consensus reality.
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