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For C. Guilermo; what do you mean by "lateral thinking?"?
You posted a question which asked, "Is there a real connection between schizophrenia and lateral thinking?" which you withdrew while I was typing out an answer. The question interests me. My answer was:
I doubt it but then I do not understand what you mean by "lateral thinking." Look up "schizophrenia" in a Yahoo! web search for a definitive description of the disorders of schizophrenia and the phenomena of hallucinations.
I looked up "lateral thinking" in wikipedia and found it was thinking that was not obvious or logical as defined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, in 1967. The description of it there sounded like (surprise) what he called "lateral thinking." It is not a commonly used term.
A schizophrenic can think as logically as anyone else it is just that his/her experiences (mental hallucinations), which are as real to him/her as yours, are so different. He/she has to explain them to him/her self and others in some way based on their knowledge and thus arise "delusions." They are obvious and rational to the hallucinator. Some schizophrenics are as young as 18 so it is not surprising their explanations may sound weird.
The crux of the problem is that hallucinations are in no way understood by science. Any theory of human consciousness has to take into account the real phenomena of sensual hallucinations and dreams. No one who has not experienced a schizophrenic like hallucination can call him/her self an authority on them.
Do me the favor of explaining your concept of lateral thinking. I hope this helps.I am a paranoid schizophrenic.
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Hello, i have come across many people over 40 years who have been classedd as a schizophrenia because they hear voices or have visions about things that often happen.Some people are genuine schizophrenic
and it is nothing to do with spirit but some i have found it is something to do with spirit and it is a gift they have but they do not understand it.I knew a young man who was at college and training to become a teacher,he had a lot of visions about his future and saw himself teaching others,went to the doctors about these visions and was put on drugs for schizophrenia,all spirit was telling him was in the future you will teach others,he had a gift but did not understand it.Whether you believe in life after death it does not matter,it does exist and if it was,nt for them my whole family and unborn baby would have died.I had a strong vision about the back wheel coming off as we where travelling on the passenger side,my ex was a sceptic but i knew it was going to come off as spirit had never let me down.My ex stopped the car and said i was imagining it but again i was on edge with the vision i had.We where travelling 70 miles an hour at the time,we turned of an a road onto a b road ,came to a junction,set of in first gear and the back wheel fell of and rolled down the road.What would have happened to my 3 children and my unborn baby i dread to think.I trust my spirit friends more than living people as they have helped me so much and i do not care if other people believe or not.Often schizophrenics have thoughts that come in that are not their own and they are undisirable ones which they act on.I have seen so many people put into hospital on heavy drugs because they have a gift and it is so sad. Sorry i am not a doctor this is just an appinion in certain cases not all.
Source(s): medium ,healer of 40 years.
