TheOtherDave comments on Bayes for Schizophrenics: Reasoning in Delusional Disorders - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 16 August 2012 08:02:25PM 6 points [-]

identity based on the fact that my arm isn't paralysed not that much

I dunno. During the period after my stroke where I was suffering from partial right-side paralysis, a lot of the emotional suffering I experienced could reasonably be described as caused by having my identity as a person whose arm wasn't paralyzed challenged. I would probably say "self-image" instead of "identity", granted, but I'm not sure the difference is crisp.

Comment author: prase 16 August 2012 08:21:43PM 2 points [-]

Interesting. Did thinking about the paralysis feel similar to (learning a good argument against your favourite political ideology / seeing your favourite sports team lose / listening to an offensive but true remark made by your enemy / any situation in which you fell victim to confirmation bias)?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 17 August 2012 12:23:37AM 0 points [-]

It did not feel especially similar to any of the examples you list.
The general case is harder to think about... I'm not sure.