Everything in the mind never fails to amaze us, and probably every discovery about it will always blow our minds. How they are the reason of our behaviors is just amazing on its own.
And speaking of that, have you heard of psychological effects or phenomena? These are certain events that occur to us, maybe even on a daily basis, and they often—if not always—are the reasons of our behaviors. They “trick” our minds; and while some of them can be explained, some just not like to be understood.
One psychological phenomenon I always get amazed is the Mandela Effect—an unusual phenomenon where a group of people remember something, but is actually not accurate or is actually false. I think, if I remember correctly, this was named after several people claimed they saw former South African President Nelson Mandela’s funeral on T.V., but is actually false because the latter is still alive. Creepy, isn’t it? The fact that multiple people can have the same false memory is just… ineffable.
Another I just learned about is the Cryptomnesia, a phenomenon where you generate a new idea, but that idea actually not new and is just a forgotten memory. I’m interested in this because I relate to it so much, though I don’t really know if they’re forgotten memory because I don’t really recall them even if I realize it later on (maybe it’s just another bad memory stuff-). It’s risky, I guess—I wouldn’t want to accidentally plagiarize a work xD
I’ve only experienced deja vu twice in my life. But the most bizarre thing about it is it’s like a dream. When I wake I remeber my dreams, but as soon as 10 or so minutes pass by I completely forget what I dreamt about and no matter how hard I try to remember the dream I can’t. With deja vu it was like that too. I only remember how it felt but I don’t remember what triggered it. I keep trying to remember what I did that made me feel it but I can’t
Woah I never realised deja vu could have a trigger- I can’t even remember what causes it, but sometimes it feels like it’s happened twice or even thrice beforeee
WAIT REALLY!? I also forget my dreams but I get deja vus really often, I remember exactly what I said and how it felt and how it looked like. Sometimes I dream about something and I remember a person walking out of a room for example, well when I realize I’m experiencing one then I’m like “well this person has to come out the room in like a few seconds” then they come out and I’m like “wow”
Yeah I remember something happened. I don’t remember what but it felt like that situation was either in a dream or it had already happened. It was so weird I can’t remember what it is anymore